With the back to school season in full effect, I’m sure many families have packing lunches on the brain. I’ve had the chance to research and try out a few healthy snacks that I am very excited to share. They are sure to put a smile on the kids’ faces during lunchtime!
Brother’s All Natural Fruit Crisps are stripped of water gently by freeze drying. These freeze dried fruits are convenient and perfect for children with allergies. They are full of the same nutrients as fresh fruit and are free of preservatives, sulphur dioxide, added sugars, peanut/tree nuts, gluten, soy, and dairy. They are kosher and non GMO vegan. Best of all, they have a 1 year shelf life! What fruit do you know of that can last an entire year without being frozen? Boogie eats a couple of bags at a time. I handed these out in my swagbags at BlogHer and took a bunch to my cousin’s 2nd birthday party. We love them! {BUY}
Last but not least, we have Surf Sweets. Surf sweets are naturally sweet, organic gummy candies and jelly beans that are drenched in fresh fruit flavors. Surf Sweets are made with natural colors and flavors, organic fruit juice and sweeteners, and provide a daily allowance of Vitamin C. They are also one of the only candies made without corn syrup, making them a healthier choice for the family and environment. Boogie loved these as well, I had to hide them because, well, what toddler is bearable on a sugar rush? {BUY}
One lucky Mommy Daddy Blog reader will receive about 6 weeks worth of snacks to pack in their kids’ lunches! This prize pack will contain a case of Brother’s All Natural Fruit Crisps, an assortment of all Surf Sweets candies and a Surf Sweets T-shirt!
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This giveaway will run until September 9th 2009 7PM CST!
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I packed PB & J, a fruit cup, cheez its and juice.
Carrot Stix, pretzels, frozen gogurts.. yummy!
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Usually a sandwich and chips and an apple.
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Usually it is peanut butter and jelly, some fruit snacks and a juice box.
Sandwich, yogurt or pudding, cheese crackers, juice or Hi C. Thanks for the giveaway!
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My kids love SunChips better than junky chips, so I usually give them that for a snack in their lunchboxes.
i pack fresh fruit in their lunches and a sandwich
Sandwiches, leftovers, fruit, veggies and snacks.
We pack cheese, crackers, fruit and a drink
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Mine talks most of the time and doesn’t eat much. However, we vary the contents to keep it interesting enough for her to stop talking for a few minutes and chow down. Pita chips and hummus, flatbread sandwich, grapes, etc.
PB&J sandwich, apple slices or apple sauce and some gram crackers!
The kids actually get hot lunch at school, but for snacks we send fruit snacks, or the packages of crackers.
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Fruit and string cheese are very popular around here.
I am homeschooling so my kids get a variety of things for lunch(usually leftovers).I do make sure that they get fresh fruit daily. Thanks!
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I pack a sandwich on whole wheat and always an organic sliced apple plus baked chips of some sort. My son is very picky and so it is difficult to know what to send for him! This looks great!
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Usually pack a sandwich, yogurt, fruit, sometimes chips or cookies too.
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Sandwich, fruit, pretzels or chips.
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I usually pack PB&J, fruit, a snack and Caprisun.
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I usually pack yogurt, milk, some chips or crackers and piece of fruit.
peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a yogurt
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I try to pack fruits or veggies when and if I do pack a lunch. It’s so much easier to send money for school lunch though.
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Let’s see, I packed PB&J sandwiches, canned peaches, Green grapes, and pudding in my kid’s lunches yesterday. Tomorrow I’ll be doing meat/cheese sandwiches (I try to alternate as the little one would eat PB&J every day, but the older 2 aren’t keen on it) , packaged fruit snacks, apples, and carrot sticks.
Thanks for the chance to win lunch snacks, I sure could use the help!
We usually pack a sandwich or some meat, cheese and crackers. Along with this is some cut of veggies and a very small bag of pretzels or fruit if we sent crackers. for her afternoon snack we send a granola bar or an energy mix.
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My kids usually take a “main dish” or protein source, which can vary from a peanut butter sandwich, a meat sandwich, a container of yogurt or cheese cubes. Their second item is a fruit or vegetable such as grapes, baby carrots, strawberries or an apple. And their third item is a “treat” such as a cookie, a granola bar, or a few goldfish crackers.
We’d love to try these healthy snacks!! Thanks so much!
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I like to put healthy sandwiches, grapes, baby carrots and Pirate Booty in lunch boxes.
these snacks aren’t just for kids, but great for big people too,,,,
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sandwich, fruit bar and crackers
I pack leftovers, fruit juice, and crackers.
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I have three children to pack lunches for. They like a wide variety but some of our favorite or peanut butter and crackers, apple juice, carrots and curry dip, grapes and coconut crisps. Thanks!
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Different sandwiches to keep a variety going – and seasonal fresh fruit.
Well, Wee Man is in Kinder this year and he is a very picky eater.. His lunches are peanutbutter and jelly sandwich (only sandwich he will eat) and then either some fruit or crackers.. Then he also gets another snack during classroom snacktime.. That one he gets to pick himself from all the snacks we have..
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For my children I pack homemade vegetable soup,small side salad,small fruit salad and a cookie on most days.
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We try to do a sandwhich, and some type of fresh fruit. Not always possible, but we try!
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We do a variety- their fave is when I make them bento.
Today Dev had a salad w/baby spinach, carrots, cheese & chicken.
She also took some fruit & goldfish crackers.
peanut butter sandwhiches, fresh fruit, crackers.
peanut butter&marshmellow,bannana&juice of and a cookie!
