Only 10 days until the Fearless Feeding launch and we are upping the giveaways.
In the book, we highlight 5 Fearless Nutrients for each age and stage (infancy, toddlerhood, school-age and teen). These are nutrients that kids are most likely to fall short on — two that get the most air time are calcium and vitamin D. In fact, according to a 2012 study published in The Journal of Pediatrics, even with supplement use more than a third of children of all ages fail to meet calcium and vitamin D recommendations.
These two nutrients work together to help build strong bones. Calcium is needed to be deposited into bone but vitamin D holds the key that allows calcium to enter. So when vitamin D is low, calcium isn’t utilized efficiently. Additionally, inadequate vitamin D has been linked to a variety of diseases such as diabetes, autoimmune disorders, heart disease and certain cancers (not causal but related).
Knowing your child’s calcium and vitamin D needs at each stage is important. One to three-year-olds need 700mg of calcium, four-year-olds need 1,000mg and nine to eighteen-year-olds need 1300mg! In the first year of life, the RDA for vitamin D is 400IU and this jumps to 600IU for the rest of childhood.
Dairy foods like yogurt can help children meet their needs. They provide the most bang for the buck in terms of calcium, and many products are supplemented with vitamin D.
The product we are highlighting today is a new line from Chobani Greek Yogurt that makes it easy and fun for kids to enjoy yogurt: Champions Tubes. These yogurt sticks give kids authentic strained Greek low-fat yogurt without having to bring along the spoon. They are made with real fruit and natural ingredients. And they taste really good.
These tubes can be frozen (the way we like them) and are great to include in the lunch box or as a snack. I’ve been including them for Big A’s snack a few times a week along with a side of fruit. I like that these yogurt tubes have twice the protein as other on-the-go yogurt products.
The Champion Tubes come in the following flavors: Swirlin’ Strawberry Banana, Rockin’ Blueberry, Jammin’ Strawberry and Chillin’ Cherry. Each tube also has 6% DV of calcium (60mg) and 15% DV of vitamin D (60IU).
The Chobani Champions 3.5 ounces yogurts also make a great choice for kids. My kids usually don’t eat a whole 6-ounce container so the size is perfect. They come in Very Berry, Orange Vanilla, Banana Honey and Vanilla Chocolate Chunk and contain 10% DV of calcium (100mg) and 20% DV of vitamin D (80IU).
The question of sugar always comes up. The total sugars in these products comes from a combination of the natural sources in milk and fruit along with evaporated cane juice used to sweeten the fruit, vanilla and chocolate chunk items. They have plain as an option (not in the tube but other Chobani products). In our house, Big A eats flavored yogurt while Little D prefers plain. These tubes also make a nice alternative to frozen treats.
These are wonderful products. They skip the artificial ingredients and colors while providing probiotics that are beneficial for a healthy gastrointestinal tract. Greek yogurt is naturally higher in protein due to how it’s made. See this link for more on Chobani’s yogurt-making process.
In honor of the Fearless Feeding launch, Chobani has generously offered for two lucky winners to get 3 months’ worth of free yogurt! For any frequent yogurt buyer that that’s quite a savings. Jill is holding the same giveaway so head over there for another chance to win.
And don’t forget the other giveaway which ends at midnight tonight for HeatlhyEating.org. (once the launch happens I will move to less frequent giveaways).
Here’s what you need to do to enter:
1) Mandatory Entry: Leave a comment saying why you want to win 3 months of free yogurt from Chobani.
2) For a second entry: Join our Fearless Feeding Community (LIKE) on Facebook and leave a comment here saying you did. If you already like us, you can sign up for our free newsletter.
3) For a third entry: Like Chobani Champions on Facebook.
4) For a fourth entry “Like” or tweet this page. Again, leave another comment.
One winner will be chosen using random.org. The winner will be announced on Raise Healthy Eater’s Facebook Page. This giveaway ends next Friday, April 19th, at midnight.
You must be 18 to enter. Products shipped within the US only.
My kids love the yogurt tubes, but they are filled with such junk usually. These would be a GREAT alternative.
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I would love to have my toddler eat more yogurt! My husband and I went to college near Chobani upstate and love the brand.
i would love to win because my son LOVES yogurt and i spend so much money on yogurt for him. it would be a huge help winning free yogurt!
