Find out what Mumsnet testers thought of Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms

[CeriMumsnet]

This is the feedback thread for the Mumsnetters with children aged 2 - 6 who have been testing Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms in Orange & Rainbow Carrot and Blackberry & Beetroot flavours.

Here’s what Soreen has to say: “With Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms it’s never been easier to squidge more fruit and veg into your little one’s diet! Packed with the goodness of orange & rainbow carrot, and berry & beetroot (not that they’d know!), they’re deliciously sweet, bursting with yummy flavours and high in fruit and veg too! What’s more, each bake provides a source of fibre, is low in saturated fat and plant based too.With 5 individually wrapped bakes per pack, eating fruit and veg has never been easier or tastier.
So, if you’re a parent who wants to be able to say ‘yes’ instead of ‘no,’ to the constant ‘can I have…’ questions that kids love to ask; then stock up now on new, Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms and relax knowing that with every ‘Yes!’, they’re getting a healthier snack that’s high in fruit and veg!”

Testers, please give your feedback by answering the questions below on this thread as well as completing the survey we have emailed you :

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms?
2. What was your child’s favourite flavour?
3. When would your child eat this product? Perhaps a mid-morning snack or after lunch for example?
4. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child?
5. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range?

All testers who give the required feedback will be entered into a prize draw where one lucky tester will win a £100 voucher for a store of their choice (from a list).

Thanks and good luck with the prize draw!
MNHQ

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[unusualcolours]

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms?
   

My child liked that they were squidgy and fruity, she said it smelt really nice. I liked the texture as similar to the original soreen.

1. What was your child’s favourite flavour?
   

Berry and beetroot

1. When would your child eat this product?
   

I would give these as a snack either mid morning or in the afternoon if doing outdoor activities.

1. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child?
   

Taste

1. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range?
   

Maybe a tropical version with banana or mango? Halloween version with pumpkin?

[Backhometothenorth]

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms? They were delicious and very moist.
   
2. What was your child’s favourite flavour? Rainbow carrot - she also loved the name
   
3. When would your child eat this product? Perhaps a mid-morning snack or after lunch for example? In a lunch box or perhaps for supper
   
4. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child? Not too sugary, no artificial colours or flavours
   
5. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range?
   

I know it’s not veg but if you could wizard in some epa/dha fish oil with delicious lemon and lime that would be fantastic!!

[CatMit86]

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms?
   

The colourful and bright packaging! Cake like texture and taste :)

1. What was your child’s favourite flavour?
   

Berry and beetroot

1. When would your child eat this product?
   

Perhaps a mid-morning snack or after lunch for example?

Afternoon snack

1. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child?
   

Healthy, low in sugar and saturated fat, source of fibre

1. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range?
   

Banana and date!

[Catawaul]

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms?

Kids saw it as a treat as it's pre packaged not homemade! I thought they were a reasonably healthy option.

1. What was your child’s favourite flavour?

Berry beetroot. The carrot and orange was a bit bitter like marmalade, not so child friendly.

1. When would your child eat this product? Perhaps a mid-morning snack or after lunch for example?

On the way home from school, or after swimming.

1. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child?

I'd prefer no sugar, I never buy anything with any sweetener.

1. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range?

Apple, pumpkin
I was a bit concerned about how squidgy they are, as it would stick to teeth.

[flickas]

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms?

My son loves all the various mini Soreen bars, so he was very excited to try these ones, he loves Carrots, so was most excited about trying those.

1. What was your child’s favourite flavour?

The Orange & Rainbow Carrot Bakes, as he's a big carrot fan.

1. When would your child eat this product?

Perhaps a mid-morning snack or after lunch for example?
My son had these as mid morning or as an after school snack, also perfect for after swimming or football, very useful as on the go snack.

1. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child?

That my children will eat them! I prefer snacks that are fruit/vegetable based with low or little sugar.

1. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range?

Maybe sweet potato and Apple or Pumpkin and Apple.

[StevieNix]

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms?
   

We liked the convenience of them being individually packaged so they could go into my handbag for trips out, lunch boxes etc
I liked that they felt like a healthy snack that I didn’t feel guilty giving my son (and he felt like he was getting a real treat like a cake etc)

1. What was your child’s favourite flavour?
   

My child absolutely loved the carrot and orange flavour, he quite liked the beetroot and berry but I would probably just repurchase the carrot and orange ones.

1. When would your child eat this product?
   

When we’re out and about on the go, in his nursery lunchbox and as a mid morning snack.

1. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child?
   

That they’re healthy- low in sugar/fat, even better if they have fruit/veg and count towards his 5 a day.
Not messy and can be easily eaten on the go.

1. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range?
   

Apple and elderflower (maybe with some greens like spinach/kale hidden in)
Banana and some sort of green veg
Strawberry and carrot
Tropical (mango, pineapple etc with spinach)

[MotherOfCats]

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms?

My children didn't like them at all.

1. What was your child’s favourite flavour?

Neither. My children didn't like them at all

1. When would your child eat this product? Perhaps a mid-morning snack or after lunch for example?

I tried for an afternoon school snack but it wasn't well received.

1. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child?

Health, taste and price

1. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range?

Raspberry and yoghurt

[Roomarmoset]

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms?

I like that they aren't messy, they can be taken out and about on trips. It seemed like a treat but a healthier one.

1. What was your child’s favourite flavour?

She enjoyed the berry flavour, she only had to smell the orange to know she didn't like it! Unfortunately she didn't even try that one.

1. When would your child eat this product? Perhaps a mid-morning snack or after lunch for example?

I would use it as a mid morning or mid afternoon snack. I would also take them out with us on trips.

1. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child?

I don't like her to have a lot of sugar so that's a factor. She's also a fussy eater so anything with fruit and vegetables in is a bonus. Unfortunately on the ingredients it listed palm oil which would put me off.

1. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range?

She loves bananas, apples and strawberries, also any vegetables as I struggle to get her to eat those.

[Coffeesnob11]

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms? He loved the bright packaging and choosing which of the flavours to have
2. What was your child’s favourite flavour? Sadly he didn't like either. He seemed to dislike the texture more than the flavour specifically.
3. When would your child eat this product? I would include this as part of his lunchbox or if he was hungry after nursery
4. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child? It's important to me that he eats a large variety of fruits and vegetables as possible in lots of different ways (fresh, dried, included in other items like these)
5. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range?

He loves banana and apple so anything with these in he would choose

[Itsalwayssunny]

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms? Neither of my children liked them when they were eating them. My 3.5 year old said that they smelled nice but found them too claggy when eating them.

1. What was your child’s favourite flavour? Neither.

1. When would your child eat this product? After a meal.

1. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child? Good source of nutrients, healthy, low in refined sugar.

1. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range? None.

[Uptoongirl]

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms?

The packaging was very colourful and not too obvious that it was hidden vegetables!

1. What was your child’s favourite flavour?

Two children testing each liked a different flavour

1. When would your child eat this product? Perhaps a mid-morning snack or after lunch for example?

Packed lunch, afternoon snack.

1. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child?

Full of good ingredients but it needs to be something they will actually eat.

1. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range?

Sweet Potato

[r0ck]

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms?
   

I liked that it was high in fruit/veg and had some unusual flavours which were different from what he normally ate. He liked that it was a tasty snack.

1. What was your child’s favourite flavour?
   

Berry and beetroot.

1. When would your child eat this product? Perhaps a mid-morning snack or after lunch for example?
   

Mid morning or afternoon snack, or with their lunch

1. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child?
   

Not too high in sugar as my youngest son has a sweet tooth! Ideally something that is tasty and appealing for him, and offers healthy choice.

1. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range?
   

Perhaps something like cinnamon or raisin, that still includes fruit but has a slightly different taste!

[mongoosebaby]

1. She really liked the colour of the beetroot and berry one- made it feel like a cake not a malt loaf.
2. Berry was her favourite.
3. We would put this in a pack lunch box for day trips etc.
4. I look for snacks that are easy to transport and eat (no mess)away from home.
5. We would like a green one (dd's opinion)

[Lilyput28]

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms?
   

• My child liked the taste and squidgey texture of the Veg-Mmms. I liked that it was healthy with vegetables included and it was a similar shape to the soreen cakes he has had before.
  

1. What was your child’s favourite flavour?
   

- my child’s favourite flavour was orange and rainbow carrot.

1. When would your child eat this product? Perhaps a mid-morning snack or after lunch for example?
   

• I would offer this product to my child, whilst at the park so mid morning or after picking up from preschool in the afternoon.
  

1. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child?
   

• It’s important to me that snacks are filling and healthy.
  

1. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range?
   

• courgette and raisins/dates, raspberry and beetroot and perhaps butternut squash with apple or pear.
  

Another tester mentioned it and I too would have preferred the packaging to be recyclable. I had thought it would be as the outer packing felt quite paper like.

[Combustablecustard]

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms?

The bright colours and they thoight they tasted really great

1. What was your child’s favourite flavour?

The beetroot one

1. When would your child eat this product? Perhaps a mid-morning snack or after lunch for example?

Either as mid morning snack or as a post-lunch treat

1. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child?

They need to be somewhqt healthy- i like the fact that this is a good source of fibre and also contains fruit and veg. However they also need to taste good. Its really great to give them something that is good for them without having to argue or negotiate with them to eat it.

1. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range?

Sweet potato?

[Lindseymorris29]

. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms?

Convenient snack that mum was happy for them to have multiple of. They definitely enjoyed the taste of the orange & rainbow carrot.

1. What was your child’s favourite flavour?

Definitely the orange and rainbow carrot

1. When would your child eat this product? Straight after returning home from school, at lunch time in my sons packed lunch bag and really just anytime they were peckish.

1. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child?

Ideally that they are healthy

1. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range?

Maybe an orange an mango. Cherry and strawberry

[Samira12]

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms?

