As mums, we’re always looking for new ways to feed our little ones well.
Which is why we are so excited to announce the Rafferty’s Garden Calci Fruit Range product review.
Help your little foodie grow with NEW Rafferty’s Garden Calci Fruit. The blend of real fruit and milk with the addition of naturally sourced calcium, creates a delicious smoothie which contains over 45%* of your baby’s daily calcium needs.
Perfect for on the go or at home Calci Fruit contains no artificial colours or flavours and is free from preservatives.
Calci Fruit is available in three great tasting flavours from supermarkets nationally:
Peach, Banana & Pear
Mango, Pear & Banana
Banana, Fig & Apple
*Percentage daily intakes are based on the RDI for infants under 12 months.
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Rafferty is a brand I know and trust with my baby. It's convenient when out and about, just twist and give. No worries about cleaning spoons, bowls, etc. When finished just put into bin, it's that simple. The banana, peach, pear and milk flavour is my son's favourite, always looking for more. One is never enough as it tastes so yummy!
We always have them stocked in the cupboard and when running low, I'll go and buy some more. I have already recommend Rafferty's Garden to other mums and I find them to be amazing!
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I always recommend this Rafferty range to all my friends and family. My bub always enjoyed these. He usually ate the fruit ones. I also made him milkshakes adding the rafferty pack. Lol... why the bub.. we all love rafferty milk shakes... the blend is so smooth, i dont need to do any extra effort.
I would give him the veggies one with flatbread like jam... he never left any bits of the rafferty veggie wrap.
Its a lovely product for all lottle foodies out there. Thumbs up.
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My son has loved pouches his whole life, and the new range of these in the raffertys products are a winner! I try to keep his meals as healthy as possible but as he is soooo fussy it makes it really hard! But he just loves these products! The added calcium to the product is amazing and something that i look for now!
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My baby boy enjoyed all of the calci fruit range. So convenient to take it with us to have where ever we are! I have to have extra on us as even my bigger boys like them so they are always asking for "just a taste mum" I will definitely continue using this product when our next bub comes along and is ready to move from breast to solid foods.
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Prior to the introduction of Rafferty's Calcifruit I struggled to get enough calcium into my 2 boys who don't really like milk, and even cheese and yoghurt are a bit hit and miss! I have never had them refuse a Calcifruit though! Their little faces light up as soon as I bring them out off the cupboard!
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We have been making these pouches into icy poles! We had a little bit of milk/ yoghurt/ juice to thin it down a little and freeze into icy pole moulds, healthy, full of fruit and calcium, limited sugar. My daughter loves them! She thinks they are just as good as paddle pops or other icy poles on the market. They work out a lot cheaper than store brought ones too! Highly recommend for versatility
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My bub really loves ice cream, so this time i tried re-churning vanilla icecream after adding the mango flavour of the rafferty calci fruit range. Rechurned it and froze it again. when my baby ate it, he was so happy that his eyes twinkled and he loved the new flavour...otherwise i give him only vanilla yet. This range mixes with all my tried variations and icecream , by far has come out to be the best variation and twist. Love you rafferty for giving us so many options :).
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My daughter loved the calci fruit range. She ate it all. Which is very rare for her. She was asking for more. When I came with the pouch the following day. She started crawling very quickly to me so I could give it to her. Normally I have to go to her and bring her to the table.
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We made a mad dash out the door yesterday, threw in some clothes, bottled water, and a pouch of Rafferty's Garden Calci Fruit. Kept Miss 3 quiet and occupied when I needed it most. I asked her to tell me what she tasted and she correctly identified the banana and mango but not the pear. She loves the taste and points them out in the supermarket for me now. While she mostly has fresh fruit, these pouches are great to keep her clean (no fruit bits or juice running down her chin or elbows) and for a bit of variety and fun.
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Its been 10 continuous days that my LO is enjoying the new range. My GP said that when we give new products to bubs, we should try one product for 3 days and see if any adverse affect arises. I've tried all the 3 versions in the past ten days...3 days each. No adverse affects on my baby. He's happy and loves Rafferty.
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We have been using rafferty's garden for awhile with our daughter, and these were a great success for her. Love the flavour combinations and so did little miss. They are great for on the go snacks that are mess free and she can feed herself without the worry of it going all over herself and pram.bery happy with this product and will purchase again and again a very trustworthy brand
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Rafferty is a brand I know and trust with my baby. It's convenient when out and about, just twist and give. No worries about cleaning spoons, bowls, etc. When finished just put into bin, it's that simple. The banana, peach, pear and milk flavour is my son's favourite, always looking for more. One is never enough as it tastes so yummy!
