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Tip Top Raisin Toast | Chewsday Review

Let me guess, someone once told you that you shouldn’t eat fruit toast because it’s full of sugar? If you’re worrying about offering your kids fruit toast this week’s review is for you… and just FYI this is (as always) an unsponsored post.

Ingredients

Positives

You might be surprised to learn that this doesn’t contain any added sugar. Yes, the sugar content is higher than regular bread, but that’s thanks to the dried fruit and is not something to worry about. Some brands of fruit toast do add sugar, but it’s likely less than a teaspoon of added sugar per serve (2 slices), so really isn’t a big deal.
It’s a fairly similar cost to branded bread from the supermarket. The cost works out to about 40c per slice, which is more expensive than Woolworths Essential raisin bread (less than 20c per slice), but cheaper than Baker’s Delight Chia & Fruit bread (60c per slice).
The salt content is 290mg per 100g and within guidelines. This is fairly similar to other brands of fruit bread and is actually less than many regular breads.
You might not expect it, but in 2 slices you’ll get 6.7g of protein. This is about half of a toddler’s and a third of a young child’s daily protein needs. This isn’t a major win, as most wholemeal and multigrain breads contain just as much, if not more, protein, and actually most Aussie kids are meeting their protein needs.

Negatives

Fibre content is a little lacking, with only 2.7g of fibre per serve. This is only about a fifth of a toddler’s daily fibre intake. If you’re looking for more fibre you could choose Tip Top’s Wholemeal Raisin Toast (double the fibre), or Baker’s Delight Chia & Fruit High Tin Loaf (more than triple the fibre).
This is a bit harsh, but this isn’t fortified with iron or zinc. Tip Top adds iron into their “The One” bread, so surely it wouldn’t be that hard to fortify their fruit bread too. The Baker’s Delight Chia & Fruit High Tin Loaf contains iron thanks to its chia seeds!

Marketing

‘No added sugar’- yep, this is true.
‘No artificial colours, flavours or preservatives’. This is also true, but a fairly standard claim across the bread board!
‘Source of fibre’. True, but it’s not what is considered a ‘good source of fibre’ (needs to be more than 3g fibre per serve to get that label).
A 3.5 out of 5 health star rating, means this fruit bread ranks okay compared to other brands. The wholemeal version gets an extra half a start for its higher fibre content.

Alternatives

This fruit bread ranks fairly well amongst the rest. It’s a little lower in fibre than I’d like, but it’s got no added sugar and is a reasonable price.
You could try the Tip Top Wholemeal Raisin Toast for a higher fibre option, or if you shop at Baker’s Delight, the Chia & Fruit High Tin Loaf is a more expensive option, but contains some iron.
Remember you can get creative with your fruit toast toppings to make this a more varied snack. You can use all kinds of things, like chia jam (hello iron source), fruit puree, yoghurt, ricotta, cream cheese, and even caramelised roast pumpkin with coconut and maple syrup!