Get Fruity with FruitziO Fruit Snacks
Full disclosure: I am not, nor have I ever been, a fan of dried fruit. I have to check my gag reflex when eating fresh bananas. Dry them out? Gag city. Dried apples? Meh. I'd rather have my fruit...
View ArticleMake Your Own Halloween-Themed Fruit Pops
It's just a week until Halloween...do you have your healthy Halloween treats planned? If not, we have a couple of suggestions, courtesy of and inspired by Kashi! (They sent us the pops and a recipe,...
View Article‘That’s it’ Fruit Bars Contain Fruit. That’s It!
As a mom, I'm constantly trying to come up with creative meal and healthy snack ideas for my toddler. It's easy to feel like you're offering the same foods over and over again. I try to stick to whole...
View ArticlePeter Rabbit Organics: Healthy Portable Pouches for Kids On the Go!
Sometimes when I get my daughter's meals or snacks ready, I can see her eyes glaze over and she yawns sarcastically out of meal-boredom. Not really, but I can imagine that raisins and Cheerios get...
View ArticleThe Fruit Guys Can Come to My House Any Day
Sometimes it's a little uncanny and a lot strange how the universe provides for your exact needs precisely when you need it. This isn't the first time I've had something I genuinely needed land on my...
View ArticleBeat Snack Boredom: Fun Fruit Snacks for Kids
Getting bored with apples and peanut butter as a snack for your kids? Check out these fun options for that afternoon snack! Stretch Island Fruit Strips Remember Fruit Roll-Ups and Fruit by the Foot?...
View Article13 Ways to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables
We all know we should be eating our fruits and vegetables. You’ve probably heard the recommendations for meeting a five-a-day quota, or seen the USDA’s recommendation to fill half of your plate with...
View ArticleSnack Attack: Stretch Island Fruit Is Back with Chews
I'm totally the mean mom. The one who said absolutely no sweets until the first birthday cake. The one who totally skips any of the items in the grocery store that are marketed to kids. When my son...
View ArticleMonster Juice Recipe for Your Little Monsters
I don't have a juicer --- I'm more of a smoothie gal --- but juicing is all the rage these days. And if you're hard-pressed to get your kids to branch out into green veggies or move beyond the...
View ArticleHealthy Snack Ideas: A Clif Fruit Snack with a Veggie Twist (and a Dark...
I never gave much thought to snacks before having kids. I'd snack when I needed to, but it wasn't an everyday necessity. Now, I've got two kiddos who need snacks at random moments throughout the day....
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