Bitsy’s Brainfood (+ an awesome giveaway)
This post is sponsored by Bitsy’s Brainfood and includes an awesome giveaway, including a Target gift card. Read on for more details!
I’m always looking for quick and healthy snack options for Liv, but her tastes and preferences are constantly changing. Some days she’s crushing crudités and hummus, and others, I’m trying to figure out if she’s eaten a single vegetable. It all balances out, right? I love to make her snacks at home, but for treats and portable options, I’m pretty particular about what I’ll purchase to have on hand.
We were excited to see that Bitsy’s Brainfood kindly sent us a box of their snacks to try out, plus two cute shirts.
(Mine says “We got the beet.”)
Bitsy’s Brainfood was started by two moms who believe that healthy bodies and minds are connected, and that learning to eat healthy should be enjoyable. They were shopping for snacks for their kids, and realized that the snack aisle wasn’t healthy, and the healthy aisle wasn’t fun. It was their lightbulb moment to combine the two, and create snacks to nurture growing bodies, minds and imaginations. They want to empower children to make healthy choices, which is why they don’t hide the fact that there are fruits and veggies in the snacks.
They sent two cereals (Fruit and Veggie 1,2,3 and Green Berry Blast, which is gluten-free) and some cookies (orange, chocolate, beet; zucchini, gingerbread, carrot; and sweet potato oatmeal raisin). Livi scoped out the bag, and was really interested in Bitsy, who looks like she could be related to Fancy Nancy, a character from some of Liv’s favorite books.
Some of the things I love:
-That they aren’t trying to “trick” kids into eating healthy. By teaching kids that fruits and vegetables are indeed in their food, and they are delicious, they’re giving them the options and knowledge to make healthy choices later on. It’s important for me to teach Liv that we need a balance of nutrients to grow strong and feel energized. Some foods are delicious, but not necessarily nutrient-dense, but too much could slow us down.
-They’re made with whole grains
-They’re nut-free, which is important because many schools and youth facilities are nut-free
-The snacks are fortified with vitamins, minerals and healthy fats, including DHA + EPA. I was excited to be reading through the label when I saw Omega 3 oil, as it’s something I add to our smoothies, and pea protein
-They’re colored with fruit and vegetable powder; no artificial colorings
-No genetically-modified ingredients, and are certified USDA organic
-You can find them at Target! Check out the store locator to find out if Bitsy’s Brainfood is near you.
What Liv loves:
-The taste. She LOVES the cookies and especially loves the Sweet Potato Oatmeal Raisin. As far as the cereals go, we don’t do a ton of plain cereals for breakfast, but I’ve been including them in parfaits with fruit and yogurt. She really enjoys the crunchy bits of the cereal in the parfaits. I’ve also been known to down a mug full of the Green Berry Blast cereal with some almond milk after spin class. 😉
-Learning! She is really into learning letters and sounds right now, and the cookies are shaped by letters. We’ll put them together to spell short words and go over the sounds that each letter makes. It’s pretty awesome to infuse reading and learning into snack time.
And now, it’s giveaway time:
Bitsy’s Brainfood kindly offered to send a lucky reader the same package they sent me, plus a $50 gift card to Target!
Just enter via the widget below:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
I’ll pick a winner this Sunday night at midnight EST and announce in Monday morning’s post.
xoxo
Gina
This post is sponsored by Bitsy’s Brainfood and as always, all opinions are my own. Thank you so much for supporting this blog and the companies who help to support our family.
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We love Harvest Snaps!!! They are pretty healthy too!
I love a simple carrot for a snack
I cannot wait to try these! I think both kids would love them!
Almond butter and crackers
Wow, these look delicious!
The 2 yo and 4 yo love Greek yogurt w homemade coconut granola and honey!
Sounds like a great company – love that they don’t try to hide that there are healthy ingredients.
These look fabulous! I love smoothies for snacks.
Looks yummy! I think my two year old would approve!
Liv is getting so big! I have a 4 week old daughter and I hope to raise her to have a good outlook on food and fitness like you’ve raised her.
Carrots are my fav or sometimes apples with almond butter. My kiddos love cucumbers, yogurt, almonds… well they will pretty much eat anything.
My daughter is really into raisins and anything with peanut butter for a snack right now.
I love nuts and yogurt
I was just thinking that I needed to find a better variety of snacks for my son when we are out and about…I will definitely be looking for them at target this weekend
Sounds delicious 🙂
I keep it pretty simple- fruit (with Tajin! yasss) or peeled carrots/other veggies with a homemade dressing/sauce. It’s all about the sauce, man. If it’s delicious, the veggies just become a vessel and you don’t even think about it.
Cheese is probably my son’s favorite snack followed by grapes!
I love these vegan bars I found here in the UK called Nakd bars — usually just 2-3 ingredients but so delicious!
carrots or snap peas with hummus 🙂
These look delish and good for you! Love your blog-and your book is one of my favs. Thank-you for such great information daily on food and fitness, I am learning lots.
These look yummy! I love plain greek yogurt mixed up with some almond butter and cinnamon
I love hummus and carrots if I’m sitting down or almonds/cashews if I’m on the go!
I love this idea! My preschooler is a snacker – way too busy for big meals! 🙂 He snacks on lots of fruit and nuts – so I especially love that these are nut free!
We love delicious apples with almond butter! We eat that snack multiple times a week!
i always see these at target and would love to try! The sweet potato raisin sounds awesome
My favorite health snack is coconut chips.
What a great idea. I like the fact they aren’t trying to hide the healthy.
Even though my kids are getting “too old” for them, they love squeeze pouch fruits and veggies. It is one of the few ways my super picky 1.5 year old will eat fruits and veggies.
These look yummy!
My boys love hummus!
Looks delish! We love the snappea crisps!
Liv’s hair looks so luxurious! My grandson loves pb and j’s, raisins, and carrot sticks. Oh and pretzels.
These look great for toddlers! I’m going to look for them at Target
Apple with cinnamon and but butter!
These look like the perfect treat for my toddler! Thanks for a fun giveaway!!
I love trail mix, yogurt and granola, or naturebox snacks!
Fresh fruit
My daughter loves blueberries! She likes to squeeze them then eat them 🙂
this is great for kids or for adults! my dad has some health issues which have caused him to lose a lot of his appetite and its really hard for him to get enough good nutrition in. I’m sure he’d love some fruit/veg filled bite size cookies!
Pb and banana all day!!
These look great! btw, I tried the oatmeal cookie smoothie you mentioned a few weeks ago – so good!
I have seen these in Target and have been tempted to try them. We love smoothies and the classic, sliced apples with nut butter and raisins or cherries.
These look great!
This would be a great package to win.
Our favorite healthy snack are pb oatmeal bites. These snacks looks great!
Raw unsalted nuts all the way every day!
We love smoothies as an afternoon snack!
Looking forward to trying these and sharing some with my neice and nephew.
My kids love when I make them smoothies. They also love nuts and dried fruit.
I will definitely be checking these out at Target this weekend. The sweet potato cookies sound like they are yummy!