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THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.  CONGRATULATIONS, JULIE, YOU ARE THE WINNER!

After the recent explosion of vitamin drinks in the last ten years or so, I suppose it was only a matter of time before these drinks began to target a much younger audience.  Y Water is an organic, low calorie, vitamin enriched drink for children.  I was fortunate enough to experience Y Water, and was very impressed!  These have to be one of the most creative children’s beverage companies I’ve encountered.  Not only is this a drink enriched with calcium, fluoride, and vitamins A, C, and D, but also the packaging can be used as a creative toy for your child.  Each can be played with on its own, or stacked together for building using “knots” sold on the company’s website.

I must admit that I probably wouldn’t buy these on a regular basis considering that a pack of twenty-four is $40.  These would probably be more of a “special occasion” drink.  The perfect event for these drinks would be for my sons’ first birthday party.  Not only will these waters be a nutritious drink for the guests, but they can also double as their party favor.  Just buy a set of 14 knots from the website in addition to the pack of drinks and VOILA-take home gift! The team at Y Water really put a lot of thought and effort in creating their line. Be sure to visit their website to learn more about Y Water and pics of various y-water bottle contraptions.

Y Water has kindly offered one of our readers a lovely sample pack!  To enter, simply visit their site and leave a comment on this post.  For additional entries:

1) Subscribe to Does Mommy Love It? and leave a comment stating you did so.

2) Twitter about the contest and leave us a hyperlink to the tweet!

3) If you haven’t, please join our FACEBOOK GROUP!

4) Write a post on your own blog about this giveaway and comment with the permalink to this post.

5) Grab our button and put it on your sidebar and comment with a link to your blog.

6) Email 5 of your friends and tell them why they should check out DoesMommyLoveIt?. Be sure to COPY us on the email (doesmommyloveit@gmail.com)! Then comment stating you did so.

This contest ends August 1st, 2009 Midnight EST.

8 Comments | In: Ages- Elementary, Ages- Pregnancy, Ages- Preschooler, Ages- Toddler | tags: boost drinks, drink, healthy, Kids, low calorie, non sugary, nutrient rich, organic, reusable bottles, vitamin infused, water, Y water, Yves Behar. | #

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED!  CONGRATS TO EMILY, LETICIA AND EUNICE, YOU ARE THE WINNERS!

It’s my goal to avoid artificial ingredients in my son’s diet.  That’s why I love discovering new organic and natural foods and drinks for my family.  I recently found out about Peter Rabbit Organics and loved it!  If you are diligent about giving your child the recommended amount of fruit for the day these pouches are a perfect way to do so! You can buy an assortment of 10 for about $15.00.  They were great to keep stocked in the refrigerator because the other day as I hurriedly made my husband’s lunch, I substituted fresh fruit for one of these.  He really enjoyed the flavor and was thankful for the healthy snack he could drink.  We both likened the flavor to that of a fruit smoothie from Jamba Juice.  The plus side is that these have no added sugar.

Other great facts:

100% fruit

100% USDA Organic

Nothing Artificial

No Added Water

The design of the pouches look great and more importantly, are designed for easy drinking for children.  What I love best is that Peter Rabbit Organics is a drink that the entire family can enjoy!

Peter Rabbit Organics has kindly offered to give 3 of our readers each  one flavor of pouches, retailing about $5.00 each!  To enter simply, visit their site and  leave a comment.  For additional entries:

1) Email 5 of your friends and tell them why they should check out DoesMommyLoveIt?. Be sure to COPY us on the email (doesmommyloveit@gmail.com)! Then comment stating you did so.

2) Subscribe to Does Mommy Love It? and then leave a comment stating you did so.

3) Twitter about the contest and leave us a hyperlink to the tweet! (this is worth 3 enteries!!!)

4) Write a post on your own blog about this giveaway and comment back with the permalink to this post.

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6) If you haven’t, please join our FACEBOOK GROUP!

This contest ends July 25TH, 2009 Midnight EST.

16 Comments | In: Ages- Newborn to 1yr., Ages- Toddler, Feeding, Food | tags: fruit purees, healthy, juices, no sugar, organic, Peter Rabbit organics. | #

Anytime I have a question about anything related to my child, I go to this site, www.keepkidshealthy.com.  It literally is a “pediatrician’s guide to your children’s health and safety.”  This is the “guru” site for anything related to your kid’s health and safety.  I love how on top of the page, there are tabs for different age groups.  This is a handy option for moms!  This site really emphasizes on the kid as a “whole” being and the better you take care of the health of your child, the safer he/she will be.  The navigation on this site is simple and makes finding answers to your questions really quickly.  Keepkidshealthy.com covers everything in full depth.  I had a question about “feeding solids” to my 5 month old at the time and went onto this site and found deep discussion on how to do it, how much to feed, how to begin, what you can feed, and etc.  It was so thoroughly explained that it built my confidence to start solids.  Also, this website has every topic covered relating to kids.  To name a few:  Immunizations, Feeding, Sickness, Safety, Nutrition, and Tips.  This is a “must have” site for all moms!

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THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.  CONGRATS, JACKIE H IS THE WINNER!

