Category Archives: Giveaway

Giveaway – Lose the Diet book!

I think this is an appropriate book for this time of year as so many, many people jump on the diet bandwagon in January to lose weight, and yet so many of these people have made resolutions before and not kept them.

Lose the Diet is a book that will help you explore the mind-body-soul connection to learning how to eat, move, breathe, and feel to get to a happy weight.

Kathy Balland explores several different techniques in the book to help you become a mindful eater and exerciser using things like: the EFT tapping technique, meditation, breathing, and journaling.  Also, she talks a little bit about the proper way to nourish your body.

I think people who like the Beck book will like this one as well.  It goes into a more spiritual and emotional level and how to work on the whole package to be happy.

To be entered, just leave a comment below with the craziest diet you have ever tried.

*For an extra entry, link on your blog and post a comment saying that you did so.*

* For a 3rd entry – twitter about this giveaway and make sure you @javaqueen01  *

Entries will be accepted until Sunday 1/17/2010 at noon EST.  I will then use random.org to pick a winner 😀

Commence to posting!

Dollars to Donuts Cookbook and giveaway!

I received a copy of Dollars to Donuts by Dawn Welch last week to review.

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The premise of this cookbook is making the most of your pantry and cooking on a budget with appropriate meal planning and taking advantage of bargains.  The recipes run the gamut from roasts to breakfasts to desserts.  All of the recipes use ingredients you are likely to have on hand as well.    What I really liked was that the recipes are not made up of processed foods to save time, but good real food and pretty healthy for the most part! The book looks lovely as well, with lots of pictures (I loves my pictures!) and a sprinkling of humor.

I tested out the Chicken and Dumplings (which you saw the other night), since we did indeed have everything on hand!  My only substitution was using 1/2 whole wheat flour in the dumplings:

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Dinner was on the table in 30 minutes and oh so yummy!

You can visit Dawn’s website here and see some of her recipes, as well as her pantry staple list, menu planner,  and tips.

Next stop for me is probably the couscous with butternut squash and dried fruit.

YC Media has generously offered a copy of Dollars to Donuts to one of my readers!

Here are the rules:

1.  This is open to US residents only as it is being shipped by YC Media.

2. To enter, leave a comment with one of your money/time saving tips for meals.

3. For a 2nd entry, link back to this post on your blog and let me know in a separate comment that you have done so.

4.  For a 3rd entry, add me to your reader using the RSS feed and let me know in another comment!

That is 3 chances to win!

This giveaway is open to US residents until 10:00 am EST on Friday December 18, 2009.  I will choose a random entry using random.org.  I will pass on the winner’s address to YC Media for them to ship the cookbook!

Full Bites Giveaway!

Hi everyone!  I don’t have to serve on the jury, but it was close – only by luck of the draw (literally) did I not get picked to sit on the jury.  It took all day to seat a jury, so I was there from 8:45 to a little after 5 pm!

Anyway, on to the good stuff!

The FullBar people have added a new product that is just out on the market and sent me a couple samples:

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Fullbites work with the same principles as FullBars:  Eat the snacks 30 minutes before your two largest meals with a glass of water.  The idea is that they will fill you up so that you eat less at your meals.  They come in  Savory BBQ, Bold Cheddar and Sour Cream & Onion.

Stats:

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Ingredients are actually pretty good – and gluten free.

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I have to say that I much preferred the Fullbites over the bars.  They are crisp and crunchy.  Almost the texture of Cheetos, but lighter.  The portion size is a good snack size (bulk eaters will probably enjoy these).

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Overall – I do really like these.  They were crunchy and fun.  I definitely felt full after about 15 minutes of eating with a glass of water!

The people at FullBar are generously giving a winner a week’s supply of of Fullbites to a randomly chosen winner.

Da Rules:  To enter to win, please reply to this post with how you think Fullbites could help you with your eating plan, and which of the 3 flavors interests you the most.

For a bonus entry, mention this contest on your blog and post another comment with the link to that post.

The winner will be chosen at 12pm on Thursday, Aug 20 (EST) by a random number generator.  Open to all!

NURU exercise cards and Giveaway!

 

I was sent some of the NURU Exercise anywhere cards to review.  These are pretty cute to keep in your purse or wallet.  The pack is smaller than a deck of cards and has a key chain to hook them together.  You don’t need a gym to use these – So you have no excuse to not do something for exercise!

 

From the site:

  • 30 ultra-thin cards, fully illustrated with simple language
  • Small, metal management ring to keep your cards together

From head to toe.
Exercise Anywhere targets every major muscle group in your body, including your:

  • Chest
  • Back
  • Shoulders
  • Arms
  • Legs/Glutes
  • Abs

A little love for everyone.
This deck is for men and women of all shapes, sizes, and fitness levels. Each exercise provides different variations for people at different levels.
The Cardio Lab.
Exercise Anywhere’s Cardio Lab is dedicated to strengthening your heart and lungs with innovative, "do-anywhere" cardio exercises designed to get your blood pumping.

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If you are a golfer, there are other products available on their site as well.

I am giving away 1 pack of the exercise cards to a randomly chosen commenter!   Just post a comment about how you would find use the Exercise Anywhere cards.  I will draw a winner on Friday May 8th!  Good luck!

Picture Yourself Thinner Giveaway!

Are you having trouble visualizing what you might look like at goal or at any point in between? Picture Yourself Thinner has graciously offered 5 (that’s right, 5) readers of this blog a free “after” picture. What you do is upload a before picture picture to them, and they alter it for an after photo and send it back to you.

This can be a great motivational tool to help keep you on track.

How to enter:
1. Comment on this post about how you feel an ‘after’ photo would help you on your weight loss journey, and where you would keep it.
2. For an extra entry, post to your own blog or twitter, and then comment again here with the link.

Contest is open to anyone, and I will choose 5 lucky winners by a random number generator. Contest is open through Sunday 3/29!

Commence to commenting!

You can also enter directly on their site each month for a chance to win.

Giveaway: Country Bob's Sauce

It’s Giveaway time!!
Country Bob’s generously provided me with 2 bottles of Original All Purpose sauce to review.

I tried the sauce both cooked and as a dipping sauce. As a dip, the sauce is similar to A-1, although a little thinner consistency. It has a nice mix of sweet and sour notes, and almost a Worcestershire sauce flavor to it. I also used it as a sauce to cook with, and I think where the sauce shines the most. It cooked down into a sweet, thick sauce – really like a barbeque sauce. It makes me wonder what their BBQ sauce tastes like!

The ingredients are pretty good: Tomato concentrate, vinegar, corn syrup, sugar, molasses, salt, onion powder, caramel color, garlic powder, tamarind, corn starch, natural flavors and other spices. Side note – I was surprised to see tamarind in there. This is commonly used in Indian cooking, and is a sour fruit. Sauce is 25 calories per tablespoon – so not bad at at all!

I give this a thumb’s up 🙂 I believe that this product is available in Wal-Mart, so check it out!

Contest Details:
So, the company has generously offered 2 winners to receive 2 bottles each! You have 2 chances to enter. One is to leave a comment on this blog stating how you would use Country Bob’s sauces. The other is to leave a comment on my food blog regarding this same contest. Bonus entry for you if you leave a separate comment where you have a link to this contest (which I will check 🙂 ).
Winners will be drawn by a random number generator on Thursday Feb 12th! Entries must be in by 8 am EST on the 12th. I will choose one winner from each blog comment section.

Have at it!