Thanks for all you do!

I’d like to hear the answer to this one also. Sprout puffs first ingredient is quinoa and they have two varieties with no added sugars of any kind!

If rice flour is the reason Sprout puffs aren’t good stuff, then why is Happy Baby? Rice flour is the first ingredient in those. From the description above: “Unlike other brands, brown rice flour is the first ingredient in Happy Baby puffs, although white rice flour is a close second.”

I think the HappyBaby ones are a fine choice. You might also be interested in this: https://gimmethegoodstuff.org/bambinos-peanut-cookies/

We haven’t, but will add to the list!

Hi Lisa, I haven’t seen these but I did look them up and it looks like a great company with good ingredients. Of course, anytime something is convenient (already made and packaged) rather than fresh from the kitchen, there is is a compromise, but these are clearly Good Stuff.

I think it’s fine on occasion, but in general extruded grains are not optimal. There’s more at first bullet under “What’s Wrong with Puffs?”

Eh, not terrible and my kids love them, but they do have sugar, so not really a healthful food.

I wouldn’t consider this a nutritious food, but in a pinch it’s not a terrible snack. The biggest problem is that the grains are extruded to make puffs, which seriously compromises the nutrients. These puffs also contain rice flour, and in light of arsenic concerns, I try to minimize rice for my kids (we eat enough actual rice in our house, so I avoid the rice flour snacks as much as I can).