Giveaway: Yoplait Yo-Plus Gift Set

Did you know that one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer within her lifetime? That's 12 percent of all women who will be personally impacted by the disease.

For every pink lid mailed in by December 31, 2009, Yoplait will donate $.10 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, up to $1.5 million, with a guaranteed minimum donation of $500,000. Now, you'll be surprised at home many of those pink lids will fit in one envelope. You can also set up your own collection team--and there's more info on that HERE.

To me, this is wonderful because I'm a fan of yogurt anyway so I like that I can help contribute to a great cause just by saving and mailing in the lids. I just bought a bunch over the weekend, all with pink lids! :)

So please, pass the word about this simple way everyone can help raise money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.

As an extra incentive to spread the word, MyBlogSpark has offered me a really cute gift set to one winning reader. The gift set will include:

*Coupon for FREE Yoplait Yo-Plus Yogurt
*Leather Jewelry Case (This is sooo cute!)
*Breast Cancer Awareness Bracelet

HERE'S HOW TO ENTER

1) Leave a comment telling me what is your favorite dish to bring to pass around at a gathering/potluck? Be sure to leave your first name & email/blog address.

After that, here are other ways to enter: (Please, make sure that you submit extra comments if you do these.)

2) Either subscribe to my email newsletter or become a follower. (If you are already, thank you and you get that 2nd entry)

3) Become a Fan of mine on Facebook. (If you are already, thank you and you get that 3rd entry)

4) Blog/Tweet about the giveaway.

There are now a total of 4 entries per person!

Entry is open to US residents only through 11:59pm CST on Friday, 10/23/09. Winner will be chosen using random.org and contacted by email. If you're the winner, you'll have 48 hours to respond or an alternate will be chosen.

Good luck to all of you who enter!

Thank you to MyBlogSpark for this wonderful giveaway and to Yoplait for helping a great cause!

Giveaway #3: Nature Valley Nut Clusters Snack Pack

I think that is such a fun giveaway! When My BlogSpark asked if I'd be interested, I was very quick to sign-up. I've been wanting to try out the Nature Valley Nut Clusters for awhile now. What's not to love....nuts and granola! :) I had forgotten that they were sending over all 4 varieties so it was a nice surprise to be able to try them all. My hubby and I even tried a little "taste test" to see which was each of our favorites. The end result? We loved them all! The hardest part was to stop eating them before all the bags were consumed! :) What was nice is that they were easy to just pop into your mouth, making a great easy snack to grab. I will definitely be buying these now! (Can you believe we ate all four bags before the week was over?!)

As most of you know by now, My BlogSpark is always so generous in offering one to me to giveaway to a lucky reader. So one of you can win one of these cool Snack Packs, too, that include:

*All four varieties of the Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters
*Sling Backpack
*Stainless Steel Water Bottle
*Flashlight
*Binoculars

This was a perfect gift for me to use on the Full Moon Walk that we are planning on taking tonight. (Sunday, October 4th) And I am a *huge* fan of sling backpacks. They really come in handy when you have multiple little kids!

HERE'S HOW TO ENTER:

NOTE: For those of you new to blogs, there is a Comments field under each posting. Click there and scroll to where it will let you add a comment. This is how you'll do these entries listed below.

1) Leave a comment telling me what is your favorite fall/winter activity that you do with your family/friends? Be sure to leave your first name & email/blog address.

After that, you can also enter two other ways: (Make sure you leave a separate comment for these, too!)

2) Subscribe via Email/Reader or Follow the Blog. (These are in my left sidebar.)Make sure you come back here and leave a comment with your first name and email/blog address. (This should be a separate comment than the one above.) NOTE: If you are already a subscriber, thank you, and please give yourself another entry!

3) For an additional entry, write a posting on your blog about the giveaway or you can "tweet" about the giveaway on twitter. Make sure that you leave another comment with your email/blog address letting me know that you did this.

4) There's a total of three entries allowed per person.

Entry is open to US residents only through 11:59pm CST on Friday, 10/9/09. Winner will be chosen using random.org and contacted by email. If you're the winner, you'll have 48 hours to respond or an alternate will be chosen.

Good Luck to those of you that enter! And Thank You to My BlogSpark for the fabulous giveaway!

Giveaway #2: Yoplait Fiber One Gift Set - Three Winners!!!!!

If you've been following my blog for even the shortest time, you've probably heard me gushing about how much I love yogurt. :) I've really made quite a switch in our diets this year by switching out several of our unhealthier side dishes to a cup of yogurt. There have been so many fabulous yogurt coupons, that when paired with a great sale, they are actually budget-friendly.

