Here’s the deal, fruit roll-up.

We’re onto you and your pals, preservatives and additives. They’re bad news. Plus they’re hard to spell and even harder to pronounce.

Little Duck Organics Tiny Fruits, on the other hand, have ingredients that read like a worksheet for first-graders: organic freeze-dried apples, organic freeze-dried blueberries, organic freeze-dried strawberries. Get the picture? Nothing but familiar good stuff in bite-size pieces.

We’re not partial to hydrogenated anything. The only syrup we want is from a maple tree. So make room in the snack drawer.

And do us a favor. Mind your own beeswax.

Available online at diapers.com, $4. For more information, go to littleduckorganics.com.

EXPLORE
ParentMap Preschool Previews
What: Get the lowdown on early education options and meet face-to-face with staff.
Why: A Nanny for U and Polly-Glots watch Miss Antsy Pants while you work the room.
When: Tues. & Thurs., 5-8 p.m.
Where: Tues., Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Ave. N., Shoreline; Thurs., Meydenbauer Center, 11100 NE Sixth St., Bellevue. Register for a fifteen-minute consultation with an education specialist online at parentmap.com. Free.

SOAR
Peter Pan: a British Panto
What: Follow Wendy and Michael to Neverland in the Fremont Players show.
Why: It’s a long way from Disney.
When: Sat., 4 & 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 1 & 4 p.m.
Where: Hale’s Palladium, 4301 Leary Way NW, Ballard. Tickets online at brownpapertickets.com. Adults and teens, $12; children, $6.

ACHOO
Keeping Kids Healthy During Flu Season
What: Learn to keep him in tip-top shape this winter with advice from a Group Health representative.
Why: Make it through the season without a single sick day.
When: Wed., 6-7:30 p.m.
Where: KidsQuest Children’s Museum, 4091 Factoria Mall SE, Bellevue. (425-637-8100). Register now (while there’s space) online at emuseum.kidsquestmuseum.org. Register for child care at 425-637-8100. Admission is free. Child care, $5 suggested donation per child.

Photo: Courtesy of Little Duck Organics