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Capri Sun and a Sweepstakes

This summer is flying by.
And it makes me sad.
If it were up to me summer would last twice as long.
I love the long days, high temperatures, and having all my kids at home.
I love the sidewalk chalk, the evening walks, and the running through sprinklers.
And this summer my husband and I have been spending time with our kids doing things we did during the summers we spent growing up…things like playing 4 Square, HORSE, and roasting marshmallows. It’s been really fun.
So the other day when my husband walked in and saw the box of Capri Sun on the counter he thought I was just introducing the kids to another part of our childhood. (We were both raised sipping Capri Sun all summer.) But when I explained to him that it was a new kind of Capri Sun called Super V made with fruit and vegetable juice he totally started to laugh.
He stopped laughing though as we started to compare the nutritional facts on the Capri Sun Super V to the juice (which shall remain nameless) that we had in the fridge…Between the 2, the Super V not only had more fiber and iron per serving than the juice but it only had a fraction of the sodium. I was really surprised and my husband couldn’t believe it.
But would my kids drink it?
They (like me) think Capri Sun is a sweet treat for a hot day…and if they think vegetable juice is in it…or it tastes different…
So, just to be sure (and because we’re like that) my husband and I tried them out first…on the porch…thinking our kids wouldn’t notice.
Of course we were wrong; they did notice, and within minutes everyone was in the front yard with their own Capri Sun Super V. It was like I was 8 years old all over again listening to the crinkle of those shinny pouches as they collapse while your trying to slurp out every last drop of goodness. I’d forgotten how fun they were to drink.
For the record…they were just like I remembered them…and my kids loved them. In fact later that evening we wondered where Grace was, only to find that she had snatched the last Super V for herself and had found a quiet spot to enjoy it.
Obviously they were a hit. My kids liked them. I liked them and after comparing them to the juice we already had in the fridge I think that I am going to send them in Simon’s lunch after school starts. (He is a die hard brown paper bag lunch kid.)
Oh…school…I don’t want to talk about it. I’m not ready for these days to end. Let’s just think about summer…
Yes. That’s much better.
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Comments

  1. 2littlehooligans says

    we are snacking on lots of hard boiled eggs, fresh cukes and corn these days…oh and watermelon. i love that the kiddos just walk up to the garden to grab a bit to eat when needed. i too am so sad for school to start and just want summer to last longer!

  2. Joy says

    My son is a huge fan of apples. We cut them and rubber band them back together so they don’t turn brown. Simple, easy, healthy.

  7. Kristin PG says

    Speaking about old-school snacks, I fed my kids celery with peanut butter and raisins the other day, and they loved them! They can be picky eaters, so I was super excited about that.

  8. Rachel says

    We snack on fresh fruit and nuts quite a bit. For treats we also will buy the individual fruit drinks for the kiddos.
    thanks,
    mnrridgeway(at)gmail(dot)com

  9. Jlucille says

    My kids love to snack on fresh veggies. The unhealthy part of it is the ranch they dip it in. But I am ok with that. at least they are eating veggies, right? jgustafson96(at)yahoo(dot)com

  11. Vicky says

    My kids love fruit, and sometimes even veggies. One snack they always love though, is popcorn. They love to watch it pop in the air popper, and they don’t mind eating it totally plain.

  14. Eleanor says

    Fruit,nuts, and Greek yogurt are always available for kids, and we also like homemade salsa, sunflower seeds, cucumber slices, and celery sticks with peanut butter.

  15. Kathryn says

    I make muffins with bran, fruit, nuts, etc and keep them in the freezer. They reheat in 15-20 seconds in the microwave, or thaw in a bag during the morning at work for a healthy snack on the go.

  16. Falafel and the Bee says

    I like to whip up cauliflower fritters (gluten-free). It is just cauliflower, egg, and some GF flour. I fry it in olive oil and sprinkle lightly with salt.
    The kids LOVE these, and never suspect that there is cauliflower in it:)
    ~Michelle

  19. mayacoleman says

    This snack might not be for everyone, but our family eats generally “Paleo” so it fits in with our particular approach – bacon! I cook some up in the morning, and then put it in a baggie for my daughter to take to camp/school. We happen to use uncured, unspiced, untreated-in-any-way bacon from a local farm that has pastured pigs, and then we just salt it ourselves to our own taste.

  24. Emma says

    Grapes are a favorite around here. We also freeze those squeeze yogurts (we like the tubes from Trader Joe’s b/c they don’t hav e artificial colors or flavors) and eat them instead of popsicles

  25. Alicia @ The Creative Vault says

    We love roasted chickpeas and fat free microwave potato chips. The ultimate guilt free snack. I like them because I LOVE anything that’s salty! I have recipes for both on my blog (sorry my iPod isn’t letting me add the link).

  26. Brandon says

    My kids and I like the pea pods, and eat them like crazy. We also like apples that I cut up in the spiral shape.

    sorry it posts hubby’s name

  27. Mary Ann says

    my kids are anti-eat anything that looks remotely healthy type of kids. and i’m a diet coke junkie. they always ask to try it and are not allowed to drink it. so i started to whip up fruit medleys (strawberries/raspberries/blackberries) with yogurt in my blender and feed it to the kiddo’s calling it a pink soda. they think they’re having something adults drink but really it’s a healthy snack filled with fruits and protein! we all win.

  28. sy says

    We always have fruits and melons cut up for snacking. We also drink juice with sparkling water instead of soda. Thanks for the review and giveaway.
    songyueyu at gmail

  31. anonymous says

    My snacking ideas are yogurt, cheese, peanut butter, nuts, and fruit. I try to keep healthy foods readily available for snacking and very little junk foods in the house. Popcorn and the veggie chips that they have now are also favorites. altern147 [at] yahoo [dot] com

  32. Joelle says

    my kiddos love any kind of fruit, peanuts, yogurt, and granola bars … luckily for me, healthy snacking comes easy for them! (thank goodness!)
    joellemarie72 at yahoo dot com

  35. JC says

    DDs love fruit smoothies, they don’t care or have no idea what veggies I sneak in and still enjoy them.
    tcarolinep at gmail dot com

  37. Nicole says

    My personal healthy snack is grann smith apple and p’nut butter love the combo of sweet and salty, smooth and crunchy. My son has taken to eating carrots for his snack. No not carrot sticks, the whole carrot. He looks like a bunny munch on the whole thing.

  41. Amanda says

    “Spinach smoothies” win at our house — the kids ask for them by that name. Mostly fruit – a mix of frozen and fresh – and then spinach. Sometimes I add chia seeds. That’s it, but they love them.

  42. B. Edge says

    Cutting fruits and veggies into bites, paired with cheese cubes, crackers and dip like peanut butter makes for quick snacking. Fancy party toothpicks make it extra fun to munch! Some of their favorites are apples, cucumbers, colorful peppers, baby carrots, and any kind of berries or cherries.

  52. Kerry says

    My kids love to pick and eat things from Nana and Papa’s garden. They will eat so much more if they have helped in the growing and picking process.
    nuthouse(at)centurytel(dot)net