Friday Follow, Homeschool Group & Giveaway Linky!

Another fabulous Friday Follow! Yippee! Hope everyone is having a great trip across the blogosphere!

"Welcome to a SPECIAL edition of Friday Follow celebration hosted by One 2 Try, Hearts Make Families and Midday Escapades! We invite you to join us every Friday to get more blog followers and to follow other interesting blogs. It is all about sharing and having fun."

Wondering why it is so special this Friday? Well you will have to follow the buttons (Above) to find out and to join the Friday Follow this week!

I have spent some of my time this week over at the *New* Conservative Homeschooler Group! It was moved from a Ning network over to Spruz and I am really enjoying the new look and feel and all the corresponding with other wonderful homeschoolers! If you are a homeschooler or are wanting to homeschool and need some advice or encouragement, you really should check it out and join!

I still have some giveaways going on from my "Spring Into Health" event!
You can enter them by following the links below (or on my sidebar)!

TheStraightStitch Enviro Lunch Bags (ends 5/12)

Frontier Coop Organic Food Samples (ends 5/20)

Kay's Naturals Protein Snacks (ends 5/20)

"The Complete Idiots Guide To Eating Raw" Book Giveaway (5/26)

Luxury Bath Salts & Aromatherapy Mist (5/31)


If you have any giveaways, please link below! Thanks!

Happy Mother's Day and may God bless your weekend!
~Hannah

Capricorn Soap Company Review & Giveaway!

I am so excited to have the opportunity to share the Capricorn Soap Company with you on my blog! I have had such a great experience working with this company and getting to know them! The owners work really hard and make some of the prettiest luxury products for your body and home! They have great customer service and their products make wonderful gifts for any occasion!

If you are still doing your last minute Mother's Day shopping, this is the place you will find something for all those special women! Whether it is your mom, grandma, aunt, wife, sister or friend, they are sure to enjoy some homemade bath soaps, lip balm, bath salts, aromatherapy mist or candles, etc!

You know June is the month for Weddings and Anniversaries, so you had better be stocking up on some gifts for all of those special occasions! Thankfully Capricorn Soap Company is your one stop shop for Wedding and Anniversary gifts! If you are having a Wedding or Anniversary party, or helping put one on, you should visit to see about putting in special orders for soaps for party favors, candles, etc!

The Capricorn Soap Company sells shave creams, shaving kits and after shave! I would Love to try some of the Virginia Rose shaving cream!

The after shave and shaving kits would make wonderful Father's day gifts!

Along with aromatherapy mist, some of the other products for around your home are furniture polish and ironing water! Great ways to freshen your home and clothing for the summer!


I love Oatmeal and Honey baths, so I was absolutely delighted to see that the Capricorn Soap Company sells the oatmeal & honey bath bars and body lotion! Here is a way to relieve stress and feel relaxed! How heavenly! My husband would love this, and I think I would try to sneak a bath more often! =) Just think, a relaxing bath with oatmeal & honey soap, then after the bath using the body lotion!


I had the opportunity to review the Herbes de Provence Luxury Bath Salts and Herbes de Provence Aromatherapy Mist from the Capricorn Soap Company! The essential oils used in these products have such an amazing smell! I Love herbs and the smell of herbs and essential oils! With the bath salts, it really is like having your own spa at home! I would recommend buying some of the candles from the Capricorn Soap Company to put around your bath to complete your spa! And some of the shaving cream and body lotion!
The aromatherapy mist makes the home smell so fresh and relaxed!

Meet Our Featured Etsy store and Owner!
Here is what the owner of Capricorn Soap Company shared with us about her and her store:

What inspired the name of your Etsy store?
My Etsy shop is the same name of our company, which is Capricorn Soap Company - even though we don't just make soap. :-)

What insipred you to open your Etsy store? We have sold wholesale and private label for a long time, but wanted to get some exposure for our own brand, as well. So we (hubby and I) decided to try Etsy to test the response. It has been great so far!

Would you like to share a little bit about yourself? A little about me - hmm...well, we're really a team. I (Christina) create the products, and my husband Tim is the concept brain behind it all. We both do sales and marketing. We're both visual artists in our free time, and Tim is also a self-employed architect and furniture designer. I've personally tried my hand at a lot of different professions (studied foreign languages in college) but never found anything that I wanted to do until I started making personal care products and home luxuries. Now I'm hooked. :-)

Anything else you would like to share with us? For those artisans looking to become financially independent and who are trying to build their business: don't give up. Keep going forward. Be professional. Eventually, it pays off. :-)

Now for the Giveaway!
One winner will receive one 8oz. glass jar of Herbes de Provence Luxury Bath Salts and one 8oz. bottle of Herbes de Provence Aromatherapy Mist with Aloe and Essential Oils from Capricorn Soap Company!