I was asked by My Blog Spark if I wanted to try out the new line of Yoplait Fiber One "Zero Guilt" yogurt. They are the only yogurt so far to have only 50 calories and 5 grams of fiber! To which you are thinking, but how did it taste? Well they offer the flavors of Strawberry, Peach, Vanilla and Key Lime Pie. Key Lime Pie? Yum! It sounded like a dessert so I, of course, picked that one for my "freebie." Now, I'm not one who has ever had a real key lime pie so I can't compare them, in that sense, but let me tell you, it tasted like dessert in a cup to me! And after using my EA Sports Active and seeing how much I have to workout to lose calories, I appreciate that these are only 50! :) (Thank you, Yoplait!!)

Once again, My Blog Spark has been so incredibly generous by offering me a great gift pack to give away, to not one, but *three* of my readers! So here's what 3 of you will win: (see picture above!)

~ A coupon for a FREE Yoplait Fiber One 4-pack to try for yourself
~ A Yoplait Fiber One Cooler/Lunch Bag
~ A Divided bowl,Cup and fork/spoon set to carry your snacks and such in

HOW TO ENTER

1) Leave a comment and tell me what way(s) you try to or would like to do to eat healthier. Be sure to leave your first name & email/blog address.

After that, you can also enter two other ways: (Make sure you leave a separate comment for these, too!)

2) Subscribe via Email/Reader or Follow the Blog. (These are in my left sidebar.)Make sure you come back here and leave a comment with your first name and email/blog address. (This should be a separate comment than the one above.) NOTE: If you are already a subscriber, thank you, and please give yourself another entry!

3) For an additional entry, write a posting on your blog about the giveaway or you can "tweet" about the giveaway on twitter. Make sure that you leave another comment with your email/blog address letting me know that you did this.

4) There's a total of three entries allowed per person.

Entry is open to US residents only through 11:59pm CST on 8/25/09. Winner will be chosen using random.org and contacted by email. If you're the winner, you'll have 48 hours to respond or an alternate will be chosen.

Thank you to My Blog Spark for the fabulous giveaway!

Review & Giveaway: Wanchai Ferry Dinner Entree & Gift Set

One of my favorite "blog perks" is when I get offered a new food to try out and review. I'm always looking to try new things but I hate to spend $$ on something that I may not like. So when My BlogSpark asked if I wanted to try out Wanchai Ferry Frozen Chinese Meals, I said, "Absolutely!"

Not only did they ship me a coupon for a FREE entree, but they also sent a set of bamboo placemats, chopsticks and Chinese-inspired bowls. Oh, this was going to be fun! A date night...at home! (but with the kids!) But I also got a sample of the Orange Chicken variety mailed right to my door, shipped on dry ice. Talk about practically cooking for me! :) (If only they had agreed to do the dishes....)

So Nathan and I had fun setting up the table all cutesy with the Chinese items and in less than 15 minutes, dinner was served. I have to be honest in that I was a little leary as to how Orange Chicken was going to taste. But I'm glad I tried it! We loved it...even little Nathan! It was definitely close to restaurant quality in my book!

They have other varieties like Shrimp Lo Mein, Spicy Garlic Chicken, Sweet & Sour Chicken and Sweet & Spicy Shrimp. Since Lo Mein is one of my restaurant favorites, I'm sure that's the next one I'll try! But, as you all know by now, My BlogSpark likes to spoil one of my readers, too! :) So this is what they are going to ship one of my lucky readers that wins this giveaway:

~A Coupon for a FREE Wanchai Frozen Chinese Entree
~A set of chopsticks, bamboo placemats and bowls, so you can have your own little date night at home, too!

HERE'S HOW TO ENTER:

1) Leave a comment and tell me what is your favorite International food (dish/entree)? Be sure to leave your first name & email/blog address.

After that, you can also enter two other ways: (Make sure you leave a separate comment for these, too!)

2) Subscribe via Email/Reader or Follow the Blog. (These are in my left sidebar.)Make sure you come back here and leave a comment with your first name and email/blog address. (This should be a separate comment than the one above.) NOTE: If you are already a subscriber, thank you, and please give yourself another entry!

3) For an additional entry, write a posting on your blog about the giveaway or you can "tweet" about the giveaway on twitter. Make sure that you leave another comment with your email/blog address letting me know that you did this.

4) There's a total of three entries allowed per person.

Entry is open to US residents only through 11:59pm CST on 8/17/09. Winner will be chosen using random.org and contacted by email. If you're the winner, you'll have 48 hours to respond or an alternate will be chosen.

Thank you to My BlogSpark for the great meal and giveaway for one of my readers!