Remember this commercial? No? Okay, at the risk of dating myself (I know, too late) I have to tell you, my twin brother and I often wondered why all those other kids refused to share their cereal and, even today, I secretly root for the Trix rabbit.
"But, Trix are for kids!"
Who says? Seriously, I'm not ashamed to admit that, even today, I often seek comfort in a nice bowl of cereal and, sometimes, it's what's for dinner, at our house!
Aaaand, it's pretty much the reason why I accepted the opportunity to try Trix Swirls and, my kids were in total agreement, this is NOT the Trix I grew up with.
Right out of the box, Trix Swirls are way cooler (yes, it's a word) with brandy new bright color combinations, including lemony green, berry berry blue, and rasporangey orange!
Nutritionally, they seem to be better, too -- all General Mills Big G kid cereals (including Kix, Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and more) have at least 8 grams of whole grain per serving (at least 48 grams are recommended daily) and all have 12 grams or less of sugar per serving. So, it makes for a nice little treat, since a box of cereal usually lasts for only 1 day, in my house, anyways.
"Does it taste good?"
I don't know, because my kids ate it all and a box of cereal doesn't go very far, in a houseful of kids, remember?
Oh, but there WAS an extra nice little colorful surprise, sent to them from the good folks at MyBlogSpark.com, as well. A fun assortment of art supplies that even got my 10-year-old son's creative juices flowing.
Want one?
General Mills has always been a family favorite brand of cereals -- my kids' schools have been collecting Box Tops, for years -- so, to help promote the new Trix Swirls, the good folks at General Mills have offered to send two (2) of our beloved readers a Creative Kid Gift Basket that includes a sample of the product along with a colorful apron, a set of watercolor pencils, watercolor paints, brushes, a sketchbook, and an art supply box to help get your kids' creative juices flowing at breakfast time, or anytime, too!
Because, we roll like that!
GET IT HERE: To enter leave a comment below (like, have you tried the new Trix Swirls, or what favorite flavors would you and your kids swirl together) with a valid email address on this post by 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 13th and you're automatically entered to win. Two (2) winners will be picked (via random.org) and announced via email and posted on My Prizey Giveaways Page!
EXTRA CHANCES TO WIN - I MEAN, WHO COULDN'T USE THOSE, RIGHT? 2nd entry: Blog about this giveaway - leave a separate comment and a link to your blog post. 3rd entry: Subscribe to our feed - leave a separate comment, to lock in entry. 4th entry: Subscribe to our updates via email - leave a separate comment, to lock in entry. 5th entry: Post this giveaway on Twitter - leave a separate comment and a link to your Tweet. FOR A TOTAL OF 5 (FIVE) COMMENTS = 5 (FIVE) POSSIBLE CHANCES TO WIN! Good luck and don't forget to check out our giveaways page for more awesome stuff we're just itching to, you know, giveaway!
[No payment, or consideration, other than a sample of the product and giveaway, was
received for this blog post, courtesy of MyBlogSpark.com and the Trix brand at General Mills]
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