Product Review: Bitsy's Brainfood

I recently had the opportunity to review a new product: Bitsy's Brainfood!  I was sent free product samples, information, and a fun lunckpack! I will give you the product information, and then I will let you know what me and my little friends think of the product.

Here is the product information:

Bitsy’s Brainfood

The World’s First Smart Snacks for Kids!

Bitsy’s Brainfood introduces the world’s first smart snack for kids.  Designed as delicious treats to nurture kids’ bodies, minds and imaginations, Bitsy’s Brainfood is a tasty and nutritious snack that provides healthy and wholesome ingredients in appealing flavor combinations.  Bitsy’s Brainfood encourages children to crave the right foods and makes learning fun with letter shaped cookies and a collectible sticker from Bitsy’s wacky superfood alphabet characters included in each box.  Boxes have fun suggestions on how to make snack time learning time by encouraging creative play with the letters and stickers.

Each tasty bite of Bitsy's Brainfood contains a "bitsy" of nutrients to help support kids' growing bodies and brains.  Fun combinations of kid favorite flavors include Zucchini Gingerbread Carrot, Orange Chocolate Beet, Lemon Broccoli and Sweet Potato Oatmeal Raisin.  

Key Benefits

·         Excellent source of Omega 3 DHA, Vitamins A, B 12, B6, D3 and Folic Acid

·         Good source of iron and calcium

·         No GMO’s

Bitsy’s Brainfood products are available for $2.49 at retailers nationwide

About EduFoods, LLC

EduFoods, LLC. was founded by Alexandra Buckley Voris and Maggie Jones Patton, two new moms who shared a simple belief —healthy bodies and healthy minds are connected, and learning to eat smart should be fun.  Bitsy’s Brainfood is EduFoods’ first product to market, a mega delicious and ultra-nutritious line of Smart Snacks.  Whimsical and relatable characters Bitsy, Buck and Baxter know that eating smart and actually being smart go hand in hand.  With Bitsy’s Brainfood, snack time is smart time and more nourishing than ever!

For additional information on Bitsy’s Brainfood, please visit www.bitsysbrainfood.com

My experience/thoughts:

The products sent to me were: Lemon Broccoli and Sweet Potato Oatmeal Raisin

Upon Opening: The product has a very interesting color, and they're shaped like letters, so that's pretty fun!  You also get a free sticker in each pack!  Many of the adults thought they looked like dog treats. :-/

Adults: I had 6 adults try both kinds of Bitsy's Brainfood and everyone preferred the Lemon Broccoli.  I liked both but the Sweet Potato Oatmeal Raisin tasted good but had a different after-taste.  My husband didn't like either one.

Children: I had 6 children (ages ranging 3-5) taste these two flavors.  No one wanted more but 5/6 children said they liked them. 

Taster Table: Apples!

This week in our preschool we are learning all about APPLES!  For one of our centers we had a 'Taster Table'.  The kids loved it!  They got to taste: apples, apple juice, applesauce and apple candy! 

After tasting, they put a smiley face sticker on the different apple treats they liked (which made a graph)!  When everyone was finished with the 'Taster Table' we looked at the graph and discussed which everyone liked 'most' and 'least', etc. 

Peaches-N-Cream

This is a jazzed up version of one of my favorite treats as a kid! We would cut up a peach, plop it in a bowl with milk and sugar! YUM!

What you need: peaches, vanilla yogurt, graham crackers (crushed)

What you do: layer the peaches, yogurt and crushed graham crackers. (easy)

VARIATIONS
peaches: any fruit on hand
cream: any flavor yogurt, whipping cream, ice cream, milk, cream.
topping: granola, nilla wafers, cut up candybar

Creative Sammies!

An old high school friend posted these creative sandwiches on her blog and I just had to share. Thanks Susan!!
Here's what she says about these fun Sandwiches!
"They each include a veggie, fruit, protein and a grain. I usually will add a glass of milk and some cheese aside from the protien, especially since they are kids and require a lot of calcium."

Inside Out Tacos (7 Layer Bean Dip)

Here's what you need: 1 can refried beans, 1 pint sour cream, 1 pkg taco seasoning, 1 pint guacamole, about 2 cups grated cheese, 2-3 tomatoes (diced), 1 can pitted black olives (sliced).








Here's what you do:
Spread each item on a tray (in order of ingredients listed above). Dip chips in and enjoy!

*Note* Instead of sprinkling the Taco Seasoning on as a layer, my sister gave me a tip to mix it in with the sour cream before spreading it on. I like it better that way.

Frozen Yogurt Pops

Okay - no real recipe to go with this one but my sister does this for her kids and they love it. And I must say this has quickly become one of my favorite healthy snacks!Next time you buy a box of Gogurt for your kids, just buy two boxes and put one in the freezer. Pull one out any time you or your kids want some ice cream or a sweet treat and you'd rather they have something healthier. Yummy!

Creative Packed Lunches

You've just got to see how this fellow blogger at wendolonia.com is packing lunches to send with her preschooler. And this is just one of many ways to pack them! I must say, I love the silicone muffin cups ... silicone bake ware is made in so many new shapes and sizes now, and this is yet another use for them!

Muffin Tin Mealtime

Check out this idea from makeandtakes.com and also tangledandtrue.com (thanks again Vanessa!)! So creative and so easy! Kids love things in 'mini' form and really seem to love things in order and their own special place so they're sure to love this idea. Just click on the picture or the website names to link to the original ideas.

Zucchini Fritters

Here's a fabulous, fun and healthy snack idea (and pictures) from Vanessa! Thanks so much Vanessa - I love new ideas!! Here's what Vanessa says about the recipe: "I have made this for breakfast, for a snack and for a side at dinner. It is one we make a lot because vegetables are hard for my husband to like and this is one he will eat along with the rest of us."












Here's what you'll need:
* 1 cup pancake mix ( or 1 cup all-purpose flour with 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder)
* Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
* 3 medium zucchini
* 1 medium onion, halved
* 1 large egg, lightly beaten
* 1/2 cup olive oil, plus more as needed

Directions:
Grate onion on the large holes of a box grater into a medium bowl. Transfer grated onion to a piece of cheese cloth ( I just use the same old kitchen towel over and over for this it works fine). Squeeze excess liquid from onion and discard. Transfer onion to a clean medium bowl; you should have about 1/2 cup grated onion. Grate zucchini into bowl with onion on the large holes of a box grater; you should have about 3 1/2 cups grated zucchini. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and toss to combine; let stand 30 seconds.

Transfer zucchini and onion mixture to a clean piece of cheesecloth (or your old kitchen towel) and cover. Squeeze out as much liquid as possible and discard. Transfer zucchini and onion to a large bowl. Add egg; season with salt and pepper. Stir until well combined.

Slowly add 3/4 cup of the pancake mix (or flour mixture), while folding it into the zucchini mixture. If mixture seems too wet, fold in 1/4 cup more.

Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, using about 3 tablespoons of the zucchini mixture, gently form a patty and place in skillet. Cook until fritters are firm and begin to turn golden on the bottom, about 2 minutes. Turn fritters and continue to cook about 2 minutes more. Turn fritters again and cook for 30 seconds; transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat process with remaining zucchini mixture, adding more oil as necessary.