Yoplait Smoothies With a KitchenAid Blender #Giveaway #MyBlogSpark

November 11, 2010 By Momstart 785 Comments

A few months ago we had an excellent smoothie party. Zoe and Miles invited some friends over and we all had such a great time. For some of the smoothies we used the Yoplait Smoothie mix and it was then that I knew it would be a big hit. So when MyBlogSpark asked me if I wanted to work with them and KitchenAid and do a review I thought piece of cake!

As seen on The Biggest Loser, which airs on Tuesdays at 8/7c on NBC, Yoplait Frozen Smoothies are also easy to make! To whip up perfectly blended smoothies in a snap, simply empty the package containing Yoplait frozen yogurt chips and frozen fruit into your blender, add skim milk, and blend. It’s that easy! You can even use the handy Smoothie button on your new 3-speed KitchenAid^® Blender, (included in your MyBlogSpark package) which blends ingredients at optimal speeds for deliciously smooth results. In just two minutes, you can enjoy a great tasting Yoplait Frozen Smoothie as a guilt-free breakfast, dessert or snack!

How to Make A Smoothie with a KitchenAid Blender:

Just open the package and dump into the blender. Then add 1 cup of milk and use the smoothie setting. I actually like to add twice as much milk as it asks for so that it’s not quite as thick. So use the milk to make it the thickness that you enjoy.

Each package of Yoplait Frozen Smoothies contains one full serving of fruit (1/2 cup) and only 110 to 120 calories per serving. In addition to containing live and active cultures provided by Yoplait® yogurt, when prepared with skim milk and made according to package directions, Yoplait Frozen Smoothies are also a good source of calcium.

I love how easy and quick they are to make. I also love how good they are for the kids and they love to drink them. So it’s a win win for me.

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Safeway Fiber One Cereal And Bars #Giveaway #MyBlogSpark

November 4, 2010 By Momstart 312 Comments

In the afternoon I get hungry sometimes. With Halloween just over, I’m heading to the fridge for a piece of the candy we collected. One, I figure I should eat it and not the kids and two, I can’t turn down those chocolate kit-kat bars. So what should I do, I should first get rid of the candy and two find a healthier more filling option. Fiber One helps make it easier than ever to increase your daily intake while leaving your taste buds jumping for joy. Fiber One has you covered with at least 35% of your daily value of fiber in every serving of their cereals and bars. Check out the great new taste of three Fiber One favorites.

Fiber One Honey Clusters have a brand new flake! Every one-cup serving is full of tasty honey clusters, antioxidant vitamins A and E, and 13 grams of fiber.

Fiber One Raisin Bran Clusters now contain crispier, lightly sweetened whole grain flakes. With plump, juicy raisins and crunchy clusters it packs 11 grams of fiber and antioxidant vitamins A and E into every serving.

With rich chocolate chips and a new and improved taste, Fiber One Oats & Chocolate chewy bars are a good source of calcium and contain 9 grams of fiber in each bar.

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VIP coupons good for one free box of Fiber One cereal and one free box of Fiber One bars, in addition to a $25 Safeway gift card (also valid at Dominick´s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, and Genuardi´s)

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This giveaway ends November 22nd, I received a sample free to me, my opinion are still my own. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.

Fiber One provided me with the gift card, VIP coupons, and giveaway through MyBlogSpark.

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My Blog Spark: Fiber One 90 Calorie Bars Healthy Gift Basket #giveaway

February 5, 2010 By Momstart 227 Comments

My Blog Spark sent us a new gift basket to review. It’s been a great basket and I decided to actually donate it. You know me, I try to give as much as I can. We received everything pictures below:

The Fiber One Granola Bars taste great, I’ve purchased them before. This particular one is covered in chocolate and you know how much I like chocolate. These are also great for me even though I’m on a diet because of the chocolate, no, because of the extra Fiber and that it only has 90 calories.

General Mills through My Blog Spark is trying to promote healthier lifestyles. America needs more fiber in their diets, that’s why there is a trend in the food companies adding fiber to all of the foods we eat. We may not want them to, but I haven’t ever noticed a difference. To help, My Blog Spark is also providing, a plastic water bottle so that you can keep refilling and drinking the minimum amount of water that you are supposed to drink every day. Along with that they are including a healthy fit journal, where you can keep track of calories and a little pedometer. These are all tools to help you live healthier.

