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CLOSED—Granola Gourmet: Energy Bars for Everyone review and #giveaway

RANDOM.ORG DREW NUMBER 27, RAVEN IN A BLUE ROOM. WINNER HAS BEEN CONTACTED VIA EMAIL AND HAS 48 HOURS TO REPLY.
Working in a hospital I’ve become all to aware of the challenges in finding a healthy diet or a diet specific to certain conditions. It’s often difficult to find something that tastes good, is good for you, and sticks to a specific diet such as one a Diabetic may need to follow or for someone who may be Gluten intolerant for example. Especially when it come to snacks.

Granola Gourmet makes Energy Bars for Athletes, Diabetics, and…well…everyone! You can now find Granola Gourmet nationally. You can find a retail location near you by clicking HERE.

Granola Gourmet energy bars are Kosher, contain NO wheat, NO Dairy, Vegan, very low sodium and are high in Omega 3’s and whole grains.  Each bar is 100% natural and made with over 75% organic ingredients.

I received Granola Gourmet bars in 4 different flavors to try:  Ultimate Berry, Ultimate Cran-orange, Ultimate Mocha Fudge, and Ultimate Fudge Brownie.

These bars had a different texture than I was used to with a regular granola/energy bar.  They were a somewhat chewy consistency.  There was a nice flavor in each bar.  If I had to pick a favorite, I’d go with the Ultimate Mocha Fudge.  They were all good though. Even my kids ate them (which is amazing in of itself).  My 8 and 7 year old love the Ultimate Fudge Brownie bar.  My toddler ate some of the Ultimate Cran-Orange bar.

You can find Granola Gourmet Energy Bars for Everyone at a retailer near you or online

You can find Granola Gourmet on:

Twitter: @Granola_Gourmet

and

Facebook:  Granola Gourmet on FB

GIVEAWAY
Granola Gourmet will give 1 FFCM reader the same assortment I received to try for themselves.  US only.
 
Mandatory Entry:  Follow Granola Gourmet on Facebook OR Twitter (+1 entry for each one you do. Leave you FB name or twitter id in a comment)
Bonus Entries:  Please leave a separate comment for each entry completed.  
1.  Visit Granola Groumet’s website and tell me either something else you learned OR where you can buy Granola Gourmet bars near you   (+1)
2.  Sign up for Granola Gourmet’s newsletter (at the top of the main page) and be able to receive coupons and specials (+2)

3.  Follow FFCM through GFC, Networked Blogs, RSS feed and/OR Email subscription (+1 for each one completed. Please leave a separate comment for each one completed)

4.  Follow me on twitter: @angiewith3 and leave a comment with your twitter ID.  (+1)

5.  Like FFCM on Facebook (+2) leave your name

6.  Tweet this giveaway using the RT button in upper Left corner of this post or use this phrase:

”  @Granola_Gourmet Energy Bars for Everyone! win some on http://bit.ly/ebcwle 2/12 US @angiewith3  ”

Leave a comment with your tweet link.  Can tweet 2 X per day at least 2 hrs apart.

Giveaway ends Feb. 12, 2011. 1 winner will be chosen using random.org.  Winner will be contacted via email and will have 48 hrs to respond. 

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.

Valentine Handmade with Love sponsor spotlight: Madame Koiteh

The Valentine Handmade with Love Gift Hop will be happening Feb. 2-6. Many blogs will be participating. All giveaway items are handmade items. I’m so excited to be sharing my wonderful sponsors with you. The next wonderful sponsor I have is:    Madame Koiteh


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I had the pleasure of trying some of Madame Koiteh’s handmade products myself.  I had one a blog giveaway for a sampler pack from her shop that included African black soap, organic yellow shea butter, organic white shea butter, and coco butter.  This was a new experience for me.  The African black soap was in small chunks.  They lathered and cleaned well.  All of the products in the pack were in a form that I wasn’t really used to but I loved.  Had I not one the giveaway I may have missed out on these organic products that were so good for my skin. 

Since I loved the product so much I contacted her hoping she would be willing to sponsor a giveaway on my blog so I could talk about my great experience with her products and hopefully give one of my readers the opportunity to try her handmade products. 

I asked Madam Koiteh if she could tell us a little about herself and her shop and here’s what she had to say:

“I started crafting many years ago, actually as a child. I always loved to sew, crochet, draw, and make perfumes. My mother and other relatives were always making something,from soap to clothes to incense. My first perfume was a sad little bottle of water with a peach pit and some of my mom’s Tabu. (I was 5!) Later I would collect flowers, add spices and perfume, and make potpourri. Only in the last few years did I decide to turn my crafty dreams into a business, and it has been the experience of a lifetime.

