Go Amazon! They not only have those fruit ropes on sale, today, but the Gold Box Deal is big savings on various Kashi products—including lots of cereals and snack bars my family loves.

Don’t forget Subscribe & Save for an additional 15% off and free shipping!

Publix has the Kashi cereals on 2 for $5 special, this week, and the prices here on a couple of cereals I checked are comparable or less.

Here: Need some suggestions? My daughter eats this probiotic toasted graham and vanilla cereal every morning for breakfast, while my son alternates between the Heart To Heart toasted oats (comparable to honey nut Cheerios, though I confess the Kashi version really does look like kibble) and the Honey Sunshine (comparable to Cap’n Crunch). Also, they will pick these blackberry graham bars over candy. No fooling.

I heart Kashi.

Ever since I stopped buying products containing high fructose corn syrup, my children have developed certain delightful nicknames for me. Like, “Big Meanie.” And “The lady who feeds up nothing but twigs and berries.” Being a mother is kind of its own reward, some days, you know?

So I was cruising around looking for something snacky/desserty for them that might score me some points without rotting their insides, and I came across these Clif Kid twisted fruit ropes. They appear to be sort of a cross between fruit leather and fruit gummies, and they’re organic and contain only fruit, fruit juice, pectin, and natural flavorings. Even better, the variety 24-pack can be had for as low as $10.62—it’s down to $12.49, and if you buy via Subscribe & Save you get the discounted price and free shipping.

If the kids don’t appreciate ’em, I may be able to use them to tie them up while we discuss wire hangers. The ropes look a little short, but I may be able to make it work.