I’m not ashamed to admit that I buy a lot of convenience foods. The time involved in preparing food is a big factor – there just aren’t enough hours in the day for me to make 3 meals from scratch and still have time for everything else that I have to do! I also like to have snacks available that I can just throw in my diaper bag when we go out. It’s amazing how quickly an 18-month quiets down when you give her a cracker! One thing I’ve learned is that convenience doesn’t necessarily mean you have to sacrifice nutrition. The following company is proof of that.
GoPicnic offers a full line of ready-made boxed meals – over 20 to choose from – that contain no trans fats, high fructose corn syrup, or MSG. No refrigeration or heating is required, and everything you need, even utensils, is in the box so the meals can literally be eaten anytime, anywhere. There are vegetarian, kosher, halal, and even gluten-free options, and all the kids meals are peanut free.
We had the opportunity to try a few of the meals and I am truly impressed. In each box is a collection of different products that will appeal to everyone, children and adults alike. From simple foods like crackers and applesauce, to more gourmet fare like beef steak nuggets and an adorable jar of raspberry preserves imported from France, everything we tasted was delicious! Some of the products I’ve seen before, and some were new to me. One that stood out, and is included in several of the meals, is Sunbutter – a spread made out of sunflower seeds, very similar to peanut butter. My whole family loved it and I’ll probably continue to buy it.
The MightyMunch kids meals are great! Definitely a hit with my 4-year old. Each box comes packed with fun, kid-friendly food that contains a balance of protein, whole grains, and fruit. There’s even a sweet treat for dessert, a little surprise (a temporary tattoo), as well as a collapsible spork and a wet towelette. Printed inside the box are fun food facts, jokes, and a puzzle. All of the MightyMunch meals fit 35-10-35 guidelines, which means that: 35% or less of the calories in the meal come from fat; 10% or less of the calories are from saturated fat; and 35% or less of the total weight of the meal is from sugar. We tried the SportsMunch and AquaMunch meals, and Maya devoured every last bit. She’s a very picky eater, but there was nothing that she didn’t like, and I noticed it was a lot of fun for her to eat. I love the “Try This” idea printed on the box, with a suggestion of how to combine the food – Sunbutter and jam on a cracker, for instance. AquaMunch has 7 grams of fiber – almost 30% of a child’s daily requirement! Sometimes it’s hard to make sure kids get enough fiber in their diets, so this impressed me. Lunchables have nothing on MightyMunch kids meals!
Go meals come in a small-enough box that you can just through one in your briefcase or purse, but they still contain 5 or 6 food items. With eight different Go meals to choose from, you could have a different one each day of the week! I really liked the GoPower meal, which comes with bagel chips, garden vegetable cheese spread, a fruit & nut bar, dried cranberries, and a petite palmier pastry. I felt guilty eating the pastry; it was that good. The entire meal was surprisingly filling and could be a good pick-me-up after a workout or to break up a long workday.
If you’re looking for something bigger, the Break meals are it. There are eight different varieties with menus that work for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacktime. Each one contains six or seven food items, plus a set of utensils, a gingham picnic napkin, moist towelette and a natural peppermint. My girls shared the SunnyBreak meal (shown in the photo) and it was more than enough for the two of them. Maya insisted on using the napkin as tablecloth, pretending to have a picnic indoors since it was too cold to go outside. The AnywhereBreak was SO good! Chips and salsa, beef steak nuggets, white cheddar cheese, and a collection of sweets (including dark chocolate!) made it feel like a real treat. That one was all mine.
GoPicnic also provides meals for a wide variety of markets, including hotels, conventions, corporate & personal events, tour groups, zoos, museums, and camps. I’d love to see these meals served on airplanes as a substitute for those $5 snack boxes that are full of cookies and M&Ms. Virgin and a few other airlines already do, but more should follow! I know what we’ll be snacking on this summer when we take the long (17 hour) train trip to Chicago for BlogHer!
If GoPicnic meals look like something you might be interested in, items range in price from $3.99 for a single Go meal to $28.99 for a MightyMunch sampler pack. There’s a sale section with meals that are up to 40% off, and if you follow @GoPicnic on Twitter, you’ll learn about those great deals as they happen!
I’m thrilled to tell you that one of my readers will win a GoMeals Sampler, which includes 6 delicious Go Meals: GoDeli, GoEnjoy, GoTrek, GoDelight, GoSavory and GoPrimo. To enter, visit GoPicnic, take a look around, then come back and leave a comment on this post telling me which meal appeals to you the most! I can assure you it’s a hard choice to make, that’s why the sampler packs are such a great idea!
Please leave a separate comment for each entry and leave a valid email address or blog URL in your comment. US entries only. This contest ends at 11:59 pm EST on March 17th, 2009. Winner will be chosen at random, and has 48 hours to claim their prize.
The Go Primo sounds delicious. Thanks for the c hance.
