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#GoldfishMoments Twitter Chat & Giveaway!

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We’ve all had those moments.

After school, when the kids are raiding the cupboards with their shoes still on.

At the grocery store, when they’re throwing the salad dressing out of the cart and hollering for candy.

In the car, when they demand that you to pull over/change the radio station/”are we there yet?”/I’m hungry.

At the playground, when they just don’t want to stop – even though you know they need to re-fuel.

Those, my friends, are Goldfish Moments.

Goldfish Crackers have been an absolute hero in my household; when patience is at an all-time low and a wholesome snack is the priority, I’ve always felt good about doling out the little fishies to my boys. In fact, Goldfish Crackers are my go-to snack during those crazy supermarket runs – as soon as both boys are strapped into the cart, I make a mad dash for Aisle 8 where I know the beloved crackers are waiting for us. I normally rip open a bag and watch as it’s slowly passed back and forth between the two – usually I can get the grocery cart at least half full before I need to once again resort to my bag of tricks. But just seeing them happily munch away on their favourite, cheesy crackers is a moment in itself – a moment of sanity for mom, that is!

So you can bet we were all incredibly excited to see Goldfish Grahams – two exciting new flavours with a sweet twist – available in Chocolate and Honey! Much like the savoury varieties, Goldfish Grahams are baked, contain no artificial colours or flavours and are low in saturated fat with zero trans fat. Translation: more Goldfish Moments.

My little guys didn’t take to the sweeter fish right away – I think they were both looking for a cheesy hit and were surprised to be greeted by a more cookie-like flavour. But after the initial confusion, they adjusted their taste buds and now love the delicious grahams. And I love that I have a brand new arsenal of treats – both sweet and savoury! In fact, I caught Ryder sneaking off to the kitchen after his bath last night – yup, he was raiding the pantry! That little guy sure does take after his mama!

  

Do you have Goldfish Moments to share? Join parenting expert Kathy Buckworth on Tuesday, February 21st from 7:00 – 9:00pm EST for a Twitter Chat with other moms about the moments you love, the moments you cherish, and the moments when you need a helping hand – and find yourself reaching for Goldfish! #GoldfishMoments

WIN IT!!!

One lucky Canadian Listen to Lena reader will win a Goldfish Moments prize pack, including Goldfish Grahams and a Kodak Easy Share digital camera – perfect for capturing your own special moments! (Value $180)

To enter, simply leave a comment telling us about your favourite Goldfish Moment.

You can also qualify for extra entries! Remember, you must leave a separate comment for each. You can:

(1) Add Listen to Lena on Google Plus
(2) “Like” Listen to Lena on Facebook
(3) Follow Listen to Lena on Twitter
(4) Tweet daily about this giveaway; Please use this Goldfish Giveaway Tweet.

I’ll draw for a winner on March 16, 2012. Good luck everybody!

By entering this promotion, all participants acknowledge that prizes have been provided by Campbell Company of Canada, although it is not the sponsor or administrator of the promotion. Participant agrees to look at the sponsor (and not Campbell Company of Canada) for any and all claims in connection with the promotion.

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  1. belinda m

    My favorite moment is when I am snuggling with my son on the couch watching a show and we are sharing a back of goldfish

    bluebelle0367(at)hotmail(dot)com

  10. patricia

    My fav goldfish moment is when my hubby does the grocery shopping alone when I’m sick & he surprises me with goldfish! It always makes me feel better!

  24. C Wilson

    I have used Goldfish many times on car trips to quiet down cranky hungry kids. They are so perfectly portable!

  34. Anne Taylor

    My favourite Goldfish moment is when my grandkids come running in the house and I hand them a bag and they sit on the couch, happy as lambs!

    nancyrobster at gmail dot com

  39. Deanna T.

    Last week my daughter decided Goldfish were an acceptable substitute for cereal and ate almost an entire bowls’ worth for breakfast before her dopey zombie-morning Mom caught on.

  63. Soozle

    My favorite Goldfish moment that happened most recently was last summer. I was out of town helping a friend build their cabin; there is not much around the area so going out for a bite to eat is not an option. We ended up spending the day in the sun, enjoying good company and munching on Goldfish crackers :-) Such great summer memories!

  68. angela m

    My favorite goldfish moment is when i was in elementary our music teacher use to give us goldfish for being good, it is my first memory of goldfish
    thanks
    flower_child_23(at)hotmail(dot)com

  73. Allie

    Our kids have grown up eating Goldfish Crackers they are all teenagers now but…. they stilll Love them and it makes me laugh when at the store they ask for them!!!

    Allie

  74. SweetPanda

    I remembered one time that we bought our little girl to a beach and while we trying to set things up, all of a sudden, our little girl said “Mommy, look, my fish wants to go and swim with me” and when I looked at her, she was having one of her Goldfish snack on hand. I found that it was so cute at that moment that she wanted to bring her “fish” to swim with her.

  80. Huguette En

    Thinking about Goldfish reminds of when my kids were just little and enjoy this treat. Precious memories ♥

  85. tumyii

    my little girl and i often share a little snack bowl of goldfish crackers together while watching a movie on weekend afternoons! she lovessssss her goldfish!

  90. Karla Sceviour

    giving them to my son when he as little for a quick convenient snack ,especially for car rides.

    ksceviour at hotmail dot com

  95. LMC1971

    I buy Goldfish for my 3.5 yr old son but my husband and I really enjoy them as an after-dinner snack with our coffee. I LOVE the chocolate and find it works beautifully as an adult “treat” anytime of the day (or night!)

