A dry organic breakfast blend with blueberry, buckwheat and banana — mild, fruity and not sharp. Certified gluten-free. Formulated for children from three years old, and perfectly good for everyone else.
The colour change, which is real chemistry
Stir in liquid and the bowl changes colour. Children find this delightful and it is worth knowing that it is not a gimmick or an added dye.
The pigments in blueberries are anthocyanins, and anthocyanins are natural pH indicators — the same class of compound that makes red cabbage water turn from purple to pink to blue-green depending on what you add to it. When the dry powder meets liquid of a different acidity, the pigment shifts colour. It is the same chemistry a school laboratory uses, happening in a breakfast bowl.
If you want to make more of it: adding a squeeze of lemon afterwards will push the colour further toward pink. It is a genuinely good way to get a suspicious five-year-old interested in their breakfast.
What is in it and what it supplies
Built on buckwheat — which, despite the name, is not a wheat and not a grain at all, but the seed of a plant related to rhubarb, which is why it is naturally gluten-free — with banana powder for sweetness and blueberries for flavour and colour.
Per 100 g it provides 20.1 g of fibre, 137 mg of magnesium and 4.04 mg of iron. Under European rules that makes it high in fibre, high in magnesium and a source of iron — defined thresholds, not adjectives.
So the authorised claims apply: iron contributes to normal cognitive function in children, to normal oxygen transport and to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue; magnesium contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism, to normal muscle and nervous system function, and to the maintenance of normal bones and teeth.
Those are the correct, authorised forms of words. The supplier's version of this page claimed it supported “physical strength and intellectual performance”, which is not permitted wording, so it does not appear here.
An honest note about the fibre and small children
Twenty grams of fibre per 100 g is high — more than three times the threshold for a high-fibre food. For an adult that is straightforwardly good. For a three-year-old it is a lot, and small children do not need adult fibre intakes.
Start with a small portion, give it a week or two, and make sure they are drinking enough. If it disagrees at first, that is the fibre rather than the product, and a smaller bowl solves it.
How to make it
Add water or plant milk, stir, and let it stand three to five minutes — the buckwheat and ground seeds need time to absorb liquid, and a bowl eaten straight away is thin and gritty.
Overnight in the fridge with plant milk is the best version: properly thick and creamy, with the blueberry coming forward. It also means breakfast is already made on a school morning, which is the real argument for it.
Top with fresh berries, banana, a spoonful of yoghurt or a few chopped nuts for older children.
Allergen note
Certified gluten-free, vegan and organic. Check the pack for the full ingredient statement for nuts and seeds — which matters particularly for a school-age child eating at a nursery or school with an allergy policy.
Storage
Cool, dry and airtight; use within a few months of opening.
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