Eating Right, Kids Love it!

With school now being in the third week, I am already at a loss over what to send the kids to lunch with. Of course part of me just wants to send in the same old squashed Peanut Butter & Jelly sandwich and a bag of broken potato chips. Then the good Mommy in me remembers... There are probably people scrutinizing what my kids are ingesting day after day. Also, how boring is it to eat the same thing every. single. day. So if by week three, I'm already struggling... What on earth am I going to look like by MONTH three? It's not going to be pretty peeps. I'm just letting you know that now. Also, on Wednesdays & Thursdays I have to pack five lunches. Ugh. Ugh. UGH.

I do try incredibly hard to make sure that the kids lunches are at least well balanced. Of course trying to do that times five, before a few cups of coffee have hit my system. It's difficult.

This is where Safeway food stores come into play! Safeway has recently partnered up with Warner Bros. to introduce a brand new line of food featuring Looney Tunes characters in their Eating Right Kids Program. This new food line features more than 60 items in nearly 18 categories! The categories include not only your standard breakfast, lunch, and dinner... But also produce, portable meals, dairy, snacks, beverages, AND frozen entrees! You could literally plan an entire days menu around this new line of food. Also, if you need a little help, you could visit MomLogic. They have a whole page dedicated to Looney Tunes Eating Right! Chock full of menus AND recipes!

Safeway & Warner Bros. teamed up in attempt to make foods that are not only delicious and good for you, but also appeal to the younger crowds. I mean who wouldn't want to eat a pack of baby carrots packaged with Bugs Bunny's face emblazoned across the front of it? Or a cup of yummy watermelon applesauce with Tweety Bird smiling up at you? I know it would be hard for my little ones to turn it down. Especially when I know for a fact when they see the Dora fruit snacks, they go bonkers. They recognize their favorite characters, and want to eat what's inside. So honestly I think these guys are onto something here.

Also in a grand effort to truly make a difference, you'll only find the Warner Bros. characters now, on items that are of good nutritional value. No longer will you find them in the McDonald's or Burger King Happy Meals, or popping out of the side of sugary sweet cereals. These characters will be synonymous with healthy eating.

I was overall impressed with not only the packaging of the food items, but also the taste. When you try to tell your children to eat something because it's healthy, or because it's good for you... It's typically a no brainer that the food will be tossed in the trash due to it spoiling right there on the plate. This food however, had the wonderful appeal of the characters, which truly weren't too garish but at the same time were incredibly appealing to the 3 & 4 year old crowd in my house. The Mixed Fruit Chewy Bar, was a hands down hit... And I'll tell you right now, it was the chocolate. There was a small coating of chocolate layering across the bottom. Once my children caught a glance of that, it was feast or famine people... We needed QUITE a few more bars. I was pleased that they were trying something new, AND it was healthy... They were pleased that I was letting them eat chocolate... Win Win guys... Win Win.

I just know that with this brand of food, and snacks not only will other kids be begging to trade with my kiddos... Their parents will be coaching them on effective ways to MAKE the trade! Hold onto to your food kids, it's an unhealthy world out there...

Comments

[Amy]

thanks for the info! With 3 toddlers it's good to know.