Cleaning with Glass Cleaner from Tropical Traditions Giveaway

May 1, 2010 by Momstart 278 Comments

Working with Tropical Traditions over the past six months has been quite an enlightening experience. I never knew how many different uses there were for such a simple plant as a coconut. The latest item I received for review was the Tropical Traditions Glass and Surface Cleaner. It is perfect to use on my countertops because there is no ammonia or alcohol in it. We aren’t supposed to use any chemicals on our countertops, that actually makes their product a great choice for us. Glass and Surface Cleaner - 1 gallon

I also used the Glass and Surface cleaner to clean the mirrors in my bathroom and the glass on my back door. The product doesn’t leave any streaks, and to my disappointment has no smell. I was actually hoping it would smell like coconuts. However, with no fragrance or dye, I can use it an not offend anyone in the house with the smell of cleaners. We have some pretty sensitive noses in this house.

Directions for use: Spray Household Traditions Glass and Surface Cleaner directly onto the glass or surface to be cleaned. For a fast drying, streak free finish, wipe with a clean, lint free, dry cloth. NO RINSING IS NECESSARY! Household Traditions Glass and Surface Cleaner can be used on ALL glass including treated glass, auto windshields, Plexiglas, light fixtures, and mirrors. It can also be used on chrome, appliances, vinyl, stainless steel, plastic, porcelain, countertops, walls, floors and more! It is ideal for computers and computer screens (spray onto cloth and wipe). If unsure about a surface, test in a small hidden area first

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Tropical Traditions Organic Coconut Peanut Butter Review and #giveaway

January 13, 2010 by Momstart 448 Comments

I’ve been trying different Tropical Traditions product for a few months now and the Organic Coconut Peanut Butter is by far my favorite. One, I love peanut butter and two, I love coconut milk and the combination is like magic. I want to eat the peanut butter straight from the jar.

Organic Coconut Peanut Butter

Tropical traditions is made from organic Peanut Butter and organic Coconut. There is nothing else in it, no sweeteners, no fillers, not binders and it’s perfect. Valencia peanuts grown organically by family farmers in New Mexico and Texas. Grown in the dry climate of the southwestern United States, these peanuts are certified organic and free from aflatoxins. The dried coconut is certified organic coconut meat from the Philippines from coconuts that are grown with no fertilizers or pesticides. This premium dried coconut contains no additives or preservatives, and is not sweetened. I’ve been finding myself having a very hard time not eating it constantly. Let me tell you my experience from the beginning.

Working with Tropical Traditions has been my pleasure. I’ve enjoyed the experience and am excited every time they say I can pick a new product. I spent a little more time looking at each product individually as I made my decision and I found a gem. It arrived and I opened it right away. I pulled back the seal and my first reactions was. EEEWWW!

It looks funny because it is white on the top. Well, it’s organic “Coconut” peanut butter so what was I expecting. Of course I was expecting it to look exactly like peanut butter. I’m a little nut. 😉

I took my spoon and dipped it in and it was love at first bite. MMM. I can’t wait to try out a recipe and make something with it. Tropical Traditions has quite a few recipes on their site and this one will be my first:

Coconut Peanut Butter Cup Hot Cocoa

4 – 5 servings
Preparation Time: 3 minutes

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 – 1/3 cup sugar/honey, more or less to taste*
Dash of salt
1/3 cup water
4 cups whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup Coconut Peanut Butter

Combine dry ingredients in a medium saucepan and whisk in water over medium heat. Bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Boil for 2 minutes. Whisk in Coconut Peanut Butter.

Add milk and whisk and heat until hot, but do not boil. Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla extract. Serve topping with whipped cream.

*If using honey, use less then you would for sugar. Brown sugar may be used.

Recipe courtesy Sarah Shilhavy

Thank you Sarah!!!

Third time is a charm, I can’t stop eating it.

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Tropical Traditions Coconut Flour Recipe #giveaway

December 14, 2009 by Momstart 307 Comments

Tropical Traditions sent me a package of their organic gluten-free high fiber coconut flour to review. It took me a while to get to this one but since it is the season of baking I finally decided to throw something together. What I did was a mistake. I didn’t even think that because the composition is different from regular flower that some conversions might be needed. I set out to make my banana muffins just by switching flower. It was a failure. The flower is just so thick, I needed to increase the liquid content and decrease the amount of flour used. With baking it is imperative that you follow directions.

Here is a recipe that will work using coconut flour:

Coconut Banana Muffins:

Ingredients:

Organic Coconut Flour photo 1 cup organic coconut fl our
6 eggs
2 ripe bananas (mashed)
2 Tbsp. melted butter
2 Tbsp. Virgin Coconut Oil
2 Tbsp. milk
3 Tbsp. honey
1 tsp. aluminum free baking powder
½ tsp. vanilla
⅛ tsp. Himalayan salt

Procedure:

Pre-heat oven at 350 degrees F.
Mix coconut fl our and baking powder (put it in separate
bowl). In a mixing bowl, beat eggs gradually, and then add
milk, honey, coconut oil, butter, vanilla and salt. Continue
mixing. Then add the coconut fl our with baking powder and
mashed bananas. Blend well. Grease 12 muffi n cups with
coconut oil. Fill greased muffi n cups with the batter.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes.
Yield: 12 muffins

Tropical Traditions organic coconut fl our contains over 19% non-gluten protein. Therefore, it can be added to shakes and smoothies where fiber and protein are needed. Or simply dissolve a spoonful in water as a high-fiber drink with a coconut flavor. This organic coconut flour is very versatile and very tasty. I covered my finger in the flour and ate it straight. It’s not bad. Sprinkle it over your favorite dishes to add a light coconut flavor or, use it as a thickener in soups and sauces. You can do quite a bit with it once you learn how much to use. (Less than normal flour)

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Free Shipping on all Tropical Traditions Orders Today Only

September 28, 2009 by Momstart 1 Comment

FREE SHIPPING ON ALL DOMESTIC GROUND ORDERS TODAY ONLY!

