Hopefully we'll make the final cut and then you can vote for us. I'll let you know.
Friday, February 29, 2008
I'm going to Disneyland!
Well, not really, but Modern Mom is holding a video contest to send a family of four to the Happiest Place on Earth. It ends today, get yours in ASAP. Here's Roo's slightly incomprehensible entry:
Hopefully we'll make the final cut and then you can vote for us. I'll let you know.
Hopefully we'll make the final cut and then you can vote for us. I'll let you know.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Green Works
My husband had a manic cleaning jag last week due to my, umm, sporadic housecleaning style. While I was taking a much-needed shower, he had Jasper in the front carrier and somehow managed to get bleach stains on the cuffs of the baby's shirt. Right next to the hands that are always in his mouth. I was annoyed, to say the least, and he got a lecture on making sure he doesn't use strong, possibly toxic chemicals while carrying the baby. Duh.
I'll admit I am not the best housekeeper out there. Dust bunnies, cat hair and the debris from my long-lasting post-partum hair loss are often visible in the corners of our house. I do make a point of keeping the sinks, counters and bathrooms clean, though. Dust I can handle, but germs not so much. Unfortunately, the smell of bleach makes me nauseous.
Serendipitously, Clorox has recently introduced a new eco-friendly line called Green Works. All of these cleaning products feature ingredients that are are sustainable, non-allergenic and biodegradable. Brand name notwithstanding, these contain no bleach. I got to try two products from the new line, the Natural All Purpose Cleaner and the Natural Glass and Surface Cleaner.
The Green Works Natural All Purpose Cleaner was a pleasure to use. The residual scent is slightly lemony, with a coconutty twinge. Pleasant but not overpoweringly perfumey. And as gentle as it seems, it cut through grease spatter on my cooktop and limescale around my faucets.
The Green Works Natural Glass and Surface Cleaner features the same scent but also leaves a high gloss shine on glass and polished surfaces. This was a wonder in our bathroom, where we have a huge vanity mirror and also a glassed-in shower. It also worked well on our granite counters.
Both cleaners were as effective as their traditional peers, but it's nice to know that they are made up of plant-based ingredients instead of harsh chemicals. Green Works products are not tested on animals and are packaged in bottles that can be recycled. Most of the products are multi-taskers that can be used on a variety of surfaces. They are widely available and they are very reasonably priced– the whole line retails for between $2.99 to $3.39, which makes them stiff competition for other eco-friendly cleaning brands.
I'll admit I am not the best housekeeper out there. Dust bunnies, cat hair and the debris from my long-lasting post-partum hair loss are often visible in the corners of our house. I do make a point of keeping the sinks, counters and bathrooms clean, though. Dust I can handle, but germs not so much. Unfortunately, the smell of bleach makes me nauseous.
Serendipitously, Clorox has recently introduced a new eco-friendly line called Green Works. All of these cleaning products feature ingredients that are are sustainable, non-allergenic and biodegradable. Brand name notwithstanding, these contain no bleach. I got to try two products from the new line, the Natural All Purpose Cleaner and the Natural Glass and Surface Cleaner.
The Green Works Natural All Purpose Cleaner was a pleasure to use. The residual scent is slightly lemony, with a coconutty twinge. Pleasant but not overpoweringly perfumey. And as gentle as it seems, it cut through grease spatter on my cooktop and limescale around my faucets.
The Green Works Natural Glass and Surface Cleaner features the same scent but also leaves a high gloss shine on glass and polished surfaces. This was a wonder in our bathroom, where we have a huge vanity mirror and also a glassed-in shower. It also worked well on our granite counters.
Both cleaners were as effective as their traditional peers, but it's nice to know that they are made up of plant-based ingredients instead of harsh chemicals. Green Works products are not tested on animals and are packaged in bottles that can be recycled. Most of the products are multi-taskers that can be used on a variety of surfaces. They are widely available and they are very reasonably priced– the whole line retails for between $2.99 to $3.39, which makes them stiff competition for other eco-friendly cleaning brands.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Move On Up
When Roo was born, nearly four years ago (her big quad birthday is this Saturday, she was actually due on the last Leap Day!), I had some pretty strong opinions on the evil TV babysitter and, specifically, about the diabolical hegemony of Baby Einstein. I was vehemently against letting babies watch television and was certain I'd never become one of those moms. Umm, whatever.
