In our house, I am the first to say, we eat junk food. But we also eat a TON of fruit. I probably do fresh fruit and canned fruit runs twice a week. Charlotte is a fruitatarian actually. Its about the only thing i CAN get her to eat, 99.9% of the time. Charlotte’s favorite are mandarin oranges!
We buy a lot of fruit in snak paks. They make it easy for me to pull out different flavors for dinner or lunch, and put right on her plate. She HONESTLY has at least one a day. Fresh fruit seems to go so bad so quickly, that this is one of those wonderful options I am so happy about. So when Dole offered to send over this completely darling Marty Snak Pak, we had one of those moments of YES, of COURSE! We already buy all the products, so we were excited to receive this marty snak pak in with some Dole Fruit in the mail!~ Look how cute! You put your little snak pak into it and it clips right onto the backpack or has a wrist carrier for little ones. Its also lined so it keeps it cool and easy to wipe in case a spill happens. Yummy for afternoon snack!
www.DoleMartySnakPak.com Marty, our favorite star zebra will return in the new movie, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa – coming early this November. Visit to get a Limited Edition insulated Marty Snak Pak, perfectly fit for Dole Fruit Bowls for on-the-go snacking fun.
Dole Snak Paks come in fresh fruit in little snack size bowls alone, with gel, or with PARFAIT! *yes, i believe fruit in parfait counts as fruit..kinda like a banana split*
About Dole Fruit:
Now you can enjoy bite-size DOLE Pineapple, Mixed Fruit, Tropical Fruit, and Peaches that’ll go where you go. And, these convenient plastic containers include peel-off lids, so they’re easy-to-open.
Dole Fruit Bowls were awarded the ChefsBest award by the American Culinary ChefsBest. The American Culinary ChefsBest is an independent, chef-based organization dedicated to identifying the best food products for both consumer and professional kitchens.
Over at the Dole website you can get nutrition facts on all their salads, raisins, fruit, and even pick up some new healthy recipes.
~CONTEST~
Dole wanted a family to have a jump start on their healthy holiday eating this year, so they offered a $100 worth of free dole fruit bowls, fruit bowls in gel, or fruit parfait to a family here on MomDot! That’s HUGE! Not only will that help your grocery bill for a few months, but will also ensure that you are providing great food for your kids!
To win this $100 worth of fruit from Dole, I will give you an entry for every fact you find off of the Dole website that teaches you something you didnt know, up to 5 facts. One entry for carrying our banner or link on your blog as usual. And I will also give you one for telling us what your childs favorite fruit is! (that’s 7 entry chances to win total)
Please come back to see if you are the winner on Oct 31. I am going to let this contest go all month so as many moms as possible have time to complete all the entries…this could come in handy for holiday meals!
Recent reports on a new Harvard study state that obesity as “contagious.” (skinny friends make me look skinnier).
Asparagus servings have only 21 calories and Vitamin K– wahoo!
I did not know that you made products with 25% less sugar.
1- Just one medium 25-calorie carrot provides all the vitamin A, in the form of beta-carotene, needed in a day.
2- Eating more fiber — and less fat — can triple your weight loss.
3- A half-cup of canned pumpkin provides an excellent source of vitamin K and a good source of fiber.
4- Bananas are a superfood for your heart.
5- Tufts University has found that blueberries may slow and even reverse age-related brain decline.
1. Dole raisins are spa-treated. This made me giggle.
2. There are more than 5,000 varieities of pears.
3. All prunes are plums.
4. Fruits and vegetables not fall into 5 colors to remind you to each one of each color
5. Quality of fresh juiced oj lessens after a few hours.
My son’s favorite is peaches.
They have such variety!
my baby loves his bananas!
My kids favorite fruits are bananas, strawberries, and cherries.
I have 4 kids so there are actually a lot more favorites but
those I think are the top 3 for now.
The German Cancer Research Center reports brined olives have higher phenolic antioxidant levels than olive oils, and brined black olives (as opposed to brined green olives) contain additional antioxidant flavonoids such as apigenin. Studies show apigenin may reduce the risk of breast, colon, skin, thyroid, and prostate cancers.
Purdue University researchers found that overweight women who added 2 ounces of almonds to their daily diet for 10 weeks (an extra 21,000 calories) didn’t gain weight! Instead, they effortlessly ate less of other foods, maintaining a calorie balance.
parsley actually packs a powerful nutrition punch. Just ¼ cup (15g) of parsley provides over 300% of the Daily Value of vitamin K (promotes bone health) and is an excellent source of vitamins A and C.
Recent research suggests that onions, high in inulin content, could help adolescents avoid unhealthy weight gain.
One cup (116g) of raw pumpkin contains over 170% of the Daily Value of vitamin A – a powerful nutrient needed for night vision – plus other eye-healthy phytonutrients such as lutein and zeaxanthin, making pumpkin a powerful Superfood for your Eyes.
My child’s favorite fruit is bananas.
They don’t require refrigeration.
You can use applesauce instead of butter/oil in baking to make it healthier.
My daughter’s favorite fruit is watermelon.
Fact # 5:
One serving of asparagus is considered to be 5 spears and it has only 21 calories per serving.
Fact # 4: The state of California produces virtually 100% of the artichokes grown in the U.S. and consumers almost half of those! Yum, again!