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 apple & apricot
spice
 Ingredients: organic apples, organic dried apricots, organic
cinnamon powder
Fruitie Facts
• Apricots grew wild for thousands of years in
China, where they were first cultivated. They were highly
prized by the Greeks who called them "golden eggs of
the sun".
• Dried
apricots are especially rich
in carotenes, which are the natural
yellow pigments that the body
uses to make Vitamin A. In addition
to being rich in Vitamin A, dried
apricots are a good source of
potassium, iron, calcium and
Vitamin C.
 pear & fresh ginger
 Ingredients:
organic pears, organic ginger root
Fruitie Facts
• Pears are a good
source of Vitamin C. Pears contain
fiber which helps prevent constipation
and ensure regularity, an important
consideration when starting infants
on solids!
• Pears
are a hypoallergenic fruit,
i.e. are less likely to produce
a 'reaction' than other fruits.
• Ginger
has grown for around 3,000
years and was one of the first
spices brought to Europe from
China where it was used extensively
in Chinese medicine. 
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pea & parsnip
Ingredients: organic peas, organic parsnip, organic
vegetable stock
Veggie
Values
• Parsnips
were introduced into
North America by early
settlers. By 1609 they
were being cultivated
in Virginia.
• Parsnips
are a good source of fiber,
folate, magnesium and potassium.
• Green
peas are bursting with
nutrients. They provide
very good amounts of
8 vitamins, 7 minerals,
dietary fiber and protein.
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carrot & cauliflower 
Ingredients: organic carrots, organic cauliflower,
organic vegetable stock
Veggie
Values
• Carrots
are the richest vegetable
source of the pro-vitamin
A carotenes. Carrots' antioxidant
compounds help promote
good vision, especially
night vision.
• The
cauliflower gained popularity
in France in the mid 16th
century and was subsequently
cultivated in Northern
Europe and the British
Isles.
• Cauliflower
and other vegetables, such
as kale and broccoli have
compounds which may help
prevent cancer. Studies
have long suggested a connection
between these vegetables
and resistance to cancer.
However, only in the past
decade have we begun to
understand how these compounds
work.
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