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’m appreciating more every day how important nutrition is both to me and my little baby!
I opt for fast and easy with most of my snacks, so my favorite combo is light mozzarella string cheese with grapes!
My daughter’s still pretty big on fruits and veggies — oranges, grapes, tomatoes, peas. Hopefully that won’t change when she goes to school next year and runs into kids with an “Ew! Veggies!” attitude.
We love plain greek yogurt with fruit!
Yay! Thanks for sharing with us! I love the name! I’ve always called my daughter bitsy because she was little!
My daughter’s favorite snacks are grapes, apples, and carrots!
They love frozen grapes and pretzels with low fat PB.
My kids love apples and raisins or a spoonful of almond butter.
Love their products! Thanks for the great giveaway!
Love some apples with peanut butter!
Children’s nutrition is so important! I volunteer with a child obesity program and love to see the kids take an interest in their health! And our go to snack is veggies with hummus.
My toddler loves cut up watermelon and taking the pear pods out of the snap peas.
I have a 23 month old who has become really choosy (aka veggie phobic)… I will check these out. Mommas always need help.
Our kids love raisins and carrots!
I love homemade fruit leather!
My 2 year old loves homemade green juice! So every day after his nap, he gets a chair and we prep all the veggies and he pushes them all into the juicer. Highlight of his day 🙂
we love veges and pita bread and humus
My favorite snack is apples and peanut butter and my 13 month old son lovessss cottage cheese!
My 3-year-old loves apples with peanut butter!
Kaylin loves organic yogurt!
I’m so excited that it’s almost summer so we can start snacking on the fresh fruit we get from our CSA! It makes such a delicious snack!
These sound like great on-the-go snacks for my little guy!
Love hummus + tzatkiki with pita, carrot sticks, cucumber slices, etc!
We love homemade Lara-type bars or balls. Also, any sort or yogurt and fruit smoothies. 🙂
So good! I am always searching for healthy snacks for my almost 2 year old! Seriously, everyday she changes her mind on whether or not she likes something!
LOVE this! I saw these and Target today and sort of just walked past. I will have to look again!! 😀 My 2 year old is sooo stinkin’ picky these days I’m satisfied if she gets anything in her mouth! lol
Love snacking on veggies & hummus!
My toddler loves apples with almond butter, but we struggle in the veggie department. I’ve noticed these at Target, but have never taken the plunge.
Apples and almond butter 🙂
Banana bread muffins made with oats. They are so delicious,especially with berries added!
Wow cereal is one of my weaknesses. Since I’m gluten free though it’s tough to fine a healthy cereal to satisfy the craving! This sounds good 🙂
Fruit!
these look awesome! I’m always looking for new snacks to try with my toddler. We eat a lot of fruits and veggies so this would be a great option. Thanks for the recommendation!
You’re a good mom. I alway think about the healthy habits I want to pass on to impressionable children, and those I want to shelter them from 🙂
Baby carrots and snap green beans!
I love bananas with nut butter or smoothies!
My kids’ fav snack is fruit and yogurt.
I’m having a nut butter moment right now and love it spread on a banana or with some strawberries! I’m also a hummus & veggie fiend, but those cookies look delicious!
My girl’s fave snack changes all the time – sometimes hummus and pita, almost always cukes and olives, sometimes pb on toast!
My boys actually love their “number cereal”, their favorite snack are bananas. We go through so many for snacks!
I love veggies and hummus.
I would love for my little guy to try these!
My kids love apples with peanut butter 🙂
Banana chips & salted almonds!
I’m a big fan of homemade granola bars!
My daughter’s healthy snack choice is strawberries. I’ll look for these products at target. She’s picky but it’s worth a try!
My kids favorite snack is Annie’s snack mix. Mine is plain fruit and anything with almond butter!
My 18 month old LOVES all fruit as a snack!
Banana peanut butter toast or cottage cheese with berries mixed in
My granddaughter likes making smoothies with strawberries and bananas.