In our home I’m pretty strict about the food that we eat and want to make our options healthy. But I also have kids – seven of them – and they want their food to taste good, to look cool, and to be fun. And, shhhh, I really like it for my kids to get their vegetables.
Since my almost three year old Samuel has Celiac Disease and can’t eat gluten, I like to look for products that allow his normal to match the normal of his six siblings. I want his food to be just as fun and to not feel limiting. And I also need it to help supplement his diet and to provide that much-needed, extra nutritional boost.
Now there is one thing my kids love, beg, and hope will make it into the many grocery bags entering our home every week. That item? The single serve juice. And sigh, for years I’ve avoided purchasing this item as they’ve been loaded with other stuff that my growing {and energetic} kids didn’t need.
That being said, my kids still want to have fun and cool food options and are thrilled when the juice enters our home. And I’m thrilled when I find juice that provides nutrients, like fiber, that makes them happy and me confident in my healthy mom choices.
The solution?
At least the temporary try it now solution that I’ve found that actually really works?
Capri Sun Super V .
The secret weapon? Vegetables. Added to the drink. 1/4 veggies, 3/4 fruit. Perfection.
The super secret weapon? It tastes amazing, and those fab kids of mine absolutely love it! Here’s the cool info – a pouch of Super V {make sure to visit their awesome site to learn more} contains a combined serving of fruits/veggies and 25% comes from the veggies incorporated into the drink.
I didn’t tell my kids about the veggies when I gave them the pouch of Super V that they had been begging for since the juice arrived. No, instead, I gave them the highly sought after container of Super V, watched them enjoy it with their snack {we had popcorn}, and then proceeded to tell them that the drink had a secret weapon – vegetables.
Then they asked for another.
In my eyes? A success.
Cool factor? Taken care of.
Fruits and Veggies? As well.
Well done, Capri Sun Super V, well done.
So now super awesome moms looking for a solutio, now you can buy the cool Capri Sun drink and feel great about getting the healthy and cool choice. You can go right ahead and watch your kids jump for joy while sitting back knowing that they’re getting that serving of fruits and veggies. That is the sought after win-win in food choices – kids love it/tastes great coupled with the healthy mom choice.
By the way, as long as we’re chatting about healthy snacks, here’s a list of ten of our favorite simple gluten free snacks that pair fabulously with Super V.
042 from Rachel Martin