Through midnight today, Monday, September 28th, all Tropical Traditions Healthy Buyer’s Club ground shipments within the lower 48 United States will be FREE! This special offer does not apply to refrigerated or frozen items, or to rebounders which are shipped by the manufacturer. It also does not apply to 2nd day air and overnight shipments. Take advantage of this special offer! NOTE: Orders placed before this time period cannot be refunded for shipping charges.

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BUY 1 ORGANIC TEETH CLEANER GET 1 FREE ENDS THURSDAY!

People living in the tropics where coconuts grow have used coconut oil to clean their teeth long before modern toothpastes were developed. Tropical Traditions has developed a Teeth Cleaner based on our popular Organic Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil as the main ingredient. This 100% natural cleaner for your teeth contains no fluoride and no foaming agents such as SLS.

This has been one of our best-selling skin care products, and we have three varieties available: Cinnamon, Mint, and Classic. Our Cinnamon Teeth Cleaner is mint free, for those with sensitivities to mint, and for people who need a mint-free product, such as those utilizing homeopathic remedies. Our Mint Teeth Cleaner is cinnamon-free, for those who don’t like cinnamon or are sensitive to it. We also have our "Classic" variety which utilizes BOTH cinnamon and mint varieties of organic essential oils imported from France. Invest in your teeth today by buying the best cleaner available!

Now, through Thursday, October 1st only, you can buy one organic Teeth Cleaner at the regular retail price, and get the second one FREE! Order here:

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Tropical Traditions Raw Canadian Honey #giveaway

September 6, 2009 by Momstart 206 Comments

Tropical Traditions wants to be on my blog about once a month. I’m a bit slow, not sure how they feel about it but I was supposed to get this up and posted in August not September. Well, I’m using the Holiday Weekend to try and get caught up with my reviews and giveaways.

Organic Canadian Raw Honey - 17.7 oz. Tropical Traditions is a wonderful company to work with bloggers. They sent me a bottle of honey to taste and try out. I received it while I was in Texas because I was thinking I would have time to write while I was there, well obviously I didn’t have time because I am 10 posts behind and working while everyone else is having a great time playing in the (insert local weather here) rain. We’re having rain. It’s always raining in Washington. September through May.

The honey looks scary because it’s raw, but tastes very good, excellent in fact. It’s great, it’s thick. It makes a great sweetener to tea, toast, rolls, biscuits. You can even use it in recipes. MMM, I love honey. I really do, send me this honey and I’m happy. Well, chocolate honestly is my first love but this stuff was finger licking kind of good.

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Cooking with Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil Giveaway

June 5, 2009 by MomStart 246 Comments

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What is Coconut Oil?

According to Wikipedia it is a tropical oil with many applications. It comes from dried meat of the coconut. The oil makes up seven percent of the total export from the Philippines. The Philippines is the world’s largest exporter of the Coconut oil.

Virgin Coconut Oil

is derived from fresh coconuts rather than dried.

It is produced by:

Quick-drying of fresh coconut meat, which is then used to press out the oil.

Wet-milling (coconut milk). With this method, the oil is extracted from fresh coconut meat without drying first. “Coconut milk” is expressed first by pressing. The oil is then further separated from the water. Methods which can be used to separate the oil from the water include boiling, fermentation, refrigeration, enzymes and mechanical centrifuge.

Wet-milling (Direct Micro Expelling). In this process, fresh coconut kernel is shredded and dried to about 10% to 12% moisture. The moist shredded coconut is then pressed to expel virgin coconut oil.^[5]

^{Copied from Wikipedia. You know you can’t trust everything you read on the internet though so do your homework when finding out information.}

My Story with Virgin Coconut Oil.

Tropical Traditions sent me a jar of virgin coconut oil. I have had time to use it in a recipe of my own, but they did also provide me with a book of recipes and information about Virgin Coconut Oil. I haven’t even begun to delve into the book but I will tell you about my cooking experience.

I like to make a recipe called Chicken Curry and Coos Coos. We usually use Coconut milk but I was out and I had this jar of Coconut Oil. My husband had already put the idea in my head so I proceeded to use the oil.

I used two tablespoons to cook the chicken and carrots. I think I went a little overboard with the oil but the smell was wonderful. I added flour and curry after the chicken was completely done. Then I cooked my coos coos and added some chicken broth. I don’t think I added enough chick broth because the final result was a little dry with the coos coos.

The taste however was wonderful. It added just enough sweetness to the curry so it wasn’t too hot.

I can’t make any claims on the benefits of how healthy it is. But even my husband had some awareness that there are some benefits to using coconut oil.

You can order it here and use my sponsor code: 5000618.

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one jar of Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut oil and a book “Virgin Coconut Oil, how it has changed people’s lives and how it can change yours” by Brian and Marianita Shilhavy.

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