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NuNaturals #giveaway 4 winners 2/28—CLOSED

Random.org generated these winners in this order: 75-Shannon, 127–SLS, 32–wendysue, 62–Adalia
Winners have been contacted via email and have 48 hours to reply to winning email notification.

If you read my review of NuNaturals, you already know about the wide variety of Stevia products that NuNaturals has to offer. Stevia, as most of you know is a healthier sugar alternative that adds sweetness to your food and drinks without the sugar. Two products I got to try that I only touched on in the review was the NuNaturals Pure Liquid Vanilla Stevia Alcohol Free and the NuNaturals Pure White Stevia packets.

NuNaturals Pure Liquid Vanilla Stevia Alcohol Free comes in an easy to use, brown glass bottle with a dropper. A serving size is 7-14 small drops (about 1/4 to 1/2 of dropper full). This products has a very smooth and flavorful Vanilla taste. The bottle makes it so easy to quickly add a hint of Vanilla and sweetness to your favorite drinks and foods. I LOVE it in my coffee. I normally take milk and a teaspoon of sugar in my coffee. I used 14 drops of the NuNaturals Pure Liquid Vanilla Stevia. I didn’t need any sugar plus it gave my coffee a very pleasing vanilla flavor.

NuStevia Pure White Stevia Packets was another product I had the opportunity to try. These convenient packets are great to keep on your desk at work or two tuck a few into your purse when you go to a restaurant or a friend’s house. I’m not typically a huge fan of sugar alternatives (I know it’s healthier but the after taste usually is not for me), but this didn’t seem to have that odd after-taste that other sweeteners have. I had given some to a co-worker who is Diabetic. I wanted to get the opinion of someone who normally does use artificial sweeteners to compare. She told me what she noticed was that the sweetness doesn’t seem to hit you right away, that she would taste the sweetness as it hit the back of her throat. I don’t like anything too sweet so for me using half a pack at a time was plenty.

NuNaturals has sooo many different products for any need you might have. They also offer: baking blends, liquid cinnamon, products with fiber added, supplements, and so much more.

Many people probably made ( yet another ) New Year’s resolution to lose weight starting 2011 by eating healthier. One of the challenges in eating healthy is how do you change your menu options in your own kitchen ? Many people are not willing to devote the time to their own health & wellness efforts by coming up with new healthy recipes. Our NuNaturals All-Star Recipe Collection might assist their efforts by offering over 150 quick & easy to prepare menu options, created by Food Enthusiasts, as yourself, that helps create healthy menu items by reducing refined sugar sugar consumption which is one of the major dietary risk factors among consumers of today. We include this recipe package to all contest winners when we ship their awards. Your readers can also find many of these healthy recipes by visiting our website : www.nunaturals.com .

If you’d like to try it or not sure it you’ll like it, those in the Continental US can request a free sample by sending a self addressed and stamped #10 envelope to:

NuNaturals , Inc.
2220 West 2nd. Ave. # 1
Eugene, OR 97402
Or, you’re ready to buy some of their great products you can use CODE: BLG228 at check out to get 15% off our order. Also for orders over $35 (after discount) you can get FREE shipping as well. Discount code is effective until Feb. 28, 2011.

GIVEAWAY

NuNaturals is going to give 4 FFCM readers a 50 ct box of NuStevia White Stevia packets and a bottle of Pure Liquid Vanilla Stevia 2oz.

(Open to Continental US only and no PO Boxes)

Mandatory Entry: Visit NuNaturals.com and tell me, in a comment below, one other product you’d like to try.
(Don’t forget to leave an email so I can contact you if you win)

Bonus Entries: (Please leave a separate comment for each entry completed)

1. Tell me one recipe you’d like to try from the selection 150 recipes on NuNaturals site.

2. Follow FFCM with google friend connect, networked blogs, blog frog, RSS feed, and/or Email subscription. (give yourself 1 entry for each one you do. Please leave separate comments for each)

3. Like FFCM on facebook

4. Follow me on twitter: @angiewith3 and leave your twitter id in a comment.

5. Tweet this giveaway using the RT button in upper Left corner or you can use this message:

” 4 winners will get 2 NuNaturals Stevia products www.luvsavingmoney.info 2/28 US @angiewith3 “

Can tweet 2 X per day at least two hours apart. Leave your tweet link in a comment below.

6. Vote for me to become an AVONDreamers ambassador to be able to give you all some great AVON giveaways. Must like AVONDreamers on Facebook AND post this message on their wall:

” I nominate http://angiewith2.blogspot.com/ for an AVONdreamers Ambassadorship “

Each person can only do this one time. You can give yourself 5 extra entries for doing this.