"Herbes de Provence Luxury Bath Salts - with Pure Dead Sea Salt, Botanicals and Essential Oils"
Product Description from Capricorn Soap Company:
"Enjoy a relaxing bath in luxury with our Herbes de Provence dead sea salt bath soak. Made from pure dead sea salts, this decadent bath treatment is sure to ease tired muscles and provide a rejuvenating, refreshing spa experience right in your own bathtub!
A little of these salts added to your bath water will provide a clean, fresh fragrance, and you'll soak your cares away while these dead sea salts draw out impurities and leave you feeling clean and energized."



"Herbes de Provence Aromatherapy Mist with Aloe and Essential Oils"
Product Description from Capricorn Soap Company:
"Relax and rejuvenate with the soothing fragrance of lavender with our aromatherapy mist in our Herbes de Provence essential oil blend.
Mist a little of this into the center of the room and experience the calming and uplifting scent of lavender, basil and chamomile.
You can also use this as a body spray. Take care, however, not to spray this mist directly onto clothes or linens as essential oils have a tendency to cause spotting."

Mandatory Entry:
Visit Capricorn Soap Company shop and tell me a product you would love to try or give as a gift!
Mandatory entry must be done to enter giveaway!
Please leave your email address in your comment or have it visible on your profile.

Extra Entries After completing mandatory Entry:
-Follow Capricorn Soap Company on twitter (1 entry)
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-Follow Capricorn Soap Company's Blog (1 entry)
-Add the Capricorn Soap Company's Button to your sidebar (3 entries) -Purchase a product from Capricorn Soap Company during the time of this giveaway (10 entries per purchase)
-Follow my blog (1 entry)
-Follow me on Networked Blogs (1 entry)
-Follow me on twitter (1 entry)
-Tweet this giveaway (1 entry per day)
-Add my blog button to your sidebar and leave a link of where I can find it(2 entries)
-Add my "Spring Into Health" blog button to your sidebar and leave a link of where I can find it (3 entries)
-Write a blog post about this giveaway and leave the link to your post below (5 entries)
-Enter one of my other blog giveaways (1 entry per giveaway you enter)

That gives you 32+ chances to win! Have fun!
Please leave a comment per entry that you qualify for, for each entry to count!

This giveaway is open to the U.S. only and Ends on May 31st at 12 am central. The winner will be chosen at random using random.org.
The prize will be sent directly from Capricorn Soap Company to the winner.


Disclaimer:
For purposes of this review, I received products from Capricorn Soap Company.

"The Complete Idiots Guide to Eating Raw" Review & Giveaway!

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I love fresh food!
I love eating it fresh from the garden, right off the plant, vine, tree or shrub! And my favorite section in the grocery store is the produce section!
I did not really think about what cooking does to your food until I started studying about whole foods and herbs. Wow. No wonder so many people are sick, groggy and have to take (or need to take) so many vitamins and supplements!
Since I have learned how important it is to eat food as fresh or "raw" as you can, I have been wanting to learn how to prepare meals that have more raw foods for my family.
"The Complete Idiots Guide to Eating Raw" is just the book I needed!
"The Complete Idiots Guide to Eating Raw" covers everything you need to know if you are wanting to start a raw foods diet/lifestyle, or if you are like me and just want to add more raw foods to your menu, and want to learn how to be a more creative cook!
"The Complete Idiots Guide to Eating Raw" covers:
the benefits of eating raw, myths, going green by eating raw, superfoods & the future of food, shopping & raw food storage, tools to help you succeed, raw techniques and raw transitions (learning how to integrate raw food into your everyday life, fasting & cleansing, and a great 4 week raw success program)!
There are over 150 recipes for:
"Appetizers & Spreads",
"Salads and Dressings",
"Sublime Sauces and Toppings",
"Sumptuous Soups",
"Nutmilks and Cheeses",
"Bountiful Beverages",
Unbeatable Breakfasts",
"Filling Wraps and Sandwiches",
"Pizzas, Crackers and Breads",
"Delicious Main Dishes",
"Puddings, Pies and Parfaits",
"Cakes, Cookies and Energy Bars".