My own personal love of all media kind of trumped my first-time-mom-snootiness within five or six months. I discovered cable preschool-focused programming like Noggin, Playhouse Disney, Sprout, etc., and I realized that there's plenty of tv that kids can actually learn from. Who knew?! Oh, wait a minute… I had totally forgotten that I learned pretty much all of my grammar and counting skills from Schoolhouse Rock way back in the seventies.
So with an open mind, we watched Baby Einstein's Baby's First Moves DVD with the whole family. It seemed more engaging than the Baby Einstein videos I remember seeing when Roo was a baby, maybe a little more briskly paced and edited along a more concise theme instead of being random images and music. I remember thinking the old videos looked a lot like cable access back in the day. (My husband is still suspicious– he thinks Disney and Viacom are THE MAN, so to speak– but even he noticed the quality jump.) I didn't feel like the kids were being Stepford-ized or patronized in that tone educational TV sometimes adopts. It reminded me of the cinema verite film clips on Sesame Street where you would see what other kids were doing. There was one about double dutch jump-roping that I thought was the coolest thing ever when I was little. My attempts at recreating those moves failed miserably, though.
At 4, Roo is older than the target audience (she's more in the Little Einsteins zone) but she got a kick out of watching babies clap and trying to get her brother to play along. Jasper, at seven months, is probably the perfect demographic for Baby Einstein, which spans roughly from birth-18 months or so. He hasn't really shown much interest in TV yet, possibly because he prefers watching his sister watch TV. He liked seing the babies clapping, especially since he has just mastered that move. He's also fascinated by the kids dancing and jumping, so I suppose he'll try to do that stuff next.
Baby's First Moves is a fun way to reconnect with your baby. Ideally, you should be playing with your child and reinforcing the concepts shown in the DVD anyway, but if you need a gentle push or a refresher on how to play, the Baby Einstein DVDs (and books and toys and peripheral products) are a handy tool.
My own personal love of all media kind of trumped my first-time-mom-snootiness within five or six months. I discovered cable preschool-focused programming like Noggin, Playhouse Disney, Sprout, etc., and I realized that there's plenty of tv that kids can actually learn from. Who knew?! Oh, wait a minute… I had totally forgotten that I learned pretty much all of my grammar and counting skills from Schoolhouse Rock way back in the seventies.
So with an open mind, we watched Baby Einstein's Baby's First Moves DVD with the whole family. It seemed more engaging than the Baby Einstein videos I remember seeing when Roo was a baby, maybe a little more briskly paced and edited along a more concise theme instead of being random images and music. I remember thinking the old videos looked a lot like cable access back in the day. (My husband is still suspicious– he thinks Disney and Viacom are THE MAN, so to speak– but even he noticed the quality jump.) I didn't feel like the kids were being Stepford-ized or patronized in that tone educational TV sometimes adopts. It reminded me of the cinema verite film clips on Sesame Street where you would see what other kids were doing. There was one about double dutch jump-roping that I thought was the coolest thing ever when I was little. My attempts at recreating those moves failed miserably, though.
At 4, Roo is older than the target audience (she's more in the Little Einsteins zone) but she got a kick out of watching babies clap and trying to get her brother to play along. Jasper, at seven months, is probably the perfect demographic for Baby Einstein, which spans roughly from birth-18 months or so. He hasn't really shown much interest in TV yet, possibly because he prefers watching his sister watch TV. He liked seing the babies clapping, especially since he has just mastered that move. He's also fascinated by the kids dancing and jumping, so I suppose he'll try to do that stuff next.
