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It is hard to believe we are already half way through term one. I was just as excited as my boys when we were invited to try SPC Fruit Crush-Ups.
Over their preschool years we tried some of the packaged fruit tubs but they didn't work for us - they were messy (my kids) and they didn't finish the tub . I wanted to try SPC Fruit Crush-ups because they were voted Product of the Year for 2013.
The daily grind of choosing healthy appealing items to pack in the lunch box is exhausting . I run out of ideas when the clock is ticking and we have to leave for the bus in 3 mins.
I'm fortunate my boys love fruit and help themselves whenever they want a snack at home . I encourage it , often we can be down to our last 2 apples and 1 banana before I've realised it. I can see SPC fruit crushups being a good back up in the pantry or anywhere on the go.
For school I pack 2 serves of fruit (one for fruit break and one for extra), one sandwich and a snack (decanted from a larger pack) and/or treat (home baked or not). It's a squish sometimes. Crushups slip in easy.
Some of my friends struggle to get their kids to eat and enjoy fruit. I can see these being very popular with kids as a fun, nutritious snack.

The pester power of six year olds is under-rated. They have asked to try a few of the pouched and packaged products and to date it has only been the occasional yoghurt.
We tested SPC crushups out on busy afternoons with after school activities too. Crushups are a satisfying snack for the kids when they have 5 mins between the school gate and the speech therapist or anytime, especially in the car. The resealable cap is a fantastic idea for kids on the go.
I tried them too , they are a fruit puree that taste good ...not that I would eat them regularly. Just saying...
It is reassuring that they are 99% fat free; contain no known allergens, no artificial colours or flavours and no artificial sweeteners or preservatives. Each portion controlled pouch, contains over half the recommended daily serve of fruit . Smooshed up or not - it counts.
They are available in 6 flavours for kids to enjoy: Mango, Banana, Mixed-Berry, Fruit Salad, Tropical and Strawberry {90gms $1.29}. Joel didn't like the strawberry one but loves Fruit salad and Tropical. Sam likes them all. They enjoyed them semi frozen too like a wholesome fruit slushee.
To be honest I'd rather know they were having a fun, healthy treat I chose instead of purchasing things I don't like at school canteen. I am sometimes reluctant to spend money on prepackaged snacks for school especially when I don't know if they will eat it. The Crushups retail for $1.29 RRP which think is reasonable and affordable.
To celebrate SPC Fruit Crush-Ups being voted number one by more than 10,000 consumers in the Product of the Year awards!
SPC is offering the chance for one reader to win a whole school
term's supply of Fruit Crush-Ups.
- 8 packs each of the 6 different flavours - 48 single servings to help you fill your lunch boxes (and hungry little human beings)
2. Entries not answering the question will be deemed invalid. The winner will be chosen by originality and creative merit, not by chance. Judges decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
3.There is 1 winner- 8 x pack of the six flavours as detailed above ($61.92)
4. Entries - Open 5/3/2013 - Close 20 /3/2013 11.59pm AEST.
The winner will be notified by email, and posted to
mylittledrummerboys.blogspot.com.au - the winner has 7 days to respond
or a new winner will be drawn.
5. Prizes are not transferable, changeable or redeemable for cash.
6. Prizes sent out by PR firm directly will not be replaced in the event that they are stolen, lost or damaged in transit.
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- To enter tell me your best or worse lunchbox memory ...
Winner : Amanda from AMJ
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Bec · 629 weeks ago
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always Josefa · 629 weeks ago
I'm still in the trial and error phase when it comes to school lunch boxes
Maybe I'll have to pop some of these into my trolley at the supermarket next time xx
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Jac@CommonChaos · 629 weeks ago
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jessiehay1 46p · 629 weeks ago
Would be sandwiches every day,
Promite or peanut butter,
Squashed and warm to my dismay,
I used to dread opening my lunchbox,
When I knew what I would find,
I guess mum was out of inspiration,
Stuck in the daily grind,
But this was 30 years ago,
And times have surely changed,
We have so many options,
Including the SPC range,
It is for my kids that I would love to win,
These Fruit Crush-ups look so yummy,
They would be easy to pop in their lunchboxes,
To fill their little tummies! :)
justabendintheroad 66p · 629 weeks ago
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redlandcitygirl 59p · 629 weeks ago
As for my worst lunchbox memory - that would be the days that I have something yummy prepared and THEN I REALISE I'D FORGOTTEN TO BRING IT TO WORK/SCHOOL!!!!
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havealaughonme 84p · 629 weeks ago
All I can say is that I was a girl who went to a country school in rural NZ, with a roll of just 14 kids, aged from 5 years to 12 years - true story - and we lived 40 minutes drive from the nearest shop. So this meant we had delicious home baking, daily adventures on the farm with cows and sheep but we also had Vegemite and lettuce (soggy) sandwiches EVERY DAY. I used to beg my friends to trade with me, but they wouldn't and so I ate them or starved and never complained because there were enough financial worries for our family than silly sandwiches.
But when mum went to town once a week, on a Thursday, I was SOO excited because it meant that on Friday I got a cream bun for lunch and there was nothing anyone could say that would make me trade that!!
Em xx
Mary Preston · 629 weeks ago
My Mum would make my lunch up fresh, put it into the lunch box & off I would go back to school to eat it with my friends.
No soggy sandwiches & because it was not the mad morning rush hassle, my Mum would get creative.
Then we moved & that was the worst thing to happen to my lunch box food.
jessnewman877 75p · 629 weeks ago
As for lunch memories.... I think the worst are all the days I left my lunch at school. Only for it to become the best memory, when mum would buy me a lunch order! :)
norlin · 628 weeks ago
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Kim m · 628 weeks ago
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womblywoo 28p · 628 weeks ago
one Monday morning,
I quivered with fear,
as soon as I got near,
I could tell by the smell,
it was a Mother's version of hell,
I grabbed a glove,
and gave the lunchbox a shove,
it didn't move on it's own,
but some fungus had grown!
I closed my eyes tight,
but oh what a fright!
I think it may have been a peach
which now made me retch,
If only we'd had SPC,
This wouldn't happen to me!
Eleise · 627 weeks ago
Karly · 627 weeks ago
Di. · 627 weeks ago
thischarmingmum 30p · 627 weeks ago
Rachel T · 627 weeks ago
sonya · 627 weeks ago
Julian · 627 weeks ago
Rebecca Baker · 627 weeks ago
Going to make my sons lunch after a 3 week holiday,
Only to find....
It had not been emptied before it was put away before the holidays...
Maggots and smellin bad, not the best way to start a day.
h&b 16p · 627 weeks ago
When I realised this only last year, I thought my memories must have been off, so I enquired with my sister ( who, at 6yrs younger than me, had a slightly different life ) .. no, no packed lunches for her either. Really??
I used to get a dollar a day and this would buy me a small sausage roll and a lemon juice ( yes, lemon juice - I loved it's bitter tartness ). It's very odd, and you might think maybe we were rich, but we were one of the poorest families I knew. Both my parents worked and we were latch-door kids and there was never ever any food in the house. I really am not sure why. My mum was very young and came from a poor latch-key family herself, so maybe she knew no better?
Anyway, I was always jealous of kids with homemade cake and sandwiches.
As a mum myself today, I make a real effort to make up interesting and varied non-junky lunchboxes every day - these would be great!
Ryan · 627 weeks ago
Jenny J · 627 weeks ago
Apples are green
green spots on bread
should never be seen
I went red
when my friend said
ewwwwww - you are eating mouldy bread !
It was roast beef my favourite too ...this little piggy had none.