Raisels (review and giveaway)

From Team Mom and The National Raisin Company:  Are you searching for a healthier alternative to candy? The National Raisin Company has come up with the answer with Raisels. Raisels are the first 100% real fruit snack that actually tastes like candy. 100% Vitamin C, real dried fruit golden raisins, less added sugar than sweetened dried cranberries! – make Raisels a great alternative to cookies, candy and sugary fruit snacks. 

National Raisin Company recently introduced “Raisels,” a delicious 4-flavor line of sour golden raisins lightly dusted with sugar. Healthier than sour candies and some other dried fruit items, Raisels are the first 100% real fruit snack that actually tastes like candy. They can be found in your grocer’s dried fruit section.

Raisels come in five kid-friendly flavors (Sour Apple, Sour Orange, Sour Lemon and Sour Peach - and new Sour Watermelon Shock). They’re available in 6 packs of 1.25 oz portion-controlled boxes with exciting, colorful graphics featuring illustrations of Raisel characters. The back panel of each box provides a joke your kids will love.

Raisels are:

• 100% US RDA for Vitamin C
• Rich in Antioxidants
• Fat Free
• Cholesterol Free
• No High Fructose Corn Syrup or Artificial Sweeteners
• No Sodium
• Kosher Certified by the Orthodox Union

Bonus:  Print and Color Your Favorite Raisel Characters and Play the Raisels Match Game!

Where to buy (click link)
 
My take:  Team Mom sent me several boxes of the first four flavors (excluding watermelon) for me and my family to sample.  Now, my two kids LOVE all things sour - sour gummy worms, sour lemon drops...you name it, if it's sour, they will eat it.  Of course, we've had way too many cavities in the house so we've cut WAY back on those treats.  I needed a HEALTHY treat that still gives them the sour treat they love.  Enter RAISELS.  Can I tell you? These things are AWESOME.  So good, I might have squirreled a box or two away at my office.  Ahem. (Not just for me - the 1 year old that comes to see his mom at night will eat an entire box in 1 minute flat - he eats them hand over fist he loves them so much!)  Now, I do have to say, the Sour Apple flavor is too sour even for my kiddos - it puckers your mouth up something fierce.  But the Sour Peach, Sour Lemon and Sour Orange are really, really yummy.  I'm definitely going to keep these on our shopping list - and make sure to take them to the movies next time - way cheaper and better for your kids than movie candy! 
 
The giveaway: One lucky winner will win his or her very own big box of Raisels featuring a variety of flavors!

To win: Leave a comment here telling me which flavor you are most looking forward to trying.  Be sure to leave your email address with your comment if you are not a blogger or your email is not easily found on your blog. This giveaway is open until 11:59 p.m., EST, Monday, March 14, 2011.  (US ADDRESS ONLY PLEASE) Good Luck!

Bonus entries: Get up to 8 extra entries for a total of 9 entries (please leave a separate comment for each extra entry):

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This post was written for Team Mom and the National Raisin Company who provided the Raisels for review and giveaway. I was not compensated in any way except for the complimentary Raisels.

I am proud to be a member of Team Mom who sponsored this review.