July Give-Away: Our favorite products for Real Food on the go

Posted on July 08, 2014 by Amanda Holliday | 222 Comments

***THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED***
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED!
 

Summertime means time at the playground, at the beach, at the inlaws—and on the road. And when it comes to Real Food for busy families, preparing ahead is the name of the game.

So we’ve put together a great summer give-away with some of our favorite products (including Little Green Pouches of course!) to make it easier to grab Real Food and head out the door for summer adventures.

 

Enter in 4 ways for 4 chances to win

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  1. Pinterest: Follow our Real Food Pouch Recipes board. 

  2. Email: Join our mailing list to stay in touch and get the latest promos, contests and recipes from Little Green Pouch. 

  3. Comment: Leave a comment on this post with your favorite tips and products for traveling with kids.
  4. Bonus Entries: Share this contest on social media. 
a Rafflecopter giveawayWe will chose a winner at random on Wednesday, July 30th and announce the winner on the 31st. Make sure we have your email so we can contact you if you win!
P.S. We’ll email everyone who enters a special Little Green Pouch discount, and a sneak peek at our next big give-away (yeah!)

Contest Rules

  • Must be 18 or older
  • Open only to residents of the US
  • Entries due by 11:59pm Pacific time on July 30
  • One winner will be selected at random from all entries
  • Each person may enter once each via Pinterest, Facebook and email

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Real Foodie Lauren Kelly

Posted on February 08, 2014 by Melissa Winn | 0 Comments

Today’s Real Foodie is nutritionist, recipe developer and food blogger Lauren Kelly. As a mom of three busy and always hungry little boys, Lauren believes it is important to feed them quality, real food. For her, granola is a great example:

“Granola is one of those products that is incredibly healthy and so easy to make at home. Many of the store bought granolas are filled with extra processed sugars, high fructose corn syrup, additives and preservatives. Making your own granola at home takes the guess work out of figuring out what's in the store-bought ones. You control the ingredients. And with your granola containing quinoa (high in protein), 100% maple syrup (least refined sugar), coconut oil (filled with good for you, heart-healthy fats) and raw nuts (also filled with heart healthy fats , protein and fiber) you can enjoy this guilt-free. Make sure you use unsweetened dried fruits. Many of the ones in grocery stores contain unnecessary, added sugars. They are naturally sweet already! Many people focus of calories, fat and protein, but people also need to be aware of the quality of their ingredients. I try to eat as many whole, unprocessed foods as I can and that is why I like to make many of my meals from scratch. This granola is a perfect healthy breakfast or snack and no one could ever tell just how healthy it is!”

Here’s Lauren’s recipe for Gluten Free Quinoa Granola. Watch out, it is SUPER addicting!

Posted in 100 Days of Real Food and Little Green Pouch, Little Green Pouch Real Food, Real Foodies

Real Foodie Kath Younger

Posted on February 05, 2014 by Melissa Winn | 0 Comments

Today’s Real Foodie is blogger Kath Younger of Kath Eats Real Food.  Kath has been blogging about her Real Food journey since 2006. Along the way she has added the titles of Registered Dietician and Bakery Owner to her resume. And most recently, Kath took on the role of Mom to son Mazen.

Kath has found feeding a toddler to be one of the hardest parts of motherhood. “I don’t blame Mazen at all for being a picky eater - imagine if someone was creating your whole menu and you had very little way to communicate back. Sometimes you just don’t want meatballs.” Kath and her husband, Matt, have found that sign language has helped a lot, but beyond the basic foods, “It’s hard to tell what he’s in the mood for until he pushes it off of his tray.”

Kath has found texture plays a huge part in Mazen’s likes and dislikes and often makes him smoothies, soups and purees.

“I believe that the more variety you can get into a child’s diet the better. It’s hard for a toddler to chew kale or celery and texture can make or break a dish. Thus, the more you can adapt things to make kiddos like them the better off their diets will be. Smoothies and pureed soups are as versatile as they come and offer an easy way to introduce more real food. Best of all – you can enjoy them along with your toddler.”

Kath created a great recipe for Coconut Rice & Pear Soup enjoy it, too. Be sure to visit Kath’s blog for more about feeding a toddler Real Food.

Posted in 100 Days of Real Food, 100 Days of Real Food and Little Green Pouch, 2014, Little Green Pouch Real Food, Pureed Contents, Real Food, Shout Out, Success Stories

Just Who Are Real Foodies?

