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Mediterranean Snacks, a healthier way to snack: Review and Giveaway

Mediterranean Snacks was founded in 2005. Their mission? “Innovation To produce great tasting, nutritionally superior snacks”

Their snacks use the superfood powers of lentils along with whole grains and legumes to make a very tasty and uniquely healthy snack. Using only high quality ingredients that are gluten free and non-GMO they are great for a variety of healthy snackers.

Even though they’re healthy, they never want to lose site of the great taste of the snacks.

I received 3 different flavors of the Baked Lentil chips and 2 different flavors of the their Wingers snacks. I had actually bought the Parmesan Garlic Baked Lentil Chips prior to this review. The texture and flavor of chips are amazing and taste like nothing I’ve ever tasted before.

The lentil chips have only 110 calories per serving. I know what you’re thinking “but yea how big of a serving?” 22 chips is considered a serving! So you can snack without much guilt and get a satisfying portion That’s not all, the baked lentil chips have 70% less fat than regular potato chips. They contain 3 g of fiber, 4 g of protein, and 10% iron and 6% Calcium per serving. They contain no trans fats, they’re all natural and gluten free, vegetarian and celiac friendly. They are also made in the US.

All the Lentil chip flavors were amazing. We received Sea Salt, Cucumber Dill, and Parmesan Garlic. Our favorite was probably the good old Sea Salt flavor of the Lentil chips. With a family of 5 those were gone within the first day. That’s right, even my kids loved them.

Here is a picture of my oldest son enjoying the sea salt Lentil chips.

Then of course there are the Wingers snacks. We receive the Wingers snacks in the flavors “No Bull Barbecue” and “Fiery Buffalo Bleu”. They also come in “Hone Mustard Horsepower”, “Nacho Chilichanga”, and “Caribbean Zing”.

My husband dove right into the Fiery Buffalo Bleu flavor, as I knew he would. These cool snacks are shaped something like small, buffalo wings. The Buffalo Bleu flavor had a “heat index” of 5. Meaning they were the spiciest flavor in the line up. You could definitely feel the bite. I’d liken it to, if you ever ordered medium heat buffalo wings. The No Bull Barbecue had a heat index of 1. In other words, they were not spicy at all. The flavor reminded me something of a barbecue flavor potato chip. The light crispiness of the Winger and he texture made sure you realized it wasn’t a plain potato chip.

Only 125 calories in 1 serving. Again a hearty serving size of 25 Wingers are included in your portion. Only 4 g of fat with no trans fats. Made with all natural ingredients and 60% less fat than a regular potato chip.

Mediterranean Snacks have been featured on the TODAY show,

You can find Mediterranean Snack on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MediterraneanSnackFoods
On twitter: @medsnax
and on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/MediterraneanSnacks

I would recommend these snacks to anyone. My family really enjoyed them. Even my toddler.
If you wanna try them right now, save yourself some money by requesting a $1.00 off coupon: http://www.mediterraneansnackfoods.com/coupon/ while you’re here, why not enter to win your own variety of Mediterranean Snacks?

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***I received a case of Mediterranean Snacks pictured above in order to complete a review and host a giveaway. I did not receive any monetary compensation for this post. Any opinions expressed are my own. Prize is sponsored and will be shipped from Mediterranean Snacks.***

Numi organic teas review: Shoplet.com

While most teas are made with tea dust, oils and artificial flavors, Numi Tea is real organic tea using real herbs, spices, fruits, and whole leaves from all over the world.

Numi Teas are an environmentally responsible company. The Numi boxes are made of at least 85% post consumer waste. The gift boxes are made with bamboo which is a renewable resource. Also, the tea bags are made from natural filter paper that are biodegradable. I think it’s amazing that a company is willing to make such eco-friendly choices with their products!

Beside the fact that they are environmentally responsible they also use fair labor and fair trade practices. The workers that supply the tea ingredients are taken care of from fair pay, healthcare, housing, to education. I think this is something that some people take for granted.

I received a sampler box of 8 different flavors of Numi Teas from Shoplet.com. Shoplet.com offers a variety of office supplies to fit your needs.

