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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My kids love apple flowers with a PB center 🙂
My favorite healthy snack is plain greek yogurt with blueberries and some puffed kamut on top for crunch!
My fav snack to share with my two girls would be fresh berries- strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries!!
Love homemade hummus and carrots or an apple. Gotta have that crunch!
Apples with peanut butter.
yum! My go to snack right now is hummus and carrots….
Livi is looking so grown up! I love snacking on cottage cheese!
We love fruit as a snack in this house, or rice cakes. We’d love to try these – I have a spunky two year old who just might like them :). Thank you!
Our family would love to try these!!
My daughter has been into strawberries and string cheese lately-those were the top requests this week anyway! I’ve seen the Bitsy’s cookies at our local Target and would love to find the cereal too, we like dry cereal as a snack option but it’s tough to find cereals with any nutritional value or without high amounts of sugar (that my toddler will eat anyway!)
Our family enjoys almonds and seeds, homemade protein bars, fruit, greek yogurt. Variety is key!
We loves apples with peanut butter for a snack.
Looks like something my 18 month old would love!
Fresh berries!!
Love that they aren’t trying to trick kids into eating veggies!
Either clementines or cheddar bunnies
Would love to try these snacks!
Yogurt is my favorite healthy snack!
My almost 3 year old son is really into baby carrots or a ‘peanut butter spoon’. My ten month old daughter will seriously eat anything you give her, lol. Thanks for the amazing giveaway I would love to try these.
We love apples, clementines, and veggies with hummus! I also love kale and beet chips but they are not always super convenient to make, and not something I always like buying either as then they are loaded with other ingredients!
Oh and a little off-topic….I LOVE that “We got the beet” tshirt!
I bet my girls would like these!!
I’d love for my daughter to try these! She is the world’s most pickiest eater and I have a really hard time getting her to eat vegetables. These would be perfect to get her interested and excited to eat!
I think my grandson will enjoy these snacks. I will look for them on my next Target run!
I saw thsee at Target and would love to try them!
My favorite healthy snack is not anything special: Granny Smith apples with peanut butter.
I will definitely be trying this brand for my girls( 23 mos & 3.5 yo). I’ve been looking for a “good for them” but still tastes good snacks that are portable.
We love apples and peanut butter 🙂
Celery with sunbutter!
My daughter loves almost any kind of fruit and is recently really excited about the chia pudding i make for a snack. We do not buy many packaged items but these look like they could be a great option!
Banana & nut butter!
Fresh fruit and chia pudding this week!
I love snacking on homemade trail mix! My little guy is only 6 months but these snacks are definitely something I would consider for him in the future!
My favorite snack is fresh fruit.
My 19 month old loooves chick peas!
Our favorite snacks are clementines, apples cinnamon and almond butter, carrots and hummus and now that the weather is warming up popcicles!
My kids love oranges and any kind of fruit really!!!
My favorite healthy snack is roasted chickpeas!
We love fruit as a snack or chips and salsa 🙂
veggies and hummus!
I love snacking on grapes!
i love the gingerbread carrot ones, they were gone in a few days
Fruit, granola, and yogurt!
Looks like a great grab and go snack!
Fruit and pretzels + hummus!
Greek yogurt & granola are my go-to snack!
I love roasted chickpeas!
I usually choose a healthy granola for a snack…love the crunch!
Right now, my favorite is a Kind bar!
My favorite healthy snack is either almonds or kale chips!
Such a great idea! I especially like that YOU like them because those weird baby/toddler snacks from Gerber, etc. are super unappealing. Why would I give my kid something that I think is gross? I kind of want to go pick up some of those orange chocolate beet cookies for myself… 🙂