Beside each recipe, there is a box to tell you the calories, total fat, protein, etc. that is in a serving size.
There are also "Extra" boxes throughout the book, with interesting information such as "Tasteful Tips", Healing Foods", Raw Deal", and "de-f-i-ni-tion".
I was very excited about the technique section in "The Complete Idiots Guide to Eating Raw", which covers preparation basics, how to soak and sprout seeds, juicing, pickling, and the advance techniques on dehydrating and culturing!

Are you looking for a healthier diet? Want to learn more about eating raw and how to get more vitamins and superfoods in what you eat? Or maybe want to lose weight or even open up a wholefoods restaurant/diner? I highly recommend "The Complete Idiots Guide to Eating Raw"!

Now for the Giveaway!
Thanks to the great people at Idiots guides, one of my readers will win a copy of "The Complete Idiots Guide To Eating Raw"!!


Mandatory Entry:
Visit Idiots Guides.com and tell me another Idiots Guide that you would like to have.
Please leave your email address in your comment or have it visible on your profile.

Extra Entries After completing mandatory Entry:
-Follow Idiots Guides on twitter (1 entry)
-Follow my blog (1 entry)
-Follow me on Networked Blogs (1 entry)
-Follow me on twitter (1 entry)
-Tweet this giveaway (1 entry per day)
-Add my blog button to your sidebar and leave a link of where I can find it(2 entries)
-Add my "Spring Into Health" blog button to your sidebar and leave a link where I can find it (3 entries)
-Write a blog post about this giveaway and leave the link to your post below (5 entries)
-Enter one of my other giveaways (1 entry per giveaway you enter)

That gives you 16+ chances to win! Have fun!
Please leave a comment per entry that you qualify for, for each entry to count!

This giveaway is open to US and Canada and Ends on May 26th. at 12 am central. The winner will be chosen at random using random.org. The prize will be sent directly from Idiots Guides.com to the winner.

Disclaimer:
For purposes of this review, I received a copy of this book.

Gillian's Foods Product Review!

While planning and doing research on healthy products for my "Spring Into Health" blog event, I found Gillian's Foods! I was really impressed by their great site and All the items that they sell.
Thanks to the great folks at Gillian's Foods, I was able to try several of their products and I have to say, I give them 5 stars for their products & their customer service and look forward to trying more of their products in the future!
I highly recommend that you go and check them out and try some of the products while you are their!
You can order their products online or check HERE to see if stores near you sell Gillian's Foods! I noticed that the Whole Foods market sells Gillian's Foods!

I love the idea and fact that they make so many of their products from rice flour! How neat is that?
This company was started when the owner's (an executive chef) daughter was diagnosed with Celiac Disease when she was six years old, and he started experiments for making bread and bread products that his daughter and others with Celiac Disease and food allergies could eat and enjoy!

Want to learn more about Gillian's Foods?
Read this From Gillian's Foods and visit the site:
"Our facility is dedicated to a gluten, wheat, tree nut & peanut nut free environment.
Our products include gluten free rolls, gluten free bread, gluten free pizza dough, gluten free pizzas, gluten free pie shells, gluten free pies, gluten free bread crumbs, rice flour, potato flour, tapioca flour, gluten and wheat free mixes. You can choose from our wheat free, gluten free and dairy free foods that will help you maintain a balanced, healthy diet -- without sacrificing the taste you deserve. We provide foods you love, without the harmful ingredients you must avoid."



The spaghetti noodles from Gillian's Foods were the best spaghetti noodles I have ever tried!
They do not have to cook as long as other spaghetti noodles and are very rich! I can hardly wait to try their other noodles!

I used the breadcrumbs for meatballs, and some to top my chicken casserole! Yum!

The garlic croutons are so crunchy and tasty! I look forward to using more of them on a big Caesar salad! =)

Gillian's Foods sells flours to make your own breads, and they sell mixes. The breads, pies, cookies, muffins and pizza crust look SOO great!

While you are visiting Gillian's Foods, you should check out Chef Bob's recipes and Chef Bob's cooking video on making pizza!

You can follow Gillian herself on twitter! And keep up with all the food shows, news, etc!

Hope you enjoy their great products and pass along the word to everyone you know!

Happy & healthy eating to you and yours!

~Hannah


Disclaimer:
For purposes of this review, I received samples from Gillian's Foods.

"Kay's Naturals" Protein Snacks Review & Giveaway!

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How would you like to have a snack that is packed with protein, rich in fiber, natural and with very little sweetener? Well, you can have all that and so much more with Kay's Naturals!

This company carries a huge line of great products that are good and good for you!

Gluten and wheat free, with low carb & calories, and "packed with health promoting benefits to sustian energy, manage weight loss, and stabilize blood sugar"!

