2018 Back to School Gift Guide

1. Helix Towels 

Towels are great for this time of year. My family and I use them all the time, especially in the summer. If you ever go traveling, it’s great to have towels around. I know they can be used often on vacations.

Helix Towels – https://helixtowels.com – Helix Towels are luxury Turkish Cotton towels beautifully crafted and designed to compliment your individual personality. We go on adventures. We draw our inspiration. And we give back to those in need. Most importantly, we do it all together. By staying true to our values, we create beautiful towels with quality you can trust. With a wide variety of colors and patterns to choose from, our superior design only gets softer with use.

Head over HERE to learn more about these towels and other products too.

2. Saje Natural Wellness 

I don’t know about you, but I’m always looking for some safer, natural products. I feel like these products are so much better and safer as well. I’ve always been a fan of essential oils and items that are similar to this. I love that they can be used for so many things, and they work well too.

As summer slowly comes to an end and back-to-school preparations begin, rest assured knowing Saje Natural Wellness has you covered with over 500, all-natural, safe and effective products to help get the school year started off on the right foot.

Ready to Roll Blend Bar

• When you’re on a roll, set yourself up for success with these roll-on blends formulated to help boost your energy, find inspiration, keep calm and clear your mind
• Contains:
  • Brainstorm – refreshing and invigorating creating a sense of balance and heightened awareness
  • Energy – natural pick me up with stimulating rosemary essential oil
  • Stress Release – calming and grounding to be used throughout the day or night creating a sense of relaxation
  • Peppermint Halo – revitalizing peppermint helps immediately transport you to a state of alertness, focus and support

Head over HERE to learn more.

3. Organic Slammers

• Watermelon Kiwi Burst (7 grams of protein per pouch) – strawberry, kiwi, watermelon, apple, banana & beet
• Pomegranate Grape Crush (7 grams of protein per pouch) – grape, pomegranate, coconut, apple, banana & purple carrot
• EPIC – mangoes, bananas, oranges, carrots, Greek yogurt & real vanilla 
• AWESOME – bananas, blueberries, strawberries, beets, acai, amaranth (a highly nutritious gluten-free grain)
  
• CHILL’N – bananas, blueberries, butternut squash, Greek yogurt & yumberry

Head over HERE to learn more.

4. PediaSure 

Now that it’s back to school time for many of us, it means things can get more crazy. If you have to pack your childrens lunches, sometimes that can be difficult to figure out what to pack. My daughters usually have school lunch, but sometimes they like to have their own lunch for when there is something at school they don’t like. I’m always looking for foods and drinks that are healthier for children. If you haven’t tried the PediaSure drinks yet, you should give them a try for your kids. They’re great for kids, and I’m sure they’ll love them too.

Nutrition is such a critical part of going back to school, and making sure our kids are getting the right nutrients for healthy growth and development is even more critical.

According to new National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data*:

• One in seven school-agedkids are not getting enough protein to fuel important every day activities.
• Almost a third (30 percent) of children’s daily calories come from snacks, such as chips and ice cream.
• One in 10 children are not meeting the recommended dietary allowance for protein.

Better nutrition is needed, and for those who have nutritional gaps – that’s where a healthy diet, paired with the new PediaSure SideKicks with High Protein comes in. Packed with 10 grams of protein, and designed to fill the top four nutrient gaps in kids’ diets – vitamin D, calcium, fiber and potassium – PediaSure was designed with this in mind, and developed to fill nutritional gaps and help guide kids toward their full potential.

Nutritional information for PediaSure SideKicks with High Protein includes as much fiber as one small orange, more vitamin D than one serving of two percent milk, as much calcium as a half cup of yogurt, as much potassium as one small banana and as much protein as one extra-large egg.

Head over HERE to learn more about these drinks.

5. Barbara’s & Mom’s Best

Now with school starting back up, it can get a bit crazy. My daughters like to eat breakfast at home, but occasionally they’ll eat at school too. They have to get up early, so they usually have a small bowl of cereal and than sometimes they’ll have a breakfast at school too since their bus ride is long. I love to try to find healthier options if they decide to have cereal. I know some of them have lots of sugar in them, so finding what’s best is great for my kids. Barbara’s and Mom’s Best has some great cereal and they’re a lot healthier for kids, so we love these.

It’s officially back-to-school season! As we prepare our kids with school supplies, a new wardrobe and routine to boost brainpower, it’s also important to think through our kids’ nutrition and daily nourishment. After all, we know that kids who eat a health breakfast are more focused, alert and perform better in the classroom.

Parents are challenged to get their kids to eat a healthy breakfast every morning and unfortunately many kids skip breakfast. We want to make breakfast one less thing that parents have to worry about. To help, they’re sharing a few of their favorite cereals to make mornings and snack time easier, healthier and more enjoyable.

Barbara’s cereals are all Non-GMO Project Verified and made from simple and wholesome ingredients. Mom’s Best cereals are delicious, affordable and free of artificial flavors, preservatives and high fructose corn syrup. With wholesome and honest ingredients, we want to make it convenient and tasty to feed the entire family. As you are working on your back-to-school online articles, please consider these breakfast solutions:

• Barbara’s Peanut Butter Puffins: A blast of peanut butter and crunchy corn and oat pillows combine to make a family favorite.
• Barbara’s Honest O’s Honey Nut: Organic honey, almonds and whole grain oats are toasted to crunchy perfection for a bowl full of goodness.
• Barbara’s Morning Oat Crunch Cinnamon: The delectable taste of toasted whole grain oats dusted with cinnamon combined with high fiber and 8 grams of protein per serving will satisfy your hunger.
• Mom’s Best Crispy Cocoa Rice: This yummy rice cereal is naturally flavored and sweetened with real cocoa – plus its gluten free.