My baby’s a very picky eater…it’s either a yes or no. So, I was a bit hesitant about trying out Petite Palate because everything about Petite Palate sounded exceptional to me. Organic, fresh, superior taste and packed with nutrients and vitamins and I really wanted EJ to enjoy eating it. Guess what!? He thoroughly enjoyed it and Petite Palate passed with flying colors. Moms, Lisa Beels, a graduate of Cordon Blue in London and Christine Naylor, a graduate of the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco, began to perfect their own infant baby food together over playdates when their sons were very young. Once friends caught on to what these moms were doing they begged them to make some for special events. And thus began the development of what has now become Petite Palate.

Their philosphy is to change the way we feed our infants and children. Most parents start out by giving their babies jarred baby food. The jarring process (heating to high temperatures until sterilized and shelf stable), destroys many of the vitamins and nutrients that occur naturally in the food. In order to bolster the nutritional value of the jarred food, common practice is to add vitamin and mineral additives after cooking that did not come from the food itself. Petite Palate’s meals, on the other hand, are Flash Frozen, which maintains the food’s own nutritional content while sustaining the shelf life (frozen). So that in the future kids will have developed taste buds that will choose nutrition over processed foods and will set healthy eating habits for life.

Petite Palate offers fantastic menu of baby flavors such as Apple Pear Blend, Lentil Stew, Spinach Potato Puree, Split Pea Soup, Puree of Garnet Yams, and Banana Peach Blend. Available through Amazon.com.

Petite Palate has generously offered to give ONE Lucky Does Mommy Love It? reader a sample of their Premier line of baby food. To enter, visit their site and leave comment on this post. For additional entries:

1) Email 5 of your friends and tell them why they should check out DoesMommyLoveIt?. Be sure toCOPY us on the email (doesmommyloveit@gmail.com)! Then comment stating you did so.

2) Subscribe to Does Mommy Love It? and then leave a comment stating you did so.

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Contest ends February 25th, 2009 Midnight.

Petite Palate Platinum Line

Duck Cassoulet
A star in our platinum line containing gourmet, premium ingredients like duck. (Stage 2)

Tunisian Style Lamb
Another premium menu item in our platinum line using high-end ingredients like lamb and saffron. (Stage 2)

54 Comments | In: Ages- Newborn to 1yr., Ages- Toddler, Contest, Feeding, Food | tags: baby food, frozen, healthy, organic, petite palate. | #

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.  CONGRATS, SANDRA LEE, YOU ARE THE WINNER!

A few months ago, I was happily shopping the aisles at Whole Foods and stumbled upon a baby cereal brand that I’ve never seen or heard of before. Picked it up and read through the contents (organic+DHA+Probiotics), sounded incredibly healthy, so I decided to purchase it. It was called “HappyBellies organic brown rice cereal” and fed it to EJ, who then practically scarfed it down! Yummy taste was a plus! After my initial introduction to the brand, I went to their website. Let me tell you how much I love the company HappyBaby Food. Read below to see why HappyBaby Food is so special.

Welcome to HAPPYBABY!

OUR MISSION . . . HAPPYBABY is committed to making baby food as healthy and delicious as homemade with the essential nutrients needed for optimal growth and development.

OUR MEALS . . . Fresh frozen organic baby meals in 15 flavors with a great variety of meats, veggies, grains and fruits for baby’s budding palette. Our trays are BPA FREE, with individual cubes for less waste and no heating in plastic.

OUR CEREALS…made with Probiotics and DHA for baby’s immunity—created with Dr. Bob Sears!

ALLERGEN FRIENDLY . . . no nuts, soy, dairy, sugar, wheat.

ALL ORGANIC, 100% NATURAL INGREDIENTS . . . no pesticides, no chemical fertilizers, no genetic modification.

GIVING BACK . . . for every package you buy, you and HAPPYBABY partner with Project Peanut Butter to feed malnourished children in Malawi.

There is something very special and unique when you find a company that is utterly committed to quality…quality of life that is. HappyBaby Food knows it begins with babies and kids and have even partnered up with Dr. Bob Sears, a board certified pediatrician and Amy Marlow, a registered pediatric dietitian and nutritionist to create HappyFamily. They are loyal to ensuring the health of our kids inside and out! Check out the different menus that HappyBaby Food offers: HappyBaby Fresh Frozen Organic meals, HappyBellies Dry Cereals with Probiotics and DHA, HappyBites Toddler and Kid meals, and HappyPuffs Healthy Self-Feed snacks.

HappyBaby Food has offered to give away 2 free trial coupons each for Baby, Bellies, Bites and Puffs; a Nutrition Guide by Dr. Sears, and our HAPPYFAMILY Recipes to one Does Mommy Love It? reader!!! To enter, leave a comment on this post. For additional entries simply:

1) Email 5 of your friends and tell them why they should check out DoesMommyLoveIt?. Be sure to COPY us on the email (doesmommyloveit@gmail.com)! Then comment stating you did so.

2) Subscribe to Does Mommy Love It? and then leave a comment stating you did so.

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Contest ends February 10th, 2009 Midnight.

30 Comments | In: Ages- Newborn to 1yr., Ages- Preschooler, Ages- Toddler, Food, Green | tags: and HappyPuffs Healthy Self-Feed snacks, baby, Dr. Sears, Green, Happybaby Food, HappyBaby Fresh Frozen Organic meals, HappyBellies Dry Cereals with Probiotics and DHA, HappyBites Toddler and Kid meals, healthy, Kids, organic. | #