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Totino’s Pizza Products and School Giveaway
This is a sponsored review from My Blog Spark and General Mills.
If you have kids like my kids, when they walk in the door, their very first stop is the kitchen. Sometimes I feel as if I spend my entire life in the kitchen, either preparing, serving or cleaning up from multiple meals and snacks each day. Totino's can help change how much time you spend in the kitchen, with their wonderful Party Pizza and Pizza Roll Snacks.
A great after school snack, my daughters and I found the Totino's Party Pizza to be delicious with a nice crispy crust. Many prepared pizzas have soft crust or doesn't cook evenly, but Totino's delivered a great snack pizza, straight from the oven, in less than 15 minutes. If I had to pick a negative about this pizza, it would be its size. I'd like to see the pizzas come in larger sizes that would more easily accommodate three (always) very hungry kids.
Totino's Pizza Rolls are also a nice after school snack that can take the place of less healthy options. Loaded with pizza sauce, flavorful oregano and cheese, Totino's Pizza rolls make a simple, yet yummy and healthy after school snack sure to please even the pickiest of little snackers. Note to Moms: be sure to set your time for the lowest time first so as not to explode your pizza rolls all over the place. Yes, I learned this the hard way.
You can also feel good about purchasing Totino's products because they participate in the Box Tops program. Box tops earn money for your child's school so there's even more reason to put them on your grocery list.
If you would like to win this prize pack, provided by My Blog Spark and General Mills, simply answer the following question:
What are your essential "school ingredients" for starting the new school year off right?
The contest ends on September 29th. One randomly chosen winner will receive a backpack, a pack of hi-lighters, a floppy calculator, a brand new binder, two mega glue sticks, some bonus Box Tops and coupons to give Totino's a try!
Good luck!
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Eggo Real Fruit Pizza
In college, after a night out, there was nothing like cold pizza for breakfast. Mind you, my college cuisine tastes consisted of cold Life cereal and hamburgers, but still I can remember how satisfying the day-after pizza tasted! Nowadays, the thought of pizza for breakfast sickens me. Cold pizza in general gags me a bit. Yet, here I am blogging about breakfast pizza…
Only, there's nothing "day after" about this pizza. Eggo is introducing it's line of breakfast pizza. When I received the package of two pizzas, Strawberry Granola and Mixed Berry Granola, my husband and I had a veritable "Leggo my eggo!" moment in the kitchen. I made sure to get up early the next morning so I could pick which one I would try first (Mixed Berry). In just a minute, the pizza was ready. It was fragrant and warm, the crust was a tad crispy, just the way I like it. It was a nice size serving, although probably more than I am used to eating at breakfast, but it was warm and comforting and a great way to start the day. It was higher in calories than I normally consume at breakfast, but if you follow the "breakfast is the biggest meal of the day" theory, then you'll be able to have this and something else.
Overall, we loved these pizzas. It'll be a great addition to our breakfast routine as I go back to work full-time and the hubby has to get the kiddo off to kindergarten. Just be sure to hide it int he back of the freezer if you don't want to have your own "Leggo My eggo!!!" moment.
TKDDaughter gives the new Eggo Real Fruit Pizzas a:
"I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Centralon behalf of Eggo Real Fruit Pizza and received a sample of the product and a $20 Amazon gift certificate to facilitate my review.”
Breyer’s Smooth and Dreamy Bars
I'm not going to lie to you, readers…I am not a big fan of ice cream. Let me give you a moment to digest this…are you ready? Okay, moving on. Everyone in my family loves it, but while I enjoy it on occasion, I don't need it every time we have a birthday cake and I often don't buy a cone when everyone else does. Crazy, eh?
Well, that kind of changed this week. I was introduced to Breyers Smooth and Dreamy bars, and while I know they'd like to read some original writing, I have to tell you that these bars are just simply smooth and dreamy! They boast being lower than 160 calories, which is fabulous (and helps if you want a treat while dieting), but I could have eaten the entire box in one sitting! We had the Triple Chocolate Chips one that actually had a bit of fudge in the middle-OH MY! They are amazing! We finished the box off in two days and on my shopping list for next time is the Chocolate Covered Strawberry ones-yum!
What's even better is this: I am GIVING AWAY FIVE COUPONS FOR A FREE BOX OF these fabulous bars!!! In the comment section, please leave your favorite ice cream memory for a chance to win one of these five coupons!! Leave your comment by Wednesday, July 28th at midnight, eastern time.
Even if you don't win the coupon, go buy these now! They are a summer must-have!!!
TKDDaughter gives Breyer's Smooth and Dreamy Bars a:
"I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Breyers and received products necessary to facilitate my review. In addition, I received a gift certificate to thank me for taking the time to participate."
