Capri-Sun Sunrise Review & Giveaway!

29 Apr


This Giveaway is now closed, and the winner has been announced.

This is a compensated review & giveaway from BlogHer and Capri-Sun

I’m a mom, a wife, a daughter, a business owner… I’m busy. So are you. Mornings are, well, difficult I suppose is the word.

Here’s what we do. I get up at 6am to be able to have my coffee and some morning quiet time. I am NOT a morning person. If I don’t have that hour or so before the rest of the house, I get very very grumpy. Then, around 7am I wake the kids up. They know the routine. Into the dining room for breakfast, brush teeth, wash face, feed and water the cats, get dressed, clean up rooms, and make their beds. Then they can do whatever they’d like before going to school. It’s taken a long time to come up with a routine. We’re still working out the kinks.

For example, if the laundry’s not put away – then where are the clothes? Homework didn’t get put away the night before – where’s that? Where’s the lunchbox so it can be packed? Not to mention if, God forbid, one of the kids gets up on the wrong side of the bed.

But the kids always eat breakfast – and that’s where this review and giveaway come into play.

The good folks at BlogHer asked for a review and for me to giveaway money. How could I refuse that?!

So… Per my regular review format, here we go…

EQUATION: I received the new product from Capri-Sun in three varieties to try – well, for my kids to try. They tried the Orange Wake Up and Berry Tangerine Morning.

Capri Sun Sunrise ~ Making Every Day Better
Capri Sun Sunrise is the new, wholesome morning drink for kids chock full of Vitamin C and calcium.

  • A good source of calcium
  • 100% Daily Value Vitamin C
  • The pouch kids love

It comes in three flavors: Orange Wake Up, Tropical Morning, Berry Tangerine Morning

PLUS: Well – aside from all the vitamins and all that good for you stuff… My kids LOVED it. I tried to get descriptions from them other than “good” but all I got out of them is, “It’s very Orangy!” They’re only 6 & 9 so I’ll give them some slack. But I suppose the biggest praise of all was, “Can we please please please have it in snack tomorrow?”

MINUS: We’ve been using the Capri-Sun products for a long time, and I really trust the brand. But, it’s still a packaged juice, as opposed to completely fresh do-it-yourself. But since I’ve never made juice in my life, that’s not a big minus for me. Although I suppose it should be? But it is 100% juice, and they have Green initiative that you can find out more about at their website.

This is where YOU come in. Capri-Sun Sunrise is giving away a $250 VISA Gift Card right here.


Contest Dates: 4/29/09-7/8/09

What you need to do: A special comment. You don’t get to just snake by with a drive by comment – I’m going to make you work. Leave a comment sharing your morning routine issues. What do you have trouble with in the morning? Is it time constraints? No routines? Grumpy children? Grumpy Parents? Let me know!

There are actually 8 chances to win… Go see the Blogher Round-Up Page to find out how.

Good Luck!

RULES: Sorry. Have to have them to keep things fair.

To enter, leave me a comment below and share YOUR morning routine tips, as I mentioned above – or you may leave a link to your post on your own blog in the comments below. The contest will begin on 4/29/09 and will end 7/8/09. Make sure that the e-mail address you leave is correct. You can find the Official BlogHer Contest Rules here.

  • No duplicate comments.
  • You may receive an additional entry by linking on twitter and leaving a link in the comments.
  • You may receive an additional entry by blogging about this contest and leaving a link in the comments.
  • This giveaway is open to US residents, over the age of 18.
  • Winners will be selected via random draw, and will notified by e-mail.
  • You have 48 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.

The Capri-Sun Sunrise Review & Giveaway! by Michele Wilcox, unless otherwise expressly stated, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

350 Responses to “Capri-Sun Sunrise Review & Giveaway!”

  1. Jennifer 19. May, 2009 at 8:16 am #

    My issue in the morning is always time. I seem to get myself ready in the morning, but then I always get behind when getting the little one ready. She always seems to find something to stall with!