6. Maker Overnight Oats

Since school is right around the corner, or may have started for some, it can get a bit crazy. I have two daughters I have to get up each morning around 6:00, and they’re not exactly morning kids either. They like to sleep in when they can, but luckily it’s usually not hard to get them up in the morning. We don’t have much time to get ready in the morning, so we usually head for a quick breakfast before they get on the bus.

Summer mornings spent sleeping in are long gone and the chaotic morning rush is back. According to a recent survey, nearly 30% of parents said making or eating breakfast is the most time-consuming part of school mornings and 83% of parents often skip breakfast themselves, but make sure their kids eat. That’s where Maker Overnight Oats* come in.

Maker isn’t like regular oatmeal – its overnight oats served cold that make atasty and hassle-free breakfast option. Simply prep them the night before – just add your favorite milk and mix in the reusable glass jar – refrigerate overnight, then grab and go in the morning (don’t forget the spoon)!

This easy, delicious and nutritious breakfast is a convenient on-the-go option for busy school days. Maker Overnights Oats are available in Mulberry & Chia,Apple & Coconut, and Banana & Coffee (my personal favorte), onAmazon.com and in natural food stores.

7. Marc Skid

Sometimes finding the right underwear can be difficult. It’s hard to find something that looks good and is comfortable at the same time. If you’re having a hard time finding something, you may want to see what Marc Skid has for a selection. They have them for both men and women, so I’m sure you’ll find something you like. There is a nice variety too.

In October of 2017, Marc Skid, an ecommerce underwear brand determined to do things differently, was launched. The ethos of the brand was the creator’s belief that brands should be like the people we admire in life: having a sense of humor, a strong character, and being purposeful. The brand’s call to action is “Make your Marc on the World.”

Different? How? The USPs:

• $4 goes to charity with every pair purchased. The consumer chooses from one of the nine 4-star charities working to Save, Feed, or Cure the World. The $4 donation is transparent and quantifiable which differs from the “one for one” or “% of net profit” approach. Marc Skid is the first and only underwear brand that gives back with each purchase. Purposeful

• Marc Skid is the only underwear brand using the world’s finest cotton — organic pima. Organic Pima represents only .0005% of all cotton harvested in a given year. Additionally, Marc Skid is the only brand using Repreve, which is polyester up-cycled from water bottles. There is one water bottle in each waistband. Character

• The cheeky name was inspired by the creator’s belief that, as Mark Twain observed, “The human race has one really effective weapon, that is laughter.” During his mission trips, no matter how difficult the circumstances, laughter prevailed and united. Sense of Humor

Head over HERE to learn more.

8. Terry Naturally Vitamins 

Looking for some products that could be great for your overall look? I’m always on the lookout for something that could help out with my skin. I don’t have bad skin, but I know many who do, and have always been looking for some products to help out. If you are ever stressed or maybe have anxiety, sometimes that can cause breakouts on your face. If you’d like some products that could help out, Terry Naturally’s Acne Essentials can help out.

Terry Naturally’s Acne Essentials– Everyday toxins, stress, and poor diets (thanks cafeteria food!) can make even the best skin break out. With the targeted nutrients in Acne Essentials, your best skin starts from the inside out.*† This supplement not only reduces occasional breakouts, but aids your skin’s defenses and supports healthy detoxification. Head over HERE to learn more.

9. Hans Swipe

Do you ever go traveling and bring along your electronics? I bring mine along all the time. My daughters usually have their tablets to keep them busy while on long car rides, and I normally bring my laptop with for wherever I’m staying. I work from home, so having my laptop with is a must when I’m out and about. We all know how quickly dirt can build up on electronics, so it’s important to have something to clean it with too. I love these Hans Swipe products because they’re portable so that I can bring them with me wherever I go.

Hans Swipe – https://www.hans-swipe.com – Portable. Antibacterial. Refillable. And the cleanest your screens have ever been! Hӓns Swipe is the perfect pocket-sized compliment to life in the 21st century. Whether it’s your smart phone that can’t read your fingerprint identifier or the GPS you can’t read because the sun’s glare is reflecting off the myriad of fingerprints, this is a tool you’ll use every day and forever. You can even use it on other touchscreens – at the library, the ATM, out at a restaurant, you don’t have to worry about whether it’s actually clean or what the person before you had or did – 2 swipes, clean, polish, and you’re good to go. Each Hӓns Swipe is good for hundreds of uses, and is quickly and easily refillable.

Head over HERE to learn more.

10. Avitae

With school coming up, having a great beverage is a must, at least that’s the way I see it. If you’re packing your own lunch, you’re most likely going to have a beverage too, right? If you’re looking for something different, than the Avitae caffeine water is a great choice. They have some good flavors to choose from too.

Avitae Caffeine Water – a must-have beverage for anyone needing an extra boost of energy and hydration this summer or in the upcoming school year.

Most people rely on the caffeine in coffee to make it through the hot, action-packed summers as well as the arduous study sessions that will be coming up this fall. At the same time, people are also trying to increase their water intake to stay hydrated. Avitae Caffeine Water, a healthy coffee alternative, provides the best of both worlds.

Whether you’re headed to the pool for a day of lounging this summer or to the library for a night of studying once school is in session, this healthy hydration alternative is a perfect pick-me-up.

Using natural caffeine derived from green coffee beans, Avitae has zero calories and zero sugars in its unflavored, flavored and “Sparkling Avitae” options. Caffeine levels vary from a half-cup of coffee (45mg), to one cup (90mg), or one and a half cups (125mg).

Avitae is available online at goavitae.com/shop, Amazon and in select retailers.

11. Olbas

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