UnderWAY and Smart for Life
We went to a friend’s house tonight for dinner. It had been awhile since we had seen them and I was surprised at how great she looked. With three kids, 6 and under, I was amazed that she could lose weight and get fit! I myself haven’t been feeling the greatest about my appearance. Standing at a nice, willowy 5’9”, people always refer to me a thin. But I realized today that in the past 10 years, I put on 40+ lbs. I have gone up far too many sizes and despise the fat stomach, flabby arms, and large butt. No matter my excuses (years of fertility meds, three pregnancies in a year and a half (with no baby to show for it), eating poorly, not exercising…), changes needed to be made and soon.
Around this time, I received a package to review from UnderWAY and Smart for Life. The brochure said, “Lose up to 15 lbs in 4 weeks eating healthy, all natural Smart Foods.” I was intrigued. By following the program, eating and drinking the hunger busting foods and a smart dinner, you could lose weight without the normal hunger pains. I was skeptical…my husband was not. He’s a meal supplement kind of guy. So, we both gave it a try for a day (using the samples provided). I have to say I was surprised…the food was good. You must eat their cookies (yes, you read that correctly) 6 times a day. This keeps you from getting either ravenous or too full. Their drinks, underWAY, taste great! They come in three flavors and contain HeroFiber, whose name makes me giggle and imagine a drink bottle in superhero clothing. J And since I am a no caffeine girl, I love that it’s a decaf choice. The hubby is in love with the food and has claimed the rest of the box for himself. (It’s my review,so we’ll see about that!)
My only issue with the whole program is the no fruit requirement. They address this in the brochure and I understand the necessity of it (all that natural sugar!!), but I love fruits and just about the only time we get fresh, ripe fruits in Western PA is right now, in the summer. So, if I’m going to follow this program to the letter, it won’t be until fall when the fruit pickings are slim.
The cookies and drinks certainly did keep me from being hungry. It reminded me to make better choices at the dinner meal, too. So, those 40 lbs I’m looking to lose? I think between this and getting my butt off the couch, I’ve found a way to get my body back. And I get to eat cookies-how cool is that?! RIght now you can get a speical 10% discount code for underWAY and Smart for Life products. PLease use MCUS10OFFUW for underWAY products at www.underWAY.com and MCUS10OFFSFL at www.smartforlife.com.
TKDDaughter and her hubby give underWAY and Smart for Life a:
I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of underWAY and Smart for Life and received samples of the products to review.
Crystal Light Review #4: How Do You Get Enough Sleep/Rest?
This is sponsored content from BlogHer and Crystal Light.
I am a night owl, plain and simple, which means that having a class that starts at 8 a.m. is a bit inconvenient for my sleep schedule. I've found that if I continue my night owl ways too far into the semester, it doesn't take long for me to get cranky, miserable and completely sleep-deprived.
And let's be honest. . . once you have kids, taking a daily siesta isn't about to happen. So, how does a busy Mom with a crazy schedule that defies her night-owl status survive?
First, I don't believe in this "early bird" business on weekends. Weekends are two wonderful little days where I allow myself to catch up on sleep. You won't find me at the gym at 8 a.m. on either of those days. In fact, you'll be hard-pressed to find me out of my pajamas by noon, especially in the winter. Hibernation people, it's a good thing.
Second, when I'm tired, I rest. I once read a study about sleep deficits and how if you're sleep deprived, you actually have more horrible driving skills than someone who is drunk driving. There are some days when I am just completely wiped out. Those are family movie days in Mommy's bed and they work wonderfully. If I find the right movie (insert Mickey or Princess anything), I can totally zonk out for a good hour IF my daughter doesn't decide that today will be one of those days where she thinks it's fun to pry my eyeballs open. Most of the time, this little rest is enough to rejuvenate to the point where it can get me to bed time.
Finally, even if I can't get some quality daytime shut eye, sometimes just kicking back on the sofa while the kids play nearby is enough to get a second burst of energy going.
Another way to fake it if you don't get enough sleep is by infusing your body with good things to keep you going. Crystal Light Sunrise does just that with a dose of 100% Vitamin C and other nutrients like calcium. Filling your body with good things can definitely help with your energy level and keep you feeling energized, even if you stayed up way too late watching Iron Chef.
To enter for your chance to win the $1000 sweepstakes or to visit other reviews of Crystal Light, please visit the round-up offer page here. For official rules on entering, please visit here. To check out my other posts on Crystal Light and for your chance to win even more, please visit my Crystal Light homepage.
AND now, for your chance to start commenting and winning (a $100 Visa card), please answer the following question in the comments section:
If you don't get enough sleep, how do you compensate and feel more rested?
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