Fruit by the Foot facts for kids
Fruit by the Foot is a popular and chewy fruit snack. It's made by a big company called General Mills and sold under the Betty Crocker name. This fun snack first came out in North America in 1991, and people still enjoy it today! It's known for being a long, rolled-up strip of fruit-flavored goodness.
What's Inside Fruit by the Foot?
Fruit by the Foot is made from several key ingredients. These include sugar, maltodextrin, and corn syrup, which give it its sweet taste and chewy texture. It also contains pear puree concentrate, which comes from real pears. Another ingredient is palm oil.
For many years, the snack got its bright colors and yummy tastes from artificial colors and flavors. However, in recent years, the company has changed its recipe. Now, Fruit by the Foot uses pear juice and colors from real fruits. This change makes the snack use more natural ingredients for its look and taste.
Fun Promotions and Prizes
Fruit by the Foot has often included fun surprises with its snacks. The paper backing that holds the fruit snack is sometimes printed with interesting things. You might find games, jokes, or even trivia facts to read while you eat!
In the early 1990s, Fruit by the Foot came with stickers. These stickers were a special marketing prize inside the box. Kids loved collecting these stickers. They would often put them on their lunch boxes. This was a cool way to show their friends they had eaten Fruit by the Foot.
Nintendo Partnership
In early 1999, a big partnership happened between Nintendo and General Mills. They worked together on a special television advertising campaign. This campaign cost about $5 million. The advertisements were created by a company called Saatchi & Saatchi.
The special promotion started on January 25, 1999. Inside Fruit by the Foot snacks, you could find helpful tips for various Nintendo 64 games. These tips were printed right on the wax paper that wrapped the snack. There were 90 different tips in total. They were released in three different sets, with 30 tips in each set. This made collecting all the tips a fun challenge for gamers!
See also
- Fruit Roll-Ups, a similar product
