Sometimes you just got to hope for the best when it comes to snacks that are healthy that your kids will want to eat! I will admit that sometimes I won’t tell them exactly what they are eating until they ask. I recently had the family give the Popper Duos a try. These are little flavorful balls that are available in a variety of flavors. I received the BBQ & Ranch, Mac & Cheese and the Zesty Queso flavors that are made with VEGGIES!

My family enjoys Cheese Balls so I knew these would be fun to try. My husband and kids were happy to try these out. I let them eat a few handfuls before I told them that they were made with veggies and more healthier than those cheese balls that they normally like to eat. What we like is that these are available in different flavors unlike to big plastic tub of cheese balls that the kids always ask me to buy when they see them while we are shopping….

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I don’t know about you but snacks can be an important part life! I like to have access to snacks while I am working. I also love to have snacks when I am watching a movie! I will admit that I don’t always make the most healthy snack choices but I am okay with that because I tend to live in the moment and am thankful for each day that I wake up. If I see a snack that might make me happy for that moment, you better believe I might give it a try.   If you are a fan of snacking, SmartBox helps you snack intelligently.

SmartBox are boxes full of snacks delivered right to your door. You can Build Your Own Snack Box or you can choose from their different themed boxes that currently include: Family, Fitness, Celebration, Surprise Me and Gluten Free. I think it is excited to try new brands that I have either never tried or heard of. Here are some of the brands that are featured in the Family Box:…

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Ever since I was a kid I have enjoyed A&W Root Beer! Back in the days I remember going to A&W with my mom just to eat in the car which I thought it was the coolest way to eat! A&W Root Bear has a long history of creating family memories and happen to be celebrating their 100th Anniversary and calling on families to create new memories.

I love the adding just a few little things to the classic root beer float…

With the original root beer float recipe you just use a couple scoops of vanilla ice cream with some A&W Root Bear. I like to add some whip cream, chocolate syrup and a cherry on the top of mine! This past Friday my family enjoyed an hour of NO technology and made ourselves a little treat.

This summer A&W is inviting families to take a pledge to go technology-free for 1 hour on Friday nights and make family fun to remember for years to come. For every pledge that is made, A&W is going to give away a coupon for a FREE 2 liter of A&W Root Beer to help make family time even sweeter! Families can take the pledge at www.rootbeer.com

10 Ways For Families To Go Tech Free

1. Get the family together and make A&W Root Beer Floats.
2. Before it gets dark pack dinner in a picnic basket and enjoy your meal at the park. Then after dinner you can burn off some calories with having some fun before you leave.
3. Do a puzzle together as a family! It might take you more than one Friday but if the puzzle is a good one you can always frame it.
4. Look through old family photo albums. Sometimes it can be a lot of fun to go down memory lane and look at pictures you haven’t seen or maybe pictures your children have never seen.
5. Make a meal and surprise someone. Maybe you can bake a cake with the family and take it to another family member to make them smile.
6. Play a board game! While many kids don’t like to play board games there are many that are eager to play a board game with their parents and or siblings. Just ask!
7. Clean your house and make a box of stuff to donate. Have each of your children go through their rooms and find a few things that they don’t think they need any more.
8. Plant a tree or maybe a garden. Growing something together can be a great bonding experience and also a great way to create new memories.
9. Take a walk or a hike. Depending on where you live, take a little journey with the family and maybe snap a few photos or more.
10. Do crafts! Crafts can be so fun and can be made with all kinds of things you can find already in your home.

To help provide families with everything they need to jumpstart their Family Fun Nights this summer, A&W also debuts a first-of-its-kind Family Fun Night box, featuring a carefully curated selection of novelty items and essentials for creating root beer floats at home, to help make family time even more memorable. The limited-edition, fun-inducing box is available while supplies last at www.rootbeer.com.

Seafood is something that I don’t cook that often. I like shrimp, crab, lobster and a variety of other seafood but I don’t get to cook them at home very often because my family is picky when it comes to seafood. I recently used one of the Cedar Planked Atlantic Salmon from Cedar Bay Grilling Company to create my Spicy Salmon and Veggies Nachos with that was a hit!

These are PERFECT for those that love a delicious and flavored salmon that is ready to be put in the oven or on the BBQ! this week I used one of the Applewood with Orange Ginger Cedar Planked Atlantic Salmons to make some salmon nachos that are DELICIOUS and absolutely full of FLAVOR! I made a whole sheet pan and they were a hit with NO leftovers….

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