CVS Vanilla Whey Protein Powder Giveaway

I really like this protein powder and I'm giving away a 1 pound bag of the vanilla flavor. It tastes great and has 140 calories and 25 g of protein per scoop. Love making smoothies with this CVS Protein Powder. It's really easy to enter. Just use the Rafflecopter widget below. Giveaway ends August 13, 2012 at 12:01 am and is open to residents of the US and Canada.



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My Favorite Things For The Week Ending July 14th

Sweet Potato Ice Cream

This week I indulged in some of my favorite things...sweets.  I'll admit I'm addicted and I will never turn down a cupcake.  This week it's a sweet filled favorite things. First is Jimmy Jamm Sweet Potato Pie.  I have passed by this place many times.  Since I'm always on a diet I never go in.  I always say the next time I'm in the neighborhood I will drop by.  Well, that next time was on Wednesday.  I went in there with my mom while we waited for the kids to get out of camp.  We were greeted as soon as we walked in with a friendly smile and a hello.  The gentlemen behind the counter offered us a sample of the sweet potato ice cream.  Since it was 90 degrees outside we couldn't pass that up.  It was creamy, smooth and full of flavor.  I decided to try a slice of pie with the cream cheese frosting.  It didn't disappoint. It was very good. Jimmy Jamm has sweet potato cakes, cookies and bread.  Stop by Jimmy Jamm Sweet Potato Pies at 1844 W 95th, Chicago. (773) 779-9105 Hours are Mon-Sat 10am-7pm. Check out Jimmy Jamm on Facebook.

Cookie Crazy Oreo Cheesecake

Next is Eli's Cheesecake Cookie Crazy Oreo Cheesecake. I went to the Taste of Chicago with my mom and kids on Thursday. I go to the Taste every year. Recently with the changes made to the Taste I haven't been too happy with it, but the bright spot to me every year is Eli's. I always end my day at the Taste of Chicago with a slice of Eli's Cheesecake. This year I tried the Oreo. It was thick, rich and just out of this world delicious. You can't go wrong when you put Oreos and cheesecake together.

Jewel cupcakes

Lastly, is the red velvet cupcakes from Jewel.  Yes Jewel the grocery store.  With all the cupcake shops around Chicago we sometimes forget that the grocery store can have excellent products made right under their roof.  I always get the kids' birthday cakes from Jewel.  They taste great and are reasonably priced.  Every Friday at Jewel is cupcake Friday.  You can get 3 cupcakes for $1.99.  You usually pay at least $3 a piece at some cupcake shops. They have several flavors, but my favorite is the red velvet.  The cake is moist, but doesn't fall apart. The icing is really the most important thing to me for a great cupcake.  This icing is just the right amount of sweet and not too sticky. Check them out at your neighborhood Jewel.

My Favorite Things For the Week Ending July7th

A few things I've tried tis week that I wanted to tell you about. I received a sample of gud Floral Cherrynova Natural Body Butter from Burt'sBees. The scent is amazing and it made my skin feel like velvet. The scent lasts all day and I've gotten many complements about it. For more information go to gudhappens.com







Next favorite thing is the Lipton Iced Green Tea Packets with Honey.  I tried the Blackerry Pomegranate.  It was a lot better than I thought it would be.  Really delicious.  It's just five calories per packet.  I put it in my bottle of water and shook it a couple of times.  It mixed well. Nice for on-the-go.  Especially in this hot weather!  There are several other flavors including Mango Pineapple, Peach Apricot and Black Currant Raspberry.  Check out Liptontea.com for more flavors!






And my last favorite thing for this week is Vi-Shape Nutritional Shake Mix.  Always on the hunt for the perfect protein powder I received a sample of this one.  The sample flavor was Sweet Cream Flavor. It was creamy and delicious with just the soy milk I added, but with fruit it was fanatastic.  It's a meal replacement shake that has 12g of protein and vitamins including A, C, D & B12. It is also according to the package supposed to help boost metabolism. Vi-Shape is gluten and lactose free.  Go to iweightloss.com for more information and other products.

The Winners of the Sculpt Dynamics DVDs are.......

a Rafflecopter giveaway Congrats to Sherri, Kayla, Debbie and Lauren! I will be sending you all emails. You will then have 48 hours to respond to the email. If you do not respond within the 48 hours I will have to choose another winner. Once again congratulations!

Purely Bulk Supreme Seeds

I've been hearing for a long time about how chia seeds are so good for you. Because of this I've been wanting to try chia seeds for a while because of the anti-oxidants, omega-3s and other health benefits.   I've been eating flax seeds for a couple of years now.. Flax seeds have omega-3s and fiber. So imagine how I happy I was to find a product with flax and chia seeds.

Purely Bulk Supreme Seeds from the package: Supreme Seeds are a source of omega-3 fatty acids and dietary fiber.  Not only does it have flax and chia seeds, but also hemp and sesame.  Hemp seeds have omega-3s, iron, magnesium, zinc, phosphorus and is a good source of protein with 20 amino acids. Sesame seeds are a good source of B vitamins, iron, magnesium, zinc, phosphorus, copper and manganese.

Because Purely Bulk Supreme Seeds are so full of good things I put it in everything. Including smoothies, oatmeal, salads, soups, stews, muffins and pancakes. I am so happy I found this product.  I bought it in April and use about 3 tablespoons a day.  I still have about 1/3 of the package left.  You can find Purely Bulk Supreme Seeds at Purelybulk.com  and Well.ca
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Purely Bulk Soya Protein Powder

I love to have protein smoothies after my workouts.  I'm always on the hunt for protein powders to put into my smoothies.  I was on the Well.ca website and found Purely Bulk Soya Protein Powder.  I decided to try it because it was reasonably priced at $8.19.

This was a nice protein powder.  It has 12 g of protein per serving.  It mixed easily in smoothies, soups and oatmeal.  There is a mild pleasant flavor.  It doesn't overpower your food or drink. I used Purely Bulk Soya Protein Powder every day and it lasted 4 weeks. So, I would recommend this protein powder. You can find  Purely Bulk Soya Protein Powder at PurelyBulk.com  and Well.ca

Getting College Textbooks Couldn't Be Easier!

Textbook rentals is a great idea! The best thing I've ever done in my life was to get a college degree and of course marrying my husband and having our children.  The university I attended was expensive.  The courses were expensive and so were the textbooks.  Every semester I would sign up for my classes and then head downstairs to the bookstore along with hundreds of other students looking for my textbooks. It was sometimes frustrating because there were times the textbooks wouldn't be available or if they were the price tag would make me want to cry.  I remember paying 95.00 for one textbook!  I knew at the end of the semester I could sell it back to the bookstore and get half my money back, but sometimes they wouldn't take it back because the instructor would be using a different textbook the next semester.

Nowadays students have another option, they can rent textbooks. Textbook rentals couldn't be easier.  You search for the textbooks using the barcode, author name, keyword or title.  Rent the textbook using the easy to navigate website, receive the textbook shipped to you for FREE and you can send back the textbook rentals for FREE of charge in the envelope provided to you.  What could be simpler?! And you know as a college student there is enough stress with your classes.  At least you know getting your textbooks can be stress free.  I wish we had this when I was in college. Check out their website for easy textbook rentals!