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Little Cuties, a Favorite Winter Snack

by Marie on January 13, 2010

These California clementine oranges come around every winter and make me happy. They’re easy to open, peel, and eat! A favorite go-to snack. My whole family will eat them, we go through a whole bag every week. Even my 18 month old tries to peel them herself, putting the skins in the garbage (smart girl)! They are a perfect snack for the winter season, giving us a burst of vitamin C and satisfying a sweet tooth.

What favorite snacks are you munching on making you happy this winter?

{ 24 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Anne Weaver January 13, 2010 at 8:52 am

We love the Little Cuties at this house, too! We’ve also just discovered Honey Crisp apples. They’re about $1/pound more than other varieties, but sooooo worth the extra price. Crispy, sweet with a little bit of tart, and melt into juice as soon as you bite into them.

2 Rachel January 13, 2010 at 9:01 am

I love these too. Seeing them in the stores always makes me think of Christmas. We’re snacking on nuts and dried fruit in the winter.

3 Shelley G in Iowa January 13, 2010 at 9:06 am

We love the Cuties, too. I had two last night!

4 Liz January 13, 2010 at 9:31 am

I’ve been working on a box of oranges a friend sent us from Florida – they are so yummy and sweet.

5 BreannaS January 13, 2010 at 9:38 am

Crazy question do they have seeds?

6 Stephanie January 13, 2010 at 9:51 am

We are on our 3rd bag in 2 weeks! So yummy

7 Wendy Piersall January 13, 2010 at 10:09 am

A bag of those can disappear in my house in less than 2 days! I think my kids would eat no fruit at all in the winter if it weren’t for Cuties! :)

8 Kyra January 13, 2010 at 10:33 am

Ahhh I just discovered those at Sam’s too! Hubby brought a couple home first and my 16 month old devoured them so we bought a 5 lb bag and it was gone in about 4 days! The last 10 lbs i’ve bought at Publix though and they haven’t been good at all so i’m wondering if they are going out of season now. I’m sad, we loved them!

9 Marie January 13, 2010 at 10:39 am

Breanna S – They are seedless, making it even better for my kids not having to dig any out and safe for my 18 month old. Yay!

10 Sunny January 13, 2010 at 10:57 am

We love these too! We’ve been thru 10lbs in just a few days! My Mr. calls them “nature’s little candies”…haha!

11 Stephanie January 13, 2010 at 11:02 am

We love clementines around here too… no seeds, yay! We have a bag in the fridge we snack on in the afternoons. A satisfying little snack. And the “URA Cutie” stickers are fun to leave around or stick on my handsome husband :)

12 Jessica January 13, 2010 at 11:56 am

We love them too! We’ve been eating mass quantities this winter. Seriously, we buy a bag and it is demolished by the next day. My 2 year old loves them and eats most of them. He can easily peal them and they break into such nice little pieces that I don’t find spat out gross pieces of fruit around the house (as he will do with other types of fruit he can’t fully chew). I need to go buy more today!

13 Teacher Teacher January 13, 2010 at 1:32 pm

A favorite? Pomegranates. So tasty. I finally figured out to peel and break them open underwater (in a small bowl) to cut down on the juicy mess. Delicious.

14 Marie January 13, 2010 at 2:24 pm

Teacher – Yes, Pomegranates!! And great tip on peeling them under water. I’ll be trying that soon.

15 Petit Elefant January 13, 2010 at 3:01 pm

Santa brought a whole bag of these babies to my house and I’ve been buying them by the cartload ever since. I love that they’re smaller so my kids don’t waste them and they’re still getting good vitamin C!

16 Skooks January 13, 2010 at 4:29 pm

We like the cuties, but usually get the Clementines. My daughter would eat them morning noon and night if I would let her.

17 marcy brown January 13, 2010 at 8:42 pm

Love those cuties too! The skins can go in the yard waste or composte pile. Back to nature little cuties!

18 krunkpuff January 13, 2010 at 8:49 pm

i just peeled and was eating one of these right as i clicked on your blog! i love them, especially because they are so much easier to peel than oranges.

19 vanessa January 13, 2010 at 10:11 pm

Man my girls honest to goodness eat 4 a day, so so yummy :)

20 Kami January 14, 2010 at 12:18 am

They are the best! I like keeping them out on the counter, but Kyle likes them cold in the fridge. I just forget about them in there.

21 Sarah January 14, 2010 at 3:23 pm

I love how easy they are to peal. Another plus – they are delicious!

22 Christy January 14, 2010 at 9:02 pm

Yes, we love them too! Perfect for snacking and lunches for my kindergartener and my toddler snarfs them down before I can blink.

I’ve been on a dried apricot kick lately, though. My MIL got a wonderful arrangement of dried fruit for their Christmas party and I took home half of the leftovers.

23 Ohmmommy January 14, 2010 at 10:07 pm

We have a bag on our counter right now. My son would eat as many as I would let him, but I have to ration him.

24 Lorie January 16, 2010 at 9:16 pm

LOVE THEM!! They are my favorite winter snack!

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