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CR Aldi Brooklea Greek Style No Added Sugar Kids Yoghurt Pouch

Brooklea Greek Style No Added Sugar Kids Yoghurt | Chewsday Review

I’ve searched high and low for the Aldi Dairy Dream No Added Sugar Yoghurt, but it looks like it’s been replaced with Aldi’s Brooklea version. Does it match up to the Dairy Dream or will it squeeze under the pressure. Keep reading to find out!

Ingredients

Positives

With no added sugar, it easily meets sugar guidelines at 3.9g per 100g. This pouch sits at the very low end of sugar in kids’ yoghurt pouches, similar to Chobani (3.1g per 100g), Tamar Valley (3.2g per 100g) and Brownes Dairy (4g per 100g) No Added Sugar pouches.
Brooklea yoghurt is high in calcium (143mg per 100g), more than meeting the target of 120mg per 100g. It contains the same amount of calcium as the Tamar Valley No Sugar pouches. One pouch provides 31% of a toddler’s and 22% of a young school-aged child’s daily recommended calcium intake.
At $11.70 per kg or $1.29 per pouch, the Brooklea Kids No Added Sugar yoghurt pouches are a steal. They are currently the cheapest (per kilo) no added sugar yoghurt pouch on the market! No Added Sugar yoghurt pouches range from $11.70 per kg to $21.80 per kg.

Negatives

Saturated fat (4.6g per 100g) is above our target. This is comparable to the Tamar Valley (4.6g saturated fat per 100g) and comes from the ingredient that makes up most of the yoghurt – milk solids. Other products with less saturated fat include Woolworths No Added Sugar Yoghurt Pouches (2.6g per 100g) or Farmers Union No Added Sugar Yoghurt Pouches (1.9g per 100g).
Squeezie pouches can be convenient and less messy than using a spoon, but they don’t help little ones to develop their biting and chewing skills or give sensory exposure. It also adds to plastic waste. I prefer yoghurt scooped out of bigger tubs.

Marketing

“All natural.” A marketing line used to lure parents who are worried to give their children artificial ingredients. Remember natural doesn’t always mean better. Lead is also natural.
“Proudly Australian Made.” Most of the ingredients (94%) are from Australia, 6% of the ingredients are sourced from outside Australia.
“No artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.” Same old, same old. Most yoghurts don’t contain artificial colours, flavours or preservatives, so this statement doesn’t mean much anymore.

Alternatives

Nutrition wise, Aldi’s Brooklea No Added Sugar yoghurt pouches are very similar to Aldi’s Dairy Dream and Tamar Valley Kids No Added Sugar yoghurt pouches, with a high calcium, low sugar, and high saturated fat content.
Woolworths No Added Sugar or Farmers Union No Added Sugar pouches are lower saturated fat options that are also high in calcium and low in sugar.
Tamar Valley Kids also comes in a tub option, if you want to scoop yoghurt into a bowl at home or aiming to reduce single-use plastic. I’m still waiting for more dairy brands to make large, fruit yoghurt tubs with no added sugar!
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