When we started weaning with John, the thing I found the hardest to get hold of was yoghurt. Of course, there's literally hundreds to choose from but pretty much every yoghurt aimed at kids is loaded with sugar. Our Health Visitor's always recommended natural yoghurt with some fruit purée which is great; when you manage to find a tub of natural yoghurt that isn't low-fat nor like a bucket, & you actually have time to purée a variety of fruit, which when you've chosen to Baby-led Wean kinda defeats the purpose...
So when we were introduced to Plum Greek-style Yogurts for David, I was relieved! No more searching shops for yoghurt that isn't loaded with sugar and already has a bit of flavour to it. The lovely people at Plum sent David 3 flavours to try;
• Raspberry, Spinach & Greek-style Yogurt
• Mango, Carrot & Greek-style Yogurt
• Kale, Apple & Greek-style Yogurt
Like the other Plum products we've previously tried, I was a little dubious of the adventurous flavour combinations but since we've ended up impressed in the past, we dove in and gave them a go. The great thing about Plum is that they use quality organic ingredients and don't add any extra sugar or nasties, so you can rest assured these are much better for your wee one than other popular yoghurt's on the market.
Unfortunately, David disagreed. First impressions were not great. In fact, he spat it back out & started gagging... (oh dear :S) But knowing that it can take a baby up to 10-15 tries to realise they like a new flavour, we tried a few more spoonfuls & popped it in the fridge to try again at the next meal time. Another great plus of Plum pouches is that you can keep them in the fridge for 48 hours after opening.
Our next try with the Plum Greek-style Yogurt was a bit more successful (no gagging!) but David still didn't seem sold on them. By this point I decided to give them a try for myself, starting with the Mango & Carrot variety. I'd expected them to be similar to the Plum mighty4, in that despite the presence of vegetables, the main flavour was of that of the fruit, with only slight undertones of the chosen veg. However the Greek-style Yogurts had a much more obvious and slightly over-powering taste of the veg. So a yoghurt that I'd been expecting to taste of mango, in fact tasted of carrot, with only a slight mango after-taste. Not my idea of appetising, nor David's as it seems.
Now, that being said, I wouldn't not recommend Plum Greek-style Yogurts. As I say, they're definitely a welcome contender on the market of baby-aimed yoghurt's, however given that we Baby-led Wean and David already receives a shed-load of new flavours on a daily basis, I don't think they're the best choice for us. Perhaps a baby who is on purées and is struggling to take-to new, more savoury flavours would enjoy the taste of these particular yoghurt's.
So in the mean time, I'll continue to offer David natural yoghurt but instead of puréeing fruit myself, I'll opt for one of Plums Fruit Purées to save a little time & stress.
So when we were introduced to Plum Greek-style Yogurts for David, I was relieved! No more searching shops for yoghurt that isn't loaded with sugar and already has a bit of flavour to it. The lovely people at Plum sent David 3 flavours to try;
• Raspberry, Spinach & Greek-style Yogurt
• Mango, Carrot & Greek-style Yogurt
• Kale, Apple & Greek-style Yogurt
Like the other Plum products we've previously tried, I was a little dubious of the adventurous flavour combinations but since we've ended up impressed in the past, we dove in and gave them a go. The great thing about Plum is that they use quality organic ingredients and don't add any extra sugar or nasties, so you can rest assured these are much better for your wee one than other popular yoghurt's on the market.
Unfortunately, David disagreed. First impressions were not great. In fact, he spat it back out & started gagging... (oh dear :S) But knowing that it can take a baby up to 10-15 tries to realise they like a new flavour, we tried a few more spoonfuls & popped it in the fridge to try again at the next meal time. Another great plus of Plum pouches is that you can keep them in the fridge for 48 hours after opening.
Our next try with the Plum Greek-style Yogurt was a bit more successful (no gagging!) but David still didn't seem sold on them. By this point I decided to give them a try for myself, starting with the Mango & Carrot variety. I'd expected them to be similar to the Plum mighty4, in that despite the presence of vegetables, the main flavour was of that of the fruit, with only slight undertones of the chosen veg. However the Greek-style Yogurts had a much more obvious and slightly over-powering taste of the veg. So a yoghurt that I'd been expecting to taste of mango, in fact tasted of carrot, with only a slight mango after-taste. Not my idea of appetising, nor David's as it seems.
Now, that being said, I wouldn't not recommend Plum Greek-style Yogurts. As I say, they're definitely a welcome contender on the market of baby-aimed yoghurt's, however given that we Baby-led Wean and David already receives a shed-load of new flavours on a daily basis, I don't think they're the best choice for us. Perhaps a baby who is on purées and is struggling to take-to new, more savoury flavours would enjoy the taste of these particular yoghurt's.
So in the mean time, I'll continue to offer David natural yoghurt but instead of puréeing fruit myself, I'll opt for one of Plums Fruit Purées to save a little time & stress.
**We were sent these yoghurts for the purpose of this review. All thoughts & opinions are our own.**
The flavours don't sound particularly appetising but in our house Little Man will eat anything in a pouch! Easily pleased! x
ReplyDeleteThey don't sound very nice but I wish Elliw would of ate these when she was little! She never go used to eating them from the pouch! xxx
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