NEW Dare Bear Paws & Wagon Wheels With Wowbutter Are Peanut-Free & CONTEST! (~OVER~)

First Day of School, September 2014

The first week of September was the busiest week of the year for our family, with all five of the kids in school for the very first time.  Although we shopped ahead for back-to-school clothing, backpacks, lunch bags, and school supplies, it still felt like we were pressed for time.  On the first day of school, we scrambled to assemble the lunches that we'd made the night before, get a good breakfast into the kids, get them dressed, washed, and out the door in time for school.  It was definitely a scramble!

To add to the chaos, teacher assignments were not handed out until the first day of school, so parents and students alike congregated in the school yard without any foreknowledge.  However, it didn't rain on us that morning, and neither of my kindergarteners kids cried on the first day of school, so the day was a success in my eyes!

This year the kids have suddenly become fussy about lunches and snacks; our 9-year-old will no longer eat sandwiches, and the other children will not eat certain meats.  To address this problem, we've gotten the kids involved in choosing their own lunches and two school snacks.  In the snacks category, the kids must select one nutritious snack (ie: an apple, pear, carrot or celery sticks), and one snack of their own choice (either nutritious or "fun").

The kids' school is peanut-free, so all lunches and snacks have to fall into that category.  And rightfully so, as some children in my kids' classroom have life-threatening peanut allergies.  It's that serious of an issue.  On that important note, Bear Paws and Wagon Wheels now make snacks with Wowbutter, a peanut-free spread that tastes like peanut butter, so they’re appropriate for school lunches.  The snacks are portable, individually packaged and labelled peanut-free.

The snacks from Dare Foods are available in 3 different varieties: Bear Paws Morning Snack Wowbutter and Strawberries, Bear Paws Minis Chocolate Chip & Wowbutter, and Wagon Wheels Wowbutter.  All varieties can be purchased in major grocery and mass merchandise stores across Canada.

My kids like the taste of Wowbutter, and my oldest child thinks the flavour tastes like a cream filling.

The Peanut-Free Bear Paws & Wagon Wheels Are a Hit!

And they're made better too; take a look at the nutrition in Bear Paws Morning Snack Wowbutter and Strawberries:

· 3 g protein per pouch
· 8 g whole grains
· 3 g of fibre
· No artificial colours or flavours
· No trans-fat
· Peanut-free

Did you know that Bear Paws has it's own Facebook page?  Follow them for tasty snack ideas, latest news, promotions and contests!

Disclosure: I am participating in the Dare Bear Paws and Wagon Wheels blogger program with enCompass Media and received product and payment as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.

WIN This Dare Canada Prize Pack From SnyMed.com!

CONTEST (~OVER~)

WINNER: Tina F.

WIN a tasty Dare Canada prize pack from SnyMed.com, including Dare Canada snack products (Bear Paws Morning Snack Wowbutter and Strawberries, Bear Paws Minis Chocolate Chip & Wowbutter, and Wagon Wheels Wowbutter), lunch box containers, an ice pack, a water bottle, a lunch bag, a back pack, and a $25 Visa or Mastercard gift card!  Note: prize may not be exactly as shown, and may include substitutions, including in product, styles, or colours shown.  Contest open to Canada, and ends on Thursday October 2nd, 2014.   

How to Enter:

Leave a COMMENT below stating if your child or grandchild's school is peanut-free OR what Dare Canada snack product you (or your child/grandchild) would like to try the most.  Then, use the entry form below to enter the contest.  GOOD LUCK!