  2. Vickie Bartlett 23. May, 2009 at 11:47 pm #

    my entry is at the bottom of this post http://vickieb52.blogspot.com/2009/05/win-250-visa.html

  3. Vickie Bartlett 23. May, 2009 at 11:58 pm #

    I blogged about the giveaway here http://vickieb52.blogspot.com/2009/05/win-250-visa.html

  4. Janet Carpenter 23. May, 2009 at 11:59 pm #

    My daughter is three and doesn’t go to school yet, so we have a pretty leisurely routine – I am so lucky.

    We get up about eight and go down for breakfast. Most days we have cold cereal, but sometimes oatmeal or eggs.
    Then we head back upstairs to get dressed for the day.

    We love to sing Good Morning – the song from Singin’ in the Rain or Wake Up, Wake Up from Lazytown.

    mayacarpenter at verizon dot net

  5. Janet Carpenter 24. May, 2009 at 12:02 am #

    http://twitter.com/janetmom2maya/status/1901082129

    I tweeted!

  6. Janet Carpenter 24. May, 2009 at 12:03 am #

    I blogged at http://www.giveawaysonblogs.blogspot.com/2009/05/saturday0523.html

  7. Vickie Bartlett 24. May, 2009 at 12:16 am #

    tweet http://twitter.com/vlbsweeps/status/1901081355

  8. Tanya Anna Wilson 24. May, 2009 at 7:35 pm #

    My morning routine starts about 45 minutes before my 5 school aged children awaken.I make my coffee,”find my groove” and set the dinette up for an-anything- goes breakfast, complete with glasses for milk/OJ and their flintstones vitamins marking the place settings.As a rule, clothing (including all underclothes) have been approved and laid out the night before. The lunches and backpacks,school supplies, and shoes have also been prepared the night before. Doing this really saves time in my house because once my kids are up, mornings are crazy! Something always goes awry!

  9. Tanya Anna Wilson 24. May, 2009 at 7:39 pm #

    I blogged about the giveaway here:
    http://twinceretwinkles.blogspot.com/2009/05/8-bloghers-are-giving-you-chance-to-win.html

  10. Tanya Anna Wilson 24. May, 2009 at 7:43 pm #

    I tweeted about this contest & review here:
    http://twitter.com/Twincere/status/1909080383

  11. Donna Holmberg 24. May, 2009 at 8:03 pm #

    Mornings are a mess for me. My hubby has to get up at 4:20 a.m., which means I have to get him up at 4:20 a.m. Once he’s up and moving I put together a quick breakfast smoothie, pack his lunch, then catch 30 minutes of snooze time before getting my daughter up for school early enough for her to mess with her hair for an hour before she goes. She also gets a smoothie for breakfast, then I catch another 30 minutes of sleep before I get up and go through my routine and make a smoothie to go before heading out the door. Why do we all do smoothies for breakfast you ask… here’s the answer:

    I discovered that Capri Sun has enough sugar in it to prevent it from freezing into a solid, unbreakable block, so I just freeze the packets overnight. The next morning I simply smack a frozen package on the edge of the counter a couple times before cutting open the bottom of the packages and dumping it into the blender on top of a chopped up banana or half a cup of berries of some kind and one package of plain or light flavored yoghurt then hit the crush button. In less than 2 minutes I have healthy breakfast smoothie that For my daughter, I pour the smoothie into a plastic ziploc bag, insert a straw into it, and she drinks it at the bus stop then fold the straw in half and puts it in the ziploc bag before sealing it up. Breakfast is done, the trash is contained, and she’s ready for a full day of school.

  12. michelle rosborough 25. May, 2009 at 12:32 pm #

    Pick out clothes the night before

  13. Lauri 26. May, 2009 at 4:15 pm #

    plan ahead

    set clothes out for the 4 year old to dress herself

    morning snack & drink cup all ready on the counter

    TV set to noggin so early bird Child can watch TV at 6.30 am while I try to wake up

