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Weet-Bix Bites – Wild Berry | Chewsday Review

Weet-Bix are a pantry staple in this household, and I used to like Weet-Bix Go Mini’s for a snack before they were discontinued. Let’s see how another sibling, Weet-Bix Bites, stack up against the rest of the Weet-bix family.

Ingredients

Wholegrain wheat (68%), sugar, invert sugar, humectant (glycerol), berry purees (3%) (strawberry, blackcurrant, raspberry, blueberry), honey, salt, wheat fibre, flavours, barley malt extract, gelling agent (pectin), acid (malic, citric), vitamins (niacin, thiamin, riboflavin, folate), mineral (iron).
About two thirds of this is wholegrain wheat, but the second and third ingredients are added sugar.
Fortified with several B vitamins, folate and iron.
For a wild berry flavour, it’s disappointing to see these are only 3% fruit puree.
Allergens: Wheat (Gluten)
May contain: Lupin

Positives

Added iron! One serving (45 g) provides 3 mg of iron, which is about a third of recommended daily intake for toddlers and children (aged 1-4, and 4-13), and the same as 2 regular Weet-Bix.
There is 3.8 g of fibre per serve, which similar to regular Weet-Bix. This comes to almost 30% of a toddler’s, roughly 20% of a young child’s (4-8 years) daily fibre target.
Within guidelines for sodium, and total and saturated fat.

Negatives

Marketing

Alternatives

I don’t love these as a regular brekkie cereal, mostly because of the higher added sugar levels. My go-to’s are still Weet-Bix or oats, but these could be crushed slightly and used as breakfast sprinkles to add excitement.
I like these for their iron and fibre content, and they make a decent lunchbox snack compared to many other packaged snacks. The added iron is especially good for kids who aren’t keen on typical iron foods like meats, legumes and nuts.