Fiber One 80 Calories Cereal Review and Giveaway

They Say: The wait is over - brand new Fiber One 80 Calories cereal is on store shelves now! Each crunchy wheat and corn puff square in every bowl of Fiber One 80 Calories cereal has a light honey flavor.

* With 40 percent of the Daily Value of fiber in one 80 calorie serving, Fiber One 80 Calories cereal can help curb your hunger, which can help you stick to your weight loss plan.

* With great-tasting Fiber One 80 Calories cereal, there is a new breakfast option that helps you feel satisfied without sacrificing flavor!

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I say:  This cereal was really good! I wasn't sure how an 80 calorie cereal would taste, but it did live up to the Fiber One slogan of "Fiber, yes, Cardboard, no" It is not too sweet, and you can definitely taste the wheat and corn. I was also surprised that the fiber One 80 calories cereal kept me full for quite awhile. It didn't get soggy in my yogurt either!

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Please note that the mandatory entry to to post a comment on this post answering this question: What is your current breakfast, and does it keep you full until lunch time? If the mandatory entry is not done, none of your other entries will count.










 
Disclosure: Fiber One 80 Calories cereal, information, and giveaway have been provided by General Mills through MyBlogSpark. 

The Day Baby Was Born App by Tommee Tippee

 Since baby E is only 4 months old, I can still remember most of his birth. I replay it in my mind often! But I know that as time goes on, I will forget some of the littler things - and probably already have. The day went by in such a blur that I know I have forgotten some things - especially the emotions the come with giving birth. I wish that I remembered a few things about his birth - such as the time we went to the hospital and more about my experience there.

And even though I had a blog when I was pregnant, I was bad at keeping up with blogging the details of my pregnancy. I can't remember what week we found out I was pregnant or when we found out his sex or even what week I gave birth! I have been thinking about that often, since it was August when we found out I was pregnant. It would be really nice to recall the day of the doctor's visit - a day that began our new life. Such important things in you life at the time, so easily forgotten!!

I wish that Tommee Tippee's The Day Baby Was Born™ application had existed when I became pregnant.  It is a free web application that automatically gathers information about the day your child was born, creating a storybook that you can treasure and share. See a sample storybook created with The Day Baby Was Born here: http://tommeetippee.sierrabravo.net/pdf/tt_storybook_example2b.pdf  or watch a video here: http://www.thedaybabywasborn.com/?t=video

On of the things I like about the app is that you can add short sentences at key weeks of your pregnancy. So instead of a long rambling blog post,  I could write a blurb when we found out he was a boy or even when I first noticed a baby bump! And not only would my pregnancy posts be in one place, but pictures, his birth information and even current events on the date of E's birth would all be in the same place! I also love that it adds Facebook comments from when we annouced both the preganacy and his birth on Facebook. The other feature I  love is that you can write a little note to your baby.

I cannot wait to dive into this application and add what I can remember about my pregnancy and Baby E's birth. I am glad I did blog a bit so hopefully I can glean some more information from my posts. I need to take some time to really think about what I am going to write in his letter - I am not a total sap, but I don't want to make it too funny or reveal too many details! The Day Baby Was Born app from Tommee Tippee is a great way to have a lasting memory of your pregnancy and birth.

About Tommee TippeeTommee Tippee, from the UK based Mayborn Group Limited, is the number-one brand of infant and toddler feeding products in Great Britain one of the top brands of infant products and accessories in the global market. Loved by parents and children alike, Tommee Tippee has received numerous brand accolades in Great Britain, including top ranks in the prestigious Mother and Baby Awards, a head-to-head assessment of competitive products voted on by moms themselves. The Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature line of baby bottles has been chosen as Great Britain’s best baby bottle, winning the Gold award in 2006/7, in 2008/9 and again in 2009/10.



I wrote this blog post while participating in the SocialMoms and Tommee Tippee blogging contest for a chance to get a gift pack worth $50. For more information on how you can participate, click here.

Slacking Again...

I still find it almost impossible to find 15, 30 minutes a day to sit down and write a blog post. I have so much to post about and a giveaway I need to post by Friday. But during the day, I am usually holding a now 4 month! old. When he goes for naps, I do the laundry, dishes, etc. He only sleeps for 20 to 30 mins and a lot of that is while he is laying on me lol!! Plus worrying about him and anticipating him waking up is always on the back of my mind so I just can't concentrate. I should at least write SOMETHING when he is sleeping, though, so I have the start. Never get anything done in one shot! Then at night I am soo exhausted that I can't even think. And since it is my only uninterrupted time, I need to send e-mails and reply on message boards and Facebook, stuff I can't do while holding my wiggle worm!!

4 Month pic. Rare moment where he was still - but you can see he was leaning forward!

So, I am still trying but failing. Next week my parents will be visiting and the week after we will be in Disneyland so my time is even more limited. I need to schedule posts, lol, yeah right. I have an event coming up in Sept, and I don't have any sponsors because I want to have more current content up... it is an endless cycle!!!

Enough whining, here is another picture of my handsome boy!

Doing what he loves most - putting as many fingers in hid mouth as he can!!!

OK OK one more!!!

His Woodloch souvenir!

Seventh Generation Diaper giveaway WINNER!

Congrats to Mummytotwoboys!!!!

I will be e-mailing you shortly.

Thank you to everyone who entered! I will have another giveaway up this week - this time it will be a rafflecopter giveaway! Woo hoo!!!

Big Diaper Deal at Babies R Us

Babies R Us has a great Pampers diaper deal tomorrow and Saturday (July 15 and 16). When you buy 2 value boxes of Pampers, you get a $25 gift card. Value boxes are 92 to 276 count.

PLUS you will also get  $10 coupon (VALID 9/4 to 9/17) and  3 pack sample of size 4 Cruisers! (while supplies last of course!)