I LOVE Chobani yogurt, both for me and my son. This is a great giveaway!
I like to include these in my kids lunches.
My daughter loves gogurts, but I like the idea of more protein and less sugar in the Chobani.
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I would love to win b/c we area family of 6 and we love greek yogurt and love the protein it provides!
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I would like to win 3 months of free yogurt:)
My kids love yogurt – one loves the flavored (blueberry!) and the other loves plain.
Why do I want 3 months of free yogurt? Teaching kids to eat healthy can be a challenge, any product that makes it a little easier is great in my book!
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My kids eat a lot of yogurt, and I am always looking for healthier options! We currently have the stonyfield tubes, and am curious how they compare. I would love to try this. Thanks.
I LOVE chobani champions yogurt. It was one of the only things that I could eat throughout my pregnancy!
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I would love to win Chobani! It’s my favorite Greek yogurt. I bet my 5yo would like it too!
Our family loves yogurt! I’d love to freeze the tubes and enjoy a healthy alternative to Popsicles this summer.
I already subscribe and Like Fearless Feeding. I just Liked Chobani & Liked and Tweeted this page.
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My youngest daughter loves yogurt! And all my kids enjoy the other travel yogurts frozen in their lunches or as treats. And it helps them in so many ways. This would be a awesome treat for our house.
We LOVE yogurt at our house, and have recently become total converts to yogurt on the go tubes. Our DD asks for one as soon as she wakes up each morning! I’m glad there’s a greek yogurt option now, to help add more protein to her diet! We would love to win a whole month’s worth!
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I want to win because I come from a family with five children whom all love greek yogurt!! We are on a budget and my mom would be thrilled if I won 🙂 I am trying to get our family to eat better so this would help! Thanks!
I eat yogurt everyday! and I very conscious of the amount of additives in the brands that I buy…this would really save me money on a yogurt that I know is great for me!
My kids love yogurt, and I LOVE that Chobani has finally made Greek yogurt in tubes! So portable for breakfasts at the sitters or in the lunch box. We can’t get enough!
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I would love to win because we are already Chobani fans! We get ours currently at Costco and our kids usually don’t eat the size we buy in full. This post helped me to know that there are smaller serving options out there – I will keep on the lookout for those. Thanks for the giveaway and the new info!
Yogurt is a stable in my household! My 2 year old can’t get enough and Chobani champions is a great high protein snack. I look forward to trying the Champion tubes in a lunch or have as an on the go snack.
I am a yogurt fan and have passed that love on to my daughter. Would love to win because we enjoy Chobani ourselves and in fact have a box of the blueberry tubes in our freezer right now. Yum!
I’m part of the Fearless Feeding community on Facebook.
I would love to win these to use as new snacks.
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We love Chobani yogurt and it would be wonderful to have 3 months free for my daughter!!
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my daughter LOVeS these tubes!
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My family would love to win Chobani Greek Yogurt.
So excited to see it now offered in tubes.
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I like this yogurt because they have a children-friendly flavor that doesn’t include strawberry. My daughter is allergic and it’s included in just about everything kid-directed, which makes her feel left out. She loves the blueberry.
I want to win because I love the high protein content and taste of Chobani.
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I want to win because my kids eat yogurt like it’s going out of style.
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We are huge chobani fans, buy it in every form. Winning three months of free chobani would be amazing.
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liked the FB page- and would LOVE to win these- my kids go through yogurt like crazy!
Love Chobani and buy it frequently! Wining would help with the budget! 🙂
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I want to win because our whole family eats yogurt every day. We especially like Greek yogurt… it’s delicious with a lot of protein!
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We eat a lot of yogurt at our house, the kids really love it. It makes me feel good knowing they are eating something healthy. I like the tubes that Chobani makes, they are great for the kids lunches and road trips!
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We love yogurt!!
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Yoghurt takes up such a massive part of our grocery bill. We recently purchased an easiyo maker but even the sachets for that are a big expense and then kids LOVE yoghurt. They’ll have it with their breakfast, in their school lunch (the sticks would be perfect for that) and for dessert after dinner. We go through truckloads, and we let them because they are getting a truckload of calcium along the way! Would love to win this to give our wallet a well earned break and to try some different lunch options for the kids!
