Happy Tot Organics Super Foods, Pears, Mangos and Spinach + Super Chia, 4.22-oz. Pouches (Pack of 16)

These are a great tasting and satisfying snack to take when you are on an outdoor adventure. They are also good for a snack in-between meals. I like that there aren’t a laundry list of additives. What is listed as the flavor is exactly what is in the pouch, with the exception of lemon juice, which I assume is for keeping the product shelf stable. The price on these are also great, and there is never any wastage. I can’t tell you how many times I buy fresh fruit and vegetables at the market so that I can just make my own in my Magic Bullet, just to forget about them, or not have time to prepare them. If you compare what you would spend at the store, the amount of time you would spend prepping, and then add an honest estimate of what went to waste, and this is the cheaper way to go. I just wish that they would use more environmentally friendly packaging.

This is for HappyBaby Happy Tot fruit pouches. These are excellent for kids. My 2 year old loves it. She asks for it every morning and everytime she takes a bath. It’s great – totally organic with all natural ingredients and no harmful chemicals, GMO’s or preservatives! It does not need to be refridgerated so wont take up space in your fridge (although once it’s opened it does, as do most products). It’s great for kids at least half a year old and is recommended by the well known Dr. Sears, TV personality, author, and acclaimed professor at UC Irvine.The container is well made and does not flap around. It can stand up on its own as it has a base that is round and designed to stand up – other containers will lay flat and leak out when the child puts the pouch down. It also has a brighly colored plastic cap that, before opening for the first time, cannot be removed by a small child. You will need to open it for them. The cap is large enough that small 2 year old hands can manipulate it open and closed without much difficulty. The cap is also color coded to match the packaging design, so you can easily and quickly identify which one you want. Likewise, the packaging is colorful and well designed. It shows pictures of the fruit on the side and writing for the adults so you can choose your variety.The fruit variety is tasty. I have sampled some of it and found it to be pretty good for smoothies and adult meals! Regardless, it’s a child’s drink, so the focus is on how much the children enjoy it. I find that no child has objected to the flavor, although some flavors certainly get unique – who would want to eat broccoli and pear together? Butternut squash and apple is certainly a savory combination. Spinach and mango? Doesnt matter. My kids love all flavors. Sure, some have preferences, but these are great combinations and are supremely healthy.Speaking of which, I had no clue what Salba was, so I googled it.[…] Evidently it’s a SUPER healthy grain that is an excellent source of Omega 3’s, fiber, magnesium, calcium, antioxidants, folate, and dietary fiber. Evidently it’s also better than Chia and Flax seeds as well. This all comes from the Salba website so it’s obviously to be taken with a grain (no pun intended!) of salt, but still, that sounds fantastic to me. Surely this cant hurt a growing child’s system!While other reviewers have noted that this product is available for cheaper at Target for $1.09 per pouch. I have not been to the Target store lately so I cannot verify that, but I did a price comparison on Target’s online website. […]) Again, I did not go into the store – you might be able to find this in the store for cheaper. As of 6/7/12, the cheapest pack was $10.16 cents for Spinach, Mango and Pear, and Broccoli, Pear and Peas, or $20.32 for 16 of them. In my state, we have 6% sales tax ($1.22), which turns that total into $21.54 for a 16 pack, or $1.34 per drink. Compare that to Amazon’s price, which is $19.20 (no sales tax) for SMP and $19.86 for BPP. You can also sign up with subscribe and save, which will yield a 15% discount, or a total of $16.32 for SMP, or $16.88 for BPP. That’s a savings of $3.44 to $4 total, or over a quarter for each item. Green Beans, Pears and Peas sells for $19.52 or $16.59 for S&S on Amazon, vs. $24.25 at Target (online pricing, but I added sales tax), which is a $7.66 price difference! Again, these are NOT in-store prices, just online prices.You should be aware that there is a recall on some HappyBaby pouches. Pay attention to those expiring between November 2010 and January 2011. The press release indicates that nobody has been hurt and no harmful bacterias have been found. ([…] In fact, one of my pouches started swelling up, so I threw it out, but my daughter enjoyed the rest of the pouches from that batch (I sampled them to be sure) and was fine. I just assumed it was a bad pouch but now I know that there’s a recall, so I will be keeping an eye out, as you should. Does not mean you should give these up – there have not been any harmful effects and it appears to be a bad batch which the company has corrected.