August is here and it’s time to start thinking about back to school! Not only shopping for clothes and school supplies, but also developing a routine to make those first few weeks as smooth and happy as can be.
We’d like to highlight a few great items for you to consider for your family this year.
Power Up with a Healthy Breakfast
We all know breakfast is the most important meal of the day for kids, yet so many families are rushed in the morning and don’t have time for it. Bob’s Red Mill has a solution—delicious,gluten-free oatmeal cups!
With scrumptious flavors like brown sugar & maple, apple pieces & cinnamon, and blueberry & hazelnut, there’s something for everyone. The oatmeal cups are made from quick rolled and old-fashioned oats, stone ground Scottish oatmeal, and protein sources flaxseeds and chia seeds.
Just add water to these cups, heat for three minutes, and you will have a breakfast high in fiber and full of protein to keep those brains running on full power all day!
Watch this fun video for all the places your oatmeal cups can go, and be on the lookout for additional Bob’s Red Mill products at retailers nationwide.
Pack Some Punch in Your Lunch
Like many parents, I have some picky children who prefer to pack a lunch versus purchasing a school lunch. We are always trying to vary their choices yet ensure a tasty and nutritious lunch to help fuel their active days.
Slammers are one great new choice from Go Gourmet, the leader in premium pouched snacks. Packed with fruits, vegetables, protein, and superfoods, Slammers are aimed at school-age kids and teens, who surveys show are the most frequent snackers of any age group.
The newest healthy and convenient Slammers offering is CREAMY BANANA CHOCOLATE, which contains seven grams of protein along with a yummy mix of organic bananas, organic sweet potatoes, coconut cream, and organic cocoa. Additional protein-packed flavors are WATERMELON KIWI BURST and POMEGRANATE GRAPE CRUSH.
When you visit nationwide retailers such as Target, Safeway, Krogers, Walmart and more, you’ll also want to watch for Slammers with fun names including AWESOME, CHILL’N, EPIC, and PUMPED.
Don’t LEGO of Your Bag
Your Mini Macaronis will be the envy of all their friends when they show up for that first day of school with a new backpack and lunch bag from LEGO Bags. All of their favorite LEGO characters from LEGO Friends to Ninjago to LEGO City and Nexo Knights.
Some of my favorite features of the LEGO Bags backpacks are padded countoured shoulder straps for carrying those binders and books, a mesh pocket for a water bottle, and heavy duty zipper pulls that can take the everyday wear and tear. Inside the bag, you’ll find a nametag label to make sure it comes back to you if it ever gets left behind on the bus.
Visit www.LEGOBags.com to view their full line of backpacks, lunch bags, and other great products.
These products were provided to us for review, all opinions are our own.
