Pillsbury Sweet Moments {Review & Giveaway}

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Since becoming a mom I have come to realize that I need alone time. So many times we try to take care of everyone and everything around us. For me personally I love watching movies after the girls are asleep with a glass of wine or even just reading a good book on my front porch with no distractions. Remembering that I need to take care of myself has helped my life and my happiness factor tremendously.


Sometimes during these moments of sweet serenity I want something chocolate to eat that tastes great. After all, if I am going to indulge in something sweet I want it to be totally worth those extra calories.


One of my favorite desserts to treat myself with? Pillsbury Sweet Moments. They are so good. There is no prepping, no mixing, no baking required and they taste so good! They come in a bag in the refrigerated section at your local grocer. I found them by the the cookie dough--really easy to spot.






Pillsbury Sweet Moments are bite sized brownies that are covered in cocoa shell and then drizzled in chocolate. Sounds good already! Are you a cheesecake fan? They have it covered by offering their bite sized treats in Caramel Brownie Cheesecake and Raspberry Brownie Cheesecake. Not a big cheesecake fan? Don't worry, they also offer Cocoa Caramel Obsession and Cocoa Fudge Escape. They are really good and satisfies my sweet tooth every single time. A bonus? Three squares is one serving! So not only do I get chocolate, but I get to have three of them. It's a win-win for me!

Giveaway

Pillsbury Sweet Moments is here to help make sure that you can have your sweet moment. One lucky winner will win the above prize pack which includes 2 VIP coupons for a free bag of Pillsbury Sweet Moments in the flavor(s) of your choice, a coffee mug, a leather bound journal and a cozy blanket. To be eligible to win, tell me how you treat yourself to your own sweet moment. This must be completed to be eligible to win and before any/all bonus entries are counted.

Bonus Entries

{1 entry each} Follow Winey Mommy via GFC, subscribe via email and/or subscribe in a reader

{1 entry} "Like" Winey Mommy on Facebook (Facebook is in no way affiliated with this giveaway and the outcome of this giveaway)

{1 entry} Follow Winey Mommy on Twitter (leave user name in comment) 

{2 entries} Tweet this giveaway! Can be done once daily. Simply click the "retweet" button on top of post. Leave url to your tweet in comment.

{2 entries} Place the Winey Mommy button on your blog 


Want to keep up with Pillsbury? You can "like" Pillsbury on Facebook and/or follow Pillsbury on Twitter!

Rules

This giveaway will end on August 25th @ NOON CST. Open to all US residents 18+. To be eligible to win you must do mandatory entry. If you do not follow that rule all entries will be void. Leave a valid email address in comment or available on profile. Winner will be drawn via Random.org and will have 48 hours to respond to notification email. If winner does not contact back w/full name/address a new winner will be picked. All winners will be posted on blog when picked. This blog is not responsible for prizes not being delivered, getting lost, etc.Facebook and Twitter have no bearing on giveaway or outcome of giveaway. I will try my hardest to work with company if something should go wrong. This blog is not responsible for anything regarding to your use of product. 

"Disclosure: Pillsbury^® Sweet Moments^®, information, and giveaway have been provided by General Mills through MyBlogSpark."

 

Get Your Fiber On with Fiber One...{Review & Giveaway}

As I have recently written, I am attempting to lose the baby weight. Running around all day isn't my problem--it's constantly go, go, go in this house at the moment. So what does that leave me with? My eating habits.


I have found that since Brynlie arrived I don't pay attention as much as I should to what I'm putting into my mouth to eat. Sometimes I can chow down on a bowl of cereal, a sandwich and some cookies now and then. What I need to work on is this: having fresh fruit easily available for myself and increasing the amount of fiber in my diet.

When I was offered the chance to try out the new Fiber One 90 Calorie Brownies I jumped at the opportunity to test them for myself. At just 90 calories and 20% of my daily fiber in just one brownie this was a perfect snack and a much healthier alternative than a handful of chips or cookies.

***What I Thought***

I got to test out the Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies as well as the Chocolate Fudge Brownies. I had Leo test out the Chocolate Fudge and I claimed the Chocolate Peanut Butter for myself. The brownies definitely helped satisfy that need for something sweet and chocolatey. They were good--especially for only 90 calories! The one thing that I noticed was that they weren't as moist as I thought they could be. But other than that? They were a good, healthy alternative to having a quick and easy snack. Perfect for my weight loss journey!

***Win It***

One lucky winner will receive a Fiber One gift pack! The gift pack contains one box each of Fiber One 90 Calorie Chocolate Fudge Brownie and Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie, a duffel bag, water bottle, jump rope, snack case, headband and bracelet.

To win simply leave me a comment below telling me your favorite healthy eating tip. This must be completed before any/all bonus entries will count.

***Bonus Entries***

1 entry each  Be a follower of my blog, subscribe via email and/or subscribe in a reader

1 entry each  "Like" Winey Mommy on Facebook and/or follow Winey Mommy on Twitter

1 entry daily  Click the retweet button at the top of this post. Leave the url to your tweet in comment

1 entry  Tell me why you want to win the Fiber One Brownie gift pack.