We always have them stocked in the cupboard and when running low, I'll go and buy some more. I have already recommend Rafferty's Garden to other mums and I find them to be amazing!
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I have bought these many times throughout the early years of both of my children. I can rest in the knowledge that they are getting a healthy dose of their fruit intake, as well as exposure to fruits that I may not normally buy (fig) in wholesome combinations. The addition of calcium is also great for their growing bones. I'd recommend.
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We love the Raffertys Garden range. Especially the calci fruits. Even with our son at 18 months of age we find they're still a great option to have handy for snacks on the go. Perfect for when traveling and you don't know what food would be available along the way. Or if you need to stop for a snack when there's nothing around!
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I always recommend this Rafferty range to all my friends and family. My bub always enjoyed these. He usually ate the fruit ones. I also made him milkshakes adding the rafferty pack. Lol... why the bub.. we all love rafferty milk shakes... the blend is so smooth, i dont need to do any extra effort.
I would give him the veggies one with flatbread like jam... he never left any bits of the rafferty veggie wrap.
Its a lovely product for all lottle foodies out there. Thumbs up.
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My now 9 month old has been eating these for breakfast, lunch and dessert since 8 months. She absolutely LOVES them, she can never get enough and loves every single flavour! I will recommend one change! Bigger packaging! I'm sure my little girl isn't the only baby that eats a lot. Other than that, perfect and will continue to recommend to friends and family!!
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My little man is an absolute fruit bat. He lives all kinds of fruit, unfortunately it always results in a huge mess that usually requires an immediate bath afterwards. I keep these pouches on hand for when we are out and about. The flavors are the same and there's no bad additives to make me worry and more importantly and means my son can always have a healthy snack, just without the mess when we aren't at home.
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Love the range that they produce and sell, gives my baby more variety to choose from, easy and convenient , fun and colourful packaging for your little one, reasonable price, would recommend to other parents, great range from baby cereals, yoghurt, and made in Australia, you can even make a adults cake with them.
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I bought these for bubs not long after he started solids. To be honest when I bought these ones with calcium I did not realise at the time that they actually contained calcium, so I guess this was not important to me but an added bonus. Though I do wonder as to the necessity of including calcium. They come in a great range of flavours. My bubs preferred the fruit options.
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Rafferty's Garden Calci Fruit Range are convenient and healthy for bub. I wondered how it would go when I looked after my baby nephew. He just loved the Peach, Banana, Pear and Milk. It's nice to think I'm making sure he is also getting the calcium he needs to keep his little bones healthy.
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Me and my bub love the rafferty's range of squeezie packets. They are both healthy and nutritious, and now with added calcium, I just know that my bubs is getting an advanced start to solids. As a bonus, bubs also seems to like the flavour and he has access to fruits that are not so prevalent - e.g., fig, that I probably wouldn't normally buy.
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My son has loved pouches his whole life, and the new range of these in the raffertys products are a winner! I try to keep his meals as healthy as possible but as he is soooo fussy it makes it really hard! But he just loves these products! The added calcium to the product is amazing and something that i look for now!
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I love all rafferty's garden products. My little boys love these pouches. They are easy to take anywhere and to have on the go. The flavours must taste good because my sons eat them all. I would recommend these to anyone who has children. That reminds me I need to go and buy some more.
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Rafferty's Garden needs to GROW their packet sizes!
Rafferty's Garden products are absolutely amazing! My 2 year old loves the taste and texture of these products and has grown up on them. When the Calci Fruit Range was released, my daughter couldn't get enough of these. She would suck down a packet and ask for more! I've had to be careful about how much sugar she consumes in one of these, even if they are natural sugars.
Sugar aside, I would be very interested in a larger tub of the Calci Fruit Range. So that I can pop it into reusable packets for daycare and lunches out on the town.
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I loved this product so much and looked forward to it being on special to buy it in bulk, it was great for travelling or for a tired mummy who could simply pop the lid and squeeze. I loved the variety and combinations that were available and highly recommend to all mums out there.