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I pack some fruit or vegetable slices, yogurt, sandwich and milk and he always gets some kind of “treat” usually fruit snacks or cookies.
i pack fruit, a veggie (usually celery with peanut butter), and sandwich and either fruit juice or milk
I usually ley my kids choose a snck they enjoy. I’ll make a sandwich and pack a bottle I fill with water or milk (their choice).
PB&J’s, milk boxes or juice bags, and fresh fruit or veges.
I pack a sandwich some fruit and a snack and some juice.
A sandwich, fruit, water, cheese, and some edamame.
SAndwich, fruit, bag of chips or popcorn and cookies. milk bought at school.
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My daughter is a creature of habit and everyday she gets a Sandwich, an orange, a juice, a cheese stick and goldfish.
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I pack lots of fruit and veggies – they have these little individual packets of baby carrots that my daughter just loves! Thanks for the great giveaway
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he likes applesauce cups, a sandwich, baby carrots, and a juice box
I have a son with a lot of allergies, so we have to be careful. He also eats a lot healthier than his peers. Generally speaking, he will have homemade chicken nuggets, Garden of Eatin’ blue chips and salsa, whatever fruit we have on hand, soy pudding or cookies, and a quart of water. Since he is hitting puberty, and hard, we have to make sure there is A LOT of food in that lunchbox!
My kids still eat at home but I’ll start packing lunches next year. They usually go for quesadillas, grapes, lemonade, and cookies.
I pack a different type of sandwich, every day, along with fresh fruits and a frozen drink box. JeansandTs@hotmail.com
I usually pack a sandwich, fruit, and a drink.
She likes a half sandwich, a piece of fruit (preferably an apple), and a water canteen.
I have one boy who likes to take either mini cheese pizzas (on an English Muffin) or tuna sandwiches, and another boy that only wants to take peanut butter every day.
PB&J, fruit snacks, cheese sticks
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My granddaughter likes yogurt, fruit cups and an apple.
pb&j, cheese & crackers, an apple & a banana
We are in half-day kindergarten, so we eat at home still. But the kids have snack in the class and we try for healthy there. I just donated some pretzels!
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I usually pack turkey sandwiches, fruit leather or a banana and crackers.
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he likes cheese sticks!!!
I tend to pack fruit, nuts, and tortillas with peanut butter.
My kids like applesauce, pb & j sandwiches, baby carrots and hummus!
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I pack a sandwich, chips, a fruit or fruit cup, and a drink
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We don’t pack his lunch but I make sure he has a healthy snack like carrots or grapes when he gets home.
Since I’m not watching over them, I’m pretty sure the carrot sticks and dried fruit that I pack in their lunches get trashed. Having wised up, I’ve started to add shredded carrots to their PB & J sandwiches! Thanks for the chance to win the healthy snacks!!!
I like to pack snacks that have a fruit or veggie and a little protein from cheese or nuts.
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Some of my grandkids eat at the school cafeteria and some take their lunches. My daughter in law is great at giving healthy foods: carrot sticks, grape tomatoes, fresh fruit, turkey wraps with hummus, bean sprouts, etc, peanut butter on whole wheat bread, crackers, variety of salads. I never worry about their lunches because I know they are getting everything they need.
I always pack fruit, grapes are mostly requested.
I usually pack a pb&j sandwich on whole-wheat bread, some kind of fruit (apple slices, grapes, banana…), a cookie, and a thermos of milk.
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i pack homebaked goodies like cookies in addition to the healthy stuff
Have no kids, but I work at an after-school program, and I see the kids bringing a lot of UNHEALTHY snacks (e.g. Little Debbie and Hostess, Cheetos and Doritos). It would be great to win these prizes and perhaps pass on some healthy habits to them
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I pack a sandwich, a side like celery and carrots, and a fruit. Thanks for the giveaway!
Alison likes a strawberry bagel with cream cheese, some pretzels and an apple or grapes.
We homeschool, so we don’t pack lunches unless it’s something for a road trip. She likes snacks like cracker, cookies, and cantelope.
string cheese
Mine likes cheese sticks and lunch meat. Thanks for the chance.
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I pack peanut butter crackers and string cheese… my sons faves!
I try to pack healthy things like fruit, cheese, yogurt.
I pack a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and an apple, and cheese.
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to keep it healthy, i pack dole fruit bowls
I don’t need to pack lunches yet, but I do try to give the kids fruit along with their sandwiches at lunchtime.
My son likes celery and peanut butter, raisins, cheese squares, apples, yougurt, and Triscuits.
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I like to pack some apples or carrots and for a treat they get sun chips.
I pack ham or turkey
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I pack (usually) a turkey sandwich with cheese, an apple, a bag of snacks, and a drink, usually juice.
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we homeschool so i don’t “pack” my kids lunch. everyday for lunch i try to include something from each food group and a snack. example: today we had leftover vegetable soup(veggies), rolls(breads), apples (fruits) milk(dairy) and cheetos(snack)
i put in my childs lunch a sandwich, fruit cup, potato chips and some little treat
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lately into salami, hummus, carrots, sun chips, fruit tasty of some sort, granola bar for snack and honest kids juice
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Fruit and chips are a standard
My son loves yogurts and raisins. thanks for the chance.
Carrots and peanut butter are a great lunch box addition.
AWESOME!
I pack yogurt, mandarin oranges and either: a string cheese and hot dog or a sandwich and a drink
sometimes, I make fruit ka-bobs for them.. or cheese and ham ka-bobs on coffee straws.. it all depends.
Fantastic giveaway! Those sound delicious!
my kids like the 100 calorie snacks
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We try very hard to include at least one fruit and vegetable. My little one loves surprises too!
I like to pack baby carrots, apples and other fresh fruits and veggies in my kids lunches.
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