The sample box includes the following flavors all organic and Fair Trade:

–Aged Earl Grey–Assam Black Tea scented with organic Italian Bergamot fruit

–Berry Black–includes a mix of black tea, spices, strawberries, raspberries, and raspberry leaf

–Breakfast Blend–which includes a Fair Trade Certified blend of black teas

–Gunpowder Green–which is organic hand-rolled gunpowder green tea

–Jasmine Green–Green Teas scented with organic Jasmine flower

–White Orange Spice–a blend of spices, orange peel, white tea, schizandra Berries and dried lime

–Moroccan Mint–organic Moroccan mint

–Chamomile Lemon–Lemon Myrle and whole chamomile flowers

The first one I just had to try was the Numi Gunpowder Green tea. I had heard about how good green teas are for you. I’ve had some green teas that tasted way to floral for me and I didn’t care for them. I could smell the light scent of the green tea when I pulled it from it’s individual pouch (made from 72% recycled content by the way). I let my Gunpowder Green tea steep for 3 min. Even if I didn’t tell you what flavor this was, I bet you’d be able to guess:

The picture doesn’t justify the color. It has a beautiful earthy green and yellow color to it. The flavor was wonderful. Not perfumish like some that I’ve tried. It was very pleasant and easy to drink and enjoy. The scent from the cup was very relaxing.

The next flavor I tried was the Numi Orange Spice tea. As soon as I pulled it out of it’s pouch I could smell, what to me smelled like clove and perhaps cinnamon. A light hint of orange in the mix made me feel this one would be very promising as well. Again steeping the it for 3 min in hot water, the color of the teas are amazing:

If that’s not the color of an orange spice flavor, I don’t know what is. I’ve tried some orange spice teas that were overwhelmed with spices and you really couldn’t taste any of the orange or other flavors. With the Numi Orange Spice you could taste the spice almost as soon as it hit your tongue then it sort of mellows and you can taste the orange and even a little hint of the lime in the tea.

The 3rd tea from the box that I decided to review for this post is ….well I though it would be more fun to show you the picture first and see if you can guess from the list above.

Did you guess it right? If you guessed Numi Chamomile Lemon then you are absolutely right. You could smell the lemon very well both in the tea bag and in the cup. It also had a slightly floral scent to it. Of the three I tried this was probably my least favorite. Not because it wasn’t flavorful or anything but because it had a slight floral taste to it. If you are normally a Chamomile lover though, you’ll love this tea.

In all of the teas you could see the full dried tea leaves and fruits in the bag. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a tea that looked so authentic.

You can purchase Numi teas at Shoplet.com. Also, if you’ve never made a purchase before you can get 10% off your first order by shopping through his Shoplet.com badge:

SHOP GREEN

***I received the above mentioned product at no cost from Shoplet.com in order to complete an honest review. I did not receive any monetary compensation from this post. Any opinions expressed are my own.***

High Value Coupons -includes a BOGO coupon

Lots of good coupons so print while you can:

From Coupons.com

$1.50 off any Johnson’s Natural Product

75 cents off of any 1 Danimal Crunchers 4 pack (My kids love these)

$1.00 off any 1 Emerald Breafast on the go (I love these)

$1.00 off any one Kiss Nail Dress (these came in my Influenster box, stick on nail stickers for finger nails or toe nails that last up to 10 days)

Buy 1 pack 18 pc count Eclips or Orbit gum get 1 FREE

$2 off 1 Revlon cosmetics item at Target

$2 off any Nature Made Fish Oil

$1.00 off of 1 Minute Made juice box 10 pk

Don’t forget, I also have a coupon widget on in the left hand column about half way down from CouponNetwork.com When you click the coupon you want it takes you directly to the coupon to print it.

Highlights from CouponNetwork.com

$1 off when you buy one Honey Bunches of Oats fruit blend

75 cents off when you buy 1 box of Cookie Crisp cereal

$1.75 off when you buy any One a Day Multi-vitamin product

Last but not least, high value coupons from SavingStar.com

75 cents off 1 box of Kellogg’s Krave cereal (11 oz or larger, any flavor) exp 3/28/12

Save $1.25 when you buy any 2 Pledge furniture care products exp 3/14/12

Stay on track with Kellogg’s® Special K®. Get $5.00 back when you purchase $20.00 of any Kellogg’s Special K® products by March 21, 2012.. Expires 3/21/2012.

