New children’s food brand Mini nom nom’s recently introduced a five-strong range of world cuisine ready meals for kids.
Having already won Best New Brand or Business, Best New Children’s Food and Best New Concept at IFE 2015, the brand says it aims to revolutionize the children’s ready meal sector.
The health-focused exotic meals provide a minimum of one of a child’s five a day and contain to added sugar, salt, additives or preservatives. The packaging is designed to educate children about where the food comes from and the culture and cuisine it belongs to.
The range consists of: Tiny Tiffin (Lamb) – jewelled lamb biriyani, peas and paneer tikki, mango chutney; Tiny Tiffin (Chicken) – butter chicken and pilau rice, sweet potato and butternut squash tikki, date and tamarind chutney; Tiny Thali (Fish) – Keralan fish curry, rainbow rice, veggie bonda, apple and mint chutney; Little Laksa (Chicken) – Malaysian coconut lemongrass chicken, with rice noodles, tofu & veggie spring roll, plum and garlic dip, carrot and spring onion sprinkles; and Tiny Tagine (Vegetarian) – fruity chickpea and carrot tagine, coriander cous cous, rghaif Moroccan bread, roasted red pepper and rose harissa dip.
Each dish consists of two courses and is presented in a multi-compartment pack to encourage children to mix, dip and pour, engaging with the food and season it according to their own tastes.
The range was developed by husband and wife team Lisa and Dr Imrat Sohanpal who collaborated with spice expert Emma Grazette to craft the unique spice and flower blends suitable for developing taste buds.
“Mini nom nom’s meals are quite unique within the market and were designed specifically for the child’s palate, while being tasty for parents too,” says Lisa Sohanpal. “We are very proud of the meals’ nutritional and taste profiles. The fact that the dishes offer a home-cooked style, provide a minimum of one of your ‘five a day’ and are nutritionally rich with no salt, sugar, additives or preservatives, gives parents the peace of mind that their children are getting a healthy, balanced meal. With the ‘heat and eat within two minutes’ cooking instructions, the meals are perfect for busy parents who want to provide their children with nutritious meals without sacrificing on taste or time.”
