I’m always searching the grocery store shelves for something new, healthy, and fast.  So when I saw these “Fruit Crisps” at Costco, I was more than a little excited.   They are 100% natural Freeze-Dried Fruit.  They truly are healthy.  Each pouch boasts one half cup of fruit and there is nothing added! 

Well, maybe they should have added a little something.  The taste leaves a lot to be desired.  I hate to dis any thing that has no added sugar and is 100% fruit, but my kids didn’t love them.  So a thumbs UP for ingredient, a thumbs down for child likeability.  Cereal boy said they were good, but didn’t want the whole bag.  He said mom, “the first apple slice was pretty good, but they got worse and worse as I kept eating.”  The flip-flopper said they were OK, but would only eat one.  They just aren’t as sweet as actual apples, and they dissolve in a strange way in your mouth.  My husband gave them a thumbs down.  Truly the best way to eat fruit is still the easiest and tastiest.  Fresh fruit.  Plus the fruit crisps came out to about .70 cents per pouch.  Which is way more than I would normally pay for a snack. I try to stick between 15-30 cents per snack.  Some better ideas for quick snacks: string cheese, pretzels, popcorn, grahm crackers, small boxes of raisins, whole fruit, applesauce, 100% fruit leather, chopped vegetables, hard boiled egg, mini-whole wheat bagel, etc.  If you have other ideas your kids eat on the go, or that don’t have to be prepared list them in the comments.

So, if you have bought a whole 20 pouch box of these and your kids won’t eat them.. they would make a great addition to your food storage.  It has a 1 year shelf life.