Posted by Chris Arpante on Growers and Grocers
It?s hard when you?re around someone you care about, yet disagree with what he/she is feeding the children. Sometimes it is hard to gauge when and if you comment. When is it your place to cross that line? This is the predicament I was in all summer long, every time I was with my friend?s three and four year old. McDonald?s, Fruit Loops, Chef Boyardee? the wrong food choices were endless! So, I snuck in healthy food every opportunity that presented itself. It was amazing how they gobbled up grapes, apples, and blueberries!
Another opportunity presented itself this weekend. The kids and I stayed in a Residence Inn, and because of the kitchenette in the room, I brought along a few groceries from the local Kroger, including fruit, sliced turkey, and cereal. When choosing a cereal, EnviroKidz? made it easy. What better way to get kids to oooh and ahhh over food than with cute animals on the box? The aisle saw me coming? in the basket went Koala Crisp, Panda Peanut Butter Puffs, and Gorilla Munch.
Walking around the store, I examined the box and tried to find the catch? gluten-free, vegetarian, low sodium and no trans fat. If that wasn?t enough, I learned that ?1% of EnviroKidz sales are donated annually to endangered species, habitat conservation and environmental education for kids.? Sold!
The kids loved them! The evidence? The stuffed mouths, crunch sounds, and drops of milk dripping off their little chins. Little man went straight for the Gorilla Munch?s. Its round corn puffs resembled Kix-like nuggets and seemed as though they kept their crunch for some time. Pretty girl went for the Panda Puffs. Peanut buttery goodness! When breakfast was done, I took some extra cereal along with us in baggies for snacking later and they fit the bill perfectly. I couldn?t help but smile as I heard the crunching sounds fill the car. Isn?t the test of a good cereal that it makes the crossover from cereal to snack?
The end result is that I am now a fan of EnviroKidz. Although the kids have gone home, I will continue to be a consumer of this product, being the grown kid chowing down a breakfast.
For more information on EnviroKidz?, e-mail them at consumer_services@naturespath.com. There is also have a toll-free number: (888) 808.9505.
Original source: http://wellfed.net/2008/09/05/gorilla-munch-packs-a-positive-punch/
