May 6, 2008
Chickin Feed and Lily on the Fly
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Making sure that the kids are fed is one of the jobs of a homemaker. It might be Dad, but it’s usually Mom who takes on this responsibility. Making sure that there is food in the house is the first step, but most of us try to go a step further and make sure that we are feeding our kids well.
Today’s giveaway may not be all about you, but it is about making your life as Mother a bit easier. We have two products to offer which can help in these endeavors, and even get your kids involved in taking some ownership as well.
The thing that I like about both these products is that they can be displayed prominently on the refrigerator for all to see, which gets everyone involved, taking the burden off Mom.
Just today, my four-year-old son was checking out the Lily on the Fly Meal Planning chart on the fridge. He was pointing to the meal cards. I think that having them out like that helps de-mystify the whole dinner experience and hopefully makes the cuisine more acceptable to little ones (and maybe big Daddies too). The dinners included in the starter kit are not gourmet offerings. They are simple family fare that will appeal to all ages.
This would actually be a great gift for a newlywed or a recent college graduate who is trying to begin the process of meal planning for herself or her family.
The idea of being “on the fly” is how this product differs from others. Each recipe is contained on a card which can be stored in the sleeve on the fridge, but more importantly can be carried in your purse or car for those times when you are “on the fly.” If you’re on the way home from work or soccer practice and need to stop at the grocery store to buy dinner for that night, the one small card has the recipe on front and a neatly organized shopping list on the back.
Another unique feature is the “soul food” contained on each card, a reminder meant to inspire or encourage you in your journey. One that I think sums up the company and the goal of enabling women to plan and prepare healthy meals for their families is “Things don’t always have to be complicated to be fulfilling!”
You can order the starter kit as well as expansion kits online at Lily on the Fly.
Chickin Feed is a nutrition tracking chart with little chickie magnets that your own little chicks can move over from the “What They Need” column to the “What They’ve Had.” In addition to the food groups of protein, grains, fruits, vegetables and dairy, the chart even includes a segment for activity (exercise), and one for sweets/extras (in our case filling that one up quickly helps my children see that they need to start making some wiser food choices for the rest of the day).
When I’m consistent about having my kids use it, I find that the chart provides not only a good visual reminder, but a great conversation starter which leads my kids to making their
The board is about the size of a legal sheet of paper, and is quite sturdy. The magnets adhere well, but still move easily without causing the board to slip off the refrigerator.
Are you sold on the concept? You can even buy Chickin Gear (T-shirts), and Chickin Bags (100% cotton shopping totes) online in the Feed Store.
Do you want to learn more about the mom-owner of this delightful product? Are you curious to find out if she puts her money where her mouth is when it comes to feeding her own kids? Read my interview with her on my personal blog, Snapshot.
Enter to Win:
If you would like to win a Chickin Feed Nutrition tracking chart and Lily on the Fly starter kit, all the instructions about entering the Mother’s Day 2008 Giveaways are included in the Mother’s Day 2008 Giveaway post (including the code to put our Mother’s Day Giveaway button on your site.)
But here is a quick run through:
- Leave a comment on this post to be entered.
- Post a link to this contest (it is always nice to let your readers have a chance to win too!) and/or link and post a button to our Mother’s Day 2008 Giveaway post. (If you post the button and link to the Mother’s Day 2008 Giveaway, you are qualified to enter in all the upcoming Mother’s Day 2008 Giveaway contests. And we have two weeks of contests to enter!) Non-bloggers are welcome too - we understand you can’t link - but feel free to pass the word on to your friends or write about it on Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Good luck!
(Have you checked out the other contests in Mother’s Day 2008 Giveaway contest?)
Filed under Contests, Daily Life, Kids Stuff, Product Reviews, Recipes by Jennifer
179 Comments on Chickin Feed and Lily on the Fly »
#1 - Shaina Pearce @ 10:15 pm
Sweet program! Exactly what I need too - I HATE meal planning, but we’re always happier when we have it.
#2 - Sara @ 10:26 pm
What a great idea! The recipes look really yummy too.
#3 - Chrissy Hooker @ 10:27 pm
I would love this… I will be buying it if I don’t win it here. Thanks for the chance:)
#4 - Sarah C @ 10:32 pm
What a great idea! I would love to try this.
