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Up until this weekend I was really in denial about my kids going back to school. Though I do somewhat like the structure of the school year like daily routines and early bedtimes, with working full-time and doing it on my own makes it a bit tough. Making sure that everyone is up and ready to get out the door to the bus on time – with everything they need- stresses me out!
One of our biggest time consuming things to get done in the morning in packing lunches. The first few weeks the kids don’t mind a basic sandwich and snack.But as the year goes on it gets harder and harder to keep their lunches interesting, tasty and healthy. They get bored with the same ol’ same ol’ – and who can blame them? I have a lot more options working in an office, and a lot more time, then my kids at school. So the kids and I headed to Walmart to pick-up some yummy stuff for their lunches.
My son is probably the pickiest and he isn’t the biggest sandwich fan. I always like to pack finger-foods, he’s more likely to eat it and most of the time we can re-pack what he doesn’t eat for the next day.
One of his favorites is our Pepperidge Farm® Goldfish Crackers trail mix. Goldfish crackers, granola, and some chocolate make it his favorite sweet treat. Paired with a cheese roll-up, some fruit (his favorites are grapes and blueberries) and some string cheese and he’s set. What I love is I can pack these in advance for the week and he can grab what he’s hungry for each day.
I even keep some for after-school snacks – that way he doesn’t snack too much and he’s still hungry at dinner time.
He isn’t a big fan of meat, however he will eat cut-up ham or turkey with his Goldfish crackers and grapes. Plenty of protein and healthy – I also love to add some yogurt every few days as well.
One of the items we never forget to put in his lunchbox is Wet Ones® antibacterial hand wipes. I learned a few years ago that the kids aren’t always given a chance to wash their hands before lunch – and do you know how many germs their hands come in contact with throughout the morning at school? Let’s just say eww. So I buy the Wet Ones travel packs or Wet Ones singles, to make sure that they always have clean hands before they start eating.
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As you all know for awhile now I’ve been off and on the wagon of weight loss. Over the past month and a half though I have been determined to eat healthier, and work out and it’s working. Over 10 lbs in that time period – and honestly the biggest contributor to the weight loss is what I’m putting in my body. Counting calories, watching the type of food I’m putting in my body, and eating as natural as possible – especially when snacking.
I’ve found an awesome new delicious and healthy snack , Plenti Greek Yogurt. Plenti Yogurt is made with whole grain oats, flax and pumpkin seeds with delicious fruit goodness mixed right in.
Plenti Yogurt is Packed Full of Goodness™.
What I love about Plenti is that it’s packed full of high-protein. It’s a great fulfilling snack that’s substantial and satisfying. It’s an energy booster that is definitely plentiful.
Plenti yogurt is gluten free , and has a 1:1 protein to sugar ratio (12 grams of each!) It’s definitely one of my top picks for fulfilling energizing snack!
This post is sponsored by Vocalpoint and SHEBA. All opinions are my own.
For most of my life I have been surrounded by dogs. I grew up with them, I don’t ever remember not having one. A few months ago my daughter’s begged to adopt some kittens from our local shelter – my oldest has been obsessed with cats for awhile now (I think we can thank Taylor Swift for that) and since they are getting a bit older and able to take care of more on their own, I agreed. It didn’t take them long to get online and find the kittens at the shelter and pick one out for each of them.
Meet Mickey and Allison (aka Allie). It’s funny how the kittens personalities match the girl who picked them out. Mickey is the tabby cat that my youngest daughter picked out – he’s sweet (when he wants to be) and when he knows he’s doing something wrong (like jumping up on the kitchen table!) and I catch him, he runs and hides and then later finds me to apologize. ..just like my daughter. The other kitten the calico, Allison, is a very stubborn little booger. She does not like physical affection (like my oldest daughter), and when she is caught doing wrong (getting into food, on the table, jumping up the curtains, etc) she meows at me talking back (again, like my oldest) and I have to pick her up and move her myself!
So though we’ve been having a blast learning the personalities of our newest family members, I was unsure about everything related to cats – from kitty litter boxes to food!
Luckily, I was introduced to Sheba cat food. Sheba is dedicated to responsible sourcing of raw ingredients and premium quality – from selecting ingredients and preparing the recipes.
We had started giving the kittens dry kitten food – but you could tell it wasn’t something that was enjoyable for them, and from the list of ingredients on the bag I couldn’t blame them.
However,with Sheba they can’t wait to eat. When I wake up in the morning they are following me around waiting to be fed!
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