Healthy Child Party Day 20: Eat Healthy | Healthy Home Magazine

Welcome to Day 20 of our 21-day Virtual Healthy Child Party:? Eat Healthy

We?re excited you want to participate and can?t wait for all the great conversations and questions today and in the days to come!

To participate in today?s Virtual Healthy Child Party and Giveaway, please review Step 4 in Healthy Child Healthy World?s 5 Easy Steps for suggestions on how to Eat Healthy, get to know today?s featured brand, Plum Organics, and answer the question that follows in the comments section below.

Since the day my children arrived, I have worked hard to feed them as close to a fully organic, non-GMO, whole food diet as possible. Of course, in order to achieve this and avoid processed foods, my husband and I must make most of their food ourselves. But sometimes the demands of life get in the way and we find ourselves reaching for something pre-packaged to get out the door on time. So I have spent a lot of time reading labels and trying to decipher the good from the bad with questions like: Is it whole grain? Is it organic? Is it non-GMO? Are there added sugars? Any artificial colors? Will the packaging leach harmful chemicals? It can be overwhelming at times ? I mean really ? I?m just trying to feed my kids healthy food, but sometimes I honestly want to throw my hands up in the air at the grocery store as I search for safer, healthier products for my family.

I appreciate the tireless efforts of organizations like Just Label It, Healthy Child Healthy World, and Environmental Working Group, working hard to help parents navigate the sea of ingredients, additives and potential toxins in our food supply. And I get really excited when I find brands created by parents who are as concerned about the nutrition, health and safety of foods ans I am. It would make my life a lot easier if there were more brands I could trust to deliver products that meet my family?s standards for health and safety. So I?m happy to welcome trustworthy brand, Plum Organics, part of Nest Collective, and Trusted Partner of Healthy Child Healthy World, to our Virtual Healthy Child Party.

First, let?s meet the Chief Dad and CEO behind Nest Collective, the parent company of Plum Organics:

Why Plum Organics? Plum Organics believes that introducing babies to real food with delightful tastes and pure ingredients as early as possible, can create a foundation for a lifetime of healthy eating. Their foods are cooked just the right amount as compared to other processing methods used by conventional jarred baby food that expose foods to high temperatures and lengthy cooking times. Overcooking food results in less texture and flavor which is evident in its appearance. Some natural nutrients are also lost through this process. Research has shown that eating a variety of healthy foods and minimizing the intake of processed foods with additives and preservatives can help avoid health concerns later in life such as allergies, obesity and early onset diabetes. Plum Organics believes every baby is a little foodie and deserves only the purest, yummiest nutrition right from the start.? All Plum products are made with best tasting organic ingredients and feature:

• BPA-free packaging
• USDA certified-organic and GMO-free
• Child safe cap and convenient portable pouch (also available for easy feeding: a BPA-free, Phthalate-free, PVC-free dispensing spoon)
• No added sugar, colors, flavors or artificial ingredients
• No high fructose corn syrup
• Transparency: All ingredients are listed right on their website and all packages

Plum Organics generously sent me a selection of their tots line for my 2- and 4-year-olds to try. Both kids gobbled up the Teensy Fruits and immediately asked for more. They were a little more hesitant to try the Mish Mash Fruit & Yogurt Smoothies at first, but once they got a taste, they were hooked on those too. Especially my daughter, who is a yogurt fanatic and misses her staple food when we travel. This will be a great solution for when we?re on the road!

As a thank you for participating in our Virtual Healthy Child Party, one lucky reader will win Over $75 value of Plum Organics Baby and Tots Food products including Plum Baby Gear? (ARV $75.00) plus a gift bag filled with safer product samples and coupons (worth min. $25.00 in products and savings), for a total prize value of $100.00!

This prize pack includes (content may vary):

• A variety of Yum 1 Just single fruit ingredient pouches
• A variety of Yum 2 Fruit & Veggie blend pouches
• A variety of baby and tots snacks, such as Little Cremes and Teensy Fruits
• A set of Plum Dispensing Spoon by Boon for one-handed feeding.? Comes with carrying case and 2 reusable & dishwasher safe spoons.? PVC, BPA and phthalate-free materials.
• A Plumsie

Ready to try Plum Organics for your family?

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For your chance to win this and the other giveaways throughout our Healthy Child Party Event, don?t forget to:

Answer our Healthy Child Party Day 20 Question of the Day:

Are there any food ingredients that you try to avoid or reduce? Why?

Please leave your response in the comments at the end of the article. And feel free to ask any questions you may have and/or respond to others? questions/responses. This party is all about generating communication and building awareness!

While only your first comment at the bottom of this post will be counted as an entry for the giveaway, we invite you to engage with each other, respond, invite your friends, share via social media, etc.

Here are some great ways to stay connected to Healthy Home Magazine, Healthy Child Healthy World and Plum Organics:

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Note: Please be sure to read the full rules and giveaway eligibility in our Virtual Healthy Child Party Event Kickoff. Entries for all 21 days of giveaways for this event must be received by May 31, 2012 at 11:59pm PST to be eligible to win. All winners will be selected via Random.org and notified via email by June 4, 2012. Healthy Home Magazine and/or Sponsor will ship product directly to winner within 30 days.

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