#5 - Jen @ 10:35 pm
Great idea, thanks for the chance!
#6 - Melanie @ 10:37 pm
I really need this!
#7 - WherestheBox @ 10:43 pm
This is one of my biggest challenges - awesome!
#8 - We are THAT family @ 10:44 pm
My hungry family would love this!
#9 - Debbie @ 10:48 pm
What a great tool! Pick me (please, please, please)!
#10 - Morning Rose @ 10:48 pm
Meal planning can be a challenge in our family. This sounds great!
#11 - Katie @ 10:49 pm
I’d love both, but especially the Chickin Feed Tracking chart. That way I only have to buy 4 more for my kiddos!! What a great way to teach them responsibility about nutrition!
#12 - Lani @ 10:51 pm
Very cool!!
#13 - Andi @ 10:55 pm
I’ve been trying to figure out if my son is eating enough lately. This would be perfect!
#14 - Jeni @ 10:56 pm
What a cool idea!
#15 - Briana @ 11:00 pm
I would love to win the Chicken Feed nutrition tracking charts. That would be super fun, and help me teach our growing brood about eating healthier.
#16 - jollyholly @ 11:13 pm
I’m in.
#17 - Elliemae @ 11:20 pm
This is really cool. I don’t know why I didn’t think something like this existed. This would be great to have!!
#18 - Cocoa @ 11:23 pm
I really like the Chickin Feed idea to help my kids keep track of healthy eating habits.
#19 - Megret @ 11:25 pm
Oh, my. This sounds incredible. I love the way this system works. We would SO enjoy using this at our house! Thank you!
#20 - Sally @ 11:32 pm
This looks great. Add me to the list!
#21 - Tanya Moyer @ 11:37 pm
This sounds so cool! I’d love to win this! Thanks for offering it!
~Tanya
the4moyers(at)msn(dot)com
#22 - The Pumkin Patch @ 11:40 pm
Count me in!!!
#23 - Alicia @ Experiencing Each Moment @ 12:17 am
These products look so handy!
#24 - Kim B. @ 12:21 am
What a great program!! It looks like it makes things much easier!
#25 - just add dots @ 12:29 am
These are really great products!
#26 - Rebekah @ 1:09 am
I would love to have this! What an awesome product. It would really be a big help to us!
#27 - Danielle S @ 1:11 am
Ooooh! Pick me! I’ve been thinking about getting the Lily On The Fly Kit for awhile now!
#28 - Michelle @ 2:05 am
Very clever! I’d love to hang one on my fridge.
#29 - Michelle @ 7:09 am
Great ideas! Count me in!
#30 - Modern Mami @ 7:20 am
This would be great! Crossing my fingers…
#31 - Louise Brouillette @ 7:34 am
This sounds great
#32 - Katherine Frazier @ 8:18 am
Very neat idea!
#33 - Cassidy @ 8:26 am
This sounds great and would make my life so much easier
#34 - d @ 8:33 am
I love both and have been considering the Chickin Feed chart for awhile since they were on Rachel Ray(I think thats the show I saw them on.)
#35 - Ashley @ 8:35 am
I would love to win!
#36 - Nodins Nest @ 8:39 am
Terrific Idea
#37 - Hannah @ 9:11 am
I want this!
#38 - SJ @ 9:14 am
What a neat program, I could really use this!
#39 - Carolyn @ 9:28 am
Starting eating better and this would help keep on track.
Thanks.
#40 - jules @ 9:42 am
I have to tell my daughter’s nutritionist about this one!
3beez at bellsouth dot net
#41 - Emmaline Kuebler @ 9:58 am
Neat idea.
#42 - Sandy - Em's mommy @ 10:04 am
great idea.
#43 - Shannon B. @ 10:16 am
I have such a hard time meal planning this looks like it would provide the help I am looking for!
#44 - Kristen M. @ 10:24 am
Sounds like a great way for the whole family to eat healthier.
#45 - Heather @ 10:34 am
What a great idea! Pick me!
#46 - Kari @ 10:37 am
What a unique idea!!! Thanks!
#47 - AmyG @ 10:48 am
What a great idea! I’m always looking for ways to plan meals & make them healthy!
#48 - linda @ 10:58 am
Great idea.
#49 - Adrienne! @ 11:02 am
me, me, me, me, me!!
Please?