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The contest will run until Feb 22 nd 11:59 pm Pacific. The winner will be selected by www.random.org. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.

product, information, prize pack, and giveaway have all been provided by Fiber One through MyBlogSpark

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General Mills is Reducing the sugar in kid’s cereal

January 2, 2010 By Momstart 11 Comments

General Mills decided to make a commitment to reduce sugar in cereal advertised to kids under 12 to single digit grams of sugar per serving. How exciting is that for mother’s who try to keep giving their children healthy food. We’re fighting the advertisements, but no longer because it won’t matter the cereal will have less sugar. Cereal can provide many benefits. MyBlogSpark sent me information regarding this commitment and change in their cereal:

Ready-to-eat cereals, including presweetened cereals, account for only 5% of sugar in children´s diets.

Ready-to-eat cereal is the No. 1 source of whole grains in a child´s diet today.

More frequent cereal eaters tend to have healthier body weights and lower Body Mass Index measures.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It starts your metabolism for the day and gives your body fuel. Studies demonstrate the benefits of eating breakfast and it’s been ingrained in my head. A 1998 study showed that children who eat breakfast tend to perform better at school. Compared to children who skip breakfast, children who eat breakfast score higher on tests, are less likely to miss class or be tardy, have fewer reported discipline problems, and make fewer trips to the office.

Breakfast is important. Cereal is easy for moms. General Mills is making their cereal more healthy.

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MyBlogSpark also wanted me to share a coupon with you. Click here and you can print a coupon for $1 off one of four General Mills cereal. For more information please visit Cereal Health and Wellness.

General Mills through MyBlogSpark gave me this information, along with 4 free cereal coupons for my time.

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Fiber One Toaster Pastry Gift Basket Review and #Giveaway

October 17, 2009 By Momstart 365 Comments

My Blog Spark connects moms with General mills products. They recently sent me a gift basket full of products and a Fiber One Toaster Pastry sample.

The gift basket included an insulated lunch bag, sample of Fiber One brown sugar toaster pastry, a travel coffee mug and an event planner/calendar.

I love the flavor is sweet brown sugar and cinnamon and the fact that they have fiber in them is really great for me.

Fiber One Toaster Pastries product description:

Made with whole grain wheat flour
Serving 5 grams of fiber in each pastry (i.e. 20% of your daily value of fiber)
Containing 0% cholesterol and only 4 grams of total fat in each serving.
Rich with 4% Iron and
Available in 4 consumer preferred flavors- strawberry, chocolate fudge, brown sugar cinnamon and blueberry.

Brown sugar is my favorite flavor but they do make a few different flavors. They make strawberry, blueberry, and chocolate fudge. The good thing about Fiber One verses Pop Tarts is that in my opinion some of the Pop Tart flavors are too sweet. Yuck their strawberry flavor makes me want to ……

Anyways you can enter to win the gift basket:

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Nature Valley Granola Nut Cluster Gift Set #giveaway

October 8, 2009 By Momstart 578 Comments

I honestly didn’t think these would be any good. I’m not sure why I thought that at first because I really like Nature Valley products. I guess I decided to do this “spark” because I love to try new things when they come out. So when MyBlogSpark told me about the new Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters I was definitely interested in trying them. They sent me a gift set that includes what you would need for a day trip outdoors. You can see below what is pictures, a back pack (day pack) a flashlight and binoculars. This set is going to one lucky reader.

I’ve been a fan of Nature Valley granola bars for awhile. I love the hard peanut butter bars and their chewy granola bars that they recently came out with. I ate their cashew bars like they were going out of style. These new Granola Nut Clusters combine both nuts and granola into a delicious, convenient snack. I really enjoyed them with their sweet and salty combination just like their sweet and salty chewy bars, only these are crunchy and have fewer calories. My only negative would be their fat content, as they’re not low fat. But at only 140 – 160 calories a serving, if you can stop yourself at one serving they’re a nice yummy snack that does have some nutritive value with 4 – 5g of protein and mainly unsaturated fat.

