Macro Buzzin’ Beetroot Lentil Bites | Chewsday Review

Let's find out if these Buzzin' Beetroot Lentil Bites are unbeetable or if these crackers crumble under my review. Please use your imagination with the emojis this week... I'm shocked that there is no beetroot emoji?! 😱

Ingredients

Positives

Sodium is 276mg per 100g which is well within recommendations (<400mg per 100g). One packet contains about 50mg which is much less than potato chips and some popular crackers (Jatz, Cheds and Ritz). They contain slightly less salt that Sunbites and Grain Waves which are both also within recommendations
Saturated fat is only 1.3g per 100g which tells me that the vegetable oil is probably a canola or sunflower blend (and not an oil higher in saturated fat like palm oil).
Per serve the fibre is a little lower than I would like (1.3g per packet) but this still comes to about 10% of a toddler’s and 7% of a young child’s daily fibre needs. This is pretty similar to both Subites and Grain Waves.
These lentil bites are 42% lentil and chickpea flour. They do contain some maize flour, rice flour and potato starch but it’s nice to see they’re mainly made from legumes. And this also means they’ll contain some iron!
These don’t contain any added sugar.
Individually packaged makes these very convenient for on the go, although having lots of packaging isn’t the best for the environment.

Negatives

Marketing

“Gluten free and dairy free.” These labels makes it easy for families who need to avoid gluten and dairy, but I’m surprised they aren’t advertising that these are actually free from all of common allergens.
“Made with Australian Lentils and Chickpeas.” But only 71% of the total ingredients are Australian…
“4 Star Health Rating”. These compare fairly well to other savoury crackers.

Alternatives

Overall these are a decent savoury snack option as neither the saturated fat or salt content is super high and they contain some fibre.
You could up the fibre some more by serving with hummus or a veggie-based dip.
If you’re looking for more cost-effective options then plain corn thins, rice cakes and crackers, or popcorn (for older kids) are much cheaper.
Hungry for more snack ideas? Find my tips and recommendations for choosing savoury crackers and crispbreads in Toddler Mealtimes and Family Mealtimes memberships.

The composition of food products changes regularly. The nutritional values of the products in this Chewsday Review were correct at the time of publishing.