I am so glad I got to try these products! I have been wondering what they would taste like and how my family would like them. Well, they are near perfect! My children love them, they make excellent snacks, and they have really great taste!

This time of year, we are outdoors a lot and staying busy and active, so we often need a snack to keep up on energy! Kay's Naturals are perfect for this! The sample bags I received are just the right sizes for snacks and for the children to hold and share!

Plus there are so many flavors and snacks to choose from! The whole family can have their favorite snack and flavor this way. Whether you are wanting a sweet cookie bite, a tasty lemon herb or crispy Parmesan chip, or a spicy jalapeno pretzel, you are sure to find something for mom, dad, and all the children!

The cereals make a wonderful breakfast choice! They come in three great flavors: French Vanilla, Apple Cinnamon and Honey Almond! Yum!

Kay's Naturals sells their products in sample sizes if you would like to give them all a try, or see which ones will be your favorites! They also come by the case! A great way to stock up and have all the snacks and cereals you need for the month, etc! I like stocking up on stuff, so this way appeals to me! =)

To learn more about Kay's Naturals, view all their products, and try them out for you and your family, visit Kay's Naturals.com.

Now for the Giveaway!

Thanks to the great people at Kay's Naturals, one of my blog readers will win a Sample Pack (like the one I received)!

Mandatory Entry:
Visit Kay's Naturals and tell me which product(s) you want to try.
Please leave your email address in your comment or have it visible on your profile.

Extra Entries After completing mandatory Entry:
-Subscribe to Kay's Naturals newsletter (1 entry)
-Follow my blog (1 entry)
-Follow me on Networked Blogs (1 entry)
-Follow me on twitter (1 entry)
-Tweet this giveaway (1 entry per day)
-Add my blog button to your sidebar and leave a link of where I can find it(2 entries)
-Add my "Spring Into Health" blog button to your sidebar and leave a link where I can find it (3 entries)
-Write a blog post about this giveaway and leave the link to your post below (5 entries)
-Enter one of my other giveaways (1 entry per giveaway you enter)

That gives you 17+ chances to win! Have fun!
Please leave a comment per entry that you qualify for, for each entry to count!

This giveaway is open to US and Canada and Ends on May 20 th. at 12 am central. The winner will be chosen at random using random.org. The prize will be sent directly from Kay's Naturals to the winner.

Disclaimer:
For purposes of this review, I received samples from Kay's Naturals.

"Frontier Coop" Review & Giveaway

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When I started my "Spring Into Health" blog event, I was really hoping for the opportunity to feature Frontier Coop great site and products! This is the ultimate "health" company and center piece for my "Spring Into Health" blog event, since they sell natural, organic products and share so much information! So you can only imagine my excitement when I was able to feature them and review some of their Wonderful products! Before I go any further, I have to say I give them 5 stars and you really have to try their products!!!!!!


It was not to hard for me to decide what products I wanted to try, since I have been eyeing them for a while and really thought they would be great for the review/giveaway, but I was very surprised when I opened my packages from Frontier Coop and found such great quality products, sealed very well for long storage, and they were all green products! Yes, literally green! How Cool is that! I had picked healthy and green products!

Wondering what I picked?
Stevia Powder,
Barley Grass,
and
Pumpkin Seeds!
Yay!!!


Here are the descriptions of them from Frontier Coop:

Stevia Description:
"Stevia, also known as sweetleaf or sugarleaf, is a member of the sunflower family and native to South and Central America. It is 300 times as sweet as sugar and widely utilized as a sugar substitute."


Pumpkin Seeds Description from Frontier Coop:
"One of the most nutritious and flavorful seeds around, pumpkin seeds are delicious right out of the bag-- or added to trail mix, sprinkled on cereal, and used in baked goods. Also excellent dry-roasted, with tamari, or salt and spices."

Barley Grass Description from Frontier Coop:
"Barley Grass is a whole food loaded with essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, fiber and many more nutrients your body needs every day. A wonderful way to ensure you're getting enough dark leafy greens in your diet."

I am really excited to have these products in my kitchen and look forward to all the ways I can use them! I posted a bunch of recipes and links for pumpkin seeds and stevia the other day, while going thru recipes to try out! You can find that post HERE! Today I put some pumpkin seeds in my homemade granola! Yum!


Growing up, my mom was introduced to barley grass from her nutritionist. My mom was in terrible health and she started drinking some barley grass powder with a protein powder in cranberry juice! I remember it well because it helped her So much and us children loved how it tasted and would always try to sneak a drink! =)
We also use to put barley grass powder on a wet toothbrush and brush our teeth with the barley grass.