#50 - Erica G @ 11:07 am
Count me in!
#51 - Maureen @ 11:14 am
Interesting concept - Anything to make mealtime easier and more organized will definitely make my life easier in return!
Thanks,
Maureen (jnomaxx at hotmail dot com)
#52 - Michelle Rosborough @ 11:19 am
What a great idea.
#53 - cheryl @ 11:38 am
I would love to be more organized when it comes to meals…what a good idea!
#54 - Jennifer Mowers @ 11:40 am
pick me!
#55 - Blessed @ 12:00 pm
I love this idea!
#56 - ESTELA S @ 12:01 pm
I’d love something like this to teach my girls about nutrition!
#57 - Serenity @ 12:06 pm
My family needs this! Thanks!
#58 - nell@casualfridayeveryday @ 12:22 pm
looks very intersting…sign me up.
#59 - Jennifer C. @ 12:39 pm
I am very interested - thanks for the chance!
#60 - kelleythejewelrylady @ 12:39 pm
Very cute…. under the ‘what they’ve had’ is there a column for chocolate?
I guess we need this a bit more that I thought!
kelleythejewelrylady(at)yahoo(dot)com
#61 - Jill L @ 12:42 pm
Awesome idea!!!
#62 - Sandy @ 12:45 pm
this would be great for our family!! count me in…thanks :O)
#63 - Belinda Abel @ 12:52 pm
A tool to help with the daily dilemma of how to get all the right stuff into my little one.
#64 - Charlsie Swadley @ 1:17 pm
sounds great!
#65 - Brenda Prentice (Time and Season) @ 1:41 pm
What a great concept.
#66 - charline s @ 1:42 pm
This concept is not new to me but they way it is put together is and I think I like better than any I have seen. I love the fact its all right together. I could diffently use one of these.
#67 - Shelly @ 1:46 pm
What a great idea - I would love to try it. Thanks!
#68 - Cynthia @ 1:48 pm
As a mother of 6 this would come in so handy. I always have those “what’s for dinner tonight” please
#69 - Anita @ 2:00 pm
This would make meal planning so much easier!
#70 - Lesha @ 2:22 pm
Very nice!
#71 - Lissa @ 2:28 pm
Fantastic! A must have for a mom with twin girls!
#72 - Sarah Ellis @ 2:29 pm
Awesome idea! We could definitely use this and the recipes look delicious and simple too!
#73 - Adrienne Gordon @ 2:32 pm
love 2 win this
#74 - Naomi @ 2:38 pm
I really need to start planning meals better.
#75 - Laura H. @ 3:02 pm
Thanks for the chance to win!!
laura_licious101(at)hotmail(dot)com
#76 - christel @ 3:07 pm
This is awesome. I’m very bad in meal planning and this could be the thing I need. Thanks for the giveaway.
#77 - Denise @ 3:50 pm
Looks like fun!
#78 - SUSAN VARNEY @ 4:10 pm
love to win this
#79 - Melissa Sorensen @ 4:39 pm
What a great way to teach them about what they eat!! I’d love to have this for my four year old.
#80 - Steffani @ 5:02 pm
This would make my days so much easier! I would love to try the new stuff too.
#81 - Meredith Peters @ 5:41 pm
These are too funny! Nicely efficient.
#82 - chris h @ 6:54 pm
great idea
#83 - Max @ 7:03 pm
What a cool idea
#84 - Anthony Hedden @ 8:37 pm
enter me
#85 - jeanette malan @ 8:41 pm
would love to try
#86 - AMANDA PERRON @ 8:42 pm
GREAT IDEA!!! Please enter my name, THANK YOU!!!
#87 - Catherine copeland @ 8:48 pm
wow even little ones can understand working towards a goal when you have a chart illustrating it this clearly. I had a difficult time getting the boys to clean up their rooms. this would have really helped me
#88 - Sheri F @ 8:48 pm
How neat!
#89 - Betsy @ 8:52 pm
How very cool!
#90 - stacey moore @ 9:12 pm
these would be handy to own! thanks
moore.g at insideconnect.net
#91 - kellys krazy kids @ 9:17 pm
This sounds so practical!
#92 - Kristinia @ 9:42 pm
Your listed on my blog sidebar! This is awesome!
#93 - sparklykatt @ 10:03 pm
We could really use that here! What a great idea!