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We eat lots of yogurt at our house as a way to get calcium. My 2 year old does not like drinking cow’s milk, but he loves yogurt!
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My kids love the Chobani tubes! I send it everyday as a school snack.
id love to win bc we go through so much yogurt in our house!
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Three months of yogurt? That would save us a fair amount of $$.
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I have a vegetarian, milk hating two year old. The one way I know I can get extra protein and calcium in my son’s diet is with chobani Greek yogurt!
Thanks so much for taking the time to write such a wonderful review of our Champions. Good luck to all those who enter the giveaway!
My husband and daughter love Chobani!
I would LOVE to win three months free of yogurt for kids!!
I’d love to receive 3 free months because it would save us a ton of money! Just being honest here… as we speak, I have 5 different flavors of Chobani in my fridge, both in the kitchen and the backup one in the garage. 4 of the tubs are the 32 oz ones… vanilla and plain. We use it for everything. Tzatziki sauce, in place of sour cream, in veggie dips, in smoothies, in eggs, as a condiment, as a snack, as a breakfast. I have six of the black cherry mid size tubs, and some assorted smaller tubs and flavors. This will last me roughly (maybe) 1-2 weeks. YUM! My youngest child has Prader-Willi Syndrome and Chobani is literally a part of our weekly nutrition plan for her and always will be. Because of that, it’s part of our entire family’s plan.
I have liked Chobani’s Champions on facebook.
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We love yogurt, and my youngest is a very picky eater, w/yogurt being something he will eat
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I eat chobani everyday and my daughter asks for it almost daily as well. Love it!
We love trying all the unique Chobani flavors. Great to have a company who has led the Greek Yogurt craze!
A year of Chobani would be great for my family!
We’d love to win!
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I like Chobani. Thanks!
We buy these for my son because GoGurt has dye in them and my son has a dye intolerance. We can only get the strawberry and blueberry near us, but they’re a great product!
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We’d love to win because Chobani is tasty and is a great source of quick protein for keeping our muscles strong 🙂
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We eat yogurt here daily, so we’d love to try some of the Champions flavors that I’m sure the kids will love!
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I want to win the Chobani because we eat greek yogurt every morning! Not only would this help with the grocery budget but it would also allow us to try all of the Chobani flavors! So cool! Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
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I want to win because my son and I are Chobani addicts!!!
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Love chobani yogurt so much ! Eat it every day and my baby boy (13 months) eats it every day for snack and always asks for more by signing the word “please”, over and over!
Our kids love yogurt! We eat it daily and with four kids we go through a lot of yogurt!
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I eat chobani daily. My son has issues with his stomach so I am going to switch him from his yogurt to Chobani tubes. By winning 3 months free, we would be able to see the change in his stomach issues!
I would love to win since we are already huge chobani fans and it would be awesome to have such a selection of the chanpions!
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Love the chobani raspberry dark chocolate yogurts, and my daughter and I like a bunch of the other chobani flavors, too! Thanks for doing this giveaway!
i have two toddlers who LOVE yogurt, this would be great for our house!
I have a two year old who has always been a picky eater. He LOVES Chobani Champions! It is always a hit at snack time and the fact he gets a little fruit in there and protein is a plus! I am a teacher and financially times are tough. Our family would be so blessed to have Chobani come to our house. Plus, it is hard to find all of the flavors (which I know my son would love) in our grocery stores. This Mommy is a big fan of the yogurt too!
I’m looking for a healthy yogurt for my kids. They really liked Chobani Champions but I have not been able to find them in stores. Do you know if they have discontinued this product? Thanks!
I am a grandma on disability and I have 5 grandchildren who like to hang at my house. As their parents are hurting for money I try to help get snacks for their lunches to take to school. Almost every snack I have bought has proved to be a dismal failure. Too much sugar, too many dyes, too many additives, too much salt, spoils before they can open their lunch to eat it. I am so very frustrated. I just bought two boxes of “gogurt” and now am reading that even they have coloring added (you can’t even see what color it is when you suck it out of a plastic bag!!!) and a lot of sugar. I see here that Chobani has tubes and is actually healthy. Would love to strike a home run with my daughter in law and show up with school lunch snacks that would ease their budget and provide nutrition. Thanks.