Recently we tasted a pouch of FAVs, fruit purees designed for children, packed with vitamins and fun designs on squeeze pouches. Our impression was: These are delicious, and great snacks for adults seeking low calories (just 45 calories per pack), great taste, and oh yes, nutrition.

The fruit pouches are packed with vitamins A, B6, C, D, E, zinc, and beta-glucan, a soluble fiber. The combination helps to support the immune system.

The fruits are picked at the peak of freshness, and the purées are sweet with no sugar added (isn’t that just peachy!).

We enjoy them so much, that FAVs are our Top Pick Of The Week.

FAVs are available in four flavors:

 
The calories are so low that you can have two pouches for just 90 calories.

The line is:

 
 
HOW TO ENJOY FAVs FRUIT POUCHES

We first purchased cartons of each of the flavors as grab-and-go snacks. We love the fruit fix, straight from the pouch. Then, we played around with them:

 
You’ll discover your own favorite uses.
 
 
READY FOR A LUSCIOUS FRUIT SNACK?

Here’s a store locator.

You can also purchase FAVs on Amazon.

[1] Sweet, nutritious, 45-calorie fruit pouches. Here, Strawberry Strong (all photos © Tree Top).

[2] Fresh peaches have a limited season, but we get a peach flavor to fix from Feelin’ Peachy..

[3] Go bananas!

The Tree Top cooperative was formed in 1960, in the heart of Washington’s apple country. Way before “sustainability” entered the public consciousness, growers came together to find a way to save ugly and excess fruit—perfectly good food—from going to the landfill.

Today, Tree Top is still saving ugly and excess fruit: more than 800 million pounds of fruit each year! Here’s more about Tree Top.