Since I started learning about herbs and using herbs to make our own formulas, I have slowly been building up a supply of dried herbs. Frontier Coop sells a huge selection of herbs! From the popular herbs like calendula, to herbs like Partridge Berry!
Frontier Coop has a great selection of recipes! You really should bookmark the recipes and try them!
The customer service at Frontier Coop is really great! I was very impressed with that too!
As if Frontier Coop was not great enough by itself, their are actually three great companies!
Simply Organic Foods sells gluten free baking mixes, spices, gravies & sauces, salad dressings, etc. I would love to try their Chai Spice Scone Mix, Classic Caesar Dressing, and the Grinder Top Spices!
And Aura Cacia sells aromatherapy products!

To buy their products, visit Frontier Coop online.

Want to learn more about the company and their history, values etc? Click HERE to find out more about them & their story!

Now for the Giveaway!
I will send 2 winners 3 oz. each of the three products I was sent from Frontier Coop! That's right! Each winner will receive:
3 0z. of stevia herb powder,
3 oz. of barley grass,
3 oz. of pumpkin seeds!

Mandatory Entry:
Visit Frontier Coop and tell me which product(s) you want to try.
Please leave your email address in your comment or have it visible on your profile.

Extra Entries After completing mandatory Entry:
-Become a Facebook fan of "Frontier Coop" (1 entry)
-Follow Frontier Coop on twitter (1 entry)
-Tell me something you learned about Frontier Coop or their products while visiting Frontier Coop (1 entry)
-Subscribe to Frontier Coop newsletter (1 entry)
-Follow my blog (1 entry)
-Follow me on Networked Blogs (1 entry)
-Follow me on twitter (1 entry)
-Tweet this giveaway (1 entry per day)
-Add my blog button to your sidebar and leave a link of where I can find it(2 entries)
-Add my "Spring Into Health" blog button to your sidebar and leave a link where I can find it (3 entries)
-Write a blog post about this giveaway and leave the link to your post below (5 entries)
-Enter one of my other giveaways (1 entry per giveaway you enter)

That gives you 20+ chances to win! Have fun!
Please leave a comment per entry that you qualify for, for each entry to count!

This giveaway is open to US only and Ends on May 20 th. at 12 am central. The winner will be chosen at random using random.org. The prize will be sent from me to the winner.

Disclaimer:
For purposes of this review, I received samples from Frontier Coop.

"Spring Into Health" Recipes Using Stevia and Pumpkin Seeds!

For my "Spring Into Health" blog event, the "Frontier Coop" sent some samples of their stevia powder, pumpkin seeds and barley grass to try out and use for a review and giveaway on my blog!
I thought it would be great to share some recipes for the stevia and pumpkin seeds, and hope you will enter the giveaway so you can try out these great products from "Frontier Coops"!
I highly recommend that you visit "Frontier Coop" and check out their great site and try out their products! They are Top quality and a great place to buy your healthy foods!



Now for some Recipes I found using Stevia:

Berry Jam (Wow! I need to copy this off for my summer canning!)!

•1 1/2 quarts fresh berries
•1 cup unsweetened fruit juice concentrate
•2 tsp. pectin powder
•3/4 tsp. powdered stevia extract

Wash, rinse, and sterilize jars.
Clean berries, remove hulls, and mash. One and one half quarts of fresh berries will be 3 cups mashed. Place in a sauce pan.
Add 4 tsp calcium water to the berries and stir well.
In another small sauce pan bring the juice concentrate to a boil.
Place in a blender. Add 2 tsp of pectin powder and blend 1 - 2 minutes until powder is dissolved.
Bring fruit to a boil. Add the dissolved pectin. Stir vigorously 1 minute.
Stir in the stevia extract. Bring back to a boil and remove from heat.
Fill jars to 1/2 inch from the top. Screw on 2 piece lids. Boil 5 minutes.
Remove from water and let jars cool. Lids should pop to be sealed."

