Del Monte Fruit Burst™ Squeezers $50 Giftcard Giveaway and Review

Disclaimer: The Del Monte products, information, gift pack, and gift card have been provided by Del Monte.  I was provided with complimentary samples of Del Monte Fruit Burst™ Squeezers in order to review them and provide my opinions. As always, my opinions are my own.

Aaah, back to school....what could be more fun than trying to figure out some healthy and fun lunch and snack ideas?  Not really.  If you are a busy mom on the go, working or juggling several kids and all that good kind of stuff it can get challenging. Sometimes when I am working, driving around from client to client I rack my brain trying to think of novel, healthy snack ideas. It really is so hard sometimes.  

I was thrilled to received a box with a winning snack idea from Del Monte this past week,  It fit all my requirements as far as healthy and my little one jumped right on it asking, "What is that?"  "Can I have one NOW?"  Del Monte Fruit Burst™ Squeezers look really fun and colorful and definitely appeal to kids and tweens.  

I love that they are 100% made in the U.S.A. too!  Del Monte Fruit Burst™ Squeezers contain 1 ½ servings of fruit or fruit and veggies and are an excellent source of vitamins A and C.  In addition, Del Monte Fruit Burst™ Squeezers contain no artificial flavors or high fructose corn syrup. This is one of my huge sticking points. I just LOVE that they have nothing artificial including that yucky HFCS!

But, trust me… you the kids can't tell that they are good for you!  Del Monte Fruit Burst™ Squeezers  pack a 1-1/2 serving of veggies and/or fruits into those little packages, depending on the variety you choose.  I don't know how they do it but they do.   The best part is that they are delicious! My little one's favorite is Peach Mango.  She just loves mango so she was very excited about that variety.  She told me that its fun at school during snack time to pop the lid off and squirt them right into your mouth.  I guess the other kids were asking her where her mom got them the first day she brought them in.  I was laughing because she remembered that I told her that they are available at Walmart.  She was telling all her friends.  

One of the other things that I love about  Del Monte Fruit Burst™ Squeezers is that they have LOTS of varieties. My little one likes to try different tastes and flavors so it keeps things fresh with all the options available. Check them out:

                Fruit + Veggie Varieties:

-          Peach-Mango: Pear puree concentrate, water, pumpkin juice concentrate, peach puree concentrate, pear juice concentrate, carrot juice concentrate, carrot puree, mango puree concentrate, natural flavors, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), citric acid.

-          Blueberry: Pear puree concentrate, water, pumpkin juice concentrate, pear juice concentrate, natural flavors, carrot puree, blueberry puree concentrate, fruit and vegetable extracts for color, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), citric acid.

Simply Fruit Varieties:

-          Apple Cinnamon: Pear puree concentrate, water, apple puree concentrate, pear juice concentrate, natural flavors, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), cinnamon, malic acid.

-          Mixed Berry: Pear puree concentrate, water, pear juice concentrate, natural flavors, strawberry puree, red raspberry puree concentrate, blueberry puree concentrate, fruit and vegetable extracts for color, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), malic acid.

-          Strawberry: Pear puree concentrate, water, pear juice concentrate, strawberry puree concentrate, natural flavors, carmine, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), malic acid.

Would Del Monte Fruit Burst Squeezers make a great snack or lunchbox addition in your house? Which variety would your child(ren) like the most?

As I mentioned, they are available at  Walmart.  Don't forget to add Del Monte Fruit Burst Squeezers to your cart while picking up essentials for your family!  You can follow Del Monte and Fruit Burst Squeezers on Pinterest, Facebook and Twitter.  I always like to follow my faves, you never know what goodies they provide to loyal fans!

Don't forget to enter my Rafflecopter giveaway to win your own Del Monte Fruit Burst Squeezer Gift Pack PLUS $50 Gift Card to Walmart!a Rafflecopter giveaway

Have You Seen What the Girl Scouts are Doing Lately? Not Just Cookies! #icantwaitto

Disclaimer:  I received a free box of Girl Scout cookies. I was not required to post but wanted to share this great information with my readers. As always, my opinion is my own.

