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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Current favorites include: veggies dipped in guacamole, toasted coconut flakes with dried fruit, and kale chips.
favorite healthy snack lately has been hard-boiled eggs sliced up and sprinkled with plenty of sea salt and black pepper
Anything dipped in peanut butter or almond butter!
I’m always looking for new healthy snacks for my daughter. She’s still young, but I love introducing her to new healthy options. She loves snacking on fruit and veggies the most!
I love homemade zucchini chips, mini man loves all fruit, but especially strawberries.
Current faves are fruit popsicles and chocolate zucchini muffins!
With summer coming homemade popsicles are a favorite.
My son doesn’t eat TOO healthy despite my best efforts. He loves pea crackers from TJ’s.
Yum I’ll have to try those with my 1 1/2 year old!
I love banana + almond butter + hemp seeds.
Btw, Liv’s hair is so purdy.
I badly need a way to get some veggies into my toddlers!
My kids like baby carrots.
apples and warmed up peanut butter, all day, every day!
My daughter and I different varieties of dried fruits and nuts for a quick snack .
My daughter and I love different varieties of dried fruits and nuts for a quick snack .
I love fruit and veggie snacks as a way to snack healthy when infant to eat bad for me god
The Zucchini Carrot flavor has me intrigued!
Both Hunter and I LOVE bananas with peanut butter!
My son’s favorite snack right now is diced apples. He loves fresh fruit and vegetables.
Um, I love that shirt! I will have to check this brand out during my next stop at Tar-jay, which I am sure is in my near future! Ha!
Have a wonderful weekend!
We recently picked up some of the Bitsy’s Brainfood oatmeal raisin cookies at Target and my son (12 months) loves them! I love that they are a nutritious, portable snack for my messy eater. 🙂
Apples and cinnamon or peanut butter! Never fails to be delicious!
I love apples and peanut butter!
my kids love veggies and hummus or homemade dip! Also cheese and whole wheat crackers
I am lucky that my youngest loves string cheese and apples!
My three year olds favorite snack is grapes!
My little nephew would love these!
I love fruit and dried mangos from Trader Joe’s!
Any fruit/nut combo! 🙂
Apples and some kind of nut butter or a sprinkle of coconut and cinnamon
I like peanut butter straight out of the jar. 🙂
my recent favorite healthy snack has been avocado on rice cakes with sea salt
i really love/want that beet shirt!
Favorite snacks for my kids fruit hands down especially berries!
My little lady takes after her mama and LOVES bananas 🙂
My son loves munching on an apple! It definitely helps with teething!
I’ve been on the hunt for tasty/healthy snacks for my 2 year old — these look amazing!
Beet chips! I can eat an entire batch BUT causes some colorful bodily fluid, haha
My 16mo LOVES the Bitsy Brainfood cookies! His favorite are the Zucchini Gingerbread Carrot.
My *almost* 3 year old LOVES hummus. he eats it with a spoon! it’s one of the things we can get him to eat most consistently. 😀 that and goat cheese slices. haha 😀
apple slices with almond butter!
A slice of toast with 1/4 of an avocado spread on top. soooooo good
These look really interesting and I love the packaging!
We love homemade protein bars at our house!
these look awesome! I’d say they’ll be great for snack time with my 1 year old. but let’s be honest – i’ll probably be eating the most of them 😉
Yogurt!
Great outlook on feeding Liv. I’m sure it’ll balance out. Your lifestyle is inspiring.
An apple with cinnamon and peanut butter is one of my favorites!
My 2 year old love crudites and hummus too! People think I’m nuts but she loves carrots, cucumber and grape tomatoes.
yogurt!
My favorite healthy snack is absolutely cottage cheese!