2 entries  Place my button on your blog

2 entries each  Add this giveaway to a blog or website giveaway link up. Leave a link to site where you added this giveaway

 ***Rules***

Giveaway will end on July 7th @ NOON CST. Any entries after end time will not be eligible to win. Open to all US residents 18+. To be eligible to win you must do mandatory entry. If you do not follow that rule all entries will be void. Leave a valid email address in comment or available on profile. Winner will be drawn via Random.org and will have 48 hours to respond to notification email. If winner does not contact back w/full name/address a new winner will be picked. All winners will be posted on blog when picked. This blog is not responsible for prizes not being delivered, getting lost, etc. I will try my hardest to work with the  company if something should go wrong. This blog is not responsible for anything regarding to your use of product. 

I was given one Fiber One prize pack thanks to My Blog Spark and Fiber One. No other compensation was given. All opinions above are my own and were not influenced by anyone other than myself.

Yoplait Greek {A Winey Mommy Giveaway}

 All of the girls in my house are huge yogurt fans--Isabella is addicted and Madelyn is just beginning to realize how yummy it is. As a Mom, this is great to me--I can offer my girls a delicious yet healthy snack to have during the day and not worry that I am feeding them something that I shouldn't be.

When I heard about the new Yoplait Greek yogurt I was definitely interested in trying it out. It has 12 grams of protein and has a taste that is both unique and delicious. From its thick and creamy texture to the multiple flavors, I can't wait to taste it. The flavors include Strawberry, Blueberry, Honey Vanilla and Plain.

Yoplait has teamed up with actress Izabella Miko who is the Greek Goddess Athena in the epic adventure from Warner Brothers Pictures & Legendary Pictures--"Clash of the Titans" which is set to release April 2nd in 3D. Both Yoplait and Izabella Miko want every woman to channel their own inner goddess--which sounds like a great plan to me!

You can save $0.30 on one cup of Yoplait Greek by clicking here for a coupon. 

 Winner's Gift Pack

To help you channel your inner goddess I have one gift pack to help ONE of my readers channel their inner goddess! {coupons are not valid in some states including California, Idaho, Louisiana, Minnesota, North Dakota, New Jersey and Tennessee.}

***How to Win***

Mandatory Entry: Simply leave me a comment below telling me how you release your inner goddess. Be sure to leave me your email address in  your comment if it is not included in your profile.

***Bonus Entries***

Leave me a comment for each extra entry. If it says 2 entries leave 2 comments.

{3 entries} Follow The Winey Mommy on Facebook {leave me your initials in comment}

{1 entry per each} Subscribe by email, follow via Google Friend Connect and/or subscribe in a reader

{1 entry} Follow The Winey Mommy on Twitter {leave your user name in comment}

{1 entry} Tweet the following: Win a Yoplait Greek Goddess gift pack from @winey_mommy! Ends 4/15 http://bit.ly/bODyWL{leave a link to your tweet in comment} Can be done 3x's/day

{1 entry} Add my button to your blog

{5 entries} Blog about this giveaway linking back to this post. Don't have a blog? No problem--just email 5 people and cc me in the email. My email is in my toolbar above.

***Rules***

This giveaway will end on April 15th @ NOON CST. Open to all US residents 18+. To to be eligible to win you must do mandatory entry. If you do not follow that rule all entries will be void. Leave a valid email address in comment or available on profile. Winner will be drawn via Random.org and will have 48 hours to respond to notification email. If winner does not contact back w/full name/address a new winner will be picked. All winners will be posted on blog when picked. This blog is not responsible for prizes not being delivered, getting lost, etc. I will try my hardest to work with company if something should go wrong. This blog is not responsible for anything regarding to your use of product.

No compensation was given for this review and giveaway. Yoplait provided the gift pack for this blog through MyBlogSparkTM.

General Mills Cereal Review and Giveaway

When I was pregant with Madelyn I loved my cereal.  I ate it all of the time.  Not only was it light enough for me to not get sick on, but it was a healthy and fulfilling snack--much better than stuffing myself with unnecessary junk food.

One of my favorite cereal brands is General Mills.  They make one of my favorite cereals EVER--Honey Nut Cheerios.  Yum.  Isabella loves their Trix cereal--that girl would eat it for every meal if I let her!

Just recently they announced that they would be reducing the amount of sugar in their kid targeted cereals to a single digit amount.  That's huge friends.  Remember the day when cereals were seriously soaked in sugars?  Not so anymore.  And General Mills has also taken it upon themselves to increase key nutrients in their cereals. 

We all know how important it is for our children and ourselves to consume breakfast in the morning.  Here are some awesome facts:

*Ready to eat cereal eaters consume less fat and cholesterol and more fiber than non-cereal eaters.

*Ready to eat cereals {even the pre-sweetened variety} account for only 5% of sugar in a child's diet.

*Ready to eat cereal is the #1 source of whole grain in a child's diet.

*Frequent cereal eaters tend to have a healthier weight and lower BMI {Body Mass Index} than non-cereal eaters.

*Children that eat breakfast perform better in school.  That has been tested ever since I can remember and it's so true!


General Mills is offering my readers a chance to save $1 off a cereal by clicking here. 

