Arnold and Thomas Thins ($25 GC Giveaway)

March 13, 2014 By Anne

The coupons for free product, information, and gift card have been provided by Sandwich Thins®, Pocket Thins® and Bagel Thins ®.

I was sent some wonderful coupons to try out some new and fun recipes! I had a meeting in my home and wanted to make something I thought everyone would enjoy, so I looked through the many recipes and chose two.

The first one was the Better-For-You Buffalo Chicken Burger. It just looks so good! Then I wanted something that the kids would like so I chose PB&J “Plus” Bagel.

Then I had to do some shopping. I purchased Arnold Sandwich Thins – Healthy Multi-Grain and Thomas Bagel Thins 100& Whole Wheat. Both count 3 points toward Weight Watchers, if you track there, which I do. I love sandwiches but sometimes there is just too much bread. These are perfect for those days when I’d rather have more protein than bread.

Next were all the ingredients. Ground chicken – a first buy for me but not my last. Non fat yogurt, Low fat blue cheese, cream cheese and strawberry jam were all on my list.

Other breads to choose from depending on your taste are:

Arnold®, Brownberry® and Oroweat® Products
All Arnold®, Brownberry® and Oroweat® Sandwich Thins® Rolls are cholesterol-free foods, containing zero grams of Trans Fat and no high fructose corn syrup.

Arnold®, Brownberry® and Oroweat® Sandwich Thins® Rolls
Weight Watchers®: 3 PointsPlus Value®
Flavors: 100% Whole Wheat, Healthy Multi-grain, Honey Wheat, Flax & Fiber

Arnold®, Brownberry® and Oroweat® Pocket Thins® Flatbread
Weight Watchers : 3 PointsPlus Value®
Flavors: 100% Whole Wheat, Healthy Multi-grain

Thomas’® Bagel Thins® Bagels
All Bagel Thins® are 110 calories, cholesterol-free, low in fat and contain zero grams of Trans Fat

The recipe and ingredient list for the Better-For-You Buffalo Chicken Burger is as follows:

You will need –
4 Arnold Multi-Grain Sandwich Thins
1 lb uncooked lean ground chicken
1/8 tsp Kosher Salt, or to taste
1/8 tsp round black pepper, or to taste
1/4 cup water
3/4 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt
2 Tbsp hot sauce
4 oz low-fat blue cheese, crumbled

Then season the chicken with salt and pepper, mix in 1/4 cup water.
Shape the chicken into 4 patties and set aside.
Heat non-stick griddle pan or large skillet over medium-high heat.
Add patties and sear until golden brown; meat will release when ready to flip.
Flip patties and cover until fully cooked, about 8 more minutes.
Meanwhile, mix yogurt and hot sauce. Spread yogurt mixture on bottom half of Sandwich Thins and then add cooked patty.
Divide blue cheese among the burgers and top with the other half of Sandwich Thins and enjoy!

The total for all of these ingredients together add up to 10 points in WW according to the WW website. I thought these turned out pretty well and am looking forward to making them again!

The next sandwich I made was the PB&J “Plus” Bagel. Very simple yet very delicious!

You will need Thomas Bagel Thins, I chose Whole Wheat. Also needed is cream cheese, peanut butter and jam.

Toast your bagel and add cream cheese, peanut butter and jam on top of the bottom half and place to top on and enjoy! I love all three ingredients together!

Looking for more ideas for some delicious meals? Check these websites out!!

Sandwich Thins® Recipes from Weight Watchers®
Bagel Thins® Recipes
The Official Sandwich Thins® page
The Official Pocket Thins® page
The Official Thomas’® page

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Anne

I'm a mother of 2 who likes to get involved in too much! Besides writing here I started a non-profit, I'm on the PTO board, very active in my community and volunteer in the school. I enjoy music, reading, cooking, traveling and spending time with my family. We just adopted our 3rd cat and love them all!

Are You Heart Healthy?

March 10, 2014 By Anne

“This post is sponsored by Campbells”

We use to eat much wore than we do now. Take out more often and more processed foods. But for the past five years I have been on a slow mission to get our family to eat healthier. It’s not easy when the kids are use to eating unhealthy and when your husband is a junk food addict. But I am trying and I’m loving it!

