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Yo Gabba Gabba! Puts Healthy Snacks on the Map with an Exciting Announcement!

by admin on September 3, 2010

The Nest Collective, home of leading baby, toddler and kids food brands, Plum Organics and Revolution Foods, has announced its partnership with Kia Motors Presents Yo Gabba Gabba! Live!: There’s a Party in My City! as the official tour snack sponsor providing healthy and organic snacks for parents and kids alike. All Yo Gabba Gabba! fans attending the live show will have the opportunity to sample a variety of the great tasting products including Revolution Foods organic fruit Mashups™ and Plum Organics popular fruit and vegetable baby food purees. Both brands will set up a “Party in My Lunchbox” station in each permitting venue where families can sample product, learn about the importance of healthy eating and have their photo taken with Mr. Mashup (the life size version of the popular organic snack Mashups).

Additionally, everyone who purchases a Gabba Party Package will have access to a private meet and greet with the Yo Gabba Gabba! characters and enjoy food and beverages provided by Plum Organics and Revolution Foods while they hang out with the cast. Each Gabba Party Package kid will go home with a lunchbox filled with snacks, coupons, stickers and other fun items that will keep the after-party going all day long.

For complete tour, ticket and VIP Gabba Party Package information, visit www.yogabbagabbalive.com.

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Voluntary Egg Recall and Salmonella Outbreak

by admin on August 18, 2010

Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa is voluntarily recalling specific Julian dates of shell eggs produced by their farms because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections, endocarditis or arthritis.

Eggs affected by this recall were distributed to food wholesalers, distribution centers and foodservice companies in California, Illinois, Missouri, Colorado, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. These companies distribute nationwide.

Eggs are packaged under the following brand names: Lucerne, Albertson, Mountain Dairy, Ralph’s, Boomsma’s, Sunshine, Hillandale, Trafficanda, Farm Fresh, Shoreland, Lund, Dutch Farms and Kemps. Eggs are packed in varying sizes of cartons (6-egg cartons, dozen egg cartons, 18-egg cartons) with Julian dates ranging from 136 to 225 and plant numbers 1026, 1413 and 1946. Dates and codes can be found stamped on the end of the egg carton. The plant number begins with the letter P and then the number. The Julian date follows the plant number, for example: P-1946 223.

There have been confirmed Salmonella enteritidis illnesses relating to the shell eggs and traceback investigations are ongoing.

Consumers who believe they may have purchased these shell eggs should not eat them but should return them to the store where they were purchased for a full refund. This recall is of shell eggs only. Other egg products produced by Wright County Eggs are not affected. Consumers with questions should visit www.eggsafety.org.

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7 Back-to-School Lunch Tips

by admin on August 18, 2009

Don’t look now, but back to school is here! Are you ready for one of the biggest challenges for Moms  – preparing school lunches day after day?

Whether you have older children who attend school, or your toddler attends daycare or a preschool program, here are 7 back-to-school lunch tips:

1. Make dinner do double-duty

You’re already in the kitchen preparing your family’s dinner, why not use that time to get a head-start on the next day’s brown bag lunches?

Make a double batch of meals that taste just as good “the morning after”, or cook dishes that can be transformed into something “new”, such as pasta sauce that’s just as yummy as pizza topping (on ready-made crust of course).

To make meal planning easier, take a look at Dine Without Whine. It’s a monthly service for planning your family’s meals and grocery shopping.

2. Include lunches when meal planning

To do tip #1, you need to be more organized. This means including your kids’ lunches when planning your family dinners.

3. Let the kids participate

Lighten your load and teach your children some important life skills at the same time. Even small children can help prepare their lunches.

If morning is too stressful, then make this an after-dinner activity – which brings us to…

4. Make advance preparations

Do whatever you can do ahead of time. For example, cook in batches on the weekend, or put leftovers in packable containers the night before.

5. DIY fast food

Commercial packed lunches are attractive but unhealthy. But who says you can’t make your own? Buy your own colorful and attractive lunch boxes, such as a bento-style lunchbox.

Fill it up with a variety of healthy food. Think of mixing up foods with different textures and colors. And cut them up into small pieces so they’re easy and fast to eat.

6. Soup it Up

Soup makes a quick and healthy lunch. You can cook a large pot in the weekend and pack it in a thermos for a warm and satisfying lunch. Serve with whole wheat bread and some fresh fruit and you’ve got a complete meal!

7. Sprinkle in some fun

Sneak a little surprise into your child’s lunchbox once in a while. It could be a little chocolate treat, stickers, or a sweet note from you. Getting something unexpected makes lunch fun.

With planning and creativity, your children can have healthy, delicious lunches without too much work for you.

For meal planning help, go to Dine Without Whine. It makes meal planning a breeze, while helping you save time and money.

Then you’ll have time and energy for those school lunches.

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