Kids are back in school and trying to get them to eat healthy snacks can be a challenge. However, not impossible! Adding delicious California raisins to your dishes will not only ad loads of flavor, it will pack a powerful nutrition punch as well! California Raisins are an all-natural, dried-by-the-sun fruit you can feel good about sending with your kids as they head back to school or offering as an after-school snack. The ingredient list says it all: Raisins. Here are a few ways you can add California raisins to your back to school snacks... 1. Add them to any trail mix or granola recipe. 2. Add them to a bread recipe (see mine below). 3. Make ants on a log. It is so simple. Just spread some peanut butter on celery and your California raisins ... "ants" ... are in a line on top of the peanut butter. 4. Make it simple and just have them on the go! California Raisins are a great choice for wholesome, healthy, on-the-go snacking. They are a great value, too! According to the USDA, … [Read more...]
Back to School $150 Walmart Gift Card Giveaway
Summer is coming to an end and the kids will be starting another school year... Whether you homeschool or go the traditional route, expenses can rack up and cause a lot of financial stress. So, we have decided to team up with some amazing bloggers and host an awesome giveaway! I mean seriously, what better way to kick off the new school year than to have a back to school $150 Walmart gift card giveaway?! I don't know about you, but $150 can do a lot for my kids this school year! The 411 on the Back to School $150 Walmart Gift Card Giveaway Who? You, of course! Note: giveaway is open to the Continental US, Hawaii, Alaska, and Canada. However, if winner chosen is in Hawaii, Alaska, or Canada, they will receive an e-gift card instead of one via snail mail. What? ONE – $150 Walmart Gift Card. When? Giveaway will be open from July 25, 2014 – August 18, 2014. Winner will be chosen at random on or about August 20, 2014 and their name will be displayed in the Rafflecopter widget … [Read more...]
Bomb Pop, Summer Fun, and Childhood Memories… Plus a Giveaway!
Disclosure: I received my own patriotic prize pack to help facilitate this review/giveaway. Prize was also provided. All opinions are my own. I remember hearing the familiar musical sounds of the ice cream truck as it entered my neighborhood as a child--especially during the hot summer months in Florida. I also remember that the Original Bomb Pop was one of my favorite choices that were offered. Those were some wonderful days... Sitting with my friends, eating our cool treats, while the summer heat beat down on us. We never felt the heat though--not while we slurped up our delicious selections without a care in the world! Do you remember those wonderful summer days from your childhood? Well, those days are here again, my friends! I was able to share a bit of my childhood with friends and family recently... I had a fun and tasty patriotic 'Bomb Pop' party! Once I had everything set up, and the kids had had some fun in the pool, it was time to introduce them … [Read more...]
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