Baby's First Moves is a fun way to reconnect with your baby. Ideally, you should be playing with your child and reinforcing the concepts shown in the DVD anyway, but if you need a gentle push or a refresher on how to play, the Baby Einstein DVDs (and books and toys and peripheral products) are a handy tool.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Jasper Atom, cub reporter
Check out Jasper's foray into investigative reviewing over at Z Recommends. He's sampled five varieties of BPA-free bottles for you, although he has his own fave, obviously…
Here's the non-objective, totally biased recap:
Aside from the sheer gorgeousness of the Adiri Natural Nurser, my top picks are the remarkably sturdy Born Free and the ergonomic thinkbaby bottles, both of which can be modified into sippy cups, which extends their usefulness while keeping baby happy with a familiar look. Hopefully Green to Grow will follow suit with a sippy version, it was very comparable to the thinkbaby, only sans propriety anti-colic nipple and with unbelievably cute graphics. (Seriously, people asked about them the most!) I can't see how Adiri could sippy-fy, but Jasper's gonna want to keep those bottles around as, umm, special friends. The Siliskins glass bottle protectors are great, if you're committed to using glass bottles, which I'm really not. (I was impressed with how convenient glass was to use and clean although the bigger 8 oz. bottles were a bit cumbersome, so I would recommend the 4 oz. size. They also make a silicon bib and Silipad, which look like terry wristbands but are actually grippy kneepads for the beginning crawler. Very cool! )
All of these companies show a level of concern for their consumers that is very encouraging. Their products are well-intentioned and thoughtfully designed and most are also packaged with an environmentally-conscious bent, too. If you're looking for a BPA-free alternative to your big box baby store bottles, any would be a great start.
As a side note, my endocrinologist said he'd never heard of BPA before and that it's all a bunch of media hooey. Uh, great.
Here's the non-objective, totally biased recap:
Aside from the sheer gorgeousness of the Adiri Natural Nurser, my top picks are the remarkably sturdy Born Free and the ergonomic thinkbaby bottles, both of which can be modified into sippy cups, which extends their usefulness while keeping baby happy with a familiar look. Hopefully Green to Grow will follow suit with a sippy version, it was very comparable to the thinkbaby, only sans propriety anti-colic nipple and with unbelievably cute graphics. (Seriously, people asked about them the most!) I can't see how Adiri could sippy-fy, but Jasper's gonna want to keep those bottles around as, umm, special friends. The Siliskins glass bottle protectors are great, if you're committed to using glass bottles, which I'm really not. (I was impressed with how convenient glass was to use and clean although the bigger 8 oz. bottles were a bit cumbersome, so I would recommend the 4 oz. size. They also make a silicon bib and Silipad, which look like terry wristbands but are actually grippy kneepads for the beginning crawler. Very cool! )
All of these companies show a level of concern for their consumers that is very encouraging. Their products are well-intentioned and thoughtfully designed and most are also packaged with an environmentally-conscious bent, too. If you're looking for a BPA-free alternative to your big box baby store bottles, any would be a great start.
As a side note, my endocrinologist said he'd never heard of BPA before and that it's all a bunch of media hooey. Uh, great.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Healthy Pop-Tarts?!
No, seriously. Pop-Tarts are now available in a Whole Grain variety, in two classic flavors: strawberry and brown sugar cinnamon. Kids won't even notice the difference because they taste the same as the original– they just look a bit more suntanned pre-toasting. They feature whole grains and a healthy dose of fiber, but still contain the gooey sweet filling and drizzle of icing on top. You'll just feel slightly less guilty when you devour the entire box in one sitting…
Monday, February 18, 2008
Microsoft Student
CONGRATULATIONS to both winners:
ANNETTE
(We're homeschoolers and I think the MS Learner feature would be particularly useful.)
and
MICHELE
(Ooh, love that it has all that reference material included!)
