Some Products that Take You (and your family) Back to School
Having a few nutrition bars in my bag and carry-on is
essential to my trips. I don’t want to always be relying on expensive, and
often unhealthy, snacks. The problem is that most of these bars have chocolate
in or on them. While chocolate is one of my favorite things to eat, it also
melts all over everything when the weather is warm.
GoMacro Bars come in a dozen different non-chocolate
flavors. They are also vegan and gluten-free. The minis – which are a decent
size – are only 100 calories and have just 5-6 grams of sugar. My favorites are
banana + almond butter and sesame butter + dates, but, honestly, I have enjoyed
every single one.
WildKin Kids Luggage
These Wildkin Kids backpacks are fun and practical for kids
to travel with (or bring to school). They are durable and clean easily. These
twins, whom I travel with often, really enjoyed them and were ready to get them
packed.
You can find Wildkin
Kids backpacks and luggage on their website.
alternaVites
I confess that I am not a big proponent of vitamins and
supplements. I take very little so I wasn’t too sure about these vitamins aimed
at kids in a powdered form.
It turns out the kids love them and they seem to be healthy with no artificial flavors or colors, and no major allergens -- egg, milk, peanut, tree nuts, wheat, soy, fish or shellfish. (I do have to say, though, that despite the fact that they don’t contain shellfish, they do contain quite a bit of Iodine so you might want to avoid them if you have a shellfish allergy, which I do.)
It turns out the kids love them and they seem to be healthy with no artificial flavors or colors, and no major allergens -- egg, milk, peanut, tree nuts, wheat, soy, fish or shellfish. (I do have to say, though, that despite the fact that they don’t contain shellfish, they do contain quite a bit of Iodine so you might want to avoid them if you have a shellfish allergy, which I do.)
In addition to giving the flavorful packs to kids, you can
sneak more vitamins into snacks, such as this yogurt pop recipe:
Packet alternaVites
Cup of Yogurt
Fresh Fruit
Popsicle Sticks
Popsicle Sticks
Mix alternaVites into yogurt along with fruit. Put a
popsicle stick in the middle of the yogurt and freeze for at least one hour.
Experiment with different alternaVites and yogurt flavors, as well as your favorite fruits.
Experiment with different alternaVites and yogurt flavors, as well as your favorite fruits.
FlipStir Puzzle
Keep the younger ones happy and occupied with this self-contained puzzle while you are helping older ones with homework, or even carpooling.
Keep the younger ones happy and occupied with this self-contained puzzle while you are helping older ones with homework, or even carpooling.
(Special thanks to my young product testers.)
StyleRX
Kudos to Dawn for creating StyleRx, a stylish way to carry
your vitamins, supplements, and medications. The case is very attractive and
can easily slip into your suitcase or carryon. It’s set up for a week’s worth
of pills, but only for those that take a few a day. The only other downfall is
that it is a little heavy for the purse. I’d stick to for travel.
And, for the end of the day, to remind you it’s still summer…
I did some reminiscing about my amazing Sicily adventure while tasting the latest from Donnafugata. These wines were even better than I remembered…
I did some reminiscing about my amazing Sicily adventure while tasting the latest from Donnafugata. These wines were even better than I remembered…
Lighea, Lemony and light
Sur Sur, tropical paradise, the perfect light white for
sauvignon blanc lovers like me
Anthila, for lovers of chardonnays that haven’t been
over-oaked
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