Since I don't usually eat fruit snacks, I had one of my daughters do the test. Here are the results:
Fruit Snacks |
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| Kroger | Great Value | Welch's | Sunkist | Kellogs |
Price | $1.99 | $1.44 | $3.98 | $2.00 | $2.00 |
# of pouches | 6 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 10 |
Price per pouch | $0.33 | $0.14 | $0.18 | $0.20 | $0.20 |
The winner was Welch's fruit snacks. They tasted the best,
and were one of the better deals. Don't ever buy the Kroger
brand...they are terrible, and are the worst deal! That really surprised
me.
I thought it might be good to have a more
objective classification scheme for the fruit snacks, besides "We liked
this one the best". The Kellogs brand and the Welch's had the most
genuine fruity flavor and were not nearly as sticky. The Wal-mart brand
and the Kroger brand were very chewy, stuck to your teeth, and had more
of a sugary taste, and the Sunkist brand tasted the most artificial, but
weren't nearly as sticky.
Here
is a recipe for homemade fruit snacks using zucchini. These would be a
healthier option, and would cost less than the fruit snacks at the
store, assuming you can get the zucchini at a good price, or free from
your garden.