CLOSED - Radical Review Wednesday: Seventh Generation Diapers Review and Giveaway

It has been a milestone week in our household! Friday was E's 3 month checkup. He weighed in at 11 lbs 15 oz and is up to the 27th percentile! Woo hoo! On Sunday he rolled over from front to back, twice! I also have noticed that his size 1 diapers have gotten tighter, and he is leaking out of them a bit more. So a bag of Seventh Generation Free & Clear diapers in size 2 arrived at the perfect time!

The first thing I noticed about them was the lack of color. They look very natural and are not full of cute cartoon characters. I was surprised at how soft they were - not as soft as some other brands but definitely softer than some I have tried. And no gross chemical smell. The diapers fit Baby E. perfectly and did not leak overnight! Really, the only thing i didn't like was the Velcro - I love that it is long, but that means it gets tucked behind the baby's body and is hard to open.

About Seventh Generation diapers: Free & Clear diapers do not include chlorine processing, fragrances, latex and petroleum based lotions. In an effort to contribute less overall landfill waste and continue to ensure a premium standard of absorbency, the new Free & Clear diapers have been redesigned with a lighter-weight core. With processed chlorine-free wood pulp in Free & Clear diapers, Seventh Generation also makes certain that no chlorine is released into the environment during the totally chlorine-free (TCF) whitening process of the diapers and training pants.

Don't forget - the $2 coupon is still available!

Want to win a package of Seventh Generation diapers? It's easy!

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1. Comment and tell me: What do you love about eco-conscious baby products?

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Open to U.S. Only. Giveaway ends on Friday, July 29 at 11:59 pm EST. The winner will be selected by random.org, notified by e-mail and will have 48 hours to reply back before a new winner is selected. Good luck!

 

Seventh Generation provided me with the free product, information, and giveaway through MyBlogSpark

Seventh Generation Diaper Coupon

I am working on a review and giveaway for Seventh Generation Diapers.you guys have no idea how excited I am to try these diapers. So excited that I wanted to share this coupon with you right now!

You can save $2.00 OFF any ONE Seventh Generation Baby Product (Diapers, Training Pants, or Wipes). You can download it here, http://bit.ly/seventhgendcoupon.

Print it today and check back later in the week for my review and giveaway!


the coupon link, product, prize pack, information, and giveaway have all been provided by Seventh Generation through MyBlogSpark.

Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore

To balance out the so bad they are good S'mores bars recipe I posted yesterday, I made a Weight Watchers friendly crock pot recipe, from the wonderful LaaLoosh blog

I didn't take a pic, so here is the one she posted:

pic from kitchen illiterate

My changes: tomatoes with Italian spices in them, garlic powder (forgot to buy garlic!), scallions instead of onions and no pepper. I also accidentally bought chicken tenderloins, which worked OK but chicken breasts would definitely work better.

Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore Recipe

submitted by Lorah
taken from  http://www.laaloosh.com/2010/01/12/crock-pot-chicken-cacciatore-recipe/


Ingredients:
- 1 28oz. can tomatoes, finely chopped and un-drained
- 1 10oz. can Healthy Request Tomato Soup
- 1 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp. dried minced garlic
- 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms, fresh or canned
- 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 16oz skinned and boned uncooked chicken breast cut into 4 pieces
- Non Fat Cooking spray
Directions:
In a crock pot container sprayed cooking spray, combine un-drained tomatoes, tomato soup, Italian seasoning and garlic. Stir in mushrooms, green pepper, onion and chicken pieces. Mix well to combine. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. Evenly spoon sauce over chicken to serve.
Entire Recipe makes 4 servings

Each serving = 5 Points +
PER SERVING: 204 calories; 4 g fat; 25g protein; 17g carbohydrates; 2g fiber

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Peanut Butter S'mores Bars

Since S'mores at the hottest trend, and I had some marshmallows leftover from Christmastime, I decided to make a S'mores dessert for the 4th of July.
I settled on this recipe from idle wife. (there are A LOT out there!)
Of course, I only had large marshmallows. And, upon further review, only a milk chocolate/peanut butter chips combo. But I forged ahead anyway.
And then after it was done, I realized I got the amount of butter  in the crust wrong, so the crust is really crumbly. (and excellent on ice cream!)

And this was the result:

You can see the crumbly crust!

It is delicious, if not difficult to eat. The best part: some of the peanut butter chips didn't melt all the way, so occasionally you'll get an extra bite of peanut butter. mmmm.

recipe from: http://idlewife.blogspot.com/2011/06/peanut-butter-smores-bars.html

graham cracker crust

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs

3 tablespoons sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup butter, melted

Line a 2 quart rectangular baking dish (or any dish you think will work. Smaller = thicker; larger = thinner) with parchment paper and set aside. In a bowl, mix the graham cracker crumbs, sugar and salt together. Add the melted butter and stir until the graham cracker crumbs are thoroughly moistened. Press evenly into the prepared baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Allow to cool completely.

chocolate confetti squares

1/4 cup margarine

1/2 cup smooth peanut butter (lite is all right)

1 cup chocolate chips

250 g mini marshmallows

In a medium sized pot, melt the margarine and peanut butter together. Remove from heat and stir in the chocolate chips. Stir until they've completely melted into the peanut butter mixture. Allow the mixture to cool to the point where you can comfortably place your hand on the bottom of the pot (be careful not to touch it too soon). Add marshmallows and stir to coat. Spread evenly over the graham cracker crust and put the whole thing in the fridge until fully set. Lift out of the dish using the parchment paper, cut into squares, and enjoy! It's best to keep these refrigerated.

(note from me - we calculated these at 8 points per serving for 10 servings. YMMV!)