Kids Cuisine

It can be disheartening to think of the endless parade of snacks targeted at kids. Colorful packages, creative characters, and flavorful snacks full of unhealthy fats and sweeteners are dangled in front of our little ones. Luckily, a couple of moms have teamed up to offer healthier options for packaged snacks to be enjoyed on the go.

Meet Healthy Handfuls®, a company established by sisters (and mothers) Debbie Reynolds and Gwen G. Solberg focused on creating certified organic snacks made without any of the unhealthy elements often found in traditional prepackaged snacks: hydrogenated oils, GMOs, preservatives, and trans fats. Additionally, Healthy Handfuls® snacks are kosher, low in fat, and low in sodium.

Healthy Handfuls® offers four different snack items, including my daughter’s personal favorite, Cheddar Cheese Lucky Duckies. These little cheddar cheese crackers are reminiscent of Pepperidge Farms famous Goldfish crackers, though they stand apart with their unique and fun duck shape and organic ingredients. They are available in great little 1oz pouches, 1.5oz snack boxes and 6oz family size containers. Their taste is mild and portions plentiful. The snack packs are a convenient single-serve pouch perfect for carrying in diaper bags, purses and lunch boxes. The snack boxes are also labeled as single servings, though I find them suitable for two portions or more, the perfect package for moms traveling with two kids or more.

This line of pre-packaged snacks is available for purchase at special grocery stores such as Wild Oats and Whole Foods and online at Amazon.com. Flavors available include: Lemon Vanilla Koala Crackers, Oatmeal Raisin Crocodile Cookies, Peanut Butter Python Pretzel Bites, and the Cheddar Cheese Lucky Duckies already mentioned.

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