Posted on February 03, 2014 by Melissa Winn | 0 Comments

As we continue to explore this whole new world that is Real Food, we’ve made some pretty interesting discoveries as to just who eats Real Food. There is a wide spectrum of Real Foodies out there – individuals from all types of professions, and with all types of interests. From doctors to environmentalists, athletes to nutritionists and dieticians, bloggers to cookbook authors, people from all walks of life seem to be embracing this fantastic movement that is Real Food. That’s a pretty good sign, no?

This week we are excited to introduce you to a few of these people, each eating Real Food for their own real reasons. We’ll share with you new Real Foodie recipes, pouch friendly or not (for credibility’s sake), and these Real Foodies’ thoughts on why choosing a Real Food lifestyle is important.

We hope you’ll try some of these awesome Real Foodie recipes, which of course will be posted on our site (check out our Real Food Hub) and our growing Pinterest board of Real Food Recipes. And please, please, please, share your own. If YOU are a Real Foodie too, we’d love to know about you and your interests, and why you choose a Real Food lifestyle.

Enough of the intro already, right? (You must be just dying with anticipation.) We’ll see you tomorrow with our first Real Foodie post!

‘Til then,

- Maggie & Melissa

Posted in 100 Days of Real Food, 100 Days of Real Food and Little Green Pouch, 2014, Little Green Pouch Real Food, Maggie & Melissa, Real Food, Shout Out

Let's Do This — Little Green Pouch Takes The 10 Day Real Food Pledge

Posted on January 06, 2014 by Amanda Holliday | 0 Comments

Alright. It’s 2014, and that means resolutions. The residuals from partying like it’s 2013 are officially gone. Vacation’s over. It’s Monday. It’s time to get serious. (I hope that was somewhat motivating, if not, try reading again with the Rocky Theme Song playing in the background. It works, right?)  

It’s time to take 100 Days of Real Food’s 10-Day Real Food Pledge, along with us here at Little Green Pouch.  By doing so, you’ll start of your 2014 with a commitment to Real Food, and real health. 100Days of Real Food predicts that, upon completing your 10 days, you’ll notice improved health, “such as having more energy, losing weight, improving regularity, or just feeling healthier overall.”  After the 10 days are over, you can continue with your life however you’d like, but with knowledge as to how and why you should avoid processed foods.  

We hope you do this with us! Don’t forget to sign up for the 10-Day Pledge with 100 Days of Real Food, and review the Real Food Rules while you’re there. Also, be sure to "Like Us" on Facebook where we will be checking in with you on how your 10 days are shaping up along with giving away a 4-pack of Little Green Pouches and an accessory of your choice each day when you engage in our daily Real Food Pledge posts. 

Finally, start cooking some real food. If you need inspiration for recipe ideas don’t forget to check out our Real Food Pinterest Board and Real Food Recipes hub. And 100 Days’ Real Food Tips is another wonderful resource.

On our end, we’ve made a few real food plans to get started. Here is Melissa's Plan for 7 month old daughter, Parker.  And Maggie's plan for, her, her two boys (3.5 and 5) and her husband. You can download a blank meal planner HERE

We’ll make sure to let you know how it’s going here on our blog and on Facebook. And please do the same. We’d love to hear from you on Facebook, in our inbox (maggieandmelissa@littlegreenpouch.com), on TwitterYouTubeInstagram, or carrier pigeon. Let us know you are taking the plunge, we mean pledge, with us. Let's do this!

On a parting note, we’ll leave you with some motivation from the king of all motivators, Rocky Balboa. It is a little bit over the top, and not entirely appropriate for the situation, but we couldn’t resist.

“Going in one more round when you don’t think you can – that’s what makes all the difference in your life.”

I guess what I’m trying to say is, if I can change, and you can change, everybody can change.”

(Rocky IV (curse you Ivan Drago!))  We’re looking forward to getting healthy with you (and hanging out) these next 10 days.

- Maggie & Melissa

Coming next week: guest post by Courtney Haswell at Family Gone Healthy, “Real Food Inspiration”

Posted in 100 Days of Real Food, 100 Days of Real Food and Little Green Pouch, 2014, Little Green Pouch Real Food, Maggie & Melissa, New Year's Resolutions, Parker's Pouch, Real Food, Recipes, Resolutions

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