Tuesday, 5 March 2013

SPC Fruit Product of the Year + {Giveaway} - closed

Blogvertorial for Digital Parents Collective and SPC

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) 
 1. Only Australian Residents are eligible to enter.
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 ...
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 Winner : Amanda from AMJ

 

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Carrot tops! We grew carrots in our garden so had the green carrot tops. One day I asked for an curried egg and lettuce sandwich. Mum said we don't have lettuce but I can do curried eggs. Me being an obnoxious (probably around) 10 year old said, give it to me with lettuce. So what did Mum do - that's right - used the carrot tops as lettuce. It was weird!
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What a gorgeous post and giveaway - the photos are just adorable!
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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I snuck a few cheezels that had been left in my son's lunchbox the otherday, and they tasted like half chewed apple. I later discovered the half chewed apple in the bag. That will teach me for sneaking treats!
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My worst lunchbox memory,
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! :)
I wish Nick would eat these, would make lunchbox time much easier on us! He is soooo picky! all our fault...really need to try harder to undo that.
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You'd think my kids would be too old for something like this, but I'm sure if we had them in the pantry they'd get eaten!

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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I feel I can hardly compete with all the rest but here's my attempt - I'm a fighter :)
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
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Mary Preston · 629 weeks ago

The best was when we lived next door to the school. I had permission to go home for lunch.

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.
We've had these before, and my kidsl love them. One of them, in particular is quite hard to get fruit into, so these are a great option for her. I also like that you can freeze them so they are super cold at lunch time.
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! :)
Worst lunchbox memory? Not having one and having to buy from the canteen EVERYDAY. Used to envy kids that had packed lunchboxes.
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My best memory was that my Mum packed soooo much food in my lunch box, which was very important! It was like it was never ending, sandwiches, little chocolate bars, fruit, a popper, cake, whatever! Nice food, and lots of it!
It came without warning,
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!
My worst lunchbox memories were off the inevitable squashed over ripe banana and the warm lunch. I am a bit envious of my kids who get an insulated lunch box and an ice pack to keep it all cool. It was so gross if your banana split and covered everything else in your lunch, I don't even like bananas much. I love the fruit crush ups for when we run out for fruit because my house is full of fruitatarians.
My son started prep this year so the world of packing lunches is still new and exciting. I spend longer in the supermarket these days and we trial all types of muesli bars, fruit bars, fruit cups, home made cakes and bikkies, sandwich fillings and lollies disguised as "fruit frogs". Each day I create a different combination of items.
Worst at the time, but one of the best in hindsight. Mum decided to play a trick on me on April Fools Day, and she filed my sandwich with cotton wool! It was buttered and all, and I can still feel the squelch now when I cast my mind back. Luckily she turned up on time with my real lunch, I was super hungry that day!
I love your beautiful photos! I don't think I can rival the answers already here, but I'd probably have to vote for the tuna sandwich I left in my high school locker for the whole Easter holidays. I'm not sure I've EVER smelt anything so disgusting and I was so embarrassed when I threw the door open on the first day back. The teacher had to call the school cleaner in to disinfect and no one was allowed to put their stuff in their lockers for a couple of days while the detox happened. Just what an insecure teen needs - to be the centre of attention for all the wrong reasons!
Worst lunch box memory of all - I was about 5 or 6? And we'd gone on a teddy bears picnic. I was looking forward to my wafer sticks as much morning tea snack since I'd left the house, only to find that when we got there they were all soggy and mushy because of the condensation from my drink bottle. I was heartbroken!
My mum was highly unoriginal and all my lunches were the same, day in, day out. Always white bread Vegemite sandwiches. That was it. No fruit, no treats, no biscuits, no nothing but that horrible Vegemite sandwich! No wonder I won't eat white bread or Vegemite now that I've grown up!
My dad wasn't used to making lunches so when my mum had to go to hospital he had to take over. His first attempt was a beetroot sandwich on thin white bread... by lunchtime all the beetroot juice had soaked through the bread and turned it wet and purple! It was horrendous!
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Rebecca Baker · 627 weeks ago

My worst memory....
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.
I never had a lunchbox .. not once!

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!
My brother played a trick on me and gave me a snail sandwich. Boy was it payback time when i put live worms in his.
Apples are red'
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.

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