Lately I’ve been contemplating what it means to live in the moment. As the mother of a young adult and a newly minted teenager, I see the days going by in a blur.
I find myself clinging to precious moments with them. The moments when I can get them to sit down with me for a few minutes and share with me about their day. Open up about their hopes and dreams. I have learned the best way to get them to linger a little longer is to make sure there’s a snack close at hand.
There’s something about chatting on the front porch on a warm spring evening, our feet propped up on the porch and our wicker rockers swaying in sync that slows down time.
Not wanting to waste precious minutes with the kids in the kitchen baking a treat, I love to keep sweet, but healthy, spur of the moment snacks on hand.
Our new family treat is Edy’s Outshine Fruit Bars. We each have our favorite flavor, so I like to keep several varieties in the freezer. My sweet and sassy daughter loves the Outshine Peach fruit bars, while my son tends to gravitate towards the tart Raspberry. Isn’t it funny how flavors can match our personalities? grin!
My husband loves the old fashioned goodness of Strawberry, while my new favorite is the Coconut Waters with Bananas. I am craving all things coconut these days and the Outshine Coconut Waters Fruit Bars satisfy that need in a low-calorie way. In fact, there are 24 bright flavors to choose from..so there’s a snack brighter flavor perfect for everyone!
Made with real fruit or fruit juice, they rival the bowl of fresh fruit I like to serve alongside. Rocking and snacking. Dreaming and dishing the dirt. I cherish each moment spent with my children and the glimpse they give me into their hearts.
As their lives get busier and the pull of friends and jobs and school becomes stronger I hope that knowing mom is always waiting at the door for them, with a listening ear and a treat in the freezer, will bring them back to the front porch.
Back to the rocking chair and a waiting Outshine fruit bar in their favorite flavor.
In fact, the occasion may even warrant serving them on a silver platter!
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These sound yummy and delicious – like a taste of sunshine and summer! I’m torn between the Raspberry and the Strawberry – think I’ll just try both! Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day! Pinning!
I envy you your time on the porch with your kids! Our son is 21 and on his own now… I have great memories of relaxing on the porch in the summer evenings and getting caught up on the day with him… he would have been all over those delicious treats! I am with your son… raspberry all the way!
I’m a strawberry girl! Your pics look great by the way, and I know what you mean by living in the moment. With a married daughter and son in college there are still two more at home, but it is flying by!
Gorgeous photos! Taking time to be in the moment is a struggle for me too. Would love to try the raspberry!
I tweeted! https://twitter.com/MartyWalden/status/332112923885457408
Oh yummy and how refreshing!~I live totally in the moment:) If I think to far ahead I get overwhelmed LOL!~
Hmmm … peach or raspberry? Guess I’ll have to try both!
What a sweet post, living in the moment, taking time….::record scratch sound effect:: What?! Coconut waters with bananas?! !!!!!!! Heading to the store this minute!
LOL! xoxo
These look so delicious. My mouth is watering. I’m getting some, and I’m going to take your advice and get on that porch with my tweens 🙂
What a gorgeous post! I love the photos and what a beautiful reminder to truly live in the moment!
Happy day!
karianne
PS Going to have to try the raspberry!
I’m finding that living in the moment is so important too – my boys are 23, 21, and 17! Where did the time go. One is soon to be married, one is in a band and is about to start touring, and my 17 year old will be a senior next year! It seems like yesterday that they were playing in the back yard, jumping on the trampoline, etc. I’m going to savor each moment I have with them while they are here at home! Thanks for this post!
Have a great day!
Doreen
Strawberry! YUM!!!! I’m grabbing some…and hoping that my sons will sit still for just a few minutes so that we can catch up before my oldest moves to Georgia for the summer and the youngest graduates high school in 3 weeks. Here’s to living in the moment! (every. single. one.) xo
You made the coconut flavor sound delicious, so I think it’s my first choice!