So try very hard to put the bag away or only get out a service size. That’s what I have to do.

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Yoplait Freeze Pops My Blog Spark #giveaway package

August 17, 2009 By Momstart 335 Comments

Did you see the new Yoplait commercial on TV? I saw it this weekend and I only noticed it because my sister said,

“You can Freeze Yogurt?”

Oh, yeah, didn’t you know, you can freeze yogurt. You don’t even have to worry about the live cultures because as they warm up they become active again.

So for a last summer treat and an after school snack. Yoplait is offering up a gift package to two of my readers.

You will win two coupons for yogurt and a popsicle maker set and the spoons and a refrigerated bag for those trips to the park or wherever. You want to keep the pops cool.

I’ve been freezing yogurt for a long time. The texture will be a little different but it’s a great texture for a frozen treat.

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Visit Yoplait and tell me what flavor you are going to try.

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The contest will run until September 14 11:59 pm Pacific. The winner will be selected by www.random.org

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Wanchai Ferry My Blog Spark #giveaway package

August 17, 2009 By Momstart 458 Comments

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Wanchai Ferry makes some great quick and easy meals for moms to throw together and feed the family.

I love Chinese Food and these are mouth watering. I haven’t tried every flavor in fact I’ve only tried one. Orange Chicken is so very yummy. It’s really easy to make and you only have to get one pan dirty. I’m getting hungry just thinking about it.

People from every part of Hong Kong society pass through—business people and laborers, shoppers and even commuters trying to get to the pier so they can take the Wanchai Ferry across Victoria Harbor to Kowloon.

In 1972, Madame Chong left her home in Central East China for a new life in the bustling city of Hong Kong. To support her two young daughters, Madame Chong began making dumplings from an old family recipe and selling them from a cart in Wanchai.

Although her dumplings attracted many fans, Madame Chong was not satisfied. She listened to her customers carefully and revised her recipes until they were perfect in every detail. Word soon spread across the city and her dumplings became the talk of the town. The Hong Kong press even named Madame Chong the city’s "Dumpling Queen."

In 1985, Madame Chong established the Wanchai Ferry^® Peking Dumpling Company to make her creations more widely available.

Since that time, Wanchai Ferry has become a leading brand not only in Hong Kong but the world over. Now people across Asia, Europe and even the United States can enjoy restaurant quality Chinese food in the comfort of their own homes.

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General Mills, MyBlogSpark, would like for one of my readers to get to try this out. Not only, do you get a coupon for a free package of your choice of Wanchai Ferry you will get the items pictured.

You will find two sets of chopsticks, two placemats and two bowls. I love this set it’s very modern and I can’t wait to get back home and use it all together.

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Visit Wanchai Ferry and tell me what flavor you are going to try.

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Betty Crocker – helping moms save money and cook

April 14, 2009 By MomStart 1 Comment

Betty Crocker always has coupons for you to use to save money. They also have a community where you can log in and talk to others about recipes and products. Now they have a cooking show called the mixer. Sounds like a little bit of fun.

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Active with Yoplait Giveaway

April 5, 2009 By MomStart 155 Comments

Vitamin D and Calcium are an important part of a child’s diet. Yoplait for Kids yogurt is fortified in calcium and Vitamin D. It has a smooth texture and yummy fruit flavors your child will love, plus the calcium, vitamins and protein they need. With so many nutritional benefits, there’s a lot of love in every little cup and bottle of Yoplait Kids.

print a coupon and learn more about Yoplait for Kids!

My children do not seem to care what flavor they have or what brand they have. They just like to drink and eat yogurt. As important as it is for kids to have extra nutrients for growth and development it is just as important to play.

MyBlogSpark has provided my readers two active sets to giveaway. You will get a beach ball, a jump rope, a water bottle, a Frisbee, a wiffal ball, a to go bag and a coupon for a free six pack of yogurt.

*This coupon offer for a free six pack of Yoplait for Kids yogurt is not valid in some states, including Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota and Tennessee.

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Tell me what your family does for exercise.

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Wanchai Ferry My Blog Spark #giveaway package

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