Now, I have the wonderful opportunity to share my lifelong love of shea butter with the rest of the world. I spend most of my days developing formulas that feature the goodness of pure African shea butter combined with the elegance of modern western beauty care. I use techniques that I learned from my elders in Africa to work with shea butter in a holistic way that preserves its legendary properties. I have also innovated some of my own techniques to make some unique products, such as a very limited edition “Shea Butter Pearl” bath product that will be available later! (Hint, hint)

2011 is a very special year for my whole family at Madame Koiteh, because this year we have launched our first independent fundraising campaign for one of the causes that is truly special to us. This year we are donating 10% of our net profits to the Sheikh Jobe Institute in the Gambia West Africa, where severe flooding has ravaged parts of the countryside and left thousands homeless and impoverished. The Institute is a school, children’s hospice, and orphanage that houses more than 300 children, ranging from age 4 to adulthood. The facilities were damaged during the floods and are in urgent need of repair. In addition, many of the parents have lost their livelihood, and subsequently the hospice has not been able to collect critically needed school fees in order to maintain operations. It is an honor and a priviledge for Madame Koiteh to sponsor the Sheikh Jobe Institute and its children for the year of 2011, and we thank you for your business which also supports this worthy cause. You can learn more at my blog madamekoiteh.blogspot.com/2011/01/raising-funds-for-children-of-brikama.html

We will be featuring special products throughout the year in our Etsy shop and other online venues to further support our goal of raising a minimum of $5000 to be donated to the Sheikh Jobe Institute. Please visit us frequently to check out these very special listings. Happy Valentine’s Day!”

So don’t forget to stop by her shop to make a purchase in support of the great cause throughout the year. 

You can find Madame Koiteh products on etsy:  www.madamekoiteh.etsy.com

Madame Koiteh products website: http://www.madamekoiteh.com/

Madame Koiteh also has another website called “The Shea Butter Queen” http://www.thesheabutterqueen.com/

and last but not least, Madame Koiteh’s blog: www.madamekoiteh.blogspot.com

Madame Koiteh will be offering The Romantic Lover’s Gift Basket in the Valentine Handmade with Love Gift Hop. The gift basket will include:

“The set is a 3-piece bath and body set featuring shea butter-enriched spa bath salts, a shea butter infused massage oil, and a moisturizing glycerin soap, all in Strawberry Kisses. I will also include a bonus handcrafted candle tin for the winner in Japanese Cherry Blossom scent. It will all be presented in a beautiful keepsake gift bag with a bow.”  — Madame Koiteh

Oh my doesn’t that sound delightful!  You lucky readers you. 

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What We Won Wednesday Jan. 19 #wewonwed

What We Won Wednesday is a weekly post to share your wins in the last week. The idea of What We Won Wednesday is:

1. To visit your winner post, share, and congratulate each other on our joy of winning.
2. Encourage others
3. Show that people really do win giveaways and sweepstakes if you enter.
4. Give some exposure to sites that are offering sweepstakes and giveaways

Your wins can be from anywhere. Whatever you’d like to share. They can be blog giveaways, national sweepstakes, lottery ticket wins, 50/50, basket party, Fantasy Football, etc etc.

If you won online and remember what site you won from or the name of the company feel free to include it. It would be nice to see where people are winning from. You can post your own wins on your blog then link them up in the linky below so we can hop around and congratulate and marvel at the prizes.

What I won this week:

1. Thirty-One Family game set from Just Married with Coupons

2. Ritter Sport German Chocolate assortment that contains 84 mini-bars from Mommy Reviews

What did you win??

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Get a $10 gc plus earn free stuff for telling your friends

I heard about another daily deal site today. I know, I know, there seems to be a ton of them out there anymore. But, this one seems to offer a lot of benefits to it’s member. It’s called “No More Rack“

Benefits:

1. Sign up for a free account and get a $10 gc. I looked at the deals today and most of the deals I could have bought with that free $10 gc.

2. Only $2 flat rate shipping per items (which is nice because I know from experience some of other charge $10 and $12 for shipping on one item)

3. If you refer friends you can earn free stuff just for them signing up. They don’t have to buy anything in order for you to get the free stuff. You can earn rewards at only 15 referrals. But of course, the more you refer the bigger prizes you can choose from.

4. IF a friend you referred does buy something, (say with their free gc) you get $5 for each friend that makes a purchase.

5. You earn No More Rack dollars each time you shop.

I usually sign up for the daily deal sites. Most seem to offer some sort of incentive for signing up.  All the ones I’ve joined are free to join.  Also, they do have some really good deals sometimes.  Like the Urban Decay sale the one day on Hautlooks that was only $2 for each piece.  (which is unheard of). 

So stop on over and check it out: No More Rack

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Been doing better with MyLikes.

I’ve been a member of MyLikes now for several months.  At first I wasn’t making too much.  40 cents here maybe $1.12 this month.  But hey, free money is good.  I didn’t complain.  I realized that your payments grow a little with your twitter followers as well.  MyLikes deposits automatically into my paypal account which is nice too.  I get an email telling me “you’ve received a payment from MyLikes” from paypal.

While it’s not enough to quit my day job, as I said above, free money is good.  It’s not difficult, it’s free to sign up, automatic payments to your paypal, and you earn the money just for tweeting out certain ads.  You choose what you want to tweet and how often.  They also give you the option of posting to your facebook for even more exposure and chance at earnings. 

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