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Little Bellies Animal Biscuits | Chewsday Review

Everyone wants an easy snack for babies and toddlers. Something to keep in the bag in case of emergency, something little kids will happily eat and something that isn’t filled with sugar or salt. Hmmm… that exists right….?! Today’s Chewsday Review features Little Bellies Animal Biscuits.

Ingredients

Organic Wholegrain Wheat Flour (31%), Organic Wheat Flour, Organic Grape Juice Concentrate (27%), Organic Sustainable Palm Oil, Organic Sunflower Oil, Raising Agent (Sodium Bicarbonate).
Organic Grape Juice Concentrate (27%) comes from fruit, but with all the good bits removed, so it’s still just another type of sugar (no better or worse than regular sugar).
All of the ingredients are organic. Remember that organic doesn’t mean healthier or more nutritious.
Common allergens include: Gluten. May be present: Egg, Milk, Soy, Tree nuts.

Positives

Negatives

Sugar content exceeds general healthy guidelines at 19.5g/100g. This would be slightly lower than most sweet biscuits (for example Milk Arrowroot have 22g/100g of sugar).
The fat content is just above healthy guidelines (13.9g/100g) but I’m not particularly bothered about this for young children. The saturated fat content is higher than I’d like at 4.4g/100g, which comes from the palm oil.
There’s nothing particularly nutritious about these biscuits. They’re just a filler food.
The texture is quite firm and requires reasonable biting and chewing skills, so not appropriate for young bubs (like some of the more ‘bite and dissolve style crackers). The packet recommends for children older than 12 months.
At $4.50 for a packet of biscuits that weighs 130g, these are NOT cheap. That’s $35/kg.

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