Thank you for choosing me and DS1 to test the products!
Q1 What was your overall first impressions of the selection of foods that Organix has just launched? Was it what you were expecting? If not how was it different?
Lovely big box of things which DS was very excited about unpacking. I liked the packaging, nice bright colours. Wide selection of different sorts of products, I had expected new variants of things that I was already familiar with but there were some completely new lines (to me!) included.
Q2 Did any of the foods you received stand out as very new and different to what other toddler food is out there? Why do you say that?
I haven't seen ready made soups for toddlers before, that was something new and different to me. The squeezy fruit tubes were something that I had not purchased before and the cereal was also something slightly different to what is currently available, kind of the next step up from baby rice or smoother porridges / cereals.
Q3 In general, when do you think you'd buy these foods again - can you think of specific occasions when they?d really help you?
I would probably buy most of these foods again. The snacks, like the gummies and the oat bars, are handy to carry in your handbag (the oat bars are more robust than some of the other snacks so hopefully will survive being slightly battered in my bag!) and the fruit purees are good for salving your conscience if you have children (like mine) who are not particularly keen on eating fruit.
The ready meals and soups are something that it is handy to have in the cupboard. I work part time and tend to finish late in the day so I need to have either 'something I made earlier' or a ready meal to hand to quickly heat up. Really good for a plan B dinner! However, as with most toddler food, you have to steel yourself to serve it up, have it ignored and then put it in the bin!
Q4 Did you / your partner try any of the foods yourself, if so what did you think of them?
I tried most of them 
no wonder DS1 is rather protective of his food! I tried the soups which I thought were very nice indeed. I wasn't quite so keen on the ready meals but that might be psychological! Like domestic it seems a bit strange to store a meal containing meat just in the cupboard. In fact DH was so opposed to this idea that he kept moving the meals into the fridge!
I liked the apricot oat bars very much, we haven't opened the strawberry flavour yet. The gummies were also nice. Wasn't keen on the banana cereal myself. Really dislike the squeezy fruit oddly enough as love the fruits that go into it, just the texture I think!
Q5 What did you think of the value for money for the items?
I think that they are relatively good value for money. Although they are expensive when compared to some of the 'adult' alternatives (particularly the cereal) you are paying for convenience and for the reassurance that there isn't anything nasty lurking inside. Less so with DS1 but with my PFB I was very conscious of salt content and so on.
Difficult to assess value for money when a lot of the food that I end up serving my two goes in the bin. But I always think that if I have offered a nutritionally 'ok' meal and they choose not to eat it, I have done my part!
Q6 And last, but importantly, what did your little one think of the foods? Were there any firm favourites that you will look to purchase in the future, and if so why?
The fruit squeezies were gone almost instantly. DD2 (4) and DS1 both asked for them to be opened straight away, finished and asked for the remaining one each within five minutes of the box being opened! Will definitely be buying these again, particularly if they were on special offer. They have a long shelf life and are good for getting fruit into my fussy lot!
Interestingly, I couldn't get either child to try the tubes although (I think) we had exactly the same flavour as the pouches. They didn't seem to understand the concept to sucking it out of the tubes and so they just squirted it all over themselves and me! I tried to show them but, as I hate the contents, I probably wasn't the best example! I've still got some left so will have another go.
The soups got a mixed result. DS1 liked dipping oat cakes and bread in them but freaked out every time he got a bean or a sweetcorn kernel. Both of mine seem to struggle with smooth textures with lumps contained within (like soup) wonder if there are any plans for completely smooth soups at all? Oh and we don't have a microwave (teeny workspace in kitchen) which seemed to be all that there was cooking instructions for?
DS1 liked the meals with dumplings and ate it all. He was not so happy about the lamb hotpot but I think it might, again, be the presence of the kidney beans that put him off!
The cereal we have tried with milk and dry. Neither was a success although DS1 was VERY interested in the box and the shape of the cereal. Was surprised that he didn't eat more of this but he has already progressed to Weetabix and Cheerios in the morning which, I assume, probably have sugar and salt in them? And porridge which definitely has lots of sugar put on top Perhaps the cereal was too bland for his corrupted taste buds?
Gummies were a success but I agree with the previous posters comments about the packaging (too inflexible and narrow for little fingers) but I would buy these again as they would be handy to keep in your bag and for keeping little ones occupied for five minutes or so in an emergency. Under those circumstances perhaps the slightly tricky packaging could be an advantage!
Oat bars . . . the reaction was a bit 'meh' from both children. DD2 kind of half heartedly chomped but gave up half way through. DS1 smelt it and put it to his lips but wouldn't try any further. However, I thought that they were very nice and I'm sure they would eat them if they were all that I had to offer out of my handbag.
Definitely will buy the snack options again (including the fruit tubes if I can persuade them to try them!) and all of mine have loved the Organix crisps, pouches and biscuits (especially gingerbread men) over the years. Nice to test out some new ideas and I'm sure I'll be looking to purchase more when DD3 arrives in the autumn!