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I babysit a little one occasionally. She is THE poster child for fussy eaters. I have on the odd occasion been reduced to snapping rice bubbles in half and peeling peas.... today her Mum dropped her off with the peach and banana flavoured sachet. I looked at her in disbelief. No way was her child going to eat this. She smiled, said "try it" and left. Come lunch time and I am quaking in my boots. Ready for a meltdown from hell.With some trepidation I held out the pack. Bang - she grabbed it - slurp slurp and it was gone... I still am having trouble beleiving it!
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I have bought this product for my little Grandie. She wasn't overly fussed on this product. I think it is because she is still finding her taste buds. She has eaten other Rafferty's Garden products and sucks them right out of the packaging. Sucks it dry. LOL. This type of packaging is so handy and easy to pop into your bag when heading out. No bowls or cutlery needed. Makes you wonder how we managed 30 odd years ago.
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My 8 month son loves the Calci-Fruit range. His favourite being the Banana Fig Apple and Milk. And I love them as well. Not only do they get their serves of fruit/veges but they also get their calcium needs met as well. I would recommend these to all of my mummy friends
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But unfortunately he didn't. :( I thought, with the extra calcium, it'd be so great for his developing teeth and bones, but he just didn't like it. It doesn't seem to matter which one I bought, he won't eat them. Which is odd, because he loves the other products in the Rafferty's Garden range. Just not this. My nephew, on the other hand, absolutely smashed the leftover packs I bought. He seemed to think they were the bee's knees. So I suppose it's just a personal thing, as most things are. I do have to recommend this product, as I have seen many kids enjoying them, just because mine doesn't personally, doesn't make this any less of a great product. Keep it up!
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“My Floor Has Never Been So Clean”: The Mop That’s Winning Over Mums
Mopping isn’t exactly the chore most of us look forward to, but like most mums, for Katrina Macilroy, it’s unavoidable.
With three teenagers, a husband, a dog, two cats and timber flooring throughout most of her home, there’s plenty to keep her mop busy.
“I thought the toddler stage was hard, but teenagers take it to a whole other level,” Katrina told Mouths of Mums.
She describes herself as a ‘full-time Uber driver’ for her three kids, but when she’s home, she may as well be a full-time cleaner.
Her husband is a concreter, the family has plenty of sand coming inside and, with teenagers touching everything, the floors quickly show the evidence of a full family life.
“I have to mop like every second day because the floor gets marks,” she said.
So when Katrina was given the chance to try the Vileda Easy Wring & Clean TURBO Mop & Bucket Set, she was keen to see whether it could actually make one of her least favourite cleaning tasks any easier.
“I didn’t have high hopes for it to start with, because I’ve used spin mops before and I’d been disappointed,” she admitted.
But it didn’t take long for her to change her mind. One of the first things Katrina noticed was just how easy the mop was to use.
The foot pedal made wringing the mop quick and simple, without having to stop and fiddle with anything.
“It was so easy to spin it,” she says. “It wasn’t like you’re spinning it for hours or anything.”
She was also impressed by how quickly the mop itself could be put together, and the simple button that releases the mop head for washing.
“That simple press notion, everyone can do that. So I love that.”
It’s The Little Things That Add Up
For Katrina, who regularly finds herself cleaning up after a busy family, these little details made a surprisingly big difference. She also loved the triangular mop head, particularly when it came to getting into the corners and edges that her previous mop struggled with.
“The triangle design makes it easy to get into all the little corners,” she says.
But ultimately, the big question was whether it actually cleaned her floors. Katrina’s answer was an enthusiastic yes.
“My floor has never been so clean,” she says.
Katrina was also surprised by how light and manoeuvrable the mop felt, because at just 4’11”, she says mopping can sometimes be an uncomfortable job.
“I’m not a tall person, so trying to mop is always just a horrible experience.”
But she found the Vileda Easy Wring & Clean TURBO Mop & Bucket Set easy to move around and able to go in different directions without feeling heavy or awkward.
And it wasn’t just the mop itself that won Katrina over. She says the bucket design solved one of her biggest mopping frustrations: accidentally tipping the bucket over.
With timber floors, getting too much water onto the floor is something she tries hard to avoid. “The amount of mop buckets I’ve tipped over and just gone everywhere,” she says.
That can turn a simple cleaning job into another mess to deal with, particularly when you’re suddenly scrambling for towels and a dry mop head.
But Katrina says the Vileda bucket feels much more stable because of its design.
And for someone who mops as often as she does, she says that has saved her time. “This thing has saved me so much time, I can’t get over it.”
The Only Mop You’ll Need
Katrina also admits that she’d previously convinced herself she needed a steam mop. She even bought one, only to discover that plugging it in every time she wanted to clean wasn’t exactly appealing.