"Coconut Fig Chews"
1/2 cup chopped figs
•1/2 cup unsweetened fruit juice or water
•1 cup unsweetened coconut
•1/2 cup unsweetened sesame seeds
•1/8 tsp salt
•1/2 tsp powdered stevia extract
•2 tablespoon cashew butter
•1/3 cup whole wheat pastry flour
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Oil a cookie sheet
Stew the chopped figs in the fruit juice or water for 8 to 10 minutes. Add the coconut to the pan, mix and set aside.
Grind the sesame seeds in a blender. In a mixing bowl, place the stewed figs and coconut, ground sesame seeds, salt, stevia extract, cashew butter, and flour. Mix well. Shape the cookies with your hands. Place on the cookie sheet and flatten slightly.
Bake for 12 to 14 minutes
Note: You may add 1 tsp of powdered stevia herb


"Blueberry Muffins"
Yield: 12 muffins
•6 oz. pineapple juice
•1/4 cup oil
•1 egg
•1 1/2 tablespoons SteviaPlus®
•1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•1/2 cup plain yogurt
•2 oz. milk
•1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)
•1/2 cup rolled oats
•1 3/4 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
•1 teaspoon baking soda
•1/4 teaspoon salt
Pre heat the oven to 375°. Oil muffin pans. Soak the oats in the pineapple juice for 10-15 minutes in a small bowl. Beat together the oil, egg, and vanilla in a mixing bowl. Thin the yogurt with the milk and add to the other liquid ingredients. Beat. Mix in the soaked oats. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet, stirring as little as possible. Fold in the blueberries just before the flour is completely blended. Spoon the batter into the muffin pans and bake for 25-30 minutes.

"Chocolate Zucchini Muffins"
1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp ground cloves
½ tsp ginger powder
1 ripe banana, mashed
1.5 tsp stevia powder
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup plain cow or non-dairy milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup shredded zucchini
1/4 cup chopped walnuts or other nut (optional)

Preheat oven 350F. Whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices together. In another bowl, mix together mashed banana with applesauce and stevia. Add in milk, vanilla, zucchini and nuts to wet mixture and mix. Add flour mixture to the wet mix in 3-4 batches and stir until combined and mixture is moist. Spoon into a greased muffin pan and bake for 15-20 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.

There are a lot of great cookbooks on using stevia, like this one on Amazon!
For more recipes using stevia visit this link!

Now for some Pumpkin seed recipes!

The first is by Serene Allison, From her cookbook, "Rejuvenate Your Life! Recipes for Energy"! By the way, I love her cookbook, and Highly recommend it! =) This sounds like a great and healthy smoothie!
"Zinc Standard"
2 hearty handfuls of raw pumpkin seeds
2 cups purified water
1 TBSP. tahini (or any raw nut meat)
2 hefty TBSP. squished dates or a handful of regular dates
4 frozen bananas (chopped roughly before adding)
A dust of cinnamon
Whiz, whiz (in a blender) and guzzle."

Both recipes below are by Serene Allison, From her cookbook, "Rejuvenate Your Life! Recipes for Energy" She uses pumpkin seeds in a lot of her recipes, like the "Crunchy Surprise balls" (below) and her Rejuvenation granola!

"Crunchy Surprise Balls"
"Throw in some of the unblended "Energy Flat Bread" (recipe below)mixture in a bowel and start chucking in whatever you want-
A handful of raw pumpkin seeds,
A handful of sunflower seeds
A handful of sliced olives,
Maybe a smattering of sun-dried tomatoes

Roll into balls and dehydrate until crispy. Throw them in your salads, or munch as is for a savory treat!"


"Energy Flat Bread"
7 1/2 cups sprouted buckwheat
3 1/4 cups soaked golden flax seeds (measured after soaking)
3 1/4 cups carrot pulp (made from the process of making fresh carrot juice)
This adds bulk to the bread and gives it a beautiful color. You could mix beet in your juice for a rich salmon-colored bread.
4 TBS raw honey
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 to 1 1/2 TBS sea salt

This makes about a months supply or maybe a weeks worth for large families. (it usually lasts us a little over a week)

Mix it in batches in your food processor and transfer to one bowl. Lightly grease 5 teflex solid dehydrator sheets and cover with dough, a scant 1 cm thick. If making pizza crusts form into rounds. If making flat bread to tear off when desired make large squares. If you want to make sandwich slices, score beforehand into cracker shapes.

Dehydrate the flat bread at 105 degrees for a few hours until a crust is formed on one side and then flip them onto the mesh sheet below and dehydrate until thoroughly dry - about 12 to 16 hours.

When they are very well dried, they will keep well wrapped in loose linen and a plastic bag in a cool, dry place."


While looking for recipes I found this one on Soaked Granola!

» 8 c. rolled oats. (I buy my organic rolled oats through a food co-op. 25 lbs. for $17.00)
» 1/2 c melted butter
» 1/2 c. melted coconut oil. (Please don’t buy the nasty tasting stuff at Wal-Mart. Use that to lube your car engine.)
» 1 1/2 c. yogurt
» 2 cup water
» 1 cup raw honey.
» 1 tsp. sea salt
» 1 tsp ground cinnamon
» 2 cups of nuts

Visit the link above for how she made it. I think I will try it not soaked sometime!