  14. SANDY 28. May, 2009 at 12:19 am #

    we set things out the night before so its goes smooth..generally its my husband who is slower and I have to come back for him after dropping off the kids..go figure they say women are slow haha

    getting keys, shoes, backpacks are all ready

  15. NicholeMom 29. May, 2009 at 4:46 pm #

    I have an 8 year old girl and a 6 year old boy. Mornings used to be a nightmare at our house and then I learned the secret. I took a page of paper for each child and folded it into 6 squares. I asked each kid to write/draw 6 things (one in each square) that they should be doing in the morning before they come and bug me. Things such as make bed, get dressed, put pajamas away, brush teeth, make sure floor of room is clean, etc.) They got to choose them – and they actually did pretty well. Now I’m not the badguy. If they come out too early I just ask “Have you done everything on YOUR list already?” and they run back to do it. It’s been working for 6 months and we’ve even added night time routine papers as well. I put each page in a plastic sheet protector and tack it to the wall behind their doors so they can’t miss it. GOOD LUCK to you all!

  16. debbie 29. May, 2009 at 5:27 pm #

    We have actually worked through a lot of our problems but we’ve had lots of years to do it! It is still a struggle at times to find all the parts of things they need each day for school.

  17. SANDY ROSE 29. May, 2009 at 6:54 pm #

    I am a mother of 6 children. I have a routine of taking my two older childre, my 16 year old and my 15 year old. I then take my 14 year old and my 12 year old. I then wake up my 3 year old and my 1 year old to go on my last trip around. I have been blessed that my kids are really good about helping and making their breakfast, but I recently received a coupon when I purchased my macaroni to get a free box of capri sun sunrise, my kids have always loved capri sun’s but this is our first time with the sunrise, they LOVED IT!! I usually use coupons on my grocery trips, having 6 kids has its financial hardships, but capri suns are always here less than $2.00 WHAT A GREAT DEAL!!!. thanks capri sun for a great new drink, my 3 year old loves it sooooo much.

    Thank you,
    Sandy Rose

  18. Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality 30. May, 2009 at 11:24 am #

    My morning routine is a cup of capuccino then breakfast is usually cereal with fruit. I always eat breakfast, that’s what gets the metabolism going early!

  19. MommyZ in California 30. May, 2009 at 8:34 pm #

    With one teenage daughter and three sons between the ages of 9 months and 9 years, the weekday mornings are chaotic and rushed! So my best way to calm the morning craziness is to get done whatever I can the night before…this means having the kids pack their backpacks and put them in the van the night before, get their clothes picked out for the next day, make sure there shoes are in the shoe closet (we’ve had a lot of lost shoe mornings), make lunches the night before, and get anything they need me to sign signed the night before. Everyone except my 9 month old independently prepares themselves for school and we all meet in the garage at 7:15 a.m. I then have three drop offs (high school, elementary school, then day care) before work. On our way to the kid’s drop offs, we all discuss what we did a great job on that morning and what ideas we have to do better the next day. We have the same discussion about our day at school/work on the route home.

  20. Janie Thompson 31. May, 2009 at 9:48 am #

    I love how organized you are in the morning for being such a busy mom. I work full time outside the home and also run my own Avon business. Thank goodness I only have one child and she is old enough to take care of herself now. We both are not morning people, so we enjoy having juice when we first get up. Then we can eat breakfast a little later. I haven’t tried the new Capri Sun yet but I will go get some to try for sure! Thanks for your helpful hints!

  21. Deanna 03. Jun, 2009 at 11:45 am #

    My almost 6 year old is the speedbump in our smooth mornings. Everyone else knows what to do and how and has the routine down pat but not him. He is never in any rush and we literally take turns getting dressed in his room (ie: hubby stands there and buttons his shirt and then I go in and put on my socks and shoes etc). No ammount of coaxing or threatening makes my slow poke move fast so we just work through it each day.

  22. Random 03. Jun, 2009 at 6:48 pm #

    The hardest part of my morning routine is convincing people who stay up late that we need to wake up in the mornings and get things done. They don’t see the need to do that when we could easily do things at midnight instead! (The concept of “we need to go when stores and offices are open” escapes them sometimes.)
    I have no idea how to encourage anyone to wake up, but I am about to move away from everyone I know, and I know already that I will miss the “can I have FIVE more minutes” that I now hear every morning.