    Thanks, Lisa

    lisa[_]carboneathotmail[dot]com

  97. LMC1971

    I have added Listen to Lena on Google Plus (Lisa Carbone)

    Thanks, Lisa

    lisa[_]carboneathotmail[dot]com

  100. Christine

    I love those cute little crackers and my daughter does too. My favorite Goldfish Moment is being able to give them to my daughter in the car to keep her happy! They’re so easy for her to pop in her mouth and not make a huge mess everywhere!

  101. erin m.

    I love when we found the non spill containers, and were able to take the Goldfish in the car and know that no matter what they aren’t going spilling anywhere.

  112. Josee Parent

    Goldfish reminds me of snacking with the kids when we were out and about.
    Thanks for the giveaway :)

  129. Jonnie (JB)

    Goldfish was the only snack my oldest would eat at school when he was in Kindergarten. Most days I would pick him up and the teacher’s assistant would say that he refused to eat snack and I would always feel guilty that he hadn’t eaten and that he was giving her a hard time. But on days when they had Goldfish, pick-up was always stress-free!

  146. Brenda Penton

    Goldfish have always been a big hit since my boys were toddlers. Not only are they a great snack, but I used them to help potty train my oldest by putting one in the toilet for him to pee on! lol

  152. Karen

    My favorite goldfish moment is the t.v commercial on t.v. where they are at the car wash. Love it think of it everytime I am at the automatic car wash.

  158. laurel

    my favorite Goldfish moment was when i was camping with my grandson in the summer and we were throwing them in each others mouths, what we missed the dog got lol @tomgirlbc

  164. Rebby

    I remember my own Goldfish moments as a kid! I would BEG my mom to buy them, and then I would sneak them into my room and eat a whole bag over a period of 2 days! lol

  174. Emma

    The Goldfish moment will be when we prepared for our Paris trip. kids were fighting which to get, son insisted on cheese flavour & daughter yelling they were all good!

  193. Tina

    My favorite Goldfish Moment was my niece and I secretly eating the crackers in the back of the van without anyone seeing us.

  197. Bohden S.

    My favorite goldfish moment is with kids who take them and think they look like they fit in the ear, same shape and laugh their heads off! Great snack, we love them !

  206. Tammy

    My favorite goldfish moment is sitting with my kids watching saturday morning cartoons eating little orange fishies thats what they call goldfish ! :)

    dalleykt at live dot ca

  221. Athena

    I always had to carry Goldfish around with me, for whenever the kids were feeling like a snack, and especially great to help keep them occupied when we had to wait anywhere. They love their “fishies”

  265. J Santos

    My favourite moment was after discovering and purchasing the new chocolate goldfish, one day while trying to figure out a snack to give my 19 month old, he started saying “peixinhos” which means fish in Portuguese. I grabbed the bag and popped one in to my mouth. I was in love, it wasn’t until a few minutes later that my son was now screaming “peixinhos mommy, peixinhos” that I realized I had already eaten well over a quarter of the bag and my son sat there with his mouth watering as I shoved them in to my trap lol. Not one of my proudest moments as a mother. But needless to say I gave him some and now we happily share them. He sort of watches me now, probably thinking i’m going to devour them before he can eat one.

  291. susan margaret

    My favourite goldfish moment is when we are traveling as we take goldfish crackers and we all enjoy them (and have to stop less for snacks).

  301. Becky Boo

    Anytime I can use goldfish crackers to keep my son quiet and content on long trips is a goldfish moment for me :)

  308. Amy Brown

    My favorite memory so far is my daughter and niece eating them in the yard in the summer after playing in the kiddy pool!

  321. Rebecca

    these are a great snack and a great source of entertainment! The girls will sit side-by-side, line them up on the kitchen table and then eat then one by one..taking turns. It is so nice to see then share!

  350. Debbie W

    We’re braving the high seas with a bowl of tomato soup, with the gold fish unaware of the shark that is about to eat them. Yes, it’s lunch and the shark is so hungry!!!

  355. Jayne Cameron

    I bought my daughter the container that is shaped like the Goldfish and she asks me everyday to make sure I pack it full of Goldfish crackers for her snack.

  364. l p

    Things were getting really crazy in the car – 5 kids, all bored, talking/yelling over eachother. I brought out some Goldfish and there was immediate silence – golden silence!

  365. gisele

    my fav goldfish moment is when the phone rings,,,,, and I need to talk to that person. Goldfish to the resuce. I get 1 minute to do what has to be done, and the ids get a delious and healthy treat. Win win.

  396. Angela G

    My favorite Goldfish moment is having my little one ask me for more “fishies” when he wants to eat more :)

    So cute!

    Thanks for the chance to win!

  565. Sheena D

    My girl isn’t quite old enough for Goldfish yet, but I look forward to the moments I’ll share with her playing fish with her and her food ;)

  599. Luisa

    My favorite Goldfish moment was when I was at the grocery store with my son and he screamed out that I had to buy the Giant Goldfish, so that the little Goldfish would have their mommies with them in his tummy. A few mothers overheard, turned around and we all went “Ahhhhhh”!

  633. shannon b

    My favorite goldfish moment is when all of my kids are in bed, I sit down to relax, watch some tv and grab some pizza goldfish to snack on. LOL

  658. ParentClub

    My goldfish moment is everytime I pull, the beloved fish, out of my diaper bag to calm ds on an errand.

    Daily goldfish moments – those are.

  689. Londia

    Goldfish moments were always buying the big bags of them from Costco and my son waiting for them to be unpacked while starting to eat them on the counter straight from the big bag.

    silverneon2000 at yahoo dot com

  823. Jackie

    When my son went to the hospital in an ambulance (scarey allergic reaction) we grabbed the diaper bag. The only food in it was goldfish. Daddy and I munched on them and on the way home when he was all better so did my son. while the day was scarey – that one normal thing (the bags of goldfish) sure helped and he was soooo glad we had them for the drive home!