Great post and beautiful pictures!!! I think I would have to go with the Coconut flavor as well, it’s only 7:50am but I’m craving it now that I’ve read this! 🙂
Anna
askannamoseley.com
My family and I love the strawberry ones, but I am a sucker for anything raspberry, so those will be my next flavor purchase! We absolutely love these real fruit bars! They’re better than ice cream or other sugary sweets, in my opinion. Thanks ladies!
Strawberry for me please!
I love the strawberry ones! Good idea for keeping those moments lingering a little longer – food always works.
Ben and Jerry’s Chunky Monkey is my usual go to treat…but the coconut/banana sounds like a much healthier and more refreshing option!
Oh yum! My kids would love the peach ones…me too 🙂
Yum! Tangerine please…
Definitely peach!! Yummy! 🙂
I’d like to try pineapple!
tweet–https://twitter.com/mami2jcn/status/332229414362427392
I want to try the pineapple flavor
https://twitter.com/ElenaIstomina/status/332233316830941184
I love the old-fashioned goodness of strawberry too. Can’t wait to try them out.
Coconut???? SOLD!!!
Strawberry 🙂
I love this… time sure does fly by and such a sweet {and really sweet!!} reminder to stop for a moment and take time together and to just listen to each other. Especially to our precious kids / little adults!
Next… did you say “Coconut Waters With Bananas???”.
Oh. My. Yummy. I have to try these ASAP!!
Ooo, I think i’d try the raspberry, too. 🙂 These look yummy!
xo Heidi
I am dying to try the pineapple!! Yum!
Definitely want to try coconut! Yum. I so relate to what you are feeling about your children. I have a 22 year old daughter and a 10 year old son. I have already been through the growing up and becoming independent part and now I know how quickly time can go. It is good to treasure every moment we are blessed with together. Thanks for the beautiful reminder!
definitely the peach. I have had my eyes on these for a while, but I was waiting until I had heard or read a review.
Thanks for the info.
Yum! These sound great and I’ve not heard of them before! Strawberry AND raspberry for me please. I’m going to try these tomorrow when I go to the grocery store!
I tweeted here:
https://twitter.com/edubz96/status/332371093371355136
These looks yum! Coconut with pineapple, peach and strawberry are all calling to me!
They look delicious. I have decided to make my own pops this year, sort of like the ones my mom used to make years ago.
These do look delicious and what a perfect treat for a kids playdate! I love how you have them arranged, so pretty 🙂
Both of our boys are young adults. We see one of them frequently & rarely see our other son … which saddens me greatly but hope this changes soon! I have noticed these pops in the grocery lately & think I will indulge next time I shop! Thanks for the chance to win!
I would like to try the Lemon Fruit Bar.
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https://twitter.com/kellydsaver/status/332514767682039808
i would like strawberry pls!
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https://twitter.com/MeandBells/status/332515190627262465
Yum! And I love you photos!
Lemonade, makes me feel summery.
tweet: https://twitter.com/akronugurl/status/332548360454168577 .
Strawberry..
I’ll pick up the Raspberry.
elysesw@aol.com
I’d pick the Pineapple. These sound really yummy.
Thanks so much.
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/332581880903917568
I would love to try the creamy coconut.
I would like to try the strawberry.
austma7@aol.com
Your photos make me want to try every one – but I’d love the strawberry.
I would like to try the strawberry
Pineapple would be a great one.
strawberry, everyone in the family loves strawberry
tvollowitz at aol dot com
Umm- yumm!!! Such beautiful pictures – and oh so true, we all need a reminder to slow down and enjoy the moments!
raspberry and the pineapple sound yummy!
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https://twitter.com/1amypugmire/status/332727315735924736
Outside Peach looks so good and my g-grandson likes Peach. It’s his favorite, he says.
I want to try the pineapple
Coconut Waters with Banana looks mouthwatering!
jslbrown_03 at yahoo dot com
tweet https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/332899023516205056
Strawberry.
I would love to try the strawberry and mango flavors
I’ll be on the lookout for the Mango flavor.
