I’m thrilled to be partnering with Stonyfield Organic this year, a brand that not only can always be found in our refrigerator but one whose values we admire. What began as a nonprofit organic farming school in New Hampshire is now the Stonyfield company made up of hundreds of family farms. This is the first sponsored post in a series you’ll see throughout the year, combining a little Stonyfield love with the same stories and loves we already share here.
I’ve recently shared my love for the new world of grocery shopping delivery service which basically transformed my life and has already saved me hours of time and stress. But even with online grocery shopping (…and yes, I still find myself running to the store on my own), I still usually have some kind of predicament I’m trying to solve as I fill my cart. Predicaments of the past have included:
– Revamp the kids school lunches so they’ll actually eat them
– Why do we never have breakfast food?
– I’m tired of serving the same three dinners every week
…and my personal favorite:
– Buying lots of cleaning products will magically fix the mess
My latest predicament though is to solve the Moment of the Ravenous Beasts. What’s the Moment of the Ravenous Beasts, you ask? It is the segment of time between the second the dismissal bell rings and the moment we actually arrive to a source of food and, consequently, the time of day my kids are the most hungry they’ve ever been in their entire lives. Surely that sliver of time isn’t that long, you’re thinking, and waiting for food isn’t that hard to do. That’s what I thought. But the dragons in the back of the car writhing and promising that they are absolutely going to wither up and die if they don’t get something to eat right this second beg to differ. God forbid you suggest swinging by the post office real quick or, say, stopping to get gas. And if we have an after school activity? Forget about it. Death by starvation is imminent. Please tell me I am not the only mom who experiences the after school Moment of Ravenous Beasts?
So, back to my shopping cart. The latest installment of Life Made Easy by Grocery Delivery Service had me scrolling through the online aisles of our Super Target looking for sustainable snacks I can take with me when I head to car line–something that can hold the kids over for a bit if I have errands to run or we need to head to Nella’s theater class or a tutoring session without stopping at home.
Behold, the new Stonyfield Snack Pack.
They introduce a new occasion for eating yogurt, no spoons needed. And they’re snazzy–yogurt plus crunchy snack.
There’s pretzels with chocolate yogurt, graham crackers with strawberry yogurt or their two new flavors–strawberry yogurt with chocolate chip cookies, and vanilla yogurt with chocolate cookies (all of our favorite!).
The Snack Packs are super easy to pack, stay contained in the package (no car mess!) and the best part…they calm the dragons! Ravenous beasts be gone!
And they embody all the good things that make Stonyfield who they are–farm fresh ingredients without GMOs or toxic persistent pesticides. You can find Stonyfield Snack Packs at Target, Walmart and a variety of other grocery retailers.
No more snapping “Do you think I can make food magically appear?!” to the kids when they’re asking for me to deliver something NOW. The Ravenous Beast case has been closed. Moving on the next week’s cart predicament…30 minute meals so I can spend more time decorating the dollhouse.
Love Stonyfield! And yes, my kids have come to repeat my favorite phrase, “You can go three weeks without food and three days without water.” Will add these to our days when we are off to soccer games and track meets. Speaking of 30 minute dinners, are you a Instant Pot groupie yet? I love to cook and debated getting one and my husband’s step mom gave me one for Christmas. I must say, game changer! I’m not in the full groupie following yet of blogs and such, but I’ve whipped up some great meals, our favorite, a rotisserie style whole chicken in 45 minutes. Yum!
That’s funny! I say the same 3 weeks (but I like to round to “almost a month” for extra added affect) and 3 days to my boys too lol!
OMG the MORB is REAL & the most dreaded time of the day! I LOL @ the forbidden gas/post office stops & my oldest daughter is at a different school so she is the victim of HANGRY younger siblings who have to WAIT an extra 7 minutes to pick her up and get home. I speed home like a maniac because we are literally 7 seconds from a visit from child services if you go strictly off my kids accusations of me STARVING THEM TO DEATH! lol
Great post & I hadn’t seen these, my kids will LOVE them.
Thanks so much!
Car Seat Police here. By the looks of the seat belt placement on Nella’s neck, I’d say she still needs a booster. Isn’t Dash as tall or taller than her? How would it make sense he’s in one and not her. She may not legally still need one but doesn’t mean she doesn’t need one.
can we please let bloggers raise their own children?
For the Love lady! She has raised her children just fine without your input. My guess is they were parked and this photo was taken strictly for this post. They possibly never even left the house. It’s perfectly free to mind your own buisness.
Great post! Totally understand about The Moment of the Ravenous Beasts!!!!!😉 Thanks for all your Super ideas!
Oh, but all the plastic!
Why don’t you just hand them some fruits and veggies (bought at a farmers market and not wrapped in plastic) and put them in a reusable snack bag or box? Much healthier for your adorable kids – and our oh so sick planet.
Choose food that is nude!
Love,
Anna
Yah, I hear you on the hangry situation. I’ve recently started to wonder what I’m going to say to my kids when they, in years to come say, “WTF–why did you fill up our planet with plastic?” And so I wonder if you might also feature some snacks that don’t use plastic? Maybe there’s a company that wraps their treats in something compostable? Or, maybe a company with cool reusable containers? I know it’s a difficult topic. But when I finally said no to single-use plastics, something in my heart–that part that’s tied to my kids’ hearts, oceans and the planet–celebrated.
Stonyfield is known for their planet-friendly practices!
From their site: “We’ve also pioneered planet-friendly business practices—from offsetting our yogurt works’ emissions, to making yogurt cups from plants instead of petroleum, to making our own renewable energy, and much more.
The thought and passion that started Stonyfield Organic in the first place has only grown stronger, and we’ve never stopped working for healthy food, healthy people and a healthy planet.”
You can make your own snack packs using items from bulk bins! These single serving food creates so much waste for the landfill. Just like your own kids, the animal babies need a habitat and a safe environment so they can live.
Please watch this video and make the right choices for all, not just your own-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I7on22jA48
you are definitely not the only one who experiences this!! my kids act like they’ve never eaten a morsel of food in their entire lives when i pick them up from school LOL! Thanks for the tip!