"TheStraightStitch" Enviro Lunch Bags Giveaway!

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When it comes to ways to save money, cutting back on waste and reusing what you have, The Straight Stitch is one of the first shops you want to visit! TheStraightStitch uses unique, vintage and reclaimed fabrics, to make practical items that you use everyday.
TheStraightStitch's amazing line of enviro lunch bags was what first caught my eye! But I just love all of her products!

The Enviro-Wraps are great for anyone who likes to wrap their sandwiches! As easy as cling wrap and much prettier! You can clean it easy and use it over and over again! No more buying cling wrap and throwing it away!

I just love the Cutlery Wraps! These look so vintage and would love them for my table! They would be so great for serving guest! And for giving as gifts! TheStraightStitch has some new cutlery wraps that look so fresh and pretty for spring and summer and great for children's silverware too!

If you are a mom or dad, you will know how important it is to have those old grocery bags handy when you are out and about, out playing at the swimming pool or river, have an accident and all the wet/soiled clothing has to come off! Well, how about not having to worry about the plastic grocery bags? TheStraightStitch has completely waterproof wet bags! These look Great! I love the idea of not having to use so many plastic bags and being able to wash the bag with the wet/soiled clothes!


I was able to review the great and unique Enviro Lunch bag sets! I just love mine and so do my children! These are great for packing your favorite healthy snacks and sandwiches, easily washable and the velcro holds tight to keep the food secure in the bag.

Besides the design of bags that I got (blue with fruit on them!), I like the pink camo, Safari, and Hula enviro lunch bags sets!

Meet Our Featured Etsy store and Owner!
Here is what the owner of TheStraightStitch shared with us about her and her store:

What inspired the name of your Etsy store?
"The Etsy store was named out of a love of simplicity and functionality. I wanted a name that said "no-nonsense, just good quality functional baby gear". By keeping things simple I am able to keep my prices low.

What insipred you to open your Etsy store? I started my Etsy store when friends and family started asking me to make them versions of things I had made for my own children. I realized, if they liked and wanted to buy the things that I had made, other might want to as well.

Would you like to share a little bit about yourself?
I am an enthusiastic outdoors lover, a lover of all things handmade and, while I wouldn't call myself crafty, others might! I've been at home full time with my 2 hilarious girls for 4 years now, neither of them is in school yet so I do all of my work at nap/after bedtime.

Anything else you would like to share with us?
I have a strong commitment to the environment and try to base the business around that. My products are designed as plastic alternatives, and alternatives to the disposable lifestyle, but I also work a lot with reclaimed and upcycled materials. In that way, I am able to breathe new life into items that are no longer useful. In addition to this, by creating everyday items in Canada and providing them at a low cost, I am able to provide consumers with alternatives to big box stores and overseas manufacturing.

By buying handmade, you are saying NO to sweatshop labor and to the pollution that is created shipping goods from overseas manufacturers to big box stores. You are opting out of plastic over-packaging and saying yes to to a more sustainable lifestyle.

All of the products I make have come out of things that I have made to fill our family needs. Everything that you see for sale has first been tested by me and my family, and then our friends."

Now for the Giveaway!
One winner will get to pick a Enviro Lunch bag set from TheStraightStitch! A Big Thanks to TheStraightStitch for this great giveaway!

Mandatory Entry:
Visit TheStraightStitch and tell me which Enviro Lunch bag set you would pick if you won!
Please leave your email address in your comment or have it visible on your profile.

Extra Entries After completing mandatory Entry:

-Heart TheStraightStitch Etsy Shop (1 entry)
-Follow TheStraightStitch on facebook (1 entry)
-Follow TheStraightStitch on twitter (1 entry)
-Purchase a product from TheStraightStitch during the time of this giveaway (10 entries per purchase)
-Follow my blog (1 entry)
-Follow me on Networked blogs (1 entry)
-Follow me on twitter (1 entry)
-Tweet this giveaway (1 entry per day)
-Add my blog button to your sidebar and leave a link of where I can find it(2 entries)
-Add my "Spring Into Health" blog button to your sidebar and leave a link where I can find it (3 entries)
-Write a blog post about this giveaway and leave the link to your post below (5 entries)
-Enter on of my other giveaways (1 entry per giveaway you enter)

That gives you 29+ chances to win! Have fun!
Please leave a comment per entry that you qualify for, for each entry to count!