“You have to plug it in like a vacuum. Like, that’s not fun, I don’t want to do that.”
After trying the Vileda, she says she’s no longer convinced she needs one.
“Why do you need a steam mop when you can get this one?”
For Katrina, the combination of being lightweight, easy to wring, simple to manoeuvre and able to get into those awkward corners has made mopping feel much less frustrating. And despite going into the trial with low expectations, she’s now very happy to recommend it.
“I’m not trying to sell you a product, but I’m just saying that I’m very impressed with it. It’s really good.”
Her final verdict?
“It’s been really, really good. Recommend!”
This Real Story was provided as part of a paid sponsorship opportunity. Katrina was chosen to share her story because she was sent out and tried the Vileda Easy Wring & Clean TURBO Mop & Bucket Set, and genuinely loved it! And Vileda is so confident they’ve made the best spin mop ever, they’re backing the new & improved Easy Wring & Clean TURBO with a 5 Year Guarantee.
This mop so good and the views all are positive so I just purchased one on milkrun through Woolworths and it come with 2 mop head refills. Can’t wait to use it.
Yes, I couldn’t agree more. The Vileda spin mop is by far my favourite mop for a good thorough clean at home. I even got the landlords to purchase one for the holiday house I clean to make cleaning a breeze and get the job done properly. I always grab a spare when they’re out for half price.
Ah, I received a ‘you’re a finalist’ email from MoM for this fantastic mop but didn’t receive anything beyond that. I was looking forward to giving this a try to compare the three existing options I have but alas. Looks good, fingers crossed I can try it in the near future!
Omg! Yes! With 4 dogs and 4 teens AND the guests they bring home with them LOL our timber floors and tiles don’t stand a chance! I would love to see them add some wheels to the bottom of the bucket so that you don’t have to carry the bucket around with you.
This sounds like an excellent mop that makes cleaning so easy! I love a product that not only is as effective as advertised but makes a job less grueling. I gotta say though, a steam mop that plugs in sounds like an awful idea. I have a tineco floor mop, which is cordless and charges at a base, and it’s incredible on my white tiles.
10:37 am
Amazing! Awesome! Convenient! Healthy!
We always have them stocked in the cupboard and when running low, I'll go and buy some more. I have already recommend Rafferty's Garden to other mums and I find them to be amazing!
8:40 pm
Always recommend this
I would give him the veggies one with flatbread like jam... he never left any bits of the rafferty veggie wrap.
Its a lovely product for all lottle foodies out there. Thumbs up.
2:53 pm
A winner in our house!
11:40 am
love rafferty's garden
8:04 am
Such an easy way to get their calcium allowance
2:17 pm
We make them into icypoles
2:35 pm
Fruity ice cream
10:07 pm
My little girl loved them all
12:49 am
Great for on the go
10:23 am
10 days down the line !
8:46 am
Awesome range!
10:37 am
Amazing! Awesome! Convenient! Healthy!
We always have them stocked in the cupboard and when running low, I'll go and buy some more. I have already recommend Rafferty's Garden to other mums and I find them to be amazing!
10:17 pm
Good for fussy ones
9:44 pm
Calci fruit is calci-YUM!
8:40 pm
Always recommend this
I would give him the veggies one with flatbread like jam... he never left any bits of the rafferty veggie wrap.
Its a lovely product for all lottle foodies out there. Thumbs up.
10:52 am
Couldn't get enough.
12:35 am
So handy
10:50 am
fruit and veg in a pouch
10:38 pm
Tasty treat for bubs
10:16 am
Handy packaging
12:40 pm
Rafferty's is healthy
2:53 pm
A winner in our house!
8:47 pm
Love this brand
5:36 pm
A hit in our household!
His favourite would have to be the Peach, Banana and Pear, he clears his bowl everytime!!
These are great for on the go, as they don't need storing in the fridge.
We always have these on hand as part of my sons lunch, or a healthy snack.
2:12 pm
Rafferty's Garden needs to GROW their packet sizes!
Sugar aside, I would be very interested in a larger tub of the Calci Fruit Range. So that I can pop it into reusable packets for daycare and lunches out on the town.
1:53 am
Great for on the go or for a busy mum
6:04 pm
Going going gone!
9:36 pm
Mango, Pear & Banana Milk
12:05 pm
Can't Get Enough!
4:51 pm
I really wanted Bub to like this...
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