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https://twitter.com/clc408/status/332960260933435394
raspberry is my favorite flavor
I’d love to try the strawberry, it’s my fave flavor in most anything I eat! 🙂
they all look tasty and refreshing..I’d go for strawberry first.
Coconut Water sounds delicious!
chambanachik at gmail dot com
I always get the strawberry flavor — so delicious.
I’m looking forward to trying the Coconut Waters with Pineapple, sounds very tropical.
Pineapple for me.
These sounds amazing. I think I’ll be trying the Coconut Waters with Bananas.
No doubt, I’ll pick peach!
https://twitter.com/tnshadylady/status/333591884607918080
I’d love to try them all, but I’d start with Strawberry 🙂
I would love lemon flavor
tcarolinep at gmail dot com
-https://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/333799902717038592
I’d like the peach flavor.
tweet https://twitter.com/mom22girlz/status/333840565428973568
i want to try pineapple because i bet it tastes yummy!
i’d love to try strawberry
https://twitter.com/karinaroselee/status/334083200446001152
I’m thinking cranberry could be pretty wonderful on a hot day (like today!)
and a tweet: https://twitter.com/AnnaZed/status/334086023992713216
I’d like to try the strawberry flavor.
https://twitter.com/susan1215/status/334100374715781120
I’d go with Peach
I would love Mango
Coconut Waters with Bananas
https://twitter.com/mendyd/status/334185482084827136
I would love to try the strawberry!
I tweeted https://twitter.com/FloydSara/status/334368446903115776
Blueberry Acai for me!
I would love to try the mango. It sounds delicious!
id like to try the coconut!
https://twitter.com/DesMoinesDealin/status/335476268101427200
Lemon for sure
I think either pineapple or lime.
I would love to try the strawberry!
https://twitter.com/mgoss123/status/336104073096986624
I’d like to try pineapple.
Tweet link: https://twitter.com/shala_darkstone/status/336153008717062144
Definitely the pomegranate.
Tweeted.
https://twitter.com/Jayne_Martin/status/336658101186994176
All of the outshine pops are delicious, but I’d say the coconut and pineapple ones are my all time favs. What a wonderful way to spend time with your children making beautiful memories to last a lifetime.
I’d love to try the pineapple.
https://twitter.com/Merle0304/status/337000909726953472
I’d like to try the Strawberry flavor – thank you.
Tweet https://twitter.com/JalapenoMama/status/337404872938889217
I would like to try the strawberry flavor.
I’d like to try the Coconut Water flavor – yum!
the strawberry flavor
https://twitter.com/sweetums82/status/337659303441874944
i like the strawberry
I would most love to try the coconut flavor.
Thanks for the chance to win!
wildorchid985 at gmail dot com
tweet–https://twitter.com/WildOrchid985/status/338410225021370368
I’ll be picking up the pineapple ones
I’d love to try the peach-flavored fruit bars. Thanks!
I’d love to try the creamy coconut!
https://twitter.com/myfolly/status/339329206569820160
i think coconut water and banana never have tried this flavor!! cute photos!
I’ll be trying to decide between peach and pineapple.
I would love to try the pomegranate next time. The pineapple ones are amazing.
amy [at] utry [dot] it
tweeted:
https://twitter.com/uTry_it/status/339844947681374208
amy [at] utry [dot] it
I love the peach flavor! My husband loves the strawberry! I don’t think you could make a bad choice they are all great!
Either Strawberry or the Mango!
tweeted https://twitter.com/pittsy82/status/340916351197659136
I want to try them all
I would like to try the raspberry flavor.
i want to try coconut waters
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https://twitter.com/raggammuffin/status/342239881617080320
I can’t wait to try their strawberry-wildberry flavor
coconut – anything coconut in the summer feels like a mini vacation
sweet creamy cocnut
I’ve tried the pomegranate and they’re divine, but after reading your blog post I’m looking forward to trying the coconut waters with pineapple for a little taste of the tropics…
Like you, I’d definitely go for the Coconut Waters with Bananas! Love this post; I wish I could take pics as well as you do!
