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#BackToSchool Quick Healthy Breakfast Snack With #BelVita #SP

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When school starts there are going to be mornings, where we are rushing to get ready for school. I hate mornings like that but it does happen, we wake up late or just take to long with showers.

There are times my kids will not get enough breakfast to eat, before we have to run out and catch the bus. So I always have a breakfast snack on hand to give them, just in case.

The BelVita Soft Baked Breakfast Biscuits are a great breakfast snack before school.

belVita Soft Baked Breakfast Biscuits are not only a tasty morning treat, they’re also a nutritious way to start your day. Made with ingredients like rolled oats and rye,

They come in two varieties:

  • Oats and Chocolate
  • Mixed Berry

**** These are so good, and a great snack to have on hand. The Oats and Chocolate is perfect for adults too, you can have your chocolate snack while still getting your oats.   The Mixed Berry is also dairy free, so you don’t have to worry about allergies. We have a lactose allergy in our family so it was great to be able for us to all eat these breakfast biscuits.

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Whats your go to breakfast snack?

Betty Crocker Potatoes are Getting the Ultimate Makeover GiveawayClosed

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Betty Crocker is giving her potatoes and Hamburger Helper meals the ultimate makeover. Everything you need in a box to make a perfect dinner.

The varieties are:

Betty Crocker Ultimate Au Gratin Potatoes
Ultimate Chicken Helper Cheddar Broccoli
Ultimate Hamburger Helper Three Cheese Marinara
Ultimate Hamburger Helper Creamy Stroganoff
Ultimate Betty Crocker Loaded Mashed Potatoes
Ultimate Betty Crocker Cheddar Mashed potatoes

We had the Loaded Mashed Potatoes tonight which have bits of parsley, imitation bacon bits and cheddar cheese.

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This is the potatoes before you add the cheese sauce.

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After the cheese sauce is added. It actually looks like sweet smashed potatoes with the orange color. The potatoes were very good. They had the Betty Crocker mashed potto flavor with just a hint of cheese.

I really enjoyed it, but think it is better without gravy or any additional flavoring. My kids won’t eat mashed potatoes without gravy.

You can find Betty Crocker Ultimates in a store near you.

I am giving away a Betty Crocker Ultimates prize pack.

1 winner will receive:

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1 box of Ultimate Hamburger Helper
1 box of Betty Crocker Ultimate Potatoes
3-piece bamboo serving bowls
Serving spoon
4 plates

To enter: Tell me which Ultimates you can’t wait to try?

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Contest ends 10/5/13

#BackToSchool With Milk In Your Lunchbox #MilkUnleashed #SP

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I loved being in school and having the little milk cartons you could pick out and drink, even better when they started offering chocolate.

Now that my kids are in school they love being able to get their lunches at school and picking out their chocolate milk. Although, my daughter has brought to my attention that there have been a few times, that she received milk that was expired or expired that day.

Since then we have been packing a lunch or just packing Shelf Stable Milk. I love the idea of Shelf stable milk, no need to worry about it getting old or to warm in kids backpacks. No need to keep it cold. All they need to do is take the milk out and drink it with their lunch.

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My kids love the varieties that we find. They have regular milk, chocolate, strawberry, white chocolate, organic and so much more. They are so excited about being able to pick out what flavor milk that want packed in their lunch each day.
My son said that Strawberry and chocolate are his favorites so far.

Have you tried Shelf Stable Milk in your child’s lunches?

Back To School Sandwiches with Hormel #HormelFamily #SP

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Disclosure: Disclosure: I’ve partnered with Hormel Foods as part of the Hormel Foods Extended Family Blogger Program. Throughout the year I’ll be receiving product, coupons, giveaways and promotions. However, no payment was given or expected for posting about the program, and as always, all opinions given here are fully my own.

School starts in a week for us, everyone is so excited. One thing I am worried about is lunches. My kids are so picky and usually only eat parts of their school lunches, mainly the fruit or snacks. So I pack their lunches whenever the menu is something I know they won’t eat.

Usually I would pack Peanut butter and Jelly, something I know my kids would eat. Unfortunately, each one of my children have a child with peanut allergies in their class. So peanut butter is not a option. The next best thing my children will eat is Turkey sandwiches.

When I buy lunchmeat I always look for Hormel first, the packaging is easy and I know it tastes good.

I pair the sandwich with a apple or orange, juice box and of course a snack of crackers.

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Hormel is introducing two new flavors to their lunch meats, Cherrywood Smoked Ham and Sun Dried Tomato Turkey. Hormel Natural Choice lunch meats have zero preservatives and no artifical colors or flavors.

We loved the new flavors and my kids have asked me to stock up on Sun Dried Tomato for their school lunches.

Whats your child’s favorite back to school sandwich?

Grilling Just got easier with Jacks Pizza

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I grill just about everyday during the summer, it keeps the house cool and there is less dishes later.   I never knew that you could grill a frozen pizza, but now you can.

It’s so simple to do too.

  1. Just heat the grill to 400, grills will vary.
  2. then place the pizza on the grill and close the lid.
  3. let it cook for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted.

You the have a perfect crunchy pizza to enjoy.

I thought this was so great, I don’t have to worry about the house getting to hot from the oven.

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My grill is really old so it’s a bit hard to keep teh right temperature, specially with the lid closed. So my pizza came out really crispy and a bit black, but it still tasted really good.

