Motts Fruit Flavored Snacks Giveaway #MyBlogSpark

July 19, 2012 By Anne

I have never been a huge fan of fruit snacks. I used to buy them for my stepsons, but never really bought them for my children, because of the artificial colorings.

Well…Mott’s has come out with a new product – Mott’s® Medleys Fruit Flavored Snacks. These are made with real fruit and vegetable juices and natural colors and flavors! Perfect! Made with pear, apple and carrot juice concentrate.

I received several boxes of the Berry and Assorted Fruit Flavors. I passed them out during a party my daughter had. All the kids loved them. The biggest test was my 11 year old son. He really liked them and I’ve been packing them in his lunch for camp every day this week!. I don’t mind giving these to him because I know there are no artificial flavors and colors.

I been eating them too! When I get a craving for something sweet, I just pop a few in my mouth and I’m satisfied!

Check out the Mott’s Website for more information. Mott’s is also on Facebook and Twitter.

Want to try some for yourself? You can download a $0.60 coupon off the purchase of (1) Mott’s® Medleys Fruit Flavored Snacks today!

Or enter to win a pack of 6 boxes!! This will be perfect for Back to School!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Mott’s® provided me with the free product, information and gift pack, through MyBlogSpark. Opinions are my own.

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!

Cow Appreciation Day – July 13th!!

July 5, 2012 By Anne

Dress Like a Cow = Free Food

So have you ever participated in the Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-A? This year it’s on Friday July 13th! If you dress head to toe you will get a free meal, that’s sandwich, fries and drink or a combo meal. If you only do a partial dress, you will get an entree or sandwich. We’ve gone the last three years and basically wear black and white clothing (or tan and white) and black and white construction paper dots. I also have printed out the sign on the Chick-fil-A website and we have always gotten the full meal – FREE! Above was last year with my husband’s family. We had a blast!

Below is our second year. We convinced our neighbors to go along with us. It’s fun to go along with a group!

Above is our first year. I was surprised my hubby agreed to go.

______________________________________________________________________

Have you gone before? Will you go this year?

Anne

Produce for Kids

June 18, 2012 By Anne

Pur family loves Publix and I love hearing about great things Publix does to help the community!

Produce for Kids^� is launching its annual Get Healthy, Give Hope campaign with 16 major supermarket chains across the country, including your local Publix stores, to help raise money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

Now through June 28^th, shoppers like you can support local children’s cancer research programs and get healthy at the same time. Thanks to the annual Get Healthy, Give Hope campaign hosted by Publix and Produce for Kids, the more produce shoppers add to their shopping lists the more hope they can give to local children.

Celebrating a milestone 10^th birthday in 2012, Produce for Kids is excited to kick off this year’s campaign with a new partnership with Sprout^� and LazyTown^TM. During the campaign, Produce for Kids will offer shoppers collectible Ideal Meals^TM– quick and easy healthy meal ideas, which are free and can be found in displays featuring LazyTown characters from the popular, health-focused, children’s series airing exclusively in the U.S. on 24-hour preschool television channel, Sprout.

Ideal Meals offer shoppers chef-created/nutritionist-approved easy solutions for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert. Featuring fresh fruits and vegetables as the main ingredients, Ideal Meals are great for busy families who crave fast meal options that don’t require stopping at the local drive-thru.

I am always looking for family friendly recipes. Have you ever tried the foods Publix cooks right there in front of you? They always have a ton of recipes to choose from!

Below are some delicious and healthful summer-inspired Ideal Meals perfect for any upcoming picnics or BBQs you may be attending and nutritious summer lunch recipe ideas for you and your kids:

Perfectly Petite Pizzas

Serves 4

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

2 whole wheat English muffins
4 Tbsp. tomato sauce
¼ lb. deli roast beef
¼ lb. mozzarella cheese, sliced
4 Tbsp. guacamole
1 medium tomato, sliced
2 mini cucumbers, sliced

Directions:

1. Toast English muffins. 2. Spread 1 Tbsp. tomato sauce on each English muffin. Add roast beef, cheese, 1 Tbsp. guacamole, tomato and cucumber.

Nutrition Information:

Perfectly Petite Pizzas Calories 256, Fat 9.1g, Protein 18.7g, Carbohydrate 24.9g, Fiber 5.1g, Cholesterol 43mg, Sodium 391mg, Calcium 257mg, Vitamin A 861 IU, Vitamin C 26mg, Iron 2.2mg

Turkey Burgers & Rainbow Salad

Serves 4

Preparation Time: 30 Minutes

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground turkey
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
1 egg
1 Tbsp. fresh basil, (or ⅓ Tbsp. dried) chopped fine
1 cup mushrooms, washed/dried, sliced
½ medium sweet onion, sliced
2 Tbsp. butter
4 slices, deli style mozzarella cheese (¾ oz. each)
1 large tomato, sliced
4 whole grain burger buns

Directions:

1. In large bowl, mix breadcrumbs, egg, basil, and salt. Once mixed, add ground turkey and mix well. Make patties about the size of the bun. 2. In frying pan, on medium/high heat add butter, mushrooms and onions and cook about 10 minutes until tender and brown. Turn heat to low and keep warm. 3. Pan-fry or grill, on medium heat, burgers until firm (about 4-5 minutes a side). 4. Assemble bun with burger, cheese, tomato and onion/mushroom mixture.

