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Vaalia Kids yoghurt | Chewsday Review

Yoghurt reviews are always interesting. I cannot believe how many different yoghurts there are on the shelves, particularly those marketed to kids. Today's is one of the more expensive yoghurts- so how does it stack up nutritionally?

Ingredients

Positives

The sugar content of Vaalia Kids yoghurt meets healthy guidelines. Compared to similar products, this is in the middle of the kid yoghurt range, sitting at 11.9%. However, this product is twice the size of some kid yoghurts, so a serve contains 17g of sugar, whilst a serve of CalciYum contains only 8g of sugar. Some of this is naturally occurring sugar (such as lactose from the milk and sugar from the fruit), but sugar is also an added ingredient (which is something we want to minimise).
The fat and saturated fat content is also within the healthy range. Compared to similar products, Vaalia is again sitting in the middle of the range.
This yoghurt does provide calcium, but only about half the amount of other kiddie yoghurts. However, because the packet is almost twice the size of most other child yoghurts, the total amount of calcium provided is the same. This amount meets 40% of the Recommended Dietary Intake of 1-3 year olds.
Sodium content is low (as it is for all yoghurts)

Negatives

Marketing

All the yoghurts advertise that they contain no artificial colours, flavours and preservatives, and this yoghurt is no exception.
Vaalia partners with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, which is great, but no other details are provided.
Calcium for strong bones and teeth. Yep
B12 for energy and concentration. This does provide 30% of B12 requirements for a young child, but B12 is usually only low in children following a vegan diet.