19
2008
7:58 am
Smart Snacks: Bagel-fuls & Brother’s All Natural Crisps (Giveaway)
I know some of you are like OMG she’s forever talking about food. Well, Sheena likes to eat and when she finds something that tastes yummy, she’ll mention it. Food makes her happy, *cheese*.
Since becoming a mommy, I don’t have much time to prepare breakfast, so I just grab what I can. When we shop for groceries, I make sure to grab items that are easy to prepare. If I do get breakfast, typically I’ll eat oatmeal, a breakfast roll, or fruit. I just recently added Kraft Bagel-fuls to the shopping list. Bagel-fuls are bagel sticks conveniently stuffed with cream cheese. They come in plain, whole grain, strawberry, cinnamon, and chive flavors. You can toss them in the toaster, microwave, or eat them straight out the fridge!
I was sent samples of Strawberry and Whole Grain Bagel-fuls. I tried the strawberry first and instantly fell in love. I then tried the Whole Grain Bagel-fuls. At first I didn’t like them because I had gotten used to the sweet taste of the strawberry flavor. I prefer sweet tasting cream cheese. After I gobbled up both boxes of Bagel-fuls, Greg and I searched for them at the grocery store. We couldn’t find them. I was crushed, lol. We ended up getting a bag of bagels and a cup of strawberry cream cheese, since I had become addicted to the strawberry Bagel-fuls. A few nights ago, Greg was able to find Bagel-fuls and brought home the Cinnamon flavor. I love them just as much as the Strawberry. The Strawberry and Cinnamon flavors remind me of Aunt Annie’s Pretzels. If you love Aunt Annie’s, you’ll probably enjoy Bagel-fuls. I now have to refrain from eating Bagel-fuls around the clock or else I won’t have any for breakfast! By the way, I eat them cold! I’ve never been a bagel-warmer-upper. Calories In Bagel-fuls: 200 or less depending on flavor.
The next snack I’d like to introduce are Fruit and Potato crisps by Brother’s All Natural. Potato Crisps are free of every type of oil, fat, and grease found in traditional and baked potato chips. Brother’s All natural freeze dries fresh sliced potatoes to lock the healthy nutrition naturally found in potatoes. The same process is used to create fruit Crisps. I happily snacked on the Szechuan Pepper and Fresh Chives and Fresh Onion and Garlic Potato Crisps along with the Fuji Apple and White & Yellow Peach Fruit Crisps samples that I received. I just wish there were more in each bag!
I think these are great snacks to introduce to children as they are healthy and fun to eat. I’d definitely want Jayden eating these over traditional chips, not saying there’s anything wrong with traditional chips! Nothing wrong with a splurge here and there. Calories In Potato and Fruit Crisps: 45 or less depending on flavor.
Win some snacks! 2 lucky winners will receive all four flavors of Brother’s All Natural Crisps mentioned and a coupon good for one box of Bagel-fuls! Just leave a RELEVANT comment on this post. Great/Nice Giveaway. or Ooo pick me. comments are not acceptable, sorry! Winners will be chosen on June 26th at 7PM CST. I can only ship to residents in the US!
26
2008
1:42 pm
Fresh & Simple Pouches By Ragú
I remember sitting in the lobby of the OB/GYN office and watching one of those medical videos. A question popped up on the monitor. Which of the following meals do households eat more of for dinner? A. Casseroles. B. Sandwiches. A survey revealed that more households eat sandwiches for dinner. A lady in the lobby replied with not in my house, we eat more casseroles. I thought to myself, we eat spaghetti, which could work as a casserole if baked.
Greg and I eat spaghetti like we’ve been given a lifetime supply of pasta, Ragu, and ground turkey. We love it because the meal is inexpensive and there’s plenty to go around for the rest of the week. This works for us financially and for me physically. I don’t have to cook a meal every day! What I do is cook up a big pot. We eat it alone or with other food that I decide to make later in the week. I know that when Jayden gets older my method will be a lifesaver, especially if we have more kids.
Ragu, the makers of my favorite pasta sauce, introduced a new product called the Fresh & Simple Pouch. With the busy mom in mind, Fresh & Simple Pouches microwave in 90 seconds and can be poured on any pasta, meat, seafood or family favorite. No sugar is added to Fresh & Simple Pouches and like traditional Ragú Sauces, no artificial additives or preservatives. Prepare a quick meal or snack for the family without sacrificing nutrition!
Here’s an idea, dip Texas Toast in Fresh & Simple! Visit Feed Our Kids Well for tips, healthy recipes, and time-saving suggestions for moms! Thanks Ragu for allowing me to try another one of your delicious products!
13
2008
2:22 am
Ocean Spray Cranergy Energy Juice
After having Jayden, I came home to Ocean Spray’s new Cranergy energy juice. Talk about right on time. I hardly got ANY sleep in the hospital. I was a new mom, and I NEEDED an energy boost. The doctor of course told me to get plenty of rest. No cleaning, no laundry, no shopping. Well, the first day home I sipped on Cranergy, did a load of laundry, did some organizing, and went shopping for baby stuff later that night. I’m the type of person that will get depressed if I lay around, so I HAD to break doctor’s orders.
Cranergy helps restore natural energy in the body and contains 50% less calories than leading energy drinks. Cranergy contains vitamin b which support healthy energy production, vitamin c which helps boost the immune system, cranberry juice and green tea extract which both contain high levels of antioxidants that help the body fight free radicals and stay healthy, and offer a natural source of caffeine.
Cranergy comes in Cranberry Lift and Raspberry Cranberry Lift flavors. I was able to try Cranberry Lift and found it to be delicious. I can’t stand the taste of regular cranberry juice, so I love the fact that Cranergy isn’t as strong as regular cranberry juices.
Thanks to Ocean Spray, I will be picking up both flavors during our next grocery visit!
21
2008
9:09 pm
90 Calories Of Special K Bliss
Here’s a tasty, light snack that you can enjoy at home or on the go. At 90 calories per bar, you can enjoy the bold flavors of indulgence without going against your diet! I just finished off the samples of Special K Bliss Bars that were sent to me and I am very pleased with how they taste. I was able to sample both Orange and Raspberry flavors, with Raspberry being my favorite. I found Special K Bliss Bars to be very convenient for me being pregnant. In the morning, I usually eat something small to start out, but before I eat I marinate in the bed for a while. So I kept my Special K Bliss Bars on the nightstand where I could easily grab 1 or 2 to start off my day. They are also great as snacks during the night, no having to roll out of bed to raid the kitchen!
Thanks Special K for providing me with a tasty treat and humongous canvas tote bag that I’m seriously considering using as a diaper bag!
16
2008
6:49 pm
Pringles Extreme Screamin’ Dill Pickle Chips!
I am writing this in hopes that Pringles will find this. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU so much for creating the Screamin’ Dill Pickle flavor!!! I discovered these stacked up on display between the main aisles of Walmart and couldn’t resist grabbing a few cans. See back when I was a little one, I used to spend summers in Arkansas with my cousins, Joy and Tracie. Their Kroger sold a dill pickle flavored potato chip that I absolutely loved and would beg my aunt and uncle to buy them whenever I was there. If they came to visit, I’d beg them to bring some with. Years later, Kroger stopped selling them. Last year I discovered Lay’s Dill Pickle flavored potato chips, at last I had been reunited with a flavor that I’d loved so much, until they stopped selling them. Notice the pattern? Pringles please don’t disappoint me, continue to send Screamin’ Dill Pickle Pringles to the grocery stores in my area. I’m tired of being teased 
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