I think these sound great. I love that they are a healthy treat. I can’t wait to try the Tangerine and the Strawberry. I also want to try the Seasonal Raspberry flavor. Heck the all sound great. I might just be better off buying the variety packs. 🙂
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https://twitter.com/CouponTammy/status/343579080349847553
I would want to try the Peach ones first.
I’ll definitely look for the pineapple flavor!
i would love to try the Strawberry flavor
tweet link:
https://twitter.com/bellows22/status/343913287580274688
strawberry
nannypanpan@gmail.com
I will buy the strawberry flavor.
would love to try mango
want to try the peach
I’d love to try the creamy coconut.
I’d try the raspberry first!
Coconut. MMMMM.
The strawberry would be my first choice!! They look delicious and refreshing!
strawberry would be the one i want to try first.
I want to try the peach flavor
I want to try Tangerine and Coconut Water with Pineapple!
Coconut pineapple for me!
The Creamy Coconut sounds delicious.
I have a thing for coconut, so the creamy coconut sounds divine.
I’d love to try a lemon one. Sounds so refreshing.
Strawberry.
I’d love to try the Strawberry and Raspberry!
I’d love to try the Strawberry!
Raspberry is always a favorite!!
The photos are beautiful and I am a strawberry girl all the way. They look delish!
coconut water with pineapple
https://twitter.com/purplelover04/status/344476524445057025
Raspberry, please
https://twitter.com/ky2here1/status/344513880761966592
coconut and pineapple sounds incredible!
I love the Strawberry fruit Bars.
https://www.outshinesnacks.com/products/bars/mango.aspx
Pomegranate first, then coconut and peach and ……
Tweet – https://twitter.com/willitara/status/344549833572487170
I would like to try the strawberry!!
Raspberry 🙂
next time I shop I would pick up strawberry
https://twitter.com/klp1965/status/344562204407889920
Strawberry for me
thanks
I’m a strawberry gal, myself.
I love the Raspberry flavor!
I would like the pineapple flavor. thank you
I’d like to try the pineapple!
I ate the strawberry today (95 degrees here).
I want to try the pineapple.
Thanks for the contest.
https://twitter.com/slehan/status/344643811403759616
I would love to try the mango fruit bar!
I think my family would like to try the peach flavor. Thnank you!
Coconut Waters with Pineapple (or the Coconut, they really should do those two together to make a Pina Colada one,lol) sounds great. So hard to choose, so many great flavors.
I tweeted https://twitter.com/2BeFitBy50/status/344769262642163712
I’d like to try the coconut.
I’ll be getting pineapple.
sressell@earthlink.net
tweeted.
https://twitter.com/slr8/status/344814175907889153
oooooooooooo I see that they are getting ready to come out with a blood orange flavor…that would be my pick!!!!
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/344841393363120128
I am going to stock up on the peach next time I go to the grocery store.
https://twitter.com/fdp4life/status/344851964301021185
I would like to try strawberry and peach
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
tweet https://twitter.com/ChelleB36/status/344883907776356352
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
Strawberry sounds so good!!
wendywynsma@gmail.com
I want to try the Coconut Water’s Pineapple.
lisalmg25 at gmail dot com
I Tweeted: https://twitter.com/lisalmg/status/344908394664189952
lisalmg25 at gmail dot com
mango is the flavor I Want to try
https://twitter.com/eaglesforjack/status/344922942439825409
I’m waiting for the blood orange!
https://twitter.com/ohsmiledarling/status/344932055584473089
I want to try the Strawberry!
pokergrl8 at gmail.com
https://twitter.com/aes529/status/344932017110130693
I want to try the pineapple
https://twitter.com/thomasmurphy40/status/344938210268438528
Strawberry for me!!!
I would love to try the strawberry
https://twitter.com/electricstar/status/344947111416193024
I would love to try the coconut!
I will be picking up my favorite Coconut Water with Pineapple
Strawberry! because it’s one of my fav flavors!
https://twitter.com/SheaBalentine/status/345024473084350464
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post! It is the little changes that produce the greatest
changes. Thanks for sharing!