One of the first programs I ever used on my own computer was Encarta. It was 1992 and I had a Mac Quadra. The internet was still pretty hard to navigate but the program unleashed its amazing powers, suddenly rendering all my previous encyclopedia-based research slow and tedious. I wished I'd had it while I was in high school and earlier. It would have revolutionized my pre-college report writing…
Well, it's even better now. The latest version of Microsoft Student includes Encarta Premium 2008, which blows the version I remember right out of the water. It comes complete with a wide range of reference tools, including a dynamic atlas, dictionary, thesaurus, and language translation dictionaries. It also features Encarta Kids - a separate encyclopedia geared to young learners ages 7 to 12!
Microsoft Student also has the amazing MS Math, which features a large collection of tools, tutorials, and instructions designed to help students learn mathematical concepts while quickly solving math problems. If I'd had this, perhaps I would have gotten further than Geometry in high school.
MS Learning Essentials includes templates for reports and presentations, plus step-by-step writing tips, brainstorming tools and even guidelines for organizing college applications! Plus, there are foreign language translators that will also work with your current MS Office applications to help your budding linguist study. The only component of Microsoft Student I would raise my eyebrows at is the library of book summaries of over 1000 of the most commonly-studied works of literature… and that's only my mommy sense bristling at potential laziness. I can't say I wouldn't have loved to have a digital Cliff's Notes-style archive at my disposal once or twice…
Currently, Microsoft Student is only available for PC, but a Mac version will be available sometime in the near future. Hopefully before my kids need it!
To enter and win a full download of Microsoft Student software (a $50 value!), please comment on this post with your favorite feature! Keep in mind this software is currently PC only– check the system requirements.
Entries will be accepted through March 9th and I'll pick the two winners using Random.org.
Make sure you leave an email address in your comment or that you have one accessible on your blog so you can be contacted if you win! If I can't find your email, I will have to pick a new winner. Only one entry/comment per person, please.
If you prefer not to leave your email, you can also check for your name at Prizey.Fetch, a new site that compiles winners in one convenient place:
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Valentines Boon
If your typical Valentine's Day included a lot of stuffed animals, here's a great deal from one of my favorite all-around brands, Boon:
Get 10% off pink Animal Bags ordered online, just enter coupon code PINK at check out. But hurry– this offer is only good through Friday 2/15.
I've posted before about how much I love this brand. The Potty Bench is my hands-down favorite, since it has had such a positive impact on my quality of life, but the Animal Bag is pretty darned cool, too. Roo's is green although she probably would prefer the pink at this point but I can't wrap my mind around her having enough stuffed animals to require two of them! You can tell how much she loves it, though:
My latest Boon lifesaver is the sublime Squirt baby food dispensing spoon. Jasper is just starting solids, but I hate toting jars around, so I keep this bad boy filled with dry cereal in my purse. In the event of a hunger emergency, I can just add some water (or breastmilk, if I have some handy) and shake it up, presto! No mess, no stains, no extraneous cutlery to pack. Genius.
I'm hoping to try more of Boon's feeding line as Jasper needs them. Hopefully the Fluid sippy (BPA-free!) will be our next purchase. Roo already loves her Snack Ball, but it's a little ahead of Jasper for now. Of course, I'm hoping he'll somehow manage to break his big sister's hand-me-down highchair so we would have an excuse to try the Boon Flair…
Get 10% off pink Animal Bags ordered online, just enter coupon code PINK at check out. But hurry– this offer is only good through Friday 2/15.
I've posted before about how much I love this brand. The Potty Bench is my hands-down favorite, since it has had such a positive impact on my quality of life, but the Animal Bag is pretty darned cool, too. Roo's is green although she probably would prefer the pink at this point but I can't wrap my mind around her having enough stuffed animals to require two of them! You can tell how much she loves it, though:
My latest Boon lifesaver is the sublime Squirt baby food dispensing spoon. Jasper is just starting solids, but I hate toting jars around, so I keep this bad boy filled with dry cereal in my purse. In the event of a hunger emergency, I can just add some water (or breastmilk, if I have some handy) and shake it up, presto! No mess, no stains, no extraneous cutlery to pack. Genius.
