Abbott Champions for Kids Campaign - Shopping and Assembly #AbbottCFK and #CBias

Last weekend, I shared with you about Champions for Kids and the Abbott Nutrition Snack Packs simple service mission. This weekend, I went shopping for the contents of the Snack Packs.

I had hoped to shop earlier in the week, but Friday after work was the first chance that I had to head to the store.

I started my trip heading to the health and beauty section. I knew (thought I knew) that I would find the snack bars and nutritional drinks I was looking for here.

There was a quite a variety of options when it came to the Zone Perfect bars. Since I am planning to give the snack packs to children at the daycare, I decided to steer clear of things that contained peanuts/peanut butter, as our daycare is peanut free - although, it seemed that most of the boxes mentioned that they are manufactured in a facility that processes peanuts. I will just make sure that I mention it to the director so that there is awareness. We went with three varieties - a Strawberry Yogurt bar, a Fudge Graham bar and a Double Dark Chocolate bar. This section had the Ensure, but not the Pediasure that I was looking for.

I figured that if I headed back to where the infant formula was located, I might find the Pediasure there. (you know, it took me a minute to decide on where to find the formula, I don't think I ever bought a single package of formula).

Sure enough, just down the aisle from the formula I found Pediasure and all of the baby/toddler food. They had both Pediasure

and Pediasure Sidekicks.

My daughter suggested the Pediasure Sidekicks, so we gathered up several of the flavors - Vanilla, Chocolate and Strawberry.

We then headed over to the grocery section, where we picked up some juice boxes, some apple sauce and some raisins to round out the bags that we were putting together. That left me wondering, what should I put these snack packs in. After picking up some groceries that I needed for making a new recipe at dinner, we headed over to the card section at the store. They had some great little, brightly colored gift bags that I new would work well. We grabbed 16 of them and went to check out.

At home, we opened everything up and set it up on the dining room table to make the Snack Packs.

After filling the bags, I decided that it would be nice to add the logo and the website information, so that the bags looked 'finished' and the parents would have a way to learn more about the program.

On Monday, we will take them to the daycare and the director will pass them out. The 16 bags I am sure will be enjoyed, but I also know that there are probably more kids at the daycare (and elsewhere) that could benefit from a Snack Pack. If you have the time and resources, won't you consider finding out how you can help make a difference in a child's life? Remember, you can learn more about the CFK Simple Services Projects here.


This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias. All opinions expressed are my own or that of my family. Information about the Abbott Champion for Kids Campaign was provided through Collective Bias.

Abbott Champions for Kids Campaign #AbbottCFK and #CBias

I am excited to share with you about Abbott Champions for Kids mission to help children in communities across the country. As a participant in this Abbott Nutrition Snack Packs simple service mission, I will be creating Abbott Nutrition Pack a Snack at Walmart and then donating them to children who could use some extra nourishment. You can read more about this simple service project at CFK Simple Services Projects pages or by reviewing this Abbott project card. This is one of many Champions for Kids programs that are held throughout the year.

"Did You Know? • More than 16 million children under the age of eighteen in the United States are food insecure—unable to consistently access adequate amounts of nutritious food necessary for a healthy life. Even more heartbreaking is the fact that more than three million children under the age of five are food insecure. • The developing immune systems of young children ages 0 – 5 make them especially vulnerable to nutritional deprivation and as a result, the ability to learn, grow, and fight infections is adversely affected. • While having enough food is important, the nutritional quality of that food is equally important. Approximately 17% (or 12.5 million) of children and adolescents ages 2 – 19 are obese, and 1 of 7 low-income, preschool-aged children is obese. (Sources: Feeding America; Center For Disease Control)"

As I have mentioned previously, my daughter attends a daycare/preschool where a number of the families qualify for the school child care assistance. As such, I know that they are meeting certain income requirements and likely eating well at home is a struggle for these family. I have decided to help those family by creating the Abbott Nutrition Snack Packs and have the center distribute them to those families. I will be including products from Abbott Nutrition, like Pediasure®, Pediasure SideKicks®, and ZonePerfect® bars.

Would you join in and create a Snack Pack for a child/family in need in your area using the great Abbott products? Details can be found here: http://championsforkids.org/simple/ . You can also find Champions for Kids on Facebook and share about your experience.

This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias. All opinions expressed are my own or that of my family. Information about the Abbott Champion for Kids Campaign was provided through Collective Bias.