Farley's rusks (Farleys Rusks)

Member Name: aleena123

Product:	Farleys Rusks
Date:	15/04/09 (285 review reads)
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Advantages: Good snack, Contains vitamins and minerals, easy to take along in outings, pleasant taste

Disadvantages: Contains too much sugar, not a good first food for younger babies as contains gluten.

Farley's Rusks has been around for ages and most people have heard of them even if they are not parents. It was previously mostly used by mothers as a first food for their baby as it was thought to be easy to wean unto solids by mixing with their milk. Nowadays as far as I know professionals are saying it is not a good first food to be introduced as it contains gluten and wheat which a baby should not have until 6 months especially if there is a family history of allergies. But on the packet it says from age 4- 6 months. Also the original Farley's contains a high amount of sugar which will in my opinion encourage a sweet tooth from a very early age.

I do like Farley's rusks but not for a young baby. I have introduced these rusks to both my children after the age of 9 months and as a snack in moderation. Even until this day my 4 year old loves them and I keep a packet in my handbag to keep both my kids occupied in journeys or outings. They are ideal to carry around as the inner bag can be easily twisted and the rusks tend to stay fresh for a large amount of time.

They can be bought from most stores and are quite cheap at around £1.09 for a standard packet. Nowadays I have seen a variety of flavours from banana to reduced sugar ones.

Farley's rusks do contain a lot of vitamins and minerals in each rusk which makes it a good snack compared to a standard biscuit which will mostly just have empty calories. It says on the packet that each rusk contains 20 percent of a child's daily iron requirement which is great because as a mother of a fussy eater who hardly eats anything with iron in it, it is handy to give her. Farley's rusk contains the following vitamins and minerals:

Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Calcium and Iron.

I do think they are a great snack and they do taste nice as I have had a rusk or two, my kids like them, they are easy to carry around. They are a good finger food as it is easy to hold the round rusk and they do easily melt in the mouth so less worry about choking accidents. They can be used in numerous ways, as a finger food, dipping with yogurt, mixed with milk or other food.

Summary: Farley's rusks