Practical Parenthood – Trader Joe’s Fruit Crushers

As I’ve mentioned before, eating is a bit of an issue for my son. He has only a few things that he’ll eat with any consistency; quesadillas, rice with “hidden” chicken and broccoli, noodles with black beans, potatoes, there are a small handful of other things, but it’s not much. I’m always trying to get him to eat new things and sometimes he’ll surprise me, like the time he happily ate a large piece of rather spicy pork loin and an entire artichoke, but mostly he just wrinkles his nose and pushes it away. The biggest issue for me is the lack of fruit and vegetables in his diet. I hide them in whatever I can, but I still worry he’s not getting enough. This is where Trader Joe’s comes in very handy. They have an awesome product that I hope to high heaven never goes away. 

Trader Joe’s Fruit Sauce Crushers are pretty much the only source of fruit my son will eat. They come in 2 flavors – plain applesauce and apple/carrot sauce. I only purchase the apple/carrot for fear that if he tastes the pure applesauce flavor he’ll balk at the not-quite-so-sweet taste of the apple/carrot. I figure since he loves the apple/carrot and sucks them down as if they are candy, I had better not mess it up. 

Crushers come in little single-serving packets with a spout on top, kind of like a CapriSun without the straw. Anyway, there’s no sugar and no preservatives. Just apples, carrot juice, pumpkin juice (I’m assuming for color), acerola juice (for vitamin C), and vitamin C. I suggest trying them on your kids if you’re having trouble getting them to eat fruits and vegetables.

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