We make our own meals almost every night. We might get pizza every other week. But I like to use Lean Beef and chicken in many of our meals. The Lean Beef is a bit pricier but for me it’s worth it in the long run. We include a vegetable at every meal and not too much starch. I do not add any salts to our dinner, except garlic salt to add flavor.

I’m making chicken burgers tonight and am looking forward to see how everyone likes them.

Here are some great looking recipes I found from “American Heart Association Certified Recipes” that I would love to try:

My family loves meatloaf, I wonder how they would like this?

I wonder if they’d even notice the cauliflower?

Check out this link for great coupons and special offers from Campbell’s! http://www.campbellskitchen.com/SavingsCenterLandingPage/CouponsAndSpecialOffers.aspx

What ways do you keep your family Heart Healthy?

Anne

New Nature Valley Breakfast Biscuits #PlatefullCoOp #spon

March 10, 2014 By Anne

“Disclosure: The information and prize pack have been provided by General Mills through Platefull Co-Op.”

I’ve always loved Nature Valley Granola Bars so when asked to try their new Breakfast Biscuits I couldn’t resist!

I received a box of the Honey and the Blueberry Biscuits. The first box I opened was the Blueberry. man was that first bite good! And the second and third. Then I opened up the Honey and they were equally good. My daughter was watching me and decided she would try the Honey biscuits. She loved then and took the rest of the pack from me! I’m so glad she liked them. She is not a big breakfast eater, so one or two of these biscuits will keep her going until lunch time.

Each package contains 4 wonderful biscuits packed with 26 grams of whole grain energy to keep you going, no matter where your day takes you.

If you live near a Publix, look for these delicious Nature Valley Breakfast Biscuits on the cookie aisle. They will be on sale at Publix for $1.99 from 3/1 – 3/21. It’s not too late to give them a try.

But wait? How about a coupon too?!

You can get coupon for 50¢ off 1 box of Nature Valley Breakfast Biscuits: http://www.everydaysaver.com/nvbiscuitblog

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Want more information on the new Nature Valley Breakfast Biscuits and all Nature Valley products see – www.naturevalley.com

Anne

Publix Italian Days

March 4, 2014 By Anne

I was sent a gift pack and a Publix gift card. All opinions are my own.

Italian food is always a huge crowd pleaser. Whether you’re feeding your hungry family or hosting a household of friends, everybody loves the taste of al dente pasta, a rich sauce or a delicious pizza. At the Italian Days event at Publix® from February 20th through March 5th, you can find delicious recipes and get savings on some of your favorite General Mills and ConAgra brands like Progresso, Green Giant, Pillsbury, and Hunt’s Tomatoes. Visit www.clickcallmail.com to find 8 great recipes and highlights of the items on sale.

I chose to make soup. It’s still a little chilly in North Florida and my mother had made a really good soup the other day and I wanted to try to make it myself.

I went to Publix and picked all the ingredients. It is Italian Days at Publix so several of my ingredients were on sale. Yeah!

I went on what my mother told me and bought a rotisserie chicken, Progresso Broth, white beans, diced tomatoes, carrots, frozen spinach and noodles.

I’ve always followed a recipe before so to wing it was a little different. I basically added all of this together with a few spices and water and set to boil, then simmer.

It looked good and tasted good. But the next day when I went to get some there was no broth! I added too many noodles and they took all the broth away. So will have to add some more broth. Thankfully it was on sale, Buy One Get One Free.

Did you shop at Publix this week?

Anne

Pies for Kids – Pi Day March 14th

February 25, 2014 By Anne

This is a sponsored opportunity with Foodie.com.

Pi Day is coming up next month, March 14th to be exact. My husband and I like all kinds of pies, but the kids, not so much. So I searched Foodie.com and came up with a collection of fun pies that I think my kids will really enjoy.

There is the Chocolate Cream Brownie Pie that sounds oh so delicious. The original Whoopie Pie. Or how about a rainbow collection of Whoopie Pies! The Triple Peanut Butter Cookie Pie would have to be my favorite as I love peanut butter. Or maybe the Nestle Tollhouse Cookie Pie. Hmmm, they both sound good.

See my entire collection above.

What Pie will you be making on Pi Day?