CONGRATS!! To the Mother's Day giveaway winner!!

Congratulations to Jennifer Hay of Florida, who won the Mother's Day giveaway sponsored by HappyBaby and GojiGourmet!

Stay tuned for my Gluten- free review next month and more giveaways to come!!!!

Rebecca

5 days left!!!

5 days left to sign up for the Mother's Day Contest!!!
If you haven't signed up already, now is the time to do it!
Good luck!!!

HappyBaby = Happy Bellies!!!

I have mentioned Happy Family brand foods quite a bit on my blog, but have yet to post my review of their wonderful products. The items I love the most from their line is the Happy Melts organic yogurt snacks andtheir Happy Bites frozen toddler meals.

The Happy Melts yogurts snacks are baby sized freeze-dried yogurt drops made from 100% organic ingredients. These are great when babies are developing their pincher grasp (when they pick things up with their fingers) and also to get some extra calcium and vitamin D in your little one. When we think of portable baby snacks we usually think of puffs or wheat O's. But with this great product, carbohydrates don't need to be the only food group in the finger food category! Besides being organic and tasting great (...I tasted the banana-mango.. totally yummy! ), these yogurt drops also contain probotics. probotics are the "good bacteria" that helps support babies immune system and helps them maintain a healthy flora in their digestive tract. probotics are naturally found in breast milk and are put into some infant formulas as well. Using a product like this, that contains robotics, will help continue that support they received from the breast milk or infant formula.

Being that my 2 year old will be a 3 year old soon, I am always on the look out for "big" kid foods. The Happy Bites line has frozen meals for the preschooler. With meals like Mac + Cheese patties and Salmon sticks (my Fave), you can rest assured that your toddler is getting a nutritionally complete, organic and kid-friendly meal. Each box has a character theme, a secret agent animal, with a description and their mission....super cute! Best part about these meals are they each contain protein, veggies and complex carbohydrates... a complete meal!!

Mother's Day Giveaway!!!

I am happy to announce yet another fabulous giveaway! In honor of Mother's Day, Goji Gourmet, HappyBaby and YoBaby will send one lucky winner a bunch of goodies for mom... and baby.

Here's what the Lucky winner will get:


Five Flavor Pack (1 large bag of each of the 5 flavors) from GOJI GOURMET


Coupons for 2 FREE  HappyBaby frozen babyfood meals, HappyBellies baby cereals, HappyPuffs finger food, HappyMelts  yogurt bites and HappyBites frozen toddler meals.

An Infant & Toddler Nutrition Guide

 HAPPYFAMILY Recipes

A coupon for a FREE  4 pack of YoBaby yogurt   

A Eric Carle Growth Chart



Here what you have to do to win:

- Subscribe to my blog,  Apple Pear Peach Plum and post a response under this tread.
- Become a fan of  GOJI GOURMET and HAPPYBABY on either twitter or facebook.
... That's it!!

Winner will be selected on Mother's Day, May 9th.

 Happy Mother's Day to all the Mommies  and GOOD LUCK!!

Gaa Gaa for Goji !!

Goji, one of the new superfruits, contains a boat load of cancer fighting antioxidants. It also has 18 of the 21 amino acids, more beta carotene than carrots (which is phytochemical.. fights free radicals ), Calcium, Potassium, Iron, Zinc,Selenium, Vit B2 and Vit C and if that weren't enough they taste de-lish!
 Goji Gourmet makes these heavenly cookies that contain Goji berries. The berries are dried out like raisins and added into a tasty aray of cookies from Goji chocolate chip to the exotic Goji cherry cacao.  I was SO pleasantly suprised to find these cookies soft and chewy...Just like a cookie should be... and when I looked at the ingredients it got even better..wholesome,organic,natural ingredients...SERIOUSLY!!
Tastes great...healthly.... calorie friendly.. what isn't to love about these cookies! It even passed the 2 year old test!
 I am really posting this for the moms out there, more so than the kiddos.  Goji Gourmet makes these 100 calorie packs that have 4 cookies.. that's right girls.. 4 cookies!! These are something to have in the diaperbag or pocketbook for YOU!!  These 100 calorie packs are much healthier than other brands ( won't mention names..we all know who they are ) 100 calorie packs because they contain what is called a "functional" food. You are getting your cookie fix, with the extra benefits that Goji berries provide.

Peter Rabbit Organics- Pure Fruit in a Pouch!!!

I had the pleasure of trying  Peter Rabbit Organics Fruit puree pouches. These awesome pouches are 100% organic, shelve stable (...meaning easy to tote along in a diaper bag or pocket book..etc), no added sugars and 100% pure!! That is what sold me! when you look at the ingredients you will see what I am talking about, nothing but the fruit it's titled with!  Another great feature of this product is its top. It has a screw on/off top so if the little doesn't finish it all, the top can go back on and be but in the fridge for later use. It also has an anti-swallow sipper, which makes this particularly great for those just starting to take from a sippy cup.  These pouches come in Strawberry& Banana, Apple & Grape and Mango Banana Orange. The Mango is my particular favorite ...Yes I do taste all the products I recieve.
Hey, If It doesn't taste good to me..what are the chances that it will to a 2 year old !
Overall, this is an excellent chocie for babies starting at 6 months to preschoolers... and 28 year old dietitians as well  !