  23. Dree 08. Jun, 2009 at 10:40 pm #

    One way to keep a family on track is by establishing a routine the night before. Have everything needed for the morning set out. Also, try to set a schedule for the morning. Plan what’s for breakfast, what time everyone needs to leave, etc.

  24. Doreen 09. Jun, 2009 at 2:52 pm #

    I don’t have children so I routine is pretty basic. I get up at 6:45am, get dressed, I don’t wear like any make up, make my lunch, brush teeth and put curlers in my hair. I work in a Special Needs School so life is pretty hectic for 7 hrs!! :) I’m kind of like a Mom! :) I work with preschoolers & middle School kids also.

  25. Doreen 09. Jun, 2009 at 3:11 pm #

    Tweeted! http://twitter.com/luvscontests/status/2095885277

  26. Doreen 09. Jun, 2009 at 3:15 pm #

    Blogged it! http://treasuredgiveaways.blogspot.com/2009/06/visa-gc-giveaway.html

  27. David 10. Jun, 2009 at 7:05 am #

    I usually wake up, wash my face, have a quick snack and head over to the gym. Once I come back from the gym, I usually have to make myself a lunch before I head off to work and school. I’m practically out all day until I return from work at 7pm.

  28. David 10. Jun, 2009 at 7:06 am #

    I also blogged about your giveaway: http://www.dailydollarreport.com/sparks-and-buterflies-250-visa-card-giveaway/

  29. David 10. Jun, 2009 at 7:07 am #

    I also tweeted about your giveaway: http://twitter.com/Schlossy/status/2104131044

  30. Amy from Occupation: Mommy 10. Jun, 2009 at 6:39 pm #

    My biggest morning routine problem is that my two oldest girls (6 and 4) go upstairs and start playing instead of going upstairs to get dressed and brush their teeth. And then I end up getting frustrated and we end up just barely not late.

  31. Katrina 10. Jun, 2009 at 9:27 pm #

    mine is not having a set time to get up. I need to get up at the same time every morning. (and not hit snooze too many times!)

  32. Melinda 11. Jun, 2009 at 5:51 am #

    morning routine tip: keep it simple and fast.

    If there are too many things to remember, something will be forgotten

    melinda

  33. Joy 12. Jun, 2009 at 10:28 am #

    I always snooze once, but then I’m up and out the door within 30 minutes. Time is my morning issue, not having enough of it.
    My suggestion: Sleep as much as possible, and work quickly to get out the door :)
    name: Joy

  34. Jessica Miller 12. Jun, 2009 at 2:57 pm #

    Even as an adult I like to pick out my outfit the night before an knw what I am having for breakfast.That way there is no wasting time.I also like to take a shower the night before instead of morning to save time as well.

  35. wineplz 12. Jun, 2009 at 5:13 pm #

    Mine are 1-1/2 and 5, so we’re just rushing to get them out the door to daycare so hubby and I can rush to sit in bad traffic for work. I tried feeding them breakfast, but it got too crazy, so I pay the extra $1/day for them to get breakfast at daycare (9 times out of 10 it’s healthier than what I would be trying to feed them anyways). This has saved me a few precious moments of time and prevented a few headaches.

  36. Naddez 14. Jun, 2009 at 8:36 pm #

    My biggest issue in the morning is getting my teen son out of bed. He like to get up 10 before the bus comes to get dress, eat , and brush his teeth. On the other hand, my teen daughter gets up a half early each morning, ear & watch news, get dress, and brush her teeth. Lastly, on other mornings times can be a big issue with my teens.

  37. Linda 15. Jun, 2009 at 9:01 am #

    I pick out my outfit the morning before and shower at night, so that less to do in the morning…my advice…plan ahead so you aren’t rushing in the morning
    Linda

  38. Michelle 16. Jun, 2009 at 12:25 pm #

    I have a hard time getting out of bed every morning. no matter what time I get to sleep the night before, I’m just not a morning person. I struggle with getting up….period. However I make it easier by taking care of everything the night before, I get my lunch, my clothes, my snacks and any extra’s situated before I go to bed.

  39. JoeyfromSC 17. Jun, 2009 at 3:56 pm #

    Very nice contest!! Thanks for the opportunity!

