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Both these days! At least that’s what my toddler wants. Every night for the past year and a half or so, my son has had a cup of applesauce after dinner. It’s sort of a tradition we started when he was younger to get him to take his vitamins. He actually asks us for his applesauce after his dinner now. It’s very cute. We usually purchase an organic variety from Whole Foods which is unsweetened (meaning there is no added sugar). It’s simply the apples pureed with water.
While my son can be a picky eater, we don’t have any problems getting him to eat fruit. For some children, parents really struggle in this area. I was contacted to consider a review for Musselman’s two product lines of applesauce, Totally Fruit and Healthy Picks. How perfect, a line for my toddler and a line for me. I like applesauce. It’s a food I don’t eat often but should. It’s healthy and tasty (particularly when it’s cold), especially on hot summer days.
Totally Fruit is a line designed for kids. Available in three flavors (apple, peach, and strawberry), each applesauce variety is sweetened with fruit juice and other natural ingredients. In other words, the products do not contain high fructose corn syrup. Each fruit cup counts as one serving of fruit so it’s a great snack for your kids. I actually would have thought the flavored varieties would contain more sugar, but they don’t. I tasted all three of these and they’re really good. My son really enjoys them. The only thing that would make these perfect was an organic option!
Healthy Picks is a line of apple sauce with exotic flavors such as Raspberry Acai and Blueberry Pomegranate. The flavors are not overwhelming but I’m not a huge fan of raspberry or key lime so my favorite was definitely the Blueberry Pomegranate. Again, the products are made without added sugar and contain fiber, calcium, vitamin C and antioxidants (what every woman needs!). Again, I’d love an organic variety and perhaps a few more flavor options (Strawberry, Peach…).
You can purchase Totally Fruit and Healthy Picks online or at a location near you (sadly, there were no locations close enough to me…not yet anyway!). You can also download a coupon here.
Thanks to the sponsor, I was given some awesome Healthy Treat Ideas I thought I’d share with you (I wish I could take credit…sadly…I can’t):
Apple-Sicles: A healthy alternative to ice cream or popsicles!
- For a frozen treat, place a Musselman’s apple sauce cup in the freezer for 30 minutes until it’s slushy. Gently insert a stick through the foil lid, and then freeze solid overnight.
Delicious Dippers: A great NON-FAT dip for snack time!
- Use Musselman’s apple sauce as a kid’s fun dip.
- Try carrots and celery, chicken fingers, or even low-fat cheese cubes.
Triple Play: A healthy snack that’s just as fun to make as it is to eat!
- In a wide-mouthed glass, layer Musselman’s apple sauce, plain yogurt, and your child’s favorite crunchy whole grain cereal (granola, O’s, etc.).
- Repeat layers and serve.
Fruity Fun Pancakes /Waffles: A great way to add a fruit serving to breakfast!
- Place a cup of Musselman’s apple sauce in the microwave for 20 seconds to warm (REMOV E FOIL LID FIRST), and then serve over pancakes/waffles instead of syrup.
Magic Muffins/Cupcakes: Add a little surprise to their lunchbox!
- Prepare your favorite muffin/cupcake batter.
- Fill the muffin tin cups with half the batter.
- Place 1-2 tsp of Musselman’s apple sauce in the center of each cup.
- Cover the apple sauce entirely with additional batter and bake according to directions.
Do you ever use applesauce in place of oil in recipes? I do this all the time. I wonder how the flavored varities would work…I may have to try this!
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My son, who’s almost 2, doesn’t like any fruit! He drives me crazy! He does like applesauce, though, so maybe he would like these.
My son, who’s almost 2, doesn’t like any fruit! He drives me crazy! He does like applesauce, though, so maybe he would like these.
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blueberry pom looks yummy
I love Cinammon Apple Sauce, and also adore their Apple Butter.
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Musselman’s Sesame Street Fruit-Flavored
Apple Sauce
I think the kids would eat that with out me having to ‘trick’ them
Mine like just the plain Musselman’s Apple Sauce. They love to add cinnamon in it many times.
