Important snack tools to last throughout the year

This month I have been posting daily snack ideas for after school, sports and classrooms. Along the way, on my quest for healthy snacks, I was introduced to a really fun Popsicle maker and snack cup. Two products both made by a company called Fresh Baby.The So Easy Popsicle Maker and So Easy Snack Cup were easy to use, easy to clean and not to mention super cute in bright orange and green colors.
The So Easy Popsicle Maker and Snack Cup are Bisphenol-A (BPH) free and simple to use. The fact that the product is BPH free is a plus for me. BPH is currently being studied and may be linked to causing potential health effects on the brain and the behavior. The less chemicals I can expose my family to the better off I think they will be.

Making the pops was easy. The Popsicle maker stood up on its own and was an easy, non-spill fill and an easy seal with the pop on  lid.

We made our Popsicle from prepared smoothies that we purchased (to save some time). Normally I would blend up my favorite smoothie concoction but lately we have been on the go a little too much. We ended up making delicious Mango Madness and Green 

Goodness smoothies which were easily removed from the Popsicle maker (another plus because I hate fighting with the Popsicle maker to release the pops) and enjoyed a healthy after school snack! 

I had to seek out an adorable baby to test out the Fresh Baby So Easy Snack Cup. Thankfully my friend Kim has the cutest 20 month old in town, Natalie. Natalie loved the colors on the snack holder and easily reached for the snack inside. Kim commented that the snack cup was great because with her toddler being always on the go it was nice to see that snacks were kept in their place (instead of spilled all over the floor). 

Check out the So Easy Popsicle Maker and So Easy Snack Cup by clicking the words above. You will not be disappointed! 

And...don't forget to check out our series on snacks and just all around healthy eating for kids and families by "liking" our Facebook page: ABCD Eat Right and visiting our web page www.ABCDEatRight.com 

Holiday Fruit Mask for Healthy Holiday Parties is Here!

This festive penguin holiday mask will make your next classroom party or house party healthy and fun. 

Print out the free downloadable mask templates at: http://www.abcdeatright.com/ABC/about.html  . 

Cut out the masks and tape them around an apple, an orange, a plum or any other whole fruit. 

Have fun and enjoy a healthy and safe holiday! 

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April Fool's Time Capsule for 2112- Will kids be healthier then?

Today I start a blogging challenge with www.WEGOHealth.com as a health activist! Pretty exciting things are happening at ABCD Eat Right this year and taking this blogging challenge will be a step in another fun direction. Today's challenge is to set up a time capsule to be opened in the year 2112. So to my future great-great-grandchildren ( I hope to have someday) I leave you with a photo image summary of 2012's National Nutrition Month from my company ABCD Eat Right. My personal challenge was to motivate parents this month to get their children's plate in shape and to learn about healthy snacks that every child would eat and love.

How many healthy snacks can you find in each picture below?

Captain Crunchy!

Rainbow of Color

Quick and healthy (store bought) snacks

Can fat be healthy? Sure! As long as you avoid Saturated and trans fats and choose foods that are rich in polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat and omega-3 fatty acids.

P.S. Enjoy the photos! The photos were also taken by my husband Kel Thompson from America's Production Company.

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