    I like that you get up that extra hour and take time for YOU to keep your sanity lol

    Well, i raised two brothers after my mom died, so I know all about morning routine lol

    Our main plan was preparing the night before..of course having all papers signed, bookbags ready, and their outfits selected and ready to go!

    I would always get up early(most days) and prepare breakfast. We would do make ahead breakfast casseroles sometimes too so it was much faster in the morning.

  40. JoeyfromSC 17. Jun, 2009 at 4:16 pm #

    I blogged about the contest here: http://joebloe1116.blogspot.com/2009/06/win-250-visa-card-from-sparks.html
    Thanks!

  41. Paula Schmitt 18. Jun, 2009 at 6:44 pm #

    I hate mornings. Always have. I’m a busy mama of five so my routine is to get most everything set the night before to save some time in the morning. The kids hate getting up in the morning too. Gee, wonder where that came from? So each morning my struggle is getting myself out of bed and then my children out of bed. It does help to prepare the night before. I like smooth mornings ;)

  42. Jen 18. Jun, 2009 at 10:34 pm #

    I keep my 2 year old on a schedule. Diaper change, breakfast, get dressed & ready to go. I let her watch Dora while I get myself ready.

  43. Peggy Gorman 21. Jun, 2009 at 1:50 am #

    Mornings were fun as long as I had my coffee. Getting 4 ready was interesting and I look back now and wonder how we (I) did it! Prepare the night before,life will be so much nicer.
    A fast breakfast of cereal,oatmeal,maybe fresh fruit.Me just give me coffee!!
    Thanks

  44. Ms. Latina 21. Jun, 2009 at 1:58 am #

    I think taking baths the night before, having the clothes picked and ironed the night before, with bags by the door are the best way to get out on time! Like you, I also like making a quick breakfast and the Capri juice packs would def. help!

    The one word to describe my ritual is organization, without it we would be late every day!

  45. Janet F 24. Jun, 2009 at 11:41 am #

    Our morning routine issue is that I think my family needs to be better organized in preparation for the morning. It seems one of us is always almost late for work or running around trying to find something that we need. Because of this oftentimes we don’t even have breakfast.

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

  46. Janet F 24. Jun, 2009 at 11:44 am #

    Tweet:
    http://twitter.com/Janetfaye/status/2314337125

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

  47. moosh in indy. 25. Jun, 2009 at 12:26 pm #

    I DON’T WANT TO WEAR THAT!
    then what do you want to wear?
    NOT THAT!
    Okay, then you pick out something to wear.
    I DON’T WANT TO GET DRESSED.
    but you can’t go to the grocery store in your underwear.
    I WANT TO WEAR A DRESS!
    okay.
    (puts on dress. i put on shorts.)
    I WANT TO WEAR SHORTS!
    but you’re wearing a dress.
    YOU’RE WEARING SHORTS! I WANT TO WEAR SHORTS TOO!
    then change into shorts.
    I DON’T WANT TO WEAR SHORTS I’M WEARING MY DRESS.

    Uh, my morning challenge? Getting a four year old dressed.

  48. Tamara B. 25. Jun, 2009 at 2:42 pm #

    We are very short on time in the morning because I have to get my son to Chess Club or Track practice Monday through Friday before eight and get back and get my daughter to the bus stop. If it wasn’t for me precooking alot of food the weekend before we would be scrambling. I premake homemade sausage, waffles and pancakes and put theminto freezer containers. Then all I have to do is thaw in microwave and add a juice pounch and we are set. Yes, sometimes someone is in a bad mood but I just ignore it.

  49. artistic baker 26. Jun, 2009 at 12:56 pm #

    Morning Routine:
    To get kids up in the morning I open the blinds and bring them a glass of orange juice to help wake them up.
    Our routine never goes quite as planned, but we try

    artisticbaker at gmail dot com

  50. artistic baker 26. Jun, 2009 at 12:58 pm #

    Blogged about this giveaway:

    http://artisticbaker.blogspot.com/2009/06/visa-giveaways.html

    artisticbaker at gmail dot com

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