LOVE THIS STUFF…I’M A DIABETIC, AND THESE ARE BETTER THAN JUICE AND HEALTHIER…GET A BUNCH , FOR LUNCH !!!
My favorite flavor is the Strawberry Apple Sauce! Wow that sure sounds special.
I always buy Musselman’s Apple Sauce Original. Its so good!!
i like the Totally Fruit Apple Sauce
I visited the site and I gotta go with the cinnamon flavor. As much as I love apples I’m not a big applesauce eater. But my daughter could eat a huge jar all by her little self. And she loves cinnamon.
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The Seseme Street Cheery Apple(if Elmo’s on the package maybe my super picky 3 year old might eat it!)
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keylime flavor for me
All about plain Musselman’s Apple Sauce.
Yum!
my girls would like Strawberry Apple Sauce.thanks
I’d like to try the blue pom apple sauce
I would like to try the Blue Pom Apple Sauce
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Just plain ol plain Musselman’s Apple Sauce.
i’ve liked applesauce more since i’ve been pregnant and like the plain flavor
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I like Strawberry Apple Sauce
apple butter, yum!
We have tried these in our home and really enjoy the Blueberry Pomegranate.
The Strawberry Applesauce sounds delicious!
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Mmm, Raspberry Acai sounds great!
The Blue Pom Applesauce looks interesting
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Sounds like a great product for a toddler! Thanks for the giveaway!
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My favorite flavor is the Golden Delicious Apple Sauce.
I am intrigued by the peach apple sauce. I would love to try it.
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I’d like to try the raspberry acai applesauce.
Strawbeery for me.
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Strawberry Apple Sauce! Sounds great! Thanks
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The Key Lime Cupuacu Apple Sauce sounds really good.
I love the Musselman’s Lite Apple Sauce. It tastes so good and its good for me too.
Strawberry Applesauce sounds great!
I love these!! My dd likes the rasperrby and I love the fiber!
I’d like to try the Totally Fruit Peach Apple Sauce.
The strawberry apple sauce sounds fantastic! Thanks for the giveaway!
My kids would love the Strawberry
Thank you for the chance
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Blue Pom for us to try!
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Plain ol Musselman’s Apple Sauce.
The kids always ask for Strawberry Apple Sauce.
I am a follower and I tweeted and I know we would love the Strawberry Apple Sauce because we love strawberries and apple sauce so how could we go wrong
the raspberry acai applesauce looks good.
The Peach Applesauce sounds yummy. Thanks for the giveaway!
Favorite flavor is strawberry applesauce.
My favorite flavor is the Strawberry Apple Sauce!
I love Cinammon Apple Sauce.
I think my son would love the Blueberry Pomegranate.
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The Peach totally fruit looks good
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The Strawberry Applesauce
I think the Totally Fruit Peach applesauce sounds great! But then I love peaches.
Thanks so much.
Strawberry sounds so yummy!
nice!
We like this great no sugar added applesauce. I use one of the individual serving packs instead of oil with the brownie mixes I make! Taste great and less calories and more nutritious! Thanks! [email protected]
applesauce sounds good ty.
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I’d like to try the Raspberry Acai.
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The Blueberry Pom or the Cinnamon Apple Sauce sound yummy! I’d love to try these.
My favorite is the blueberry pomegranite.
i’d like to try the Musselman’s Apple Butter
strawberry applesauce
Musselman’s Healthy Picks Rasp Acai Apple Sauce sounds great!
Thanks for the giveaway!
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My favorite flavor is Blue Pom apple sauce
i like the Lite Cinnamon Apple Sauce; 6/ 4oz
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The totally fruit peach applesauce sounds wonderful!
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Key Lime sounds great!
Cinnamon Apple Sauce
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The Strawberry Applesauce sounds great! my grandson loves applesauce:)
Raspberry acai sounds good.
I would like the blueberry pom
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Blue Pom Apple Sauce 🙂
Apple Butter sounds very tasty!
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