Serves 4

Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

1 apple, cored, sliced
4 rainbow peppers, seeded, sliced
½ mango, skinned, diced
½ fresh lemon, juiced
2 Tbsp. olive oil

Directions:

1. Thoroughly toss apples, peppers, mango, lemon juice and olive oil in a bowl. 2. Season with salt and pepper, as desired.

Nutrition Information:

Turkey Burgers & Rainbow Salad Calories 689; Fat ; Protein ; Carbohydrate ; Fiber 14g; Cholesterol 154mg; Sodium 606mg; Calcium 34%DV; Vitamin A 41%DV; Vitamin C 160%DV; Iron 25%DV

Tasty Hummus Sandwich

Serves 4

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

8 slices whole wheat bread
4 Tbsp. hummus
4 Tbsp. guacamole
4 romaine lettuce leaves
4 Tbsp. goat cheese
2 mini cucumbers, sliced
1 medium tomato, sliced

Directions:

1. Toast bread. Spread 1 Tbsp. hummus and guacamole on 1 slice of bread, add 1 romaine lettuce leaf, spread 1 Tbsp. goat cheese, then add cucumber and tomato slices. 2. Top with second slice of bread.

Nutrition Information:

Tasty Hummus Sandwich Calories 381, Fat 9.7g, Protein 15.1g, Carbohydrate 59.3g, Fiber 9.8g, Cholesterol 6mg, Sodium 452mg, Calcium 122mg, Vitamin A 3187 IU, Vitamin C 15.6mg, Iron 4.3mg

Info and pictures from Produce for Kids.

Anne

Probar – Fruition Bars Review and Giveaway

June 4, 2012 By Anne

I am doing my best to eat healthier and one way I’m doing that is by eating Probar Fruition bars. Have you tried these yet?

I received a box of Probar Fruition Bars in a variety of flavors. The first one I tried was the Chocolate Orange – Yumm! I’ve since tried the Blueberry and Lemon. I am eating one in place of breakfast of half of one for snack. Other flavors are: Cherry, Cran-Raspberry, Peach and Strawberry.

More about them:

One serving of fruit in every bar
Snack Size: 160 calories per bar
4 grams of fiber, 2 grams of fat
Certified Organic by QAI
Dense with antioxidants and Omegas from Chia Seeds
Gluten-Free

We are going on a road trip soon and these will be on my list to bring!

There is a lot of talk of Gluten Free products lately. Thankfully my family has not had problems with this.

For these reasons, PROBAR is proud to announce that they are moving away from gluten as much as possible. PROBAR’s first certified gluten-free product is due to come out in March 2012: a fruit-dense, superfood snack bar (~160 calories). Fruition is designed to deliver 1 serving of fruit in every bar and is built from a 100% vegan, organic, non-GMO, gluten-free medley of dates, oats, chia seeds, and cashews.

Would you like to try a box for yourself? One Mommy Has to Work reader will win a box! See below for details.

Or you can buy some at a discount!

Go to http://theprobar.com/shop and enter “BLOGGER” at checkout and you’ll get 40% off your first order! That’s a great deal!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

I received a box to facilitate this review. Opinions are my own. This is a Family Review Network Review.

Anne

Strawberry Cheesecake Dessert Pizza

May 25, 2012 By Anne

Ingredients:

Auntie Anne’s Baking Kit

2- 8 oz. packages cream cheese, softened

2 large eggs

½ cup sugar

¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

2 tablespoons butter

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup strawberries, sliced

1-13.5 oz. container strawberry glaze

Recipe Instructions:

Prepare pretzel dough according to package directions (Dough Preparation). For the filling, blend softened cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract until smooth. Preheat oven to 325°F. Roll out the dough into a 16” round and lay over round pan. Cut the extra dough that hangs over the pan and roll into a rope form. Dissolve baking soda (from the kit) in 4 cups very hot tap water and stir. Dip the ropes into baking soda bath and then place around the edge of the dessert pizza as a crust. Sprinkle with pretzel salt (from the kit). Add filling onto pizza. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. Baste crust with melted butter. Let cool for 10 minutes then place sliced strawberries around the pizza starting along the crust and work inward. Spread strawberry glaze over top. For the chocolate drizzle, melt chocolate chips. Dip a basting brush in the melted chocolate and fan over the cooled pizza. Chill for 1 hour before slicing and serving.

Preparation Time: 65 minutes, plus 1 hour chilling

Servings: 8

I have not tried this but it’s looks fantastic for the holiday weekend!! Recipe came from A PR company. No compensation received, just sharing!