Ruby’s to the rescue! Or that’s how I like to think of them at least.
Every. single. day. The Ice Cream Truck comes down the hill (in the photo above) playing his taunting and torturous music to all the parents in the neighborhood – letting children know to come running out and fill themselves with delicious over-sugared and over priced treats that melt before you can even get them back upstairs to enjoy. Every day. Over and over. That music haunts me in my dreams. If you’re a NYC parent, you know just what I mean – how many times have you passed an ice cream truck on the street and said, oh sorry babe – that’s a BROCCOLI truck! .
So to avoid meltdowns when Maximo just stares at the truck from the balcony like a caged animal waiting to be freed, a mom has to have some backup, something that you can feel GOOD about giving your kids. Something – with, did you say, hidden vegetables?
Ruby Rocket’s Come to the Big Apple
I’ve always been a big fan of Ruby Rocket’s – they’re low-sugar fruit and veggie pops that are made with REAL ingredients that even a six-year old can pronounce, each have no more than 40 calories and are made without any artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. And now you can finally get them right here in NYC.
Organic Ingredients and Probiotics for the Win
We’re smart ones, us moms, we actually read labels and want to know what we’re feeding our children. And finally, I am happy to say (and promote!) products that I feel good about giving to my son without guilt. Yes, there are going to be times we just have to stop for a dirty water dog in Central Park, but that means we stock up with the best and healthiest foods at home. If you surround yourself with GOOD food, then you’ll EAT good food.
Ruby Rocket’s are the first and only (non-dairy) pop with probiotics – Ganeden BC30 composition, which has the ability to survive the manufacturing process to withstand freezing temperatures; allowing you the same healthy benefits in frozen form. Plus they’re made with non-GMO, 70% organic ingredients. They don’t even add sugar – they use Monk Fruit (a melon that grows in the Pacific and is up to 250 times sweeter than sugar). If you’re up to date on healthy living news, this melon is gaining popularity as an alternative to aspartame or sugar and has the delicious sweet taste without the calories. Read – NOT A CHEMICAL.
Flavors Available
Oh, I thought you’d never ask! Personally our favorite is Rock-It Red (I mean, who doesn’t love bright red cherry lips and tongues!), but they also have these fun flavors to try: Orbit Orange,Galaxy Green, Celestial Cherry, Far Out Fudge, Meteorite Mango, Gravity Grape and Planetary Pink Lemonade.
Where to Find Them
Ruby Rocket’s are expanding to a market near you. In fact, in just two years, they’ve grown from 75 stores to 3,200 stores nationwide, and four of them are here in NYC (and they’re only $.4.99 for a box of six, that’s WAY more affordable than those $3 cups of diabetes from the ice cream trucks):
- Gristedes
- Union Market
- Kosher Marketplace
- Babeth’s Feast “Frozen Grocery Store”
Because every mom needs her own box, you can click here for a buy one box get one free coupon. Enjoy!
Thank you Ruby Rocket’s for sponsoring this post and helping to keep our family healthy.
