LJ has been a huge cheese lover since, well, birth I guess. I have vivid memories of him as a baby, screaming all the way through the grocery store, and then stopping once we got to the dairy aisle. He would turn into an absolute charmer, flash that dimpled grin and ask “heese???” (He had a hard time saying the “ch” blend!) Hand the boy a stick of string cheese or a slice of American and he was your friend for life.
Believe me, I’m NOT complaining! Cheese is a great choice for a healthy snack. Put it together with one of his other favorite foods – fruit – and you practically have a meal. Jay and I could probably learn a few things from LJ. Like nearly 75% of adults (according to a study by Sargento), Jay and I tend to gravitate toward less healthy snack choices.
Sargento also learned that where healthy snacks are placed in the fridge matters.“It’s clear that people tend to make food choices based on what they first see in their refrigerator. The new Sargento Fridge Pack puts wholesome, natural snacks easily within reach to encourage healthier snacking, “says Sargento spokesperson Liz Ward, MS, RD. “Healthy habits start with a clean and organized refrigerator, making the Sargento Fridge Pack an easy way to start making better snacking decisions.” We are using this principle to help shape our snacking habits by taking the fruit and veggies out of the crisper drawer and placing them at eye level as well.
Sargento used this information to help develop the Fridge Pack. This nifty package allows you to put the healthy cheese snack front and center in your fridge. Placing it right at eye level rather than stuck in some drawer encourages everyone who opens the fridge to reach for a good snack choice. The Sargento Fridge Pack is available in three popular Sargento natural cheese varieties: Light String Cheese, Colby-Jack Cheese and Mild Cheddar Cheese. And like all Sargento cheese snacks, these are 100% natural, never processed and is Wisconsin based!
Here are some additional healthy snacking tips from Sargento:
On a side note: Another (unadvertised) advantage of using the Sargento Fridge Pack is not having any more fuzzy blue mystery sticks showing up in my fridge. We used to keep the string cheese in that little drawer in the fridge. Inevitably, one piece would migrate away from the group and wind up buried at the bottom for a while some time a reeeeeaallly long time. It would be pretty nasty by the time it was found. With the fridge pack, that doesn’t happen. All of the cheese sticks stay in one place with no prison breaks.
I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour with Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Sargento. I was compensated for my time and effort. All opinions expressed are my own and not influenced by any compensation.
Anthony from CharismaticKid says
Protein and fiber definitely a good mix for snacks. How bout prunes? Those have fiber, right? But protein, not sure about.
Wisconsin Mommy says
Anthony – Prunes are always a good snack too. Not very high on the protein, but they can take care of any *ahem* ISSUES that might arise from eating too much cheese, if-you-know-what-I-mean.