GLENDALE, Calif., and AMSTERDAM, N.Y. — Beech-Nut and Disney Consumer Products have teamed up to unite nutritious foods with characters that toddlers love.
Beech-Nut's new line of products feature Winnie the Pooh characters, including the namesake bear and his pals Piglet and Tigger.
The Beech-Nut toddler food is fortified with vitamins and minerals and contains valuable nutrients, fiber, whole grains, real fruit, real yogurt, real vegetables and protein. The line features meals, sides, snacks and juices including:
Steamies: These complete meals feature a home-style taste and texture and cook via a unique steam-cooking process. They are available in 10 different varieties;
Goodies: Made with Chiquita bananas and whole grains, Goodies Banana Bites offer a more nutritious choice for snack time. Goodies Mixed Fruit Nibbles come in two flavors and are made with real fruit. One serving offers 100%of the daily recommended serving of vitamin C; and
Juicies: These 100% juice beverages come in such flavor combinations as white grape and peach, pear blueberry and apple pomegranate; offer the benefits of antioxidant superfruits; and contain 100% of the daily recommended serving of vitamin C.
"In 2006, Disney made a commitment to meet high nutrition standards by offering a healthier portfolio of foods. The Beech-Nut toddler line is one more example of our commitment to these goals of offering 'better for you' foods that kids will love and parents will feel good about," said Embola Ndi, VP food, health and beauty, Disney Consumer Products.