Back to School with New Veggie Made™ from Bird's Eye #Giveaway

Birds Eye, the number one brand in frozen vegetables, is continuing its mission to introduce new ways to help more families eat more vegetables, more often. Their newest product, “Veggie Made™”,  makes eating vegetables easier and more enjoyable. These tasty products are a delicious and nutritious solution for today’s busy lives. They offer great taste, big variety, and easy preparation.

Birds Eye Veggie Made™ products offer delicious and nutritious alternatives to traditional comfort foods. They look like regular side dishes like rice, pasta, and mashed potatoes, but they are actually veggies incognito. This makes it a lot easier to get finicky eaters to dig in. Each one offers a full serving of vegetables and has no artificial ingredients. Plus, prep time is quick and easy thanks to Birds Eye’s Steamfresh packaging.

The extensive list of flavors of Riced Cauliflower include: Original, Roasted Garlic, Savory Herb, and Italian Cheese.  Mashed flavors include:  Original Cauliflower, Sour Cream & Chives Cauliflower, Roasted Garlic Cauliflower, and Sweet Potatoes & Carrots with Brown Sugar. Last but not least, your pasta options are: Original Zucchini Lentil Pasta, Spinach Lentil Pasta with Alfredo Sauce, Zucchini Lentil Pasta with Cheddar Sauce and Zucchini Lentil Pasta with Marinara Sauce.

So far, the only one of the new varieties I could find in my area was the original Riced Cauliflowerr. We often use rice as a side dish for our meals, so I was exited to give this a try. It only took a few minutes to heat up the rice in the microwave. You really can't tell that it isn't traditional rice by taste alone, especially if you add some seasoning to it. Even the texture is similar. My little ones won't touch a vegetable without a fight, but they ate up their cauliflower rice without any complaints at all. Finally, they eating their veggies! Plus, we are cutting back on carbs.  These will really come in handy during the new school year when we are rushing between activities, but still need a few servings of veggies.

My family just loved the Riced Cauliflower, and I can see it becoming a stable of our family meals.  I can't wait to try a few more of the products in the Veggie Made line. These new Birds Eye® Vegetables offerings are currently available at most major retailers. Look for them in a store near you today.

The Giveaway

One lucky winner is going to receive an awesome Bird's Eye Prize that includes free product coupons & branded merchandise. To enter, just fill in the Giveaway tools form below. This giveaway will end on 8/7/2017. The winner will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to reply. Open to the US only  Thanks again to  the sponsor or offering this fantastic prize. 

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Make Veggies Fun with Birds Eye

Did you know that only 28% of dinners include a vegetable?

Birds Eye is continuing to get kids of all ages excited to eat their veggies with Steamfresh sides featuring Disney character shaped pasta. This year, they’ve expanded the line to convince the older kids – and even the grown-ups – to eat better, too! 

The new products include:

• Yoda shaped pasta & broccoli in white cheese sauce
• R2D2 shaped pasta & green beans in marinara sauce
• Spiderman shaped pasta & broccoli in yellow cheese sauce
• Avengers shaped whole grain pasta & peas in butter sauce

As we head back to school, it is important to be sure that busy schedules don’t get in the way of healthy eating. Birds Eye is working to help families reach the goal of at least one veggie with every meal. We have tons of tips for making stress-free, delicious, nutritious meals that families will love, and can also provide you with helpful information for parents, including the importance of family meals, on-the-go kitchen timesavers and tips for picky eaters.

My Thoughts

Back to School season means that it's time to get back into a regular routine. We've been running around all summer and didn't always have time for a healthy meal. Now, we're sitting down for dinner as a family, and part of that meal includes vegetables. While I know it's an important part of a balanced diet, my children don't usually agree. That's why it was exciting to discover that Bird's Eye offers tons of delicious meals with the veggies right in the package! They are perfect for days when we're on the go, but still want to enjoy a delicious entree complete with veggies.

I love eating veggies,  but Birds Eye understands that my children may not agree with that sentiment. That's why they made their meals fun as well as nourishing. Their selections include delicious combinations like pasta with broccoli and cheese, pasta & green beans with  marinara sauce, pasta and broccoli with white cheese, and whole grain pasta with peas and butter. These yummy options are packed with so much flavor, kids will barely notice there are vegetables in there. However, for those really picky eaters, they'll have the added encouragement of seeing some of their favorite characters. Not only are fan favorites like the Avengers, Stars Wars, and Frozen featured on the packaging, the pasta is also shaped like the characters my children love. That was all my encouragement by picky eaters needed to gobble up their veggies.

These new Birds Eye entrees can be used as a complete meal or as a side-dish for a variety of meat or chicken dishes. The two I was able to try out were the Spiderman shaped pasta & broccoli in yellow cheese sauce and the Avengers shaped whole grain pasta & peas in butter sauce. Both were delicious, and also super easy to prepare. Simply toss the bag in the microwave for four minutes. The unique bag is designed to ensure perfection every time. The pasta and veggies come out just right, never dried out or under-cooked.

My family really enjoyed these new additions to the Bird's Eye family. They are quick, tasty, and a wonderful way to get our daily serving of veggies. Thanks to  Birds Eye, my little Avengers are assembling for dinner with no complaints! Look for these Birds Eye meals in retailers nationwide including Acme and Shoprite.