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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Bananas and Peanut Butter!
My favorite healthy snack is an apple and a handful of almonds!
wow! what an awesome company! It is so hard to find the perfectly balanced snack for my kiddos! This is pretty neat! I will have to check them out at Target and cross my fingers and toes that I win!!
We love to snack on crackers/pretzels & hummus.
Apples definitely!
Bananas are our go-to healthy snack
Hummus & veggies!
Homemade trail mix or a granny smith with AB!
We love smoothies! It’s the only thing I don’t have to hide the veggies I’m putting in it from my daughter!
Vanilla Greek yogurt mixed with fruit…yummy!
Looks great! I am also newly expecting, due in November. Yay for healthy kids foods!
My boy is a big fan of bananas as a snack. I’ve seen these in Target and I’m excited to have a healthy snack option for my young toddler.
I love Greek yogurt with berries!
I love apples with almond butter!
I saw these in Target the other day and wanted to try them for my kids. My favorite snack is an apple with peanut butter.
I’d love to introduce my Evie to this Bitsy character! The Orange, Chocolate and Beet especially catches my eye!
I have an unnatural affinity for unsweetened banana chips. So good!
A quick smoothie with Frozen fruit, spinach, and protein powder, or a homemade parfait of sorts!
We love fruit!
I love roasted chickpeas or an apple with some almond butter!
apple with peanut butter or edamame
Always looking for new healthy snacks for my little guy. Our favorite snacks are apple with peanut butter and string cheese!
Ayla loves raisins, peanuts and dates!
My daughter and I love grapes.
Nuts, pumpkin seeds, berries.
A rice cake with almond butter, an apple, yogurt, cottage cheese, and sometimes I eat cereal as a bedtime snack 🙂
My kids love dried seaweed. Actually we all do.
Can’t go wrong with some tuna and peppers!
Smoothies are always a favorite snack around here
My fave healthy snack is an apple with some kind of nut butter. Yum!
I am a big fan of apple slices with this ‘peanut butter’ I found a few years ago called Better ‘N Butter. So good!
Apples and AB!
Carrots and hummus!!
My kid’s favorite healthy snack is probably vanilla organic yogurt and fruit.
I love that they’re nut-free. So many healthy options are chock full of tree nuts, which is not safe for me!
My kids love apple and pb
My favorite healthy snack is an apple and a scoop of almond butter. nom nom
My favorite healthy snack is trail mix or TJ’s popcorn!
Anything with almond butter or peanut butter on it like apple slices ..celery…or just a spoon 😉
I LOVE guac… with anything
Its an oldie but a goodie, ants on a log. celery, peanut butter, and raisins. Plus its fun!
Dried (unsweetened) fruit and hummus with pita!
My favorite healthy snack is either carrots dipped in hummus or Siggi’s vanilla Skyr yogurt!
I love making energy bites out of oatmeal, honey, peanut butter, and chocolate chips!
String cheese, nuts, kind bars
salty! anything–> popcorn, pickles, fruit with salt and lemon.
Yum! Would love to give them a try!
I love your cookie dough cereal recipe as a quick and healthy snack 🙂
My kids will devour a bowl of crunchy roasted chickpeas. They also love fruit of any kind!
We like to have cereal and fruit.