**GIVEAWAY**

I was recently given {2} coupons for a free box of General Mills cereal to give to ONE lucky reader! 

**How to Enter**

{Mandatory entry} Tell me your favorite kind of General Mills cereal.  Easy!

**Bonus Entries**

Make sure you leave a seperate comment for each entry:

{1 entry} follow my blog publicly {or tell me if you already do}

{1 entry} subscribe to my blog in a reader

{2 entries} subscribe to my blog via email

{2 entries} grab my button and leave a link where I can find it

{1 entry} follow me on Twitter

{1 entry per tweet} tweet about this giveaway with a link to this post and be sure to include @winey_mommy in your tweet.  {can tweet one time per hour}

{3 entries} follow my blog on Networked Blogs.  Widget on right sidebar.

**RULES**

You must do mandatory entry to be eligible to win.  All bonus entries require seperate comment for each bonus entry.  If you fail to do mandatory entry and your number is picked as the winner I will redo the random.org drawing and pick a new winner.  Must leave a valid email address on profile or comment.  US residents 18 and over only.  Winner has 48 hours to respond to notification email where you will give me first/last name and address to ship prize. 

Giveaway ends on January 12th @ NOON CST. 

Good luck!

**Thank you to My Blog Spark and General Mills for providing me with coupons for my family and one winner.  All opinions are my own.  I was not paid to write the above post.

Nature Valley Granola Giveaway!

When I was contacted by My Blog Spark to try the new Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters I was SO excited! I'm a huge fan of Nature Valley's granola bars..they're crunchy and so yummy.

Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters are made with 100% natural ingredients. They're bite sized and have nuts, whole grain oats, with a touch of honey. They have the perfect sweet/salty combination that I love! They're also bite sized--perfect for bagging them up in snack bags for the perfect on-the-go snack.

Isabella, Leo and I tried all {4} combinations: Nut Lovers, Roasted Almond, Roasted Cashew and Honey Roasted Peanut. I loved all of them! My favorite one has to be the Nut Lovers--the perfect combo of sweet granola and salted nuts.

My Blog Spark has offered {1} of my lucky readers the same "Snack Pack" prize that we received! This includes all {4} varieties of Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters, binoculars, a sling backpack, flashlight and stainless steel water bottle. Perfect for those autumn hikes in the fall!

Want to know how to win? It's easy!

Leave me a comment with what Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters combo sounds the yummiest to you. If you don't have a blog or haven't made your profile visible leave your email address so you can be contacted if you are the winner.

There are also extra entries possible:

1) Follow/subscribe to my blog-1 extra entry for each that you do

2) Follow me on Twitter-1 extra entry

3) Tweet about this giveaway and leave me your tweet link. This can be done up to two times per day! Leave me an extra comment for each tweet link-1 extra entry per tweet--up to two tweets per day! (leave a seperate comment for each tweet)

4) Blog about this giveaway and link back to this post-5 extra entries (leave a seperate comment for each of the 5 entries)


This giveaway closes on October 1st at noon CST. Open to US residents only.

In the Mood for a Yummy Giveaway? *Giveaway Closed*

Congratulations to #19 (Anonymous)

I'll be contacting you shortly for your address! You have 48 hours to respond.

Thanks to all who entered!

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How many of you out there suffer from this scenario whether you work at home, work out of home or stay at home?

It's after lunchtime, you've been running around like crazy all. day. long. and you're hungry. You're craving something sweet but at the same time you don't want to load up on a candy bar, a bag of chocolate, cookies, pastries....anything.

I'll tell you that I've run into this problem. More times than I'd like to admit...and also a lot of times? I eat the junk. That's not good...especially because I'm trying to lose weight and get back into shape right now! But at the same time I don't want to have a craving take me over and make me a huge grouch because I won't let myself have something sweet. What to do?

Through My Blog Spark I have gotten introduced to Yoplait Delights. They're a rich and layered yogurt parfait...with only 100 calories! With nearly 9 out of 10 women admitting that they go through a craving for a sweet afternoon treat and 83% of women of women admitting that they feel guilty after giving into that craving and eating something that's not so great for them.

They have four yummy flavors for you to enjoy: Chocolate Raspberry, Triple Berry Creme, Lemon Torte and Creme Caramel. You can also download a coupon for $1.25 off here.

My Blog Spark is offering one of my lucky readers the chance to win a "Delight Your Day" gift pack which includes: a coupon for a free Yoplait Delights, a spa mask, wrap robe and slippers - all delightful treats for you to enjoy and relax with every day!

Want to win this gift pack? All you have to do is leave me a comment below telling me what you crave the most--it can be healthy, unhealthy...anything!

For extra entries you can do the following: (1 extra entry per each thing you do extra. Make sure to leave a seperate comment for each thing you do!)

*Be a follower or become a follower of my blog

*Follow me on Twitter

*Tweet about this giveaway and leave me the link in your extra comment

*Subscribe to Creative Momma via e-mail

This giveaway is offered to US residents only

and will end on

September 8th @ noon CST.

Thank you to My Blog Spark for providing the information and my own Delight Your Day spa pack!