Monday, September 22, 2014

Applegate HALF TIME Review {with Giveaway}



I am passionate about packing healthy, well balanced lunches for my kids. But there are those mornings when I wish there was a quick solution to lunch packing that was healthy and delicious. Because we all wake up with a head cold sometimes  have bad mornings sometimes and having a healthy lunch solution at hand can be a huge time saver!

This is why I am so excited that my favorite companies (Applegate, Annie's Homegrown and Stonyfield Organics) have teamed up to bring you HALF TIME - a lunch you can feel good about!


HALF TIME is available in 3 varieties:
  • Turkey & Cheese
  • Ham & Cheese, and 
  • Bologna & Cheese

So we put HALF TIME to the test (actually the hungry Tween test. One hungry 12 year old vs HALF TIME Ham and American Cheese):


I have to admit that I was not sure if this would be enough food to feed my 12 year old son for lunch. BUT, I was pleasantly surprised when he finished and told me that he loved it AND that it was enough for lunch! He loved making cracker stackers and with the yogurt and cookies he felt full but not weighed down. SUCCESS!


What we loved:
  • made with organic and natural ingredients
  • free of preservatives, artificial flavors or colors
  • all animals are raised humanely and without antibiotics
  • the combination of yogurt, fruit snack and crackers with meat and cheese
  • includes familiar brands we already buy
  • enough for a tween for lunch
What to keep in mind:
  • it does not include a drink (this was NOT an issue for me since my kids carry a water bottle to school every day) but it might make a difference to you.
  • the current price is about $5 at our local Target, so a little on the pricey side. I still think it is worth the extra money to have a healthy lunch in the fridge for a busy morning or a better to-go food for car trips, after school activities, field trips, museum outings or ball park visits.

Would you like to try HALF TIME? Win an awesome prize pack!

Included in your prize package is everything pictured above:
  • All three varieties of HALF TIME: Turkey & Cheese, Ham & Cheese, and Bologna & Cheese
  • A draw-your-own lunch bag
  • A set of permanent markers
  • Coupons
  • Activity book
a Rafflecopter giveaway

Open to US addresses only. Winner will be notified via email and has 24 h to claim their prize before a new winner is drawn. Good luck!

Disclaimer: Applegate provided me with a free HALF TIME snack kit. All opinions are my own.

44 comments:

  1. They look pretty yummy!

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  2. I have tried all of the varieties. They're awesome. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  3. I would love to try the Half Time by Applegate in my daughter's Yumbox. How fun and healthy too. Win-win!

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  4. Would love to try these for my daughter!!!

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  5. would love to win this give away. mjones9948@aol.com

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  6. This would totally make mornings easier! I can just pack this up inside the bookbag and it's ready! I like how this becomes a stand.

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  7. these look great. my girl loves to stack her snacks,,

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  8. What a great giveaway! My kids have been asking to try these

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  9. My kids always want me to buy Lunchables, but the few times they've had them they haven't liked them. I'm guessing a real food version would go over much better.

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  10. love their products. would like to try especially for snack before baseball

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  11. What a great idea! A quick and healthy lunch for busy days. Just add a veggie and something to drink.

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  12. My kids love these kind of lunches, but I rarely buy them because of how processed they are. It's nice to know there's a healthier alternative!

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  13. This would be nice!

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  14. They make it easier to pack lunch for my picky non-sandwich eaters.

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  15. No matter how hard I try I always have at least one morning a week that we are running behind and this would be a lifesaver!

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  16. They would make my morning easier by saving me prep work, and knowing that I have something healthy (and easy) in their lunch gives me peace of mind. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway.
    Erin

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  17. I certainly wouldn't use a product like this daily, but I would love to always have 1 in the fridge for those mornings that I just can't find lunch-packing inspiration. Much better than the more commonly known brand alternative :)

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  18. This would be great for field trip lunch I always struggle trying to pack in a disposable bag so it will not get crushed

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  19. This will help when we have an outing planned and I forget to pack lunch the night before or we don't have any lunch meat leftover..because Water is free, food is not :)

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  20. They will definitely save me time and reassure me my childre have a healthier lunch.

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  21. Would love to try these for my daughter!!!

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  22. It would be a great time saver! I make my little guys lunch every morning so it'd be great to just grab this is go knowing it's healthy! Perfect.

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  23. It will make mornings easier b/c I won't have to pack a lunch.

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  24. This would save us time in the morning because these are a grab and goo all-in-one lunch for them to take to school.

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  25. They would make my morning easier by having something quickly to pack in lunches:)

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  26. It would take the daily stress of "what to pack for the kids lunch" out of my life! It has all the brands we currently purchase anyways:-)

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  27. I would have to say that it would save me time in the morning and would be able to not rush and talk with the kids a little more - shaunie on rafflecopter

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  28. I would love to win these for my daughter!

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  29. My DD asks for those lunchables at the store, I dont like their ingredients, so I never buy them, but these? I wouldnt mind giving her these, they will also make that morning easy as there will be no lunchpacking involved :)

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  30. These would be great for my daughters snack at school. Make trying to figure out what to give her in the morning so much easier and quicker.

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  31. This would be perfect for nights that just fall apart...and I am staring at an empty lunch box at 10pm...cause mornings are always just too busy!

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  32. My kids sometimes want lunchables so this would be a healthy compromise!

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  33. I have 4 kids...3 school aged. That's a lot of lunch to pack and a lot of time! This will ease the evenings and free up some of my time!!

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  34. having everything together owuld be nice
    trixie420247 at yahoo dot com

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  35. It would be great to have something with protein to just grab on the way out the door!

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  36. I won't have to put together a healthy lunch with limited time

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  37. I won't have to make lunches every night at midnight after work!

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  38. My girls would love me. It would make mornings a lot smoother. Thanks. Jen B.

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  39. would love to be able to grab one thing to get out the door faster!

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  40. These would be nice when daddy had to get her ready and mommy has forgotten to pack something.

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  41. I like that it's already prepacked and has lots of things I might put in had I made it myself.

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