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Jacks Pizza is having a giveaway where you can win a backyard makeover. Enter here and find out more about Jacks Pizza.

Have you ever made a pizza on the grill before?

Palmolive Soft Touch With Aloe Review

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I am very picky about what soap I use and buy for everything. My family and I have sensitive skin, so we usually use a mild soap. For dishes though, since I am the one that cleans them 95% of the time.  I look for a very sensitive soap that with soften my hands, since i have excema on my hands.

I am suppose to wear gloves on my hands when I touch any kind of water, but that can get bit frustrating.

I was recently able to try Palmolive with Aloe. I love Aloe it’s always soothing when I have snburns or my skin gets really dry.  Palmolive with Aloe helps with dry skin, which was a big plus for me.

Palmolive with Aloe has been keeping my hands really soft and haven’t had a lot of excema outbreaks.

As any girl does I love to keep my nails shiny and my polish on my finger. Palmolive has fun colors of soap that can match any color of nail polish.  Palmolive with Aloe is green, so I went for a green nail polish and loved it.

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Whats your favorite color of nail polish? Does it match your dish soap?

Build A Bear Workshop Introduces Princess Twilight Sparkle GiveawayClosed

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Build A Bear introduced their My Little Pony line earlier this year with just Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash, two of the most popular characters. They have just added another Pony to the collection, Princess Twilight Sparkle.

Twilight Sparkle was just a fun loving pony and very good student. For her courage and responsibility    this year she became a Princess.   It was a very special moment for children and Brony’s everywhere.

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Twilight Sparkle comes with her new set of purple wings and multi-colored mane.  Along with Twilight Sparkle Build A Bear Workshop is also introducing a miniature Spike.

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He is the perfect addition to Twilight Sparkle as they are always together in the show.  He is so soft with his green scales.

We added Twilight Sparkle to our My Little Pony collection, and she fits in perfectly. My daughter just loves her and keeps commenting on how soft she is. Actually both my daughters fought over her at first, they said she was too beautiful.

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You can add clothes, shoes, crown and sound to personalize her to your liking.

You can get Twilight Sparkle for $25, and Spike for $10. Does not include clothes or accessories which are sold separately.

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I am giving away a $25 Build A Bear Workshop gift card to one lucky reader, to start your pony collection.

To enter: Tell me what Build A Bear Workshop friend you would get?

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V Tech Switch And Go Dinosaur Review and Giveaway #SP #Switchandgo #Vtech CLOSED

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I love when a toy interacts with my child, it makes it so much more fun.

V Tech Switch and Go Dinosaurs are dinosaurs that can turn into race cars. They have a collection of small dinosaurs and then there is Jagger the T-Rex.

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Jagger the T-Rex is huge, I was not expecting him to be that big. He is a lot of fun though, as he responds to voice commands, roars, and moves. When you are done playing with the dinosaur switch him around to a construction crane.
You can change his eyes, and change his voice (country voice). It’s really cute!

When you change him to a crane, he lights up and still follows commands.

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We received Jagger the T-Rex and a assortment of small dinosaurs. He has not stopped playing with them since they arrived. He loves Dinosaurs and cars, it’s the best of both worlds for him.

I am giving away three small V Tech Switch and Go Dinosaurs to one lucky reader.

To enter visit V Tech and tell me your favorite?

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Back To School With Famous Footwear #Backtoschool #Shoes #SP

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Famous Footwear has over 700 brands of shoes available for Back To School.  Plus they always have the best deals going on. Every year this is the first place we look for shoes for the year.

Famous Footwear is part of the Brown Shoe Company, a $2.6 billion global footwear company that puts consumers and their needs first by targeting three strategic platforms – Healthy Living, Contemporary Fashion and Family. Brown Shoe Company’s more than 130 years of experience has led to the design, sourcing and marketing of many well-known shoe brands, including Naturalizer,Dr. Scholl’s Shoes, LifeStride, Franco Sarto and Ryka.

They have locations all over including 3 new locations that have opened here in New York/Long Island area. The 3 stores are in Selden, The Bronx and White Plains! The Bronx location will be celebrating there grand opening on August 31, White Plains will celebrate on August 17, both will host giveaways and fun activities. One of the giveaways, a winner will have 30 seconds to run through the store and grab as many free pairs of shoes as possible.

My son choose Sketchers new Hot Lights Damager Police Sneakers, he is really into cars and police/firetrucks.

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The shoes have the signature police lights and front headlights. My favorite part of the shoe is the lights have a on/off button to control when the shoes blink. I hate when your in a theater and someone is walking around with light up shoes.

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Hot Lights Damager Police shoes are available at Famous Footwear for $49.99

Back To School With Isaac Mizrahi NY Collection For Girls

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Isaac has some of the cutest fashions available for fall.

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The collection is hitting stores this August, an is made up of bright colors and fun phrases.  Some of the shirts say Hooray!, Really?, or are full of sparkles.   It’s everything that my kids love in clothes, sparkles, fun, and colors.

We got to try a few outfits for our Back To School guide.

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This sparkly heart shirt goes with everything, and really stands out.

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My daughter loves this outfit. The Hooray shirt is so fun, and the leopard print leggings just add to the pizazz.

The shirts have a silky quality to them instead of being cotton, and the leggings are more like jeggings with a zipper and buttons. I would also suggest checking the sizing chart as the clothes seeed to be a bit on the larger side. The leggings were very long.

Pieces range from $25-$100

for more information visit the Isaac Mizhari for more information.

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