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We are six months into this pandemic and now more than ever we are worried about our family getting sick. Just like you, I want nothing but the best for my kids — maintaining their mental and emotional stability, making sure they continue to learn even when they are staying at home, making them happy, and most especially, keeping them healthy and boosting their immunity.

Yes! It can be quite challenging. I know some us had our pay cuts and business hasn’t been going well. We all have to keep a certain budget and stick to it while making sure we buy food and snacks that are delicious and nutritious. This is not the time to be careless. It’s one of the reasons why I started reading the label of the things that I buy from the supermarket, especially the ingredients.

Ykaie and Twinkle loves drinking fruit juices. And before, I used to just buy whatever is trendy o kaya naman kung ano lang yung may attractive na packaging. This time I am more careful about what I buy. As much as possible, dun tayo sa natural at walang preservatives and no chemically-sounding ingredients because it might affect their health.

Mars, alam ko we cannot easily remove the notion that healthy products are expensive. Totoo naman, not all healthy products are affordable… BUT not all affordable products are healthy rin, diba? Kaya naman we need to build better habits and make well-informed decisions. This is where our #PledgetoDoubleCheck comes in. We must read the label of the products that we buy to make sure that the ingredients are natural, something we are familiar with and something we could read.

That’s why I was glad when I discovered All Natural Seasons. It’s a trusted product because it’s made by Dole, one of the most trusted brands when it comes to juice. I read the label and you can clearly see what’s in this juice:

100% Juice (Pineapple & another fruit like coconut or orange)
Vitamin C
Vitamin A & E
Stevia – natural sweetener with 0 calories

There’s no hard to read ingredient! Not even a single one. What’s nice about this is that it’s budget-friendly at P69 each. O diba pasok na pasok sa budget, mars?

All Natural Seasons Popsicle

Aside from drinking it ice cold, we love turning this juice into popsicles. I just pour the juice in popsicle molds and freeze it. Sometimes, I add some fruit pieces but most of the time just plain juice. It’s something that’s nice to munch on as dessert after meals, as snacks , or as refreshment when the weather is hot.

This takes away my worries that what I’m giving them might be full of sugar AND preservatives and chemicals.

All Natural Seasons contains real fruit juice and vitamins that will help boost immunity to fight off the germs and viruses. It’s budget-friendly too… definitely a wise choice for mommies like us, right?

I’ve seen some of you, mommies, joined the movement of Dole’s All Natural Season #PledgeoDoubleCheck with me last time. Let us continue to be meticulous and do this for every product that we buy. To those of you na hindi pa nakaka-join, it’s time to share your #PledgetoDoubleCheck.

Share your thoughts and photos on Facebook and Instagram using #PledgetoDoubleCheck.

Hello momshies! Today, Let’s talk about choosing what’s healthy for our family.

Ako kasi, when it comes to cooking for my family, it has always been easy for me to serve healthy food. Everything’s fresh, there’s always vegetables. What has become challenging is when I’m buying ready to eat or ready to drink products from the supermarket — especially when it comes to fruit juices for my kids. Ganon ka rin ba?

When I shop for fruits juices kasi before, I tend to buy whatever it is that’s popular. Or whatever they see most of that has the coolest commercial on tv — it was fun kasi to buy them what they see on the ads and then see the smiles on their faces when they see it at home, diba? Sometimes I buy it because the front label just looks so convincing.

Ykaie and Twinkle loves drinking fruit juices. Of course, they drink whatever it is that they see inside the fridge. So it is really up to me to decide what to give them.

CHOOSING WHAT’S HEALTHY

I realized the importance of reading the label ever since I started to prioritize my family’s health. Especially now that we are in a pandemic and we really need to boost our immunity and keep ourselves healthy. We need to be conscious about the products that we buy for ourselves and for our loved ones.

So when I did the grocery one time, I started reading the back labels of the fruit juices that we buy. I found out that the ingredients were sugar, water, a little bit of juice, and lots of preservatives. And I kept on buying it for my daughters. I felt that I was tricked.

So now, I am more choosy with the products and brands that I use. As much as possible I now stick to products and brands that are natural. If there’s something difficult to read in the label or if there are too many artificial ingredients, I don’t buy it. Health is our family’s number one priority right now. We want something that would boost our immunity and keep us healthy. Remember that food has the potential to be medicine so we must choose what we give to our family wisely, right?

MY PLEDGE: BREAK THE HABIT AND READ THE LABEL

Yes, I am pledging to break the habit and start reading the label of the products that we buy. Remember that the first five ingredients make up the largest part of the product so you’d like to see that the ingredients are derived from fresh fruits, vegetables, and/or vitamins and minerals. It’s important that you can recognize the ingredients and be able to read it. If it’s hard to read or pronounce, it means it’s highly processed so it’s something you’d like to avoid.

Kayo mga momsh, Do you want to join this #PledgetoDoublecheck movement? Post your pledge together with a photo of yourself reading the back label of products you’re buying at the grocery. Use the hashtag #PledgetoDoubleCheck and be part of this mommy movement.

REMEMBER: An All Natural Product has ingredients that you are familiar with, easy to remember, and/or recognizable.

It may take time to build confidence in knowing the ingredients or deciding which product is good for you but forming the habit of reading the label is an important first step. Let’s #PledgetoDoubleCheck!

Choosing Our Juice Wisely: Healthy and Affordable All Natural Seasons Juice

All Natural Seasons Popsicle

Choosing What’s Healthy For My Family

CHOOSING WHAT’S HEALTHY

MY PLEDGE: BREAK THE HABIT AND READ THE LABEL