Archive for September, 2010
Chex Mix Winner
The winner of the Chex Mix prize pack from Chex and MyBlogSpark was Terri! Congrats! Your prize pack is on the way.
The winner of the Yoplait Splitz prize pack from Yoplait and MyBlogSpark has been selected and will be announced once I have confirmation that they want it. 🙂
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Yoplait Splitz Giveaway
Have I mentioned lately how much I love Yoplait? I really do. Several months ago they teamed up with MyBlogSpark and offered a chance to try Simply Gogurt (Gogurt with no artificial flavors, preservatives, dyes, etc) and it immediately became our first choice for yogurt. My son and I both love the taste and convenience, and I love that it doesn’t have all the additives, especially aspartame (I’m really not a fan of aspartame).
Well, Yoplait has given me another reason to love them! They teamed up with MyBlogSpark again, this time to introduce a new product called Yoplait Splitz. Splitz come in 3 ice cream like flavors – Strawberry Sundae, Strawberry Banana Split, and Rainbow Sherbet. Splitz, like Simply Gogurt, have no artificial sweeteners or flavors. And you can freeze it for an even more ice creamy treat! They are delicious, and make a much healthy dessert than ice cream, with calcium and Vitamin D, and since they come in yogurt cups they are already sized for perfect portions.
Yoplait and MyBlogSpark sent me a freebie pack with a coupon for a free pack of Splitz, a fleece roll up picnic blanket, and an insulated bag perfect for carrying on picnics! Of course, I immediately planned a picnic – a foolish endeavor in Florida during the rainy season, lol. After getting rained out several times, I finally managed an afternoon at the park. I froze 2 of the Strawberry Sundae Splitz and 2 bottles of water the night before and packed them at the bottom of the insulated cooler bag. I packed our other snacks and sandwiches on top of that and off I went to the park with my son in tow. We spent a little over an hour at the park in 90 degree weather before stopping to eat, so the water and yogurt were mostly thawed, but they had kept the fruit and sandwiches nicely chilled. Plus the cooler bag has so many pockets I was able to fit everything we needed for our picnic in it and still had room to stick my wallet and cell phone in an outside pocket.
Yoplait and MyBlogSpark have also generously offered the same prize pack to one lucky reader, so we’re having a giveaway! Just leave a comment to enter, and I will choose a winner on Friday. For everyone else Yoplait is offering a coupon here.
Simply Gogurt is still my favorite yogurt for everyday snacking, but Splitz will be a great option for satisfying the occasional sweet tooth!
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Labor Day, Chex Mix, and Camping, Oh MY!
Not long ago I got another freebie prize package to try through MyBlogSpark. This one was Chex Gluten-Free cereal, and it came with a coupon for a free box of Chex cereal, a perfectly sized microwave safe plastic bowl with lid for making Chex mix, a plastic microwave safe measuring cup with lid for measuring and mixing wet ingredients (for the Chex mix, of course), and a handy little recipe book with several Chex Mix recipes.
I have had store bought Chex Mix before (you know, the kind that is premixed and seasoned – it usually has cheese crackers and pretzels and nuts mixed in) and was not too impressed. It is tasty, but has too much sodium, and a lot of people can’t eat all the ingredients due to allergies or restricted diets. The idea of homemade Chex Mix is much more appealing to me, because I can customize it to fit any group, or just to fit my family’s preferences. And there are several varieties of gluten free Chex cereals, so it can work if you have to feed someone with a gluten allergy.
I had intended to make the Chex mix for a picnic, which unfortunately got rained out. So when I was planning meals and snacks for my fall camping trip with my son I decided to include homemade Chex Mix! I really liked the look of the apple cinnamon Chex mix recipe, but didn’t have exactly the right ingredients – no dried apples or chopped walnuts. I did however have dried cranberries and pecans, so we had cranberry cinnamon Chex mix instead. I packed the Chex mix in the plastic bowl that came in my package and put it in the car for the 3 1/2 hour drive to the campgrounds where we stayed. There were four of us in the car – me, my son, a friend, and her daughter. By the time we got to the campsite, the Chex mix was gone! It must have been a hit!
When I got home from my camping trip I did a little research and found all kinds of recipes that use Chex cereal, especially the gluten free varieties. You can even make gluten free bread crumbs with it. (I don’t have to deal with a gluten free diet, thankfully. I didn’t realize how many everyday food items are off limits to people with gluten allergies, even things like meatloaf because of the breadcrumbs!)
Chex and MyBlogSpark have also generously offered a prize package to one of my readers! So the first person to leave a comment (with a way for me to contact you – sorry, anonymous comments don’t count for this) will get the same freebie prize package I got. I hope you will come back and tell us what kind of Chex mix you made!
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Adventures At Home 