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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I love apple chips. There is a local Minnesota company who makes them and the only ingredients are apples and some cinnamon sugar! Love them
My daughter loves the freeze-dried fruit from Trader Joe’s
My favorite part of nieces’ birthday parties is the fruit! Forget the cake I am cramming tons of strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries in my mouth. It is honestly a treat since I only eat them when they are in season at my CSA. I’ve been known to clean their plates of uneaten berried when babysitting them as well.
Apple with almond butter is my favorite! These look great!!
I love to make popcorn in my air popper!
I love green smoothies or grabbing a small handful of nuts to snack on.
My favorite snack is fruit, especially apples or grapes. For some reason I always crave something citrus-y in between meals.
My 4 year old loves those zucchini carrot cookies and has fun searching for the letters that spell her name!
I’d love to try these! PS- Livi is looking so grown up and beautiful!
I’ve been all about the warm weather foods lately – smoothies, berries topped with almond butter, veggies and dip, and margaritas (hey – there’s some lime in there, and vitamin c is healthy, right?)
My almost 3 year old loves the healthier versions of muffins I make him every week – sweetened with bananas, applesauce, etc.
I am 35 weeks pregnant and I am loving grapes and strawberries right now!!
I love amazeballs as a healthy snack!
Love cantaloupe, I can’t wait for the summer!!
My kids love edamame and of course ants on a log!
My girls love making homemade trail mixes for snacks and I bake up homemade granola bars for the whole family! These would be a great grab and go snack to try!
I love having an apple dipped in vanilla greek yogurt as a snack.
Summertime and Fruit = my 2 favorite things! 🙂
I saw this at target and was interested but didn’t get them. I will have to try it next time.
What a great company! My niece would love these 🙂
I’m obsessed with apples and peanut butter. It’s the best combo ever. Peanut butter can do no wrong though….tastes great with lots of things!
My kids would love these! We do a lot of smoothies and some cereal on top would be great!
I am a new mom and so concerned about all of the junk in foods for kids. I definitely want to make sure I’m feeding my child healthy foods to get her started on a healthy lifestyle. Thanks for all of your tips!
I love apples!! with pb of course
Lucas has been all about grapes and raisins lately. Unfortunately, his love for veggies is fading pretty quick these days… 🙂
cheese sticks, hummus and carrots, PB and rice cakes
nut butter w fruit! easy simple yummy
Grapes – simple, quick, delicious!
Both my daughter and I love smokehouse flavored almonds!
Apple and peanut butter!
Banana and peanut butter!
My 2 1/2 year old loves ALL fruit, raw carrots with hummus and, of course, animal crackers!
Great giveaway! I love to see healthy snacks that are quick and easy!
Love apples and string cheese!
no kiddos yet but love anything that can be a vehicle for almond/nut butter 🙂 rice cakes and nut butter, apples and nut butter, etc. also love cheddar and wheat crackers.
I don’t have children, but my favorite snack is veggies and hummus. I like to make my own hummus.
I love trail mix and hard boiled eggs!
My little one loves green juices, cheese and blueberries for snacks!
Celery with homemade “Chocolate Spread” (almond butter, coconut oil, cocoa powder and a little raw honey”
Smoothies! The kids love them. My two year old also loves avocados.
Fruit and nuts! I don’t often buy trail mixes because they can be hard to find without added sugar and other junk but love buy bags of various nuts and making my own. Paired with a banana, apple, or an orange–perfection!
I love carrots and hummus, trail mix, or pretzels with nut butter!
Fruit and string cheese.
Both my daughter and I love to snack on nuts. I also do a lot of smoothies for her with veggies included.
We like carrots and hummus. My 3 year old is pretty picky so I’ll definitley be looking for these at target to expand our food options.
I love hard-boiled eggs for a quick protein-fix, or a banana with almond butter if I want some easy to digest carbs before a workout.
banana + pb!
Dried fruit and anything with almond butter!
Handful of almonds or an apple with almond butter! Yum
I always like trying new healthy snacks! Recently I’ve been into dried fruit packs or making chia pudding ahead of time for a quick healthy snack!