Try these healthy snacks for back to school

I'm sure you must be like the rest of the parents in this world and searching for healthier snack options for your kids.  With kids going back to school, it's important they have a nutritional snack to munch on at recess or even after school.  We received our healthy snack options from Made Good, Wonder Drink and Good To Go.

GOOD TO GO Soft Baked Bars

With rapid rising demand of high protein, low carb snack options, check out the snack aisle for GOOD TO GO, a brand new line of snack bars in the US marketplace. They contain low net carbs (3-4 grams/bar), just a hint of sugar (1-2 grams/bar), a whopping 13 grams of healthy plant-based fats and a great source of protein (5-6g grams/bar).

They come in 8 flavors: Vanilla Almond, Raspberry Lemon, Cocoa Coconut, Cinnamon Pecan and newest flavors launched in 2020, Strawberry Macadamia Nut, Chocolate Mint, Blueberry Cashew, Double Chocolate

SRP: $2.99 per single bar, or $24.99 per box of 9 bars

Made Good

These delicious flavors are tasty additions to the MadeGood line of safe for school products that are also kosher parve and contain a full serving of nutrients from vegetables. New flavors include: Red Velvet Cookies, No Nut Butter, and SnickerDoodle (USA ONLY)

Availability: Amazon, Instacart, and Walmart. Get them also in Target, Whole Foods, CVS, Kroger and more.

SRP: $3.99- $4.99

Wonder Drink Prebiotic Kombucha - Prebiotic Plus

These fun and functional beverages meet consumer demands with their extra functionality to Focus Your Mind (Prickly Pear Cascara), Nourish Your Inner Radiance (Turmeric Ginger), and Hydrate Your Life (Salted Watermelon). Ingredients like ashwagandha and cascara, sea buckthorn and biotin, and electrolytes and vitamins, deliver an extra boost of something special along with a taste of something spectacular.

Each Prebiotic Plus comes in a 12 fl. oz. slim, premium-looking can and contains only 8-9 g of sugar. Prebiotic Plus is Guaranteed Non-Alcoholic.
SRP: 3 pk/ $14

Manuka Honey 5+, 10+, 15+, and 20+ is a sweet way to start the day with a boost of immunity (from $18.49)
Manuka Honey Sticks make a great snack or sweetener in the lunchbox or anywhere ($6.49 for a 10-pack)
Children’s Propolis Manuka Honey Lollipops in Strawberry and Lemon flavors offer the benefits of Propolis rich in Bioflavonoids, Manuka Honey NPA (non-peroxide Activity) 10+, and Menthol are great for those "what's going around" days to help kids fight off infections ($8.99)
Manuka Honey Wound & Burn Dressing helps the natural management of skin healing due to minor cuts, burns, scrapes with NPA 15+ (MG 515+) Manuka Honey ($16.99)

So there you have some healthy options to eat and drink!  Which is your favorite?

Must Have Backpack For High School or College

We have found the coolest backpack for back to school!  Thanks to our friends ar Groovy Guy Gifts for sending us the Combat Backpack. This back pack is very well made and durable.  You can even get your initials embroidered on it. The backpack is tan cotton canvas with brown trim. There is room for all your back to school needs and even room for your laptop. It even converts to a duffel bag.

I think this item is great for a teen going to high school or college.  You can use during the day for your academic needs and load your sports gear in it after school and use as a duffle bag.  This is the perfect bag for those weekends when you want to come home from college to see your parents or  go on a trip with your college friends!

DETAILS

• Convertible Back pack / Duffel Bag With Hideaway Padded Back Straps
• Durable Cotton Canvas Bag Measures 19″ x 11″ overall
• Hideaway Panel Pocket for Backpack Straps
• 2 side pockets with Hidden Zipper Closure (7.25″ x 8.75″)
• 1 Front Pocket with Carry Handle and Zipper (7.5″W x 13.5″L x 2.25″D)
• Personalize it with names or initials

 You can personalize this great back pack with up to 3 initials.

Look for a giveaway soon!  I will update this post when the giveaway goes live!

Giveaway is live! 

Your children can learn to play music by playing a video game

Has your child expressed interest in learning to play the piano, only to struggle with actually learning it once they begin lessons?  Lessons can be expensive, and it's just not worth it if they do not effectively teach your child.  Every child has their own learning style.  They get bored quickly and it's hard to find standard lessons that will stick with them.  But what does practically every kid like to do?  Play video games!  Well, now there's an awesome solution:  Kings & Kingdoms.  This is a game that kids will love to play, and while they are playing, they'll be learning to play music without even realizing it!  They have a 30 day free trial if you want to try it out.  You can use a regular keyboard if you want, but it's so much cooler if you purchase the X-Key controller because it's like a piano.  I was recently given the opportunity to try out the game, and was provided with an X-Key controller.  My kids LOVE it!  And they are learning as they play!

Keys & Kingdoms is the world's first role playing game that teaches real musical skills in a completely new way.  It doesn't matter if a child has had any previous music lessons or not, once they start playing this game, they will be creating music within minutes!  The game incorporates a revolutionary teaching method called the Sight Reduction Method, or SRM.  It slowly removes all visual cues/aids as sources of musical information and trains kids to play anything by ear, instantly.

   

With the absence of sight cues, kids won't suffer through the frustrations of trying to read music.  Instead, they'll learn to recognize musical notes by ear and then play them back on a real instrument.  It promotes creativity and lets them play music in their own style.  You can access Keys & Kingdoms from your desktop, laptop or IOS mobile device, so you can play any time, no matter where you are! 

Get started by downloading the game, connect a keyboard (use your existing keyboard or boost the learning experience with the X-Key controller available at checkout) and then just enjoy the game as your child masters music.  Parents receive weekly emails with a report on the child's progress through the game as they learn valuable music skills and enjoy hours of fun.  You can see how your child becomes less dependent on sight reading over time.  You can also see the hours your child has logged in for training that helps them recognize and play music by ear.  And you can gain insight into the time your child spends creatively playing their own unique music.    

Your kids will have so much fun playing this game because it sends them on an epic journey across five different islands, battling villains, opening chests and saving Harmonia.  And while they are doing that, they are learning and practicing piano playing.  Imagine the joy and the sense of pride they will feel (and you will feel as well) when they sit down at a real piano and begin playing a song that they learned in the game!

So go ahead and let your kids play a video game.  But let that video game be Kings & Kingdoms because they will also learn to play the piano.  It's for kids age 6+ and there is no prior piano experience necessary.  It's a fun and engaging game that will keep your children entertained for hours at a time while they unknowingly practice their piano lessons.  And it's a fraction of the cost of traditional music lessons, plus it double as entertainment as well!  It's a win/win for everyone!