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The Go Enjoy sounds yummy!
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The Go Primo sounds delicious.
YUM! The GoDeli sounds so good! Thanks for the giveaway!
Wow! it is hard to pick one — they all look so yummy.
I’d like to try the SunnyBreak & ComfortBreak.
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I would have to say I would like to try the Go Meals Variety Sampler. That way you get different things to try. Great giveaway.
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the Turkey Stick & Cheese sounds good!
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the GO Deli meal looks yummy.
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Wow, these are pretty cool, I like the Aqua Munch for the kids, for myself.. he he I like the idea of Go Delight.
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The GoSavory meal sounds really good.
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The Go Deli pack looks best to me, but it’s really hard to choose just one!
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I’d love to try their ExploreMunch. It looks great! Thanks!
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Wow you are right they all sound delicious. I really think the Break Meal called the ZestyBreak
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Thanks for this awesome giveaway. The kiddos will love it if we win.
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My kids would love the SafariMunch. I love the sunbutter and jam because I have a peanut allergy so this is awesome.
I’d love try the GoEnergy!
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I think they all sound delish..and I also think I’m hungry 😉
I am going to order the MightyMunch Sampler for my 6 1/2 yr old daughter who is a very picky eater. I’m hoping she will find one she likes that we can get to take to school for lunch!
super cool!
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The breakfast sampler sounds perfect! I think those two sound the best tasting out of all of them!
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I have a two yr old nephew who is so hard to please but these look like they are right up his alley. I like the Go Primo Fruit and Croissant Vegetarian Meal.
There are so many to choose from but probably the fave w/my kids would be the salami and cheese.
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I’d like to try the GoQuick Snack Variety Pack.
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I like the GoEnjoy fruit and cheese meal.
I would love to try one of the vegetarian products. You are right–it is hard to choose just one! But I think the vegetarian sample pack would be great.
would love to try the bagel chips and cream cheese.
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The GoPrimo sounds awesome! Nutella… yum.
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The sports munch looks like something my kids would love. Thanks for entering me!
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GoDeli sounds good
The GoEnergy sounds delicious! I love hummus 🙂
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I’d like to try the GoDelight so I could check out the sunbutter spread plus I like jam!
Oh, the GoPrimo sounds good! These are great! Thanks for entering me 🙂
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I would love to try go savory and go deli!
The Mighty Munch Kids Meals are awesome! Great for my little man on the go!
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Go Energy! I need some!!
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love the mighty munch sampler. we have a peanut allergy in our house and its nice to see safe options that are also fun. i passed this site along to a friend who has 2 boys with gluten allergies as well. what a great thing!
Definitely Go Savory!
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The Croissant & Fruit looks wonderful!
The Go Deli Salami and Cheese sounds delightful! Thanks for the opportunity!
GoPrimo looks great!!!
I like the GoEnergy.
The ExploreMunch looks like a great meal for my 2yo!! 🙂
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My husband would definitely love GoTrek
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Wow!! Those look AWESOME!!! I think I would like the galaxymunch, though I’m sure my son would prefer the exploremunch 🙂
Definately the Salami and Cheese Deli Break.
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I’d like to try the GoPrimo meal.
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I’d love to try the GoEnjoy! Thanks.
I’d like to try the SafariMunch
I’d like to try the GoTrek meal.
I would pick the cafe break croissant & fruit
My kids would love the AquaMunch. I love that they use sunbutter! My son is allergic to peanuts.
The GoPrimo meal looks fantastic! It was so hard to decide, though. All of the meals look wonderful, and are reasonably priced, too.
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The go deli looks yummy…I would try all of them! The cost is very resonable.
I think the GoEnergy sounds good to me!
GoPrimo sounds wonderfully delicious.
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The children would love their Turkey Stick & Cheese Mighty meals.
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I would love to try the GoSavory: Turkey Pepperoni & Cheese. We really like those snapea crisps around here. Thanks for the giveaway.
I would love to try the Go trek we love Jack Links!!
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I would try the kids AquaMunch meal. My daughter is allergic to nuts so I’d like to try the sunbutter.
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I like the GoDeli: Salami & Cheese. I’m always on the go and this will help.
I think GoDeli would be a hit around here, actually anything with cheese. I hope I get to try these.
CaféBreak Croissant & Fruit is my favorite!
Thanks for introducing us to GoPicnic. I’ve never heard of them before.
I would have a hard time choosing any of the Vegetarian Meals because they all sound great, we are ball vegetarians. thanks for a great site love yours and gopicnic.
I would like to try the Gluton Free meals. Thank you.
I like the Cafe break – Croissant & fruit
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I would like to try the croissant and fruit, they all sound very good.
I’d love the Explore Munch for my son, because from what I can tell by looking at it, it is gluten free (my son has Celiac Disease).