Have you taken a look at the Girl Scouts lately?  They have some wonderful programs for girls of ALL ages... including adults.  Take a peek and give the Girl Scouts a look and see what they have for you and your girls for 2013 and beyond:  They still have those yummy cookies but they have ALOT more than that!

Check out all the wonderful ways they are working with girls and women of all ages...from Kindergarten on up!  You can find a local troop, check out Girl Scout camps, activities, events and even volunteer.  The cookies still taste delicious but Girl Scouts are a lot more than that. 

You can follow them on all your fave social media sites below too!

• Facebook

• Twitter

• Pinterest

• YouTube

Let me know about your experiences with Girl Scouts.  I bet you have lots of good memories too! 

TruMoo Chocolate Milk Review through BzzAgent

Disclaimer: I received this information and a coupon to try TruMoo complimentary through my membership with BzzAgent. As always, my opinions are my own.

 

BzzAgent is up to exciting things again this fall. If you haven't heard about them, BzzAgent is a company that shares products or product coupons and asks members to review the products honestly on social media and share their thoughts with others.  I've actually been a member for years now and it is always a fun experience.  Just recently, BzzAgent invited me to join the TruMoo Chocolate and Vanilla Milk campaign.

Have you been trying to trick your little ones into drinking milk for years now and it is just not working?  Finally you have a REAL solution that will get your kids to drink good-for-you yummy in the tummy milk from TruMoo^® 

^{I am lucky, my little one has always voluntarily drank milk without nagging. But TruMoo chocolate milk is always a nice treat for mommy, daddy or the little one. It did get my little one to drink more milk I have to say. That fun orange Halloween color got the excitement going! I actually started drinking TruMoo  post-workout to pump my energy up.  It really works.} 

^{Now there is even a limited edition TruMoo that  launched just for Halloween.  What sounds yummier than new Vanilla in Halloween orange. That will get them to drink their milk, right?  You can also enter to win an all-expense paid Goosebumps Haunted Hollywood Vacation over on the TruMoo Facebook page.  You can even get $2.00 off on any Goosebumps DVD.}

Find out How to Unleash Your Leopard and help Chico's to Fund Innovative Research this Fall #IStandUpFor

Disclaimer:  I received a Chico's leopard scarf complimentary through Harper's Bazaar and Chico's. As always, my opinion is my own.

These days, who DOESN'T have a family member or close friend who has been diagnosed with cancer?  It seems like it is everywhere. So frightening. Scary. Just upends everything you ever thought about your life when you hear that you, a family member or a close friend has received that horrifying diagnosis. You don't understand until you are in it. Trust me. You THINK you do, but you don't. 

Lives are turned upside down. Doctor's appointments that are never ending. Treatments. Biologics, chemotherapies, radiation...all these tests. Ugh. It seems like innovative cancer research can't happen fast enough to find long term cures and better responses to treatments. So many researchers are just working tirelessly though. They really are.  Trying to improve what we have, make it better and coming up with new options that improve on what we have. 

Chico's knows this and wants to help.  Sometimes you want to help too but you just don't know what to do.  I found the perfect fashionable solution! This Fall, Chico’s has joined forces with Stand Up To Cancer® (SU2C) to support innovative cancer research. The heart has always been at the core of Chico’s, whose passion for charitable giving has continued to grow for 30 years. 

Also, you can help Stand Up To Cancer at Chico’s boutiques on October 17 so don't forget! Chico's came up with a fashionable option for you this Fall. You can unleash your leopard and Stand Up To Cancer with a gorgeous scarf.  Luxuriously soft and silky, this chic leopard scarf was designed in collaboration with Harper's BAZAAR to help support innovative cancer research.  It is a win-win for everyone. You know how animal patterns are so on trend for the Fall too. This chic scarf adds a perfect flair to a dress, blouse or even a purse.  

Here are all the fashionable details:

• Chico's will donate $10 from the sale of each scarf to Stand Up To Cancer ^®.
• Measurements: 45" by 88".
• 100% polyester.
• Hand wash, cold. Imported.

Donations valid from August 24, 2013 through October 31, 2013 up to $150,000. Stand Up To Cancer is a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization.