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Friday, October 05, 2007
Welch’s Fruit ‘n Yogurt Snacks
The snacks come in five flavors: Blueberry, Strawberry, Cherry, Raspberry and Peach. They are little, firm jelly pieces made with real fruit puree covered in a yogurt confection coating. The first ingredient on the label is Fruit Puree (depends on the flavor, which always includes real fruit of that kind), followed by Fruit Juice Concentrates ... then Sugar. Of course the next item is Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, but I’m guessing that’s so low on the proportions it explains why the fat content is only 3 grams per serving (approximately 1 ounce or half the bag) and it says 0 grams of trans fat.
Generally, the little bits are kind of crumbly. The yogurt confectionery coating isn’t like a white chocolate, it’s not buttery smooth. It’s kind of like a flaky frosting. It’s not bad, it’s not too sweet and adds a bit of a milky flavor to the whole thing, but also a little chalky texture ... I’m guessing this because so many of the ingredients are dairy powders (whey powder, yogurt powder). But the coating has something to offer - both calcium (10%) and vitamin D (25%) as well as active cultures of Lactobacillus acidophillus and Lactobacillus caseii. Oh, yeah, and 100% of the RDA of vitamin C and 25% of your RDA of vitamin A.
Strawberry: smells like light spring flowers and cotton candy (pretty much how fresh strawberries smell to me). There’s a slight tangy ice cream scent as well. Blueberry: this really tastes like blueberries, though it doesn’t have the deep flavor profile that the two other berry flavors sport. The yogurt coating fell off of the centers when I jostled the bags around a lot. I would have recommended throwing these into a snack mix of some sort - nuts, maybe some chocolate panned nuts, dried fruits and pretzels. But I don’t know if the could stand up to it. The ones shown here are a two portion bag (perhaps for parents to share with their kids or kids to share with each other). They’re also available in “snack packs” which have less than 100 calories (and I’m guessing are a little under an ounce). Are they candy? No, they’re too fortified. Are they something you might be able to sell your kids on instead of candy? Possibly ... it’s more likely you’ll be able to get your kids to eat these as a healthier snack than just chips or perhaps a finicky kid who won’t eat fruit might sample them. (There’s no significant fiber in there though.) As snacks go, I still think that the Florida’s Naturals Sour Fruit Strings do the best job of feeling like “no compromise” on taste, but if your kids like these and think they’re candy, then by all means, let them indulge in this instead of something worse. Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 11:41 am
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I hate how they put those hydrogenated oils in the coatings. *sigh* Turns me away everytime.
Gah, I hate hate hate fake milk and fake yogurt coatings. They seem to be making their way into all of my cereal bars. It’s a shame, too, because I love candies with real fruit.
Don’t they have something called YoGoes already?
Not sure if that’s how it’s spelled, but the commercials are pretty interesting (:
I was a guest at All Candy Expo and sampled these. I thought they were “Out Of This World” delicious and can’t for them to show up in my local stores. I’m already obsessed!
Sera - I know they’ve revamped how they use the hydrogenated oils (so that they have little to no trans fats) but still, I’d like to see some nice high-quality cocoa butter versions myself.
Ace - they do make a plain fruit snack without the fake yogurt coating. Of course it doesn’t have all the calcium and stuff in it.
Emily - I saw the YoGos at Target over the weekend, maybe I’ll pick some up after these are all gone.
Amy - I haven’t seen them in stores yet, I was hoping they’d make it by back-to-school.
These fruit ‘candies’ are terrific in terms of taste and satiaty. The individual snack bags which can be purchased at Costo now, are just the right portion for a sweet snack. I have only seen and tried the blueberry and strawberry and I am dying to try the cherry and raspberry. I have not seen those on the market. My friend also found the 4.2 oz. size at 7-11. Even if you do tend to overdo, these can’t do nearly the damage other candies can. I disagree with the description of the yogurt coating, I thought it was quite smooth and tasted like vanilla yogurt. According to the package it is made with live and active cultures unfortunatly shelf stabilized by partially hydrogenated palm kernal oil. Still, very tasty and good for you.
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