I'm hoping to try more of Boon's feeding line as Jasper needs them. Hopefully the Fluid sippy (BPA-free!) will be our next purchase. Roo already loves her Snack Ball, but it's a little ahead of Jasper for now. Of course, I'm hoping he'll somehow manage to break his big sister's hand-me-down highchair so we would have an excuse to try the Boon Flair…
Which Flor do you need?
her comment: I like the button rug in green. I would use it in my entryway.
I've been stalking Flor for a while now. I think I first saw it mentioned in Dwell magazine and it seems to fit that aesthetic perfectly. Sleek, contemporary, modular. Cooler than me by a long shot. When Roo started preschool, the carpet squares for circle time reminded me that I needed to check Flor out again.
Of course, Flor is more innovative than the kiddie carpet squares in Roo's classroom and certainly more decorative than the murky industrial tiles I remember from my youth. Those were pretty much fuzzy linoleum, and just about as comfortable. Flor comes in more colors and pile styles than you can imagine. They have indoor and outdoor options, kids' styles (including Classic Pooh and Disney Cars and the ever-popular Princesses!), solids, patterns, flat and fuzzy textures. You can get round Flor Button rugs and the doily-edged Flor Party Dress in gorgeous colors. They even introduced a ubiquitous Martha Stewart Floor Designs collection recently. When I was offered the chance to review a rug, it was incredibly difficult to narrow down my choices since there were so many I absolutely loved!
In the end, I chose Souk Chic to replace our ancient (and cat pee embattled) family room rug. It's made up of multiple 19.7" square tiles but printed to look like an ultra Bohemian hookah den mish-mosh. At least, that's the way I envision it! But instead of having a giant, bulky rug that I would have to roll up to take outside and shake or, umm, cart off to the cleaners if the cats or kids soiled it, Flor tiles can be removed individually to hand wash in the sink. How great is that? It also came in what looked suspiciously like very heavy pizza boxes. Roo had a blast carrying them around and helping to lay them out. First, she made a runway:
Then we actually got them into the den. It looks so great with nothing on it!
But of course, the kids had to go and try it out. Jasper is very happy with Flor's traction, although it doesn't make him want to do any more tummy time than he has too. Roo tries to lead by example…
…but Jasper would rather pose on the rather elegant new background.
Two weeks in and the Flor is holding up well against the kids and six cats. It vacuums well and I washed sweet potato out of it with no problems– and no staining. I'm already plotting which room will get a Flor next. I'm thinking Willow or maybe Hopskotch…
To enter and win your own 8 x 10 Flor Classic Quilt Rug in your choice of Cream, Blue or Mango colorway (a $339 value!), please comment on this post with your favorites from Flor! Where you would put your Flor Classic Quilt Rug and what color would you choose?
Entries will be accepted through March 3rd and I'll pick the winner using Random.org. US readers only, sorry.
Make sure you leave an email address in your comment or that you have one accessible on your blog so you can be contacted if you win! If I can't find your email, I will have to pick a new winner. Only one entry/comment per person, please.
If you prefer not to leave your email, you can also check for your name at Prizey.Fetch, a new site that compiles winners in one convenient place:
Monday, February 11, 2008
The Most Important Meal
We received a couple of Breakfast Breaks to try out recently. They are little cardboard boxes that contain a complete morning meal to go– a single serving of cereal in its own bowl, a Minute Maid apple juice box and a snack (Fruit & Grain bar, raisins or graham crackers), plus a spoon, napkin and moist towelette.
The Breakfast Breaks we sampled contained Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Honey Nut Cheerios, both of which Roo gobbled up dry while slurping down the apple juice. I wish there was some way milk could be packaged with the cereal to add even more nutrition. She wasn't thrilled with the Fruit & Grain bars so they were left to me. (Yummy, I could eat my own weight in those things, which probably would negate any positive effects of the whole grain.) The boxes are convenient for grabbing on the way out of the house, but the bowl shape isn't very toddler-friendly. If Roo had eaten hers in the car, there would be cereal in every nook and cranny because the lightweight plastic bowl tipped over pretty easily. Breakfast Breaks are more appropriate for an older child or tween. I might get them for specific occasions (road trip would be ideal) because they do take up a lot of space in the pantry and they do duplicate items that you probably already stock in larger boxes– i.e. cereal or juice boxes.
