A Few Of Our Favorite Things

Here's a list of the most popular items with our youngsters.  I'll be adding to post as time goes on, and I'd love to hear what are favorites in YOUR home.  Enjoy and let me know what you think!





Revolution Foods (revolutionfoods.com / @RevolutionFoods).  Their snacks are so yummy!  All organic, and 3% of the net revenue from purchases goes towards their school lunch program.  Particular favorites in my house are MashUps (all flavors), Jammy Sammys, and Grammy Sammys.

Revolution Foods

Ella's Kitchen (ellaskitchen.com / @EllasKitchen).  Their pouch design for baby food is fantastic.  And even through my kids have been out of "baby food" for quite some time, the vegetable / fruit combos are still used as snacks in my house.  With combos like Spinach-Apples-Rutabaga and Sweet Potatoes-Pumpkins-Apples-Blueberries, and 100% organic pureed fruit and veggies with a dash of lemon juice and nothing else added - how can you go wrong?  I like that my kids will get a small serving of veggies that I don't normally cook and they LIKE it!

Ella's Kitchen

Brothers All Natural Fruit Crisps (brothersallnatural.com).  I have found these at Costco and they are so yummy!  Peach, Pear, Strawberry/Banana and Apple seems to be the varieties in the big boxes.  Great for snacks or school lunches.

Brothers All Natural

GoGoSqueez (gogosqueez.com).  AppleApple applesauce on the go is another pouch fruit snack.  100% fruit, no sugar added, no preservatives.  You can get small boxes (4 pack) at Whole Foods, Jewel, Dominicks, Babies R Us and Toys R Us.  Costco carries a large 12 pack box that I have found to be more economical.

GoGoSqueez

Archer Farms Organics / "Simply Balanced" brand at Target.  They have great organic fruit strips, fruit bars, and fruit snacks in interesting flavors (strawberry/mango, pomegranate). The blue corn tortilla chips with flaxseed area great for everyone too.

Archer Farms / Target

Annie's (annies.com).  There are quite a few of their products that we like - and everything is organic and no high-fructose corn syrup.  Berry Berry Chewy granola bars, Bunnies snack mix (in several varieties), and Macaroni & Cheese are some of the most frequently used here.

Annie's Homegrown

Glutino (glutino.com) Gluten Free Pretzel Sticks.  A great alternative to traditional pretzels.

Glutino

Sensible Portions (sensibleportions.com / @SensibleP).  Their Veggie Straws are awesome, and you can find them in large bags (Costco) or smaller, on-the-go sizes at most grocery stores.

Sensible Portions

EVOL Foods Egg & Sausage Burritos (evolfoods.com / @EVOLBurritos).  These are a breakfast favorite.  With 21g of protein and 5g of fiber, its a great way to start the day.  We usually split one between 2 of the kids (or the adults!).

EVOL Foods

Lightlife Tofu Pups (lightlife.com).  A great alternative to traditional hot dogs.  Works great mixed with the Annie's Mac & Cheese!

Lightlife

Camelbak Better Bottle (camelbak.com).  Our kids use these filled with tap water instead of bottled water for school, camp, and every day use.

Camelbak

Clif Bars (clifbar.com / @clifbar).  Lots of varieties.  Our favorites are White Chocolate Macadamia Nut, Chocolate Chip, and Crunchy Peanut Butter Clif Bars and the Vanilla Almond Builder Bars.

Clif Bar & Company

Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Original Almond Milk (bluediamond.com).  No cow milk in our house anymore, although we still have traditional yogurt and cheese.  

Blue Diamond

Suave Kids Free and Gentle Body Wash (suave.com / @suavebeauty).  Fragrance and dye free - great for everyone in the home!

Suave

Little Critters Vitamins (nnpvitamins.com / @lilcritters).  Gummy Vites, Omega-3 DHA, Calcium, Immune C, and Vitamin D.  Most available in jumbo sizes at Costco.

Li'l Critters

LalaLoopsy (lalaloopsy.com / @lalaloopsy).  These strange looking dolls (plus the miniature version and all of the accessories) are a HUGE hit at our house and I have grown to love them. The girls sit for hours and use their imagination with these colorful dolls.  (Although, I personally think they would be more fun if they were soft instead of plastic).

LalaLoopsie - MGA Entertainment

Magna-Tiles (magnatiles.com / @magnatiles).  We discovered these at a local children's museum and have been hooked on them ever since.  The possibilities are endless, and there have been dollhouses, castles, roads - you name it and they have made it with these.  In the spirit of full discloser I will say that I bought 2 boxes of them, and they are a pricey toy.  But we have gotten 3+ year worth of use out of them, and they span a wide age group.

Magna-Tiles

Geofix (Didax.com).  These are geometic shapes that kids use to build all sorts of cool stuff with.  You can use them to teach math, science, design or just have fun with them (which is what we do with them).

Geofix by Didax

Speed Stacks (speedstacks.com).  These are nothing but plastic cups that come in bright colors and patterns that kids stack and make designs with.  Plus, you can use them for "speed stacking" contests which will work hand-eye coordination, quickness and ambidexterity.  Hours and hours of fun!

Speed Stacks