My first Influenster #lovevoxbox

I’m a member of Influenster.com. Influenster.com is a community of trendsetters using their online influence to receive complimentary products based on what they influence.

I got my very first Influenster box, the Love vox box this month. I was so excited to see what was in it. When I opened it I knew I would have to take a picture immediately because some of these things would be gone before the day was out.

I’ll start from the top right and work my way around clockwise. I received a Gillette Venus and Olay razor. I’m so excited about this. I already have a Venus razor that I use all the time. The work the best on my legs. I didn’t even know they had one with Olay!

Bottom right is a Kiss Nail Dress “fashion that sticks” They can be used on your finger nails or toe nails and last up to 10 days. It includes strips that stick to your nails/toenails. I can’t wait to try these too. I just came across a coupon for the Kiss Nail Dress for $1 off.

Next is the Ghiradelli gourmet milk chocolate Creamy Devotion bar made with 32% cacao and is all natural. This chocolate bar lasted all of 10 minutes at my house. We each broke off a piece and tried it. Very smooth. Good thing they also included a $1 off coupon to get more.

Next is a sample pack of Truvia sweetener. The first natural zero-calorie sweetener.

Last but certainly not least is the STASH herbal tea sampler box. It includes 9 different flavors in the sampler box (18 tea bags total). Flavors in the box include: Acai Berry, Blueberry Superfruit, Chamomile, Cinnamon Apple Chamomile, Lemon Ginger, Licorice Spice, Mango Passionfruit, Peppermint, and Wild Raspberry Hibiscus.

I’m excited to be part of this program. I’m quite impressed with my very first Influenster box.

March 8 National Women’s Day tips and info

March 8 is International Women’s Day when thousands of events are held to honor the achievements of women around the world. Cindy Breilh, Women of Vision national director, offers seven easy ways for women to provide for daughters, sisters and mothers — women around the world, right in our own neighborhoods and here at home.

1. Save a woman’s life in child birth:
Did you know that in countries like Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, and Bolivia, having a baby is one of the most dangerous things a woman can do? By helping train local midwives in remote communities, you could save a life. Visit StrongWomenStrongWorld.org to learn more.

2. Mentor a girl close to home:
A growing poverty rate, poor-performing schools, and teen violence make it tough to be a girl growing up here in our own country. Reach out and influence the life of a young girl in your own community by volunteering as a tutor or mentor. Get connected at BBBS.org.

3. Use your voice to stop trafficking:
Human trafficking and sexual exploitation affects girls and women in horrific ways all around the world, but the Trafficking Victims Protection Act in the US Senate can help end the practice. Contact your Senators and ask them to renew this bill to protect women and girls, both here in the US and around the world.

4. Invest in a small business owner:
Websites like WorldVisionMicro.org or Kiva.org connect you to hardworking women entrepreneurs, waiting to realize their dream of a dressmaking business, chicken farm, or food stall that will help them provide for their family. Even better, when the loan is paid off, your donated funds are loaned out again and again to make a bigger impact.

5. Provide the ticket to education—clean water:
One of the most common reasons girls in poor communities miss schooling is the lack of clean water in their village. Millions of girls and women spend several hours each day fetching water—often dirty and dangerous to their health—instead of attending school. Give the gift of clean water, and open the door to education for a young girl.

6. Band together with like-minded women:
Whatever your passion for helping other women, you’ll do it better—and have more fun doing it—with other women excited about the same cause. National movements like Women of Vision can connect you to a network of resources while allowing you to grow your own local group of women who want to make the world better for girls and their mothers.

7. Tell the women in your life that you care:
Empowering women starts right in our families, workplaces, and neighborhoods. Celebrate this International Women’s Day by writing a note of thanks to that teacher who encouraged you years ago, picking up coffee for that new mom in your office who’s struggling to balance it all, or telling your own sister, daughter, or mother how much you appreciate them.

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World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender.