Why our Babushkas don't love a lot of dried fruit

Our Babushkas don't love a lot of dried fruit. Why? Because dried fruit has had it's fluid removed - it's been dried - therefore concentrating the sugar content. And, we don't like high amounts of sugar in our Babushkas either.

A lot of mainstream mueslis do fill their mixes up with lots of fruit. A while you might think eating that muesli is good for you, you're actually downing teaspoons of sugar in each mouth full. Think, if you're eating 100g of fresh apricot, you're getting around 1% of fructose in that serving. Eating 100g of dried apricot and that fructose level goes up to 12%.

So, what is fructose? Fructose is said to be the bad element in sugar. High fructose foods are recommended to be avoided as these contribute to a lot of health issues, including weight gain and digestive issues. And, going back to the dried fruits - they contain high levels of fructose (the sugar we want to avoid).

A lot of dried fruits are often covered in yucky oils and contain preservatives, including sulphates. Sulphates have been linked to digestive issues and lots of kids can't actually tolerate them.

Our Organic Mueslis and Toppers only contain organic ingredients, so let's firstly point out we don't have any harsh preservatives, or yucky oils in there to mask or enhance the taste.

Secondly, the only dried fruits we're using at this stage are organic sultanas and goji berries. Sultanas were a must for our Hot X Bun Babushka as you'd know, any hot cross bun isn't complete without sultanas. These little juicy guys contain a lot of fibre, vitamins and minerals. But again, we don't over load them in our Babushkas. And goji berries (in our Berry Nib + Choc Coated) are those little red superfood berries that you see going around. Goji berries are high in vitamin C and fibre, and low in calories. They are also a good source of iron and vitamin A. The complex carbohydrates that make goji berries so yummy raise blood sugar slowly, so you don't experience a sugar crash afterwards. We love that!

So, to finish up - We choose not to load our Babushkas with loads of dried fruit because dried fruits are loaded with sugar, and lots amounts of sugar increase your chances of gaining weight, being moody, giving you acne, leaving you feeling bloated, causing head aches and not leaving you satisfied and feeling fuller for longer.

Instead, we fill our Babushkas up with truck loads of all the good stuff - seeds, nuts, superfoods, coconut oil and only small amounts of natural sweeteners.

We hope we've encouraged you to choose the healthier option next time you reach for your bowl of breaky. Please email us mysisterspantrysthgippy@outlook.com if you have any questions.

Your friends,

The Sisters xx

*info sourced from websites - I quit sugar and Healthline.