#94 - Jill @ 10:12 pm
Very cool. Count me in!
#95 - MaryBeth @ Four Silly Sisters @ 11:35 pm
Ooooh, I’d love to be entered!!
#96 - Cindi @ 12:21 am
We put a lot of important things to know on our refrigerator! This idea of meal planning is super!
Please enter me in your drawing. Thanks,Cindi
#97 - Corey @ 12:44 am
Great idea…would love to win!
#98 - Worlds Greatest Mommy @ 12:59 am
This is interesting. I already try to do this kind of tracking for myself, but I’ll bet my chart crazy children would love it too.
#99 - Jessica T @ 1:02 am
THis is really neat! I’d love to have it!
#100 - Tara R. @ 1:22 am
I love this idea!
#101 - Michelle B @ 2:27 am
Interesting
#102 - Kari Follett @ 5:28 am
Wow, cool idea! Please add me!
#103 - Diane @ 7:51 am
A neat idea!
#104 - Ken @ 8:11 am
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#105 - Heather @ 8:51 am
I would love this - hope I win!
#106 - Sarah @ 8:53 am
enter me!
#107 - hazel hunt @ 9:19 am
nice
#108 - lindsey @ 9:28 am
what a fabulous idea! I am always trying to track this sort of thing. .. with little success so far.
#109 - Wendy @ 9:41 am
This sounds like something we could definitely use in our house!
#110 - Wendy @ 10:24 am
I love this:) Please count me in!
#111 - Roxanne @ 11:24 am
I have a cousin with a newborn would love this as a gift. How clever!
#112 - Pauline M @ 11:44 am
This is great! Maybe my son would beg for McD’s a little less with this around.
#113 - Christy Goodwin @ 11:53 am
Great idea!
#114 - Jennifer M. @ 12:35 pm
I need this so my daughter has a visual clue why she can’t live on apples and yogurt tubes!
#115 - oh amanda @ 1:01 pm
So cool! I love this!
#116 - Christina C @ 2:34 pm
What a great idea.
#117 - Elizabeth M. @ 4:20 pm
I’m so glad you did the interview with her because I had seen her on Rachael Ray’s show and then could not for the life of me remember the name of it. I thought it was such a great idea and wanted to bookmark that site. I’m delighted you’re having this giveaway!
#118 - Carissa D. @ 4:22 pm
This would be so helpful.
#119 - Heather S @ 4:26 pm
THis would be so cool!!
#120 - Pamela Hansen @ 4:31 pm
i would love to give this try
#121 - philip halter @ 5:23 pm
enter me please
#122 - Jennifer C @ 5:25 pm
I would love this! It’s so hard to keep track of these things, this would really help a frazzled mom of twins!
#123 - Jennifer Kenney @ 5:33 pm
This looks like a really great program. I might buy it if I don’t win it here. Thanks for the chance!
#124 - Not Just Any Jen @ 5:51 pm
Love this!
#125 - judi @ 6:35 pm
I fear organization. This could change my life. I need, need, need to win.
#126 - MageeBaby @ 6:56 pm
How fun! I’m not really good about making sure we’re eating the portions and types of food groups we should be eating and this would be very handy!
#127 - Tonya Froemel @ 7:25 pm
like to win this
#128 - Judy @ 8:21 pm
I love this.
#129 - jenny hebert @ 8:25 pm
Too cute
#130 - Sherri Siler @ 8:36 pm
This would be great for my family.
#131 - Amber @ 9:08 pm
Great ideas!
#132 - Melissa Reeder @ 9:17 pm
I usually do all of my meal planning and grocery shopping done on Sundays. These would definitely be a big help. Thanks!
#133 - Shannon @ 9:22 pm
oh wonderful!
palmersf(at)bellsouth(dot)net
#134 - Shelle @ 9:48 pm
I so need this…I want! I want!
#135 - Laura @ 10:02 pm
What a great idea! This would really help simplify meal planning for me…which would be great with the new baby coming any day now.
I’ve mentioned it on my baby blog, click here for that.
#136 - LivingforGod @ 10:25 pm
Please enter me. Thanks!
#137 - Chrysa @ 10:28 pm
What a neat idea!
#138 - kiyana @ 10:30 pm
This will be great for the kids!
