Let me tell ya something, we go through a ridiculous, insane amount of yogurt in this house. And with two little ones heading off to kindergarten every day with lunchboxes in hand, it’s important to me to find the best value I can. I’ve tried to buy huge containers of yogurt and dole it out into little containers for the kids, but without fail, the containers never make it home from school. And as much as my kids enjoy the typical grown-up style yogurt, they make a huge mess out of it. When I discovered custard style yogurt, I was in love, and so were my little ones! It’s tasty and fun to eat, and it sticks to the spoon instead of falling in your lap. Bonus: the Yoplait Kids brand of yogurt is available in Dora, Diego, and Blues Clues styles, so the kids love it even more. Want to check it out for yourself? Well, what are you waiting for? It’s only available EVERYWHERE. What are ya, new? Hey, you can even print out a coupon right here and save $1.50. Yay!
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Yoplait Kids – a thousand thumbs up.
EnviroKidz Crispy Rice Bars Giveaway – New Flavors!
I’m not a big fan of school lunches, so I pack my older twins’ lunches every single day. It’s a drag putting together a healthy lunch at 6 in the morning, but I do it, because I want to know what they’re eating during the day. And as easy as it would be to just start them a lunch account at school, I just *know* they wouldn’t eat school cafeteria tacos. Or hoagies. Or salisbury steak! And I really don’t see the nutritional value in eating bread sticks dunked in tomato sauce, which appears on the lunch menu at least twice a month.
Besides packing their lunches, I also pack a snack in their backpacks so they have something to much on in the afternoon. Being a kindergartener makes you hungry! I’m always trying to find some healthy treat for them to take once in awhile, to break up the monotony of eating fruit and string cheese. Here’s a GREAT option for little kids – EnviroKidz Crispy Rice Bars. We’ve tried these in the past and they’re delicious, and I just had a chance to sample two brand new flavors – Lemur Peanut Choco Drizzle (chunky peanut butter and peanuts with chocolate drizzle) and Penguin Fruity Burst (‘marshmallowy’ taste with colourful bits of fun fruity bursts). These low fat bars are made from whole brown rice, they’re low in sugar and sodium, and they’re also gluten free. And they’re GOOD! We received samples to try a few weeks ago, and I had to track down some promo images to use in this post because my family scarfed down the samples so quickly I didn’t have a chance to photograph them.
Aren’t they cute?
Want to try them for yourself? Leave a comment here letting me know your favorite healthy snack option for your kids, and I’ll draw one winner on Monday, September 15th. The winning commenter will receive both flavors in the mail!
Kellogg’s Nutrition At A Glance
I’ve mentioned here before how I try to limit the amount of sugar my kids eat. The biggest change for us has been eliminating sugary cereals from their diet. They looooove sugary cereals (who doesn’t?) but I’m always stunned to see how much sugar they’re eating whenever I actually read the labels.
Kellogg’s is actually making it pretty easy for me to pick out an acceptable box of cereal, though – I noticed recently that they print nutrition info at-a-glance right on the front of their cereals. Check it out:
I love it!
Why don’t more manufacturers do this sort of thing? Save mama a little time and effort, and you can have my money!
Home Run Inn Frozen Pizza
I first heard about Home Run Inn Frozen Pizza from my good friend Erin. She’s from the Chicago area, so I trust her pizza judgment! She raved about how awesome these pizzas are, and how they don’t taste like the typical cardboard frozen pizza, and other friends of ours on the mommy board we frequent all gave the pizza rave reviews as well.
I, however, am a big cheapskate, and generally speaking, our financial situation most days falls under the category of Broke As A Joke, so I wasn’t about to spend seven bucks on a frozen pizza. You could spend a couple dollars more and have your pizza delivered, y’know?
This all changed yesterday. We had to run out to the supermarket for eggs, right in the middle of making a birthday cake for my 13-year-old. It was a long, hot day, and I didn’t feel like cooking, so I impulsively grabbed two of these pizzas from the freezer case at our local King Soopers. One was cheese and pepperoni – the other one was sausage and, I think, grilled vegetables. I threw them in the oven, both at the same time, while the kids were tearing up the backyard on their bikes.
Well. Damned if those weren’t the BEST frozen pizzas I’ve ever had in my life, and probably the best pizza, PERIOD, I’ve had in a long time. We oohed and ahhhed over a pizzeria in Big Bear while we were on vacation, and this pizza tasted very much like that. The crust was exquisitely flaky, the grilled peppers tasted really fresh, and the cheese was all stretchy, just like it’s supposed to be. Seriously good pizza, and totally worth fourteen bucks for two of them.
Check out the Home Run Inn website and see if your grocery store is listed there. While searching for them on the web, I found that you can buy a 2-pack of their pizzas at Sam’s Club, but apparently not all Sam’s Club stores carry them, so you may be out of luck there. You totally need to track down some of this pizza, though – it’s fantastic! Thumbs up all around from here!
LaLaGirl is the mother of a teenager and two young sets of twins. She's happily married, loves living in Colorado, and writes almost daily about married life, raising multiples, and parenting a child with autism.
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