Congrats to Chris from NJ on winning March's National Nutrition  Month Giveaway!
Your package is on its way Chris!
Look for May's Mothers Day giveaway with items from Goji Gourmet and HappyBaby!

Fresh Fruit alternatives: Funky Monkey and Just Tomatoes etc..

There have been a lot of questions asked about the nutritional quality of freeze dried fruit and dried fruit. When fresh fruits are not in season or available and frozen fruit does fit the need, using dried fruits and can be a good subsitutes. Freeze dried fruit usually does not contain anything but the fruit itself.Because there is no added sugars,colorings,preservations or additives it makes a great fruit chocie. the process used to make the fruit snacks produces a crunchy fruit snack, that kids love.

Funky Monkey snacks are one of my favorite dried fruit snacks. They have a great variety of 100% organic, no added sugar fruit snacks. My son's particular favorite was the pink pineapple and bananmon which is bananas with cinnamom..yum! Their website is awesome as well, with interactive games and printables.. it is defintely kid friendly!

We also love Just tomatoes etc. They not only do they have fruit, but veggies too! the "just peas" and "just corn" are our fav. Our fruit snack favorite is the fruit salad that has Pear, Apple, Peach, Banana, Strawberry and Red Grapes. This company has this great activity book for kids called "Think color as you eat!" The teachers resource section as free printable downloads that can be utilized as teaching tools.
These products are great for toddlers because they are finger foods and dissolve easily in the mouth. Making a toddler trail mix of whole wheat o's, dried fruit pieces and yogurt melts is an easy way to make a pocketbook or diaperbag friendly-take along snack that will keep your little one's tummy happy!

National Nutrition Month Giveaway!!!!

In honor of National Nutrition Month, I will be giving away a box of Kids Snacks and even something yummy for mom! The giveaway box will include one of each of Peter Rabbit Organics 100% pure fruit snacks in Mango-Banana-orange, Strawberry-Banana and Apple-grape, 1 bag of Peeled fruit and nuts snacks, coupons for revolution foods, monkey Bars and Monkey Brains, Chobani yogurt and a sample pack of Sahale glazed nut and KIND bar for mom.

You can enter by signing up as a follower to this blog and responding to this post. Winner will be picked randomly on April 1st and be notified. Good Luck and Happy Nutritional Month!!!

Children of the Revolution!

I was lucky enough to be sent some samples of Revolution foods products. I saw their "Jammy Sammy" boxes at a local children's toy store and e-mailed them after reading on the box about their lunch program mission. The products they offer are 100% organic and range from fruit sauces in easy to eat pouches to yogurt filled sandwich bars. My ( and my Son's) particular favorite is their cocoa graham and banana yogurt sandwich bar. This company not only puts out Delicious kids foods designed to be lunchbox friendly, but their company gives 3% of their net revenue to their school lunch service, which provides healthy foods for lunch in under served schools. I love a company with a passion and drive to start kids on the right path to nutritional health!
Check out their website to read more about their great products and lunch program.

http://products.revfoods.com/

Monkey Brains

With a kooky name and a healthy dose of prebiotics, Monkey Brains are a big hit at our house! Monkey Brains makes instant oatmeal that contains a prebiotic called NutraFlora, derived from natural sugar cane. I am sure you have heard the term "prebiotic" and "probiotic" everywhere. prebiotics are a type of fiber that encourages good bacterial growth in the digestive tract to helps to maintain a healthy immune system. This seriously yummy oatmeal comes in raspberry, blueberry and strawberry flavors and is ALL NATURAL!!! They also make granola bars in stawberry-vanilla, blueberry-vanilla and my son's personal favorite banana,chocolate- peanut butter!!! Who doesn't love that combination!! Visit their site and check out their cool video.

Buy from them online and receive 10% off, Use discount code: Thomas

http://www.monkey-brains.com/

Ahoy! Veggie Booty!

Pirate Brands, Veggie Booty by Roberts American Gourmet snacks, is a kid winner!! This corn puff is covered in green powder which contains kale, spinach and carrots! It taste de-lish. I promise your kiddo will never know its actually veggies that make it green! It contains 0 sugar, no trans or sat fats, 2gm of protein and little iron thrown in there. The whole bag (1oz) is 130 calories, not that calories are a real issue for little ones, but good for mommy as well. If your kid loves cheddar puffs that turn their fingers orange, try these, turing their fingers green may be more fun for them... and way healthier too!

http://www.piratesbooty.com/products/piratesbooty/agedwhitecheddar

WELCOME!!!

Welcome all parents...and lovers of kid's foods. I am a practicing dietitian and have a passion for pediatric nutrition. Through having my own child and counseling other kids ranging all ages, I have researched and tested some new "functional" and organic food designed for kids. From oatmeal to lollipops, my kiddo and I have tasted and deliberated on if the snack/food was "yummy" or "yucky". As I share some featured foods, feel free to contact me with concerns and comments. I hope you all are as excited as I am to hear about yummy foods!

Rebecca