#139 - Susan White @ 11:37 pm
Great Prize!
Thanks so much!
#140 - Liz @ 11:44 pm
I love this!
#141 - CINDY @ 12:00 am
THIS IS A REALLY GREAT MEAL PLANNING KIT I WORK IN A KITCHEN FULL TIME BUT NEVER KNOW WHAT TO PAN FOR DINNER
#142 - Frances Watson @ 12:21 am
I really need this count me in
#143 - Arlene Fortune @ 3:34 am
These are so helpful for my brood of chicks. Pls. count me in too! Thanks!
#144 - Brooke @ 8:53 am
I’m not a newlywed or a recent college graduate. Sadly, I have 3 kids, and am still struggling with figuring out this home maintenance stuff without ordering in or serving prepared foods. HELP!
#145 - Erika Cass Designs @ 9:16 am
This would be great for us! Especially the Chickin Feed nutrition tracking chart. :o)
#146 - kathy pease @ 9:17 am
please enter me
#147 - Veronica Garrett @ 9:24 am
Wonderful-Please enter me in the contest. Thank you.
#148 - Emilie Pianfetti @ 9:25 am
I love this idea. My son is becoming harder and harder to please!
#149 - Julie Donahue @ 9:45 am
Sounds interesting! ANything to make dinner easier!
#150 - Melissa Resnick @ 11:23 am
would love to try this
#151 - Shannon Fisher @ 11:24 am
Sounds good!!
#152 - Jill McNamara @ 11:34 am
what a cool idea
#153 - Jennifer Schroeder @ 11:35 am
This is a really great idea. I ‘d love to have one.
#154 - Paige @ 11:55 am
Oh, I have a hard time planning out meals in advance. This could be my helper.
#155 - Shelley @ 12:33 pm
Cool.
#156 - Kathy Conley @ 1:40 pm
This is a great concept and would be a wonderful tool for getting my kids to eat right
#157 - Susanne Troop @ 2:08 pm
Neat idea!
#158 - Miranda Kuskie @ 3:16 pm
This would be SO helpful in ensuring my children are eating everything they need!
I love this product.
#159 - JoAnn Legano @ 3:27 pm
What a great idea, would love to win one.
#160 - Lily Kwan @ 6:16 pm
Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!
#161 - Gram @ 6:25 pm
This contest isn’t chicken scratch contest.. it’s a HOOT!
#162 - Lorie Vital @ 6:56 pm
I would pass this on to my precious daughter as she is a young mother with little girls to teach good kitchen habits to.Please enter me!
#163 - kathleen harris @ 7:05 pm
this is excellent. i’ve been looking for something like this so my boys could regulate their own nutrition.
#164 - mandy @ 7:07 pm
interesting product! I have never seen it before.
#165 - Liz @ 7:12 pm
Please enter me>
#166 - Nicole L. @ 7:47 pm
I saw this chart on the Rachael Ray show and thought it was such a great idea. I would love to win this. Thanks so much!
#167 - Amy @ 7:54 pm
This looks like a great idea! Count me in.
#168 - chyk @ 8:12 pm
great idea
#169 - Eileen @ 8:22 pm
Awesome idea!
#170 - Donna Kozar @ 9:36 pm
Sounds like a good idea.
#171 - MoneyMakingMama @ 10:43 pm
Mark me down …
Happy Mother’s Day Everyone !!!
MoneyMakingMama
http://sevensenough.com/freedollars/
#172 - Aimee @ 10:44 pm
This really is a unique and fabulous idea. I think it would help my children understand food choices and nutrition in an easily visible and understandable need. I value them learning how to make positive and nutritious food choices and think this tool would greatly aid in that!
#173 - Rosanne Morrison @ 10:49 pm
Please enter me but I don’t have my own blog. Sorry but wish you the best promoting it
rosans4@comcast.net
#174 - marybeth @ 11:26 pm
this sounds really neat! count me in.
#175 - Janet @ 11:39 pm
ty 4 the great contest!
#176 - Amy @ 11:48 pm
Thanks!! Count me in!
#177 - Sharla @ 12:10 am
This is such a good idea!
#178 - philip halter @ 7:12 pm
LOVE TO WIN
#179 - Deanne S @ 11:25 pm
This would be great to own. I could use help making sure I get all my son’s nutrients in for the day.