7. Leave a thoughtful comment on my NuNaturals review post and then leave a comment here telling me you did.

Giveaway ends Feb. 28 at 11:59 pm EST. 4 winners will be chosen using random.org. Winners will be contactec by email and have 48 hours to respond. If no response in 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen. Giveaway is open to those in the Continental US. NuNaturals cannot ship to P.O. Boxes.

***I received an assortment of NuNatural products to try for review purposes at no cost. I did not receive any monetary compensation for this post. Any opinions expressed are my own unless otherwise stated. ***

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Country Bob’s All Purpose Sauce Review and #Giveaway—CLOSED

Random.org chose number 2: theladya and number 31 SLS as the winners. Winners have been emailed and have 24 hrs to reply to winning email.
***as a side note, please be sure to include a way for me to contact you when entering giveaways. A number was drawn but there was no contact info: email, twitter id, FB id, for me to contact that person so unfortunately I drew another number. I really hate to do that but I must have a way to contact***

I had heard about Country Bob’s All Purpose Sauce but hadn’t had the opportunity to try it yet. A sauce that you can really use for anything? Well I’d have to try that for myself.

I received two bottles of Original Country Bob’s All Purpose Sauce to try. I have to say that I’m not a fan of the traditional bottled BBQ sauce that you can buy up here in the north. I don’t know what it is, but I just don’t care for it. I didn’t know what to expect from this sauce. Would it be salty? tangy? bland? sweet? I was trying to decide what to make with it.

My 7 yr old has been bugging me since the end of last week to make sloppy joes. He had to wait until I went to the grocery store to get hamburger buns. So, I decided today I would go ahead and make him his sloppy joes along with some tater tots. I thawed some ground turkey (yea that’s right I snuck that in there too). Went to get the sloppy joe mix and it wasn’t there. Either I imagined we had it or my toddler carried it off somewhere. Hard to tell at this point. My son was disappointed. Then a light bulb went off, “duh, I could try using the Country Bob’s All Purpose Sauce”. It’s supposed to be all purpose right?

It smelled wonderful as I mixed it in the pan with the browned ground turkey. I tasted a little bit of the sauce. It had kind of a sweet, tangy flavor. Maybe a hint and I mean a small hint of spiciness.

So I served up the sloppy joes and waited for their reaction. They were eating them. I didn’t see any noses wrinkle or hear any complaints. When they were about half done with their sloppy joes I asked them if they liked the taste of the sloppy joes with the County Bob All Purpose Sauce. They said they did about the same as regular sloppy joe sauce.

I read the label to them as we were eating “hey kids, you can even use this on you tater tots. My toddler tried this. He’d dip his tater tot, nibble it, dip it again, nibble it, etc etc. I tried it to and thought it was just as good as using ketchup only with a little different flavor.

County Bob’s All Purpose Sauce uses all natural ingredients. As I read the ingredients on the label while I chewed my sloppy joe I was pleasantly surprised that I understood each and every ingredient in that bottle. Simple things like garlic, vinegar, corn starch, etc. I kinda like to know what I’m eating.

As an added positive for me the bottle is made from plastic, not glass. My 19 mo old toddler knows how to open the refridgerater door now and worry about him getting at a glass jar.

It was also interesting to see that on the side of the label in smaller print it says “Christ is our CEO” with a little Jesus fish in the phrase.

Review Summary: This is truly a handy sauce to have around. Works like ketchup, BBQ sauce, sloppy joe mix, steak sauce, dipping sauce, whatever you need. Keep a few bottles of this around and save some room in your fridge.

Ok enough about my experience, let’s get you to taste County Bob’s All Purpose Sauce.

GIVEAWAY

Country Bob’s is offering 2 FFCM readers 2 bottles of their original All Purpose Sauce.

US only

Mandatory Entry: Follow FFCM with Google Friend Connect

(don’t forget to leave an email so I can contact you if you win)

Bonus Entries: Please leave a separate comment for each entry completed.

1. Visit Country Bob’s website and tell me one recipe you might like to try if you win.

2. Follow Country Bob’s on twitter: @countrybobs

3. Like Country Bob’s on Facebook.

4. Like FFCM on facebook.

5. Follow FFCM on twitter: @angiewith3 and leave your twitter id

6. Tweet this giveaway using the RT button in the upper left corner of this post OR you can use this phrase:

” Enter to win 2 bottles of @countrybobs all purpose sauce on http://bit.ly/dQD7sE 2 winners 2/21 US @angiewith3 “

Can tweet 2 X per day at least 2 hrs apart.

Giveaway will end Feb. 21, 2011. Open to US residents only. 2 winners will be chosen using random.org. Winners will be contacted via email and will have 48 hours to reply to winning email. If no reply at 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen.