If your breakfast-phobic child is really into Lunchables, Breakfast Breaks would be perfect for your family!
The Breakfast Breaks we sampled contained Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Honey Nut Cheerios, both of which Roo gobbled up dry while slurping down the apple juice. I wish there was some way milk could be packaged with the cereal to add even more nutrition. She wasn't thrilled with the Fruit & Grain bars so they were left to me. (Yummy, I could eat my own weight in those things, which probably would negate any positive effects of the whole grain.) The boxes are convenient for grabbing on the way out of the house, but the bowl shape isn't very toddler-friendly. If Roo had eaten hers in the car, there would be cereal in every nook and cranny because the lightweight plastic bowl tipped over pretty easily. Breakfast Breaks are more appropriate for an older child or tween. I might get them for specific occasions (road trip would be ideal) because they do take up a lot of space in the pantry and they do duplicate items that you probably already stock in larger boxes– i.e. cereal or juice boxes.
If your breakfast-phobic child is really into Lunchables, Breakfast Breaks would be perfect for your family!
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Yo, play.
Okay, I know that title is corny but I couldn't help it. We've been trying the new Yoplait Kids yogurt cups in the never-ending quest to make Roo eat something that isn't just plain pasta, peanut butter, or cheese. When she was a baby, she would eat anything and yogurt was one of her favorite first foods. Of course, now that she's approaching 4, she doesn't like anything.
She does like the Yoplait Kids, especially the drinkable yogurt in mixed berry. Having her cartoon heart-throb, Diego, on the packaging probably helps a little, too. What I like about them is that they aren't candy-flavored versions of yogurt. They do contain sugar, but not any more than the average grown-up brands, so the goodness of the yogurt isn't outweighed by unnatural additives or sweeteners. In fact, even the coloring agents on the ingredients list are pretty innocuous- beet juice and annatto seeds. So I feel like I've done my mom-ly duty if I give her a cup of Yoplait Kids and a banana.
If you'd like to try it with your kids, click on "free coupon" to receive a coupon for a FREE package of Yoplait Kids.
She does like the Yoplait Kids, especially the drinkable yogurt in mixed berry. Having her cartoon heart-throb, Diego, on the packaging probably helps a little, too. What I like about them is that they aren't candy-flavored versions of yogurt. They do contain sugar, but not any more than the average grown-up brands, so the goodness of the yogurt isn't outweighed by unnatural additives or sweeteners. In fact, even the coloring agents on the ingredients list are pretty innocuous- beet juice and annatto seeds. So I feel like I've done my mom-ly duty if I give her a cup of Yoplait Kids and a banana.
If you'd like to try it with your kids, click on "free coupon" to receive a coupon for a FREE package of Yoplait Kids.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
You've got the cutest little…
***CONGRATULATIONS, Stacey Moore!!!***
She's had a streak of winning (All Because Two People Fell in Love)…
I suggest she buy some lottery tickets ASAP!
her comment: what a cute site!! i would get one done with pictures of my little loves!! thanks so much!!
I'm not the world's most sentimental person. Sure, I love my kids and like to have mementos of them, but most keepsake jewelry is kind of… mommy. And not in a good way. Roo and Jasper will probably grow up feeling neglected because their mom just isn't going to wear 3" buttons emblazoned with their photos. Sorry, kids. Grandma's not about to sacrifice her bling for a cutesy photo sweatshirt, either. I know, we must not love them enough. Poor babies.