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Everything looked awesome and I couldn’t make up my mind. I like the idea of a sampler. The breakfast one with the croissant sounded fabulous and some of those dark chocolate deserts sounded yummy too! Thanks for the great giveaway. Count me in and now back to GoPicnic to try to narrow down my choices.
The Delight looks like a potential favorite. I have been searching for an alternative to packing lunch because the charter school is soooo particular about what is packed for the kids. Now we can have variety without waste. Way to go!
The Go Power Meal sounds delish!
Oh the choices…um…I think I’d have to go with the GoTrek meal. But you know what, some of those kids meals make me wish I was a lot younger! May have to get some for when the nieces stop over unannounced…
I think the GoEnergy sounds good! Thanks!
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What an awesome product! Thank you for introducing GoPinic. They all look fabulous, but I think I like the sampler pack the best.
I was wrong, I think the go energy is the best for me : )
The sampler is great, what a cool giveaway!
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My kids would like the SafariMunch, Chips, Salsa & Crunch! Sound like a good snack!
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GoDelight sounds like the best with the sunflower spread and apricots! YUM, thanks for the giveaway!
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Thanks so much for the giveaway. I think I would love the sampler pack the best. Love to try everything!
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I’m always trying to find snacks for my husband to take to work, The Anywhere Break Steak Nuggets, Chips & Salsa would be perfect.
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The GoEnjoy, most definitely! I love all Mrs. Mays stuff (which I discovered at Costco), and love me some Cheese Straws (since I’m originally from the South). Thanks for the giveaway!
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You are right, there are oh so many yummy ones to choose from and it really is a hard decision lol. The one i would love to try out is the GoTrek Steak Nuggets & Snack Mix.
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I like the Sports Munch
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go deli looks yummy salami and cheese
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The Sun Butter and Jam appeals to me the most!
You are right, it is a hard choice. I’ll say the SunnyBreak pack but I like practically all of them.
The CaféBreak would be perfect for me but so many caught my eyes
The GoSavory meal looks just right.
GoPrimo sounds delicious! Croissant and Fruit, yumm
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Go energy for me. I love hummus, dried cranberries and toffee. Yum!
Go Power and Energy Break sound good
the godeli is awesome.
The anywhere break looks yummy
The Go Primo looks very good!
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I think the Sunbutter and Jam GoMeal sounds delicious!
Go Deli for me.
The Galaxy Munch GoPicnic was made just for me!!! I LOVE salami with crackers and cheddar, and the apple-cinnamon crisps sound especially delish!! I’m pleasantly surprised there are also luscious apricots and fun and chewy natural gummy bears! Thank you for the contest!
the go savory would probably be my favorite
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I think I would like to try the safari munch first!
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Sunbutter & Jam has foods I wouln’t get normally, so would love to try it
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The GoSavory. Love turkey pepperoni!
I think I’d like quite a few of them, but the GoEnergy could be my fav…I love, love, love hummus. Great prices on these goodies!
i thought go savory looked delicious…
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goDelight, yum
GoEnjoy looks good, the cheese and crackers
I would like to try one of their vegan meals for my son with food allergies. Thank you for the chance to win!!
I would choose the Go Deli. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
You weren’t kidding when you said it would be hard to choose a favorite. These look super yummy! For myself I think I would choose the GoEnergy! I saw a few of the MightyMunch meals that my kids would enjoy as well.
The ZestyBreak Meal sounds great to me!
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I think goDelight would be a big hit.
The GoDeli Salami and Cheese sounds good
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I like the GoDelight!
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GoTrek sounds most delicious to me. Thanks for the giveaway!
go trek looks yummiest to me
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Tuna Salad & Snapea Crisps sounds delicious!
Jungle Munch would be great for my son!
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The GoDeli sounds good
I think that I would like the Natural Break meal with the hummus.
The CaféBreak looks yummy and delicious!
My kids would LOVE Jungle Munch!
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GoPower sounds great!
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Wow, they all do sound really good! I like the sound of the GoEnjoy Fruit & Cheese meal, yummy!
I think this is a great idea. I would enjoy the energy snack meal.
The Go Enjoy vegetarian meal sounds fantastic. GoPicnic definitely is a site I will order from. Thanks.
Go Energy vegetarian sounds AMAZING.
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Okay you were right it was hard I finally got it down to 2 of each meal catagory so the ones I’d try first are EnergyBreak: Tuna Salad & Snapea Crisps,SunnyBreak: Fruit & Fiber, GoDelight: Sunbutter & Jam.GoPrimo: Croissant & Fruit, AquaMunch: Sunbutter & Jam and JungleMunch: Beef Nuggets & Pita Chips
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I think the GoPrimo Croissant & Fruit looks really tasty. Yum!
It is a hard choice. These sound like a great alternative to Lunchables! I would say Go Deli would probably be my favorite.
SportsMunch fits our lifestyle.
The GoPrimo meal sounds like a delicious way to start the day!
Safari Munch looks good
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