***I received 2 bottles of Country Bob’s All Purpose Sauce to review. I did not receive any monetary compensation for this post. Any opinion expressed are my own. ***

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Storyland Yoga Review

When I had a little more time on my hands, I used to love to do Yoga at home. So many benefits like relaxation, increasing flexibility, and muscle one, just to name a few.

I had found some kid’s yoga programs on our free pay per view. They really enjoyed doing them. We would do them together as a family. The only problem was that with the free pay per view, the titles are only on there for so long.

I had the opportunity to review Storyland Yoga from PlayfulPlanetnet.com. There was two different Yoga session on the DVD. Condor Trek and Save the Whales. It’s geared for ages 3-8. Perfect for me since my two oldest are 7 and 8. We did the Condor Trek session together. There is a cute story line to the yoga moves. There are also little cartoon pictures entered in from time to time.

Now I realize I’m not in the shape I used to be. I found some of the moves to be rather difficult. The kids and I just did the best we could. For instance they had what I know as “the downward dog” position but they increased the difficulty by asking the kids to lift one arm and the opposite leg. That’s a difficult position to hold. I suppose after doing this dvd several times they would get the hang of it.

My boys were interested enough that they wanted to do the “Save the Whales” session too. Here is a pic of them trying to do one of the partner moves.

My boys had fun and it was a nice thing to do together as a family. I think this DVD will be one that they will pull out and want to do.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. Tomoson Product review & giveaway Disclosure.

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Brilliant Screen Cleaning Wipes review and #giveaway—CLOSED

Just in time to get my big screen tv in top shape for the Big games. The AFC championships (Way to Go Steelers!) and the upcoming superbowl, I received Brilliant Screen Cleaning Wipes to review.

Brilliant Screen Cleaning Wipes are designed for use on Phones, PDAs, TVs, and Computers. They are anti-static, removes smudges like dirt, dust, and makeup, and are 50X scratch resistant.

The 50X scratch resistant, means (According to Black Diamond Cleaners) that it creates a barrier that protects screens 50X more from scratching and re-soiling.

The box I received had 5 packs in. There is a damp cleaning cloth that you use first and a dry one to use last. They were very easy to use. Now my TV looks great for my superbowl party! I love anything that makes me cleaning easier.

The packets are convenient to keep in your purse as well. Store one in your purse to clean your cell phone, PDA, or your work computer screen. At only $3.99 for a box of 5 this is one product affordable enough for most people to try.

GIVEAWAY

Black Diamond Cleaners is offering two FFCM readers their own box of Billiant Screen Cleaning Wipes to try.

Open to US only

Mandatory Entry: Follow Brilliant Screen Cleaning Wipe on Facebook OR twitter (+1 entry for each one) Don’t forget to leave your email so I can contact you if you win.

Bonuse Entries: Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

1. Follow FFCM through google friend connect or networked blogs (+1 for each one completed. Please leave a seperate comment for each one)

2. Follow FFCM through RSS feed or Email subscription (+1 for each one. Please leave a seperate comment for each one)

3. Follow me on twitter as @LuvSavingMoney and leave your twitter id in a comment.

4. Tweet this giveaway using the RT button or you can use this phrase:

” Enter to win Brilliant Screen Cleaning wipes from @BDcleaners on http://bit.ly/e2Cnj6 for TVs, phones, and computers 2/10 US “

leave a link to your tweet in a comment.

Giveaway will end Feb. 10 at 10 PM EST. 2 winners will chosen using random.org. Winners will be contacted by email and will have 48 hrs to reply.

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Review: InstantPeel natural alternative to acid peels

I’ve never tried a “peel” in my life. The idea of having a “peel” done just didn’t really sound like a good time. Especially, the acid peels. For all I know they may be wonderful but putting something called an acid peel on my face to peel dead skin away just…I don’t know…sounds like some form of punishment to me.

That is until I heard about InstantPeel by Earthen. It’s an all natural solution you can use anywhere on your body. The best place to use it is in the shower. It tells you to let your skin steam in the shower for at least 5 min. Apply the natural InstantPeel to your skin. Massage your skin until the peels of dead skin have ceased.

I was a little nervous still about trying it. I did feel better since it was all natural. Since it uses natural ingredients, it is safe for all types of skin. I watched in the mirror as I saw small little balls of skin sloughing from my skin. I, at first, thought it was just the InstantPeel cream itself that was rolling up on my skin. After my skin dried, my face felt so smooth and soft.

I did this last night around 9 PM and as I’m typing this today, my skin still feels soft and smooth. There are 6 single use packets in one box of InstantPeel. Though, I didn’t need to use a whole pack for just my face so I’m going to try to use the rest on another day to see if it works.

InstantPeel is a little pricey at $50 for a 6 packet box. I guess if you compare it to an Acid Peel at a spa or dermatologist though, it’s a real bargain. It did make my skin feel great.

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