How soft they was and was ideal especially for children's

1. What was your child’s favourite flavour?

Orange and rainbow carrot cake

1. When would your child eat this product? Perhaps a mid-morning snack or after lunch for example?

Yes as a mid afternoon snack definitely after breakfast

1. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child?

How nutrition they are and this has vegetables and.fruits

1. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range?

A mango flavour would be nice

[NerrSnerr]

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms?
   

The taste. They really liked them.

1. What was your child’s favourite flavour?
   

The Berry

1. When would your child eat them?
   

We took them out when we went out on walks or for a snack after an activity like swimming.

1. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child?
   

Easy to transport without getting squashed and vaguely healthy

1. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range?
   

Anything with banana

[MundayCakes85]

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms? Perfect snack size, all her friends were interested in her new flavours.
   
2. What was your child’s favourite flavour? Berry and beetroot.
   
3. When would your child eat this product? Perhaps a mid-morning snack or after lunch for example? At snack time at school or mid morning at home.
   
4. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child? Healthy “treats” with low sugar content.
   
5. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range? Something with tomato as it’s a fruit and a vegetable? Apple and spinach?

[Eruss]

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms?
   

The familiarity of the brand, the low amount of sugar, the convenience for things like lunchboxes

1. What was your child’s favourite flavour?
   

The orange one, this was my favourite too, the Beetroot bar was just too sickly sweet (and DD is a sugar monster!)

1. When would your child eat this product?
   

Perhaps a mid-morning snack or after lunch for example?

Either in lunchbox or as an after school snack

1. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child?
   

something low in sugar but not high in other sweeteners and additives

1. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range?
   

^Orange with something, my DCs love the limited edition packs of the other snack soreens (there’s always an Easter and a Halloween one)
I think Spinach could be good as it’s tasteless so could be added with a fruity flavour^

[MummBraTheEverLeaking]

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms?

The taste! She bit into the berry one and immediate said yummy!

1. What was your child’s favourite flavour?

The Berry and Beetroot

1. When would your child eat this product? Perhaps a mid-morning snack or after lunch for example?

Either mid morning or in the afternoon as a stop gap before dinner

1. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child?

Is it fairly healthy and is it tasty?

1. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range?

Maybe something with banana?

[Emma6363]

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms?

My daughter didn't like them. I liked that they had some fruit and veg in although they're not as healthy as you'd expect from the taste.

1. What was your child’s favourite flavour?

She had about 2 bites of the carrot and orange which was more than the berry, so presumably that one! I quite liked the carrot and orange but find the beetroot and blackberry one quite bitter and not very nice. My husband feels the same.

1. When would your child eat this product? Perhaps a mid-morning snack or after lunch for example?

Any time between meals, although with them being marketed as half the sugar of the average cake bar makes me think they are meant to be a treat/pudding.

1. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child?

No added sugar or salt, preferably have fruit/veg in them and that she likes them!

1. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range?

Maybe apple or raspberry.

[bec4everuk1]

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms? We liked that they were a more healthy snack it felt more like a cake a treat for the kids but a healthier option.

1. What was your child’s favourite flavour?

rainbow carrot and orange although they liked them both they thought the Berry was too sweet at times.

1. When would your child eat this product? Perhaps a mid-morning snack or after lunch for example? Mid morning snack or lunchtime.

1. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child? Not too much sugar, filling and full of flavour.

1. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range?

Pear or banana.

[LadyThrower]

1. What did you and your child like most about Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms?

I loved the flavour, my daughter loved the fact there was vegetables in it, especially rainbow carrot! These were so good I could only taste the fruit flavour, yet just as great a texture as original Soreen

1. What was your child’s favourite flavour?

Orange and rainbow carrot

1. When would your child eat this product?

Perhaps a mid-morning snack or after lunch for example?

She rarely asks for snacks but when she does this would be perfect, though this would mainly be for after lunch

1. What is important to you when buying snacks for your child?

That they are as healthy and as natural as possible, with great flavour for a fussy child

1. What other flavours would you like to see in the Soreen Fruit & Veg-Mmms range?

This is a tough one, but my daughter loves the strawberry bar, so maybe something to go with it.

Banana and ...
Apple and ...
Lime and courgette
... And Brussel sprouts
... And sweet potato
Apple and pumpkin

[DreamsInBlack]

We liked the flavours, which are different from other cake and snack bars and I liked that they are packed with healthy fruit and veg. It would be an appealing USP if Soreen used fruit and vegetables that would otherwise go to waste to make this an even more virtuous product. The individually wrapped packs are convenient for lunch boxes, picnics, food on the go or just for snacks at home. I would like the pack and bar wrappers to be recyclable.

Both flavours were equally enjoyed.


If the children were at home, the bars might be consumed at lunchtime or as a healthy snack between meals. If at school, they would eat them as part of their lunch, at playtime or as a post-school snack.

It's important that they like the flavour and enjoy eating them, but it's also sometimes important that I can offer my children snacks that contain healthy and natural ingredients.

I would like to see Mango and Carrot; Cherry and Tomato; Lime and Sweet Potato.