Luckily, I stumbled across the coolest baby memento I've seen in a while– BabyFaces custom jewelry. They transform your favorite photo into a charm in sterling silver or 14K white or yellow gold, perfect to wear as a solitaire or to add to your charm bracelet. I've collected vintage charms and charm bracelets for years now, so BabyFaces seemed like a great way to show off my maternal pride. I emailed my photos in (you can also use the upload option on their order form or mail a hard copy) and in a week or so I had these tiny effigies of my childrens' smiling faces:
They turned out even better than I had hoped! Even my husband was impressed and suggested we get them made annually, so I can have a charm bracelet to keep me company when the kids grow up and fly the coop… so much better than a schoolhouse frame on the wall, in my opinion. I love being able to wear my kids without sacrificing my own sense of style. I have a sick desire to get BabyFaces of me and Bob, to put on our cats' collars instead of normal tags. Which reminds me, how adorable are the BabyFaces Pets charms?
I would love to have a kitty charm bracelet, featuring the ones still with us and their fallen comrades. Although that would add up quicker than I can count, so I'll stick to the kids for now. The website has great pictures of charms made from pictures of pet dogs and horses, too.
BabyFaces offers two sizes: standard (about the size of a quarter) and jr (about the size of a dime) and both are available as a traditional pendant with chain or with a swivel lobster claw clasp. (I chose the clasp so I could move the charms around until they find their perfect place. ) All are available in sterling and 14K white and yellow gold, with prices starting at just $69 for the silver jr clasp version. There is also a new option, the BabyFaces Duet, which features two faces (babies, couples, critters…) and would be an awfully thoughtful gift for your Valentine, stateside or deployed…
To enter and win a BabyFaces custom sterling silver photo charm in jr size (a $69 value), please comment on this post and let me know who you would immortalize in precious metal!
Entries will be accepted through February 17th and I'll pick the winner using Random.org. US readers only. Only one entry/comment per person, please.
Make sure you leave an email address in your comment or that you have one accessible on your blog so you can be contacted if you win!
If you prefer not to leave your email, you can also check for your name at Prizey.Fetch, a new site that compiles winners in one convenient place:
***Receive free shipping when you order your BabyFaces custom 3D photo charm online!***
Saturday, February 02, 2008
The Froose is Loose
Hi, I'm Naomi and my three year old daughter is a juice box junkie.
It's sad, but true. Those little aseptic boxes have an unholy power over her, so much so that I've stopped keeping them in the house. If she gets one, she just sucks it down and wants another one straight away. It's "all-natural" juice with no added sugar, but there is still not much nutritive value there, especially for a kid who would subsist on plain pasta and cheese sticks if I let her.
One way to sneak some nutrients into her is a new snack/drink called Froose that looks suspiciously like Roo's favorite juiceboxes but is made with whole grains and contains 3 g of fiber in each serving. They taste great, too- I know, I tried them all! Roo's favorite flavor is Cheerful Cherry, but Froose is also available in Playful Peach and Perfect Pear.
Froose is sweetened with organic brown rice syrup which is a complex carbohydrate, meaning you don't get the manic sugar highs. The boxes are dainty, just over four ounces, so they are perfect as a treat. I like to give Roo a box and then a bottle of water. Like a toddler aperitif.
Find Froose online now and look for it in stores near you sometime in the near future!
It's sad, but true. Those little aseptic boxes have an unholy power over her, so much so that I've stopped keeping them in the house. If she gets one, she just sucks it down and wants another one straight away. It's "all-natural" juice with no added sugar, but there is still not much nutritive value there, especially for a kid who would subsist on plain pasta and cheese sticks if I let her.
One way to sneak some nutrients into her is a new snack/drink called Froose that looks suspiciously like Roo's favorite juiceboxes but is made with whole grains and contains 3 g of fiber in each serving. They taste great, too- I know, I tried them all! Roo's favorite flavor is Cheerful Cherry, but Froose is also available in Playful Peach and Perfect Pear.
Froose is sweetened with organic brown rice syrup which is a complex carbohydrate, meaning you don't get the manic sugar highs. The boxes are dainty, just over four ounces, so they are perfect as a treat. I like to give Roo a box and then a bottle of water. Like a toddler aperitif.
Find Froose online now and look for it in stores near you sometime in the near future!
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