Wherein cheddary crackers leave a good taste in mama’s mouth
Friday, September 08, 2006

For all the shopping we do, sometimes Mamakaze is at a loss as to what to buy for our wee ones. It’s not clothing that gives us such trouble; neither is it furniture, toys or handy gadgets for the bath or kitchen. The place where we draw a blank is in the snack aisle of the grocery store.

Totakaze may get the occasional bite of french fry or spoonful of sorbet, but we consider ourself a healthy-snack household. While bananas, cheese and grape quarters make for great snacks at home, it seems as if the only travel-worthy options are sugary puffs or processed crackers. Cheerios worked for a long time, but we realized they were wearing thin when, at playgroup outings, our wee began begging her friends’ mamas for their (yummier) snacks.

Luckily, a number of Mamakaze’s friends are health-conscious mamas just like us. We soon discovered their snacking secret: Annie’s Homegrown Bunnies. These robustly-flavored rodents are much like the goldfish we remember munching during our own formative years; however, they’re made with organic wheat flour. While they’re still very much a snack food rather than a staple, we like knowing that these baked crackers are made with real cheese and have zero trans fat. Better still, we didn’t see a single unfamiliar science-lab-type ingredient on Totakaze’s box of Cheddar Bunnies!

The best part of all? Despite the wholesome ingredients, our little one loves the cheesy taste of these bunnies so much that she’ll do (or stop doing) anything to get her hands on more of this snack food!

Ensuring travel-friendly snacking goodness for months to come, Mamakaze found Cheddar Bunnies for $24 a case online.