I recently reviewed Yogachips by Yogavive, and they got a pretty good score, although I was questioning their ‘natural flavoring’. Oddly, the company got back to me stat about my concerns – rare, but I love that so here’s the update.

My concern was that their packaging noted only, “natural flavoring” a vague term at best, and at worst one that green folks are leery of (or should be). The company responded back in record time with this…
“Yogavive’s Apple Chips are made using only natural ingredients. Our Caramel, Peach and Strawberry varieties are what is called, “WONF” – with other natural …read more

Today a snack you can pop into reusable lunch sacks or take on the go to the park or playgroup that offers crunch without the salt and calories of chips.

PRODUCT: Yogachips by Yogavive – Organic 100% apple chips in 5 different varieties including Original, Apple Cinnamon, Caramel, Peach and Strawberry. Yogachips are made using a two part drying process where the apples are oven baked and then popped to a light airy chip-like snack.
INGREDIENTS:

Apple: Organic …read more

Santa Cruz Organic has been selling various organic foods for over 30 years. They carry teas, peanut butter, juice, fruit sauce, sodas, dessert toppings and more. My son Cedar LOVES their organic juices and recently they sent me some of their fruit sauces to review so he was excited. I was too because this kid eats organic applesauce like it’s going out of style.

PRODUCT: Santa Cruz Organic Fruit Sauces- we got four flavors to review – apple blackberry, apple cinnamon, apple apricot, and apple raspberry. 

BASICS: These fruit sauces all start with a base of certified USDA organic apples. The …read more

Product: R.W. Knudsen Family Sensible Sippers from R.W. Knudsen Family
Basics: Kid-friendly juice boxes for lunches or on-the-go. Available in four flavors apple, mixed berry, tropical and banana.
Ingredients: 50% USDA certified organic juice and 50% water. The water addition is meant to reduce sugar content. reducing the amount of sugar in each serving without compromising taste. Contains filtered water, organic juice concentrate, and organic natural flavor. Each box of juice is about 30-35 calories. There’s nothing funky in these juices like fake colors or preservatives, and ingredients for each flavor are listed in full at the website.

Cost: Comparable to other …read more

I know we just had a product review yesterday, but I’m up to my eyeballs in green goods, so we’re gonna roll with one more review this week (no more tomorrow I swear).

Product: Curiosity Quest DVDs – Sanitary Landfill and Steinway & Sons Piano (both Telly Award Winners).
Cost: You can purchase these DVDs for about $20.
Reviewers: Eight year old Cedar + me.
WHAT IS CURIOSITY QUEST:
Curiosity Quest is a nationwide PBS television program that explores what viewers are curious about. In each show, host Joel Greene (a fun and likable fella), ventures on a quest to answer viewer’s letters of curiosity.
The …read more

Now that fall is quickly coming up on us, you’ll need to find your kids a nice lunch bag or lunch box. Preferably a sustainable option. Today I’ve got a review of one option…
Product: Environmentally-Friendly 100% Bamboo Lunch Bag from New Wave Enviro Products

Basics: 100% Bamboo Lunch Bag; reusable, good for kids or adults.
Cost: $17.79
Eco-perks:
Waste-Free Lunches notes on average one school-age child using a disposable lunch generates 67 pounds of waste per school year. That’s about 18,760 pounds of lunch waste for just one average-size elementary school. Reusable lunch sacks cut down on this incredible waste.
Bamboo is one of the …read more

Over a year ago, my son, Cedar and me made a video review of Playmais for Tree Hugging Family, but after we made the video, Playmais, by that name, basically vanished off the face of the planet. I looked everywhere and found them very few places and they were going out of stock, so I didn’t write up a review here. Then this morning, I noticed HappyMais Building Blocks at Peek A Green. HappyMais are just Playmais by a different name. And your kid will love them.

What are HappyMais: Natural arts and crafts material made with GM-free certified cornstarch …read more

Product: Creamy Cleanser from Earth Friendly Products

Uses: Replacement for toxic scouring powders. Effective at deep cleaning and polishing stainless steel, porcelain, hard surface counters, corian counter tops, and other bath and kitchen surfaces.
Ingredients: Purified water, Lemon oil, xanthan gum, crystalline silica, 100% natural anionic coconut kernel oil-based surfactant.
Cost: $4.09 for 17oz. Also available in bulk.
Eco facts:

All Earth Friendly Products are non-toxic and plant-based.
This cleaner is free of phosphates, chlorine, petroleum chemicals and an amazing amount of other harmful ingredients.
100% biodegradable cleaner.
All parts of the container are easily recycled; even the cap! HUGE plus.
Septic and greywater safe.
Never tested on animals.
The company …read more

This is the absolute last day you can enter the Earth Mama Angel Baby Giveaway here at Tree Hugging Family, and to end this giveaway event, I’ve got one last product review for you…

PRODUCT: Mama-To-Be Tea Sampler, comes with a mix of 16 tea bags – Morning Wellness Tea, Heartburn Tea, Third Trimester Tea, and Peaceful Mama Tea.
USE: To help treat common aches and pains of pregnancy plus help you relax.

INGREDIENTS: Various ingredients (all organic) in each tea type. See the following for a full run-down of all ingredients…

Morning Wellness Tea
Heartburn Tea
Third Trimester Tea
Peaceful Mama Tea

COST: $5.97 per box (16 …read more

We’re midway through our Earth Mama Angel Baby Giveaway right now, so it’s about time we looked at some various products.

Product: I Love My Mama Gift Set from Earth Mama Angel Baby.
Details: This gift pack is especially designed to pamper new mamas and soon-to-be new mamas. The set includes Happy Feet soothing organic foot soak; Mint Herbal Lip Balm for kissable lips; uplifting, queasy-quelling Happy Mama Spray (1 oz); Earth Mama Body Butter (2 oz); and nurturing Natural Nipple Butter (1 oz), all packaged in a reusable pink organza bag.
Ingredients: Nothing you can’t pronounce. I’m not up for listing …read more