This giveaway is open to the U.S. and Canada and Ends on May 12th at 12 am central. The winner will be chosen at random using random.org.
The prize will be sent directly from TheStraightStitch to the winner.


Disclaimer:
For purposes of this review, I received some products from TheStraightStitch.

Mercola Children's Chewable Multivitamins (Product Review)

As a mom, I often worry that my children are not getting all the vitamins and minerals that they need to grow healthy and strong. I worry that they do not get enough from just their diet, and so I have been doing some research over the past few years, learning about different foods, supplements and formulas to find things that will meet their needs.

When I stumbled upon Mercola.com, I was very impressed with their products and when I started to read about the children's chewable multivitamins, I was very surprised at how they are the kind of multivitamin that I would actually give my children!!!
I am Very picky and avoid a lot of things because of ingredients like aspartame and unnatural sugars, artificial ingredients, and to many ingredients that I do not know what they are, or what they are for! With Mercola's Children's Chewable Multivitamins, I can read about everything that is in them and what it is from and for and not have to worry about what I am putting into my child's body.
Also Mercola's Children's Chewable Multivitamins does not contain a lot of ingredients that I would worry about if my children had allergy concerns.
These vitamins have a delicious orange-mango flavor that my child loves! And it has been so fun to hear my child talk about and be excited about taking her vitamins! She has been telling everyone she sees that she takes vitamins and gives the vitamins credit for running fast, growing big and strong! It makes me happy to see her excited about her vitamins and I can know they are safe for her!


Some of the main things I like about these multivitamins:
*Created with a patented chelation formula to help maximize your children's mineral absorption.
*Instead of aspartame or high fructose corn syrup, Mercola's Children's Chewables have the natural sugar sucrose found in fruits and vegetables!
*"Avoids artificial colors, preservatives, flavorings, synthetic toxins, and allergens potentially risky to your kids."

This is an exclusive formula only available on Mercola.com.

Here is an excerpt from Dr. Mercola:
"Please take the time to implement my 7-step guide designed to help you improve your family's nutrition and overall health. Remember, there's no better time to start than right NOW!
Lead by example by taking the time to plan family meals using wholesome, unprocessed foods

Replace soda and sugary juices with clean, fresh water

Limit your time in front of the TV and get out and exercise more

Make sure you receive daily amounts of omega-3s

Get plenty of sunshine

Put in place a comprehensive vaccine plan for your kids

Complement your family's diet with a high-quality multivitamin with essential minerals
Remember, your kids will follow your lead and need your help in getting the proper nutrition."

Very great advice, and for me, very important to remember!



I highly recommend these vitamins and give them 5 stars!
A big thanks to Mercola for letting me review their Children's Chewable Multivitamins!
~Hannah

Disclaimer:
For purposes of this review, Mercola sent me a sample of this product.

[me]andGoji Custom Artisanal Cereal (Product Review)

Growing up, my family bought most of our foods from organic co-ops.
After we moved out of state, that quit though. One of the things I missed the most was the organic cereals! I have yet to find anything in the cereal isles in the grocery stores that even comes close to those great cereals, so I have resorted to making my own granola.
Then, recently while visiting Leslie Loves Veggies blogspot, I stumbled upon [me]andGoji. I decided to check out their site and products, and was very surprised and happy to have found them!

Here is a little about [me]andGoji from their site:

"Our supereal vision:

We think differently about cereal: we think your cereal should be as uniquely composed as you are; we think ingredients should naturally change with seasons or even moods; we think nature's healthiest foods make for some of nature's tastiest combinations without processing or additives; we think 'custom' should not be followed with "please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery;" we think eating healthy not only promotes wellness of the body and mind, but gives you confidence; we think taking care of our planet is about doing the right thing, not about scientific data or celebrity pleas."

For more info on the company, and how they got started, visit this link!

You Really have to visit their amazing site to see for yourself, and I highly recommend you try their products!
After you visit [me]andGoji, come back here and tell me what cereal you would make and what you would name your cereal!
It is just so neat that you can create a healthy cereal with all the ingredients that you want to prefer, and then you get to name it!
I had a great time creating my cereal and reading the info on the different ingredients to see the health benefits and what was really going into my cereal!
Also if you love chocolate, there are a lot of chocolate ingredients you can put in your cereal creation! Yum!

Here are the ingredients I used to create my cereal:
Golden Granola,
Multigran O's,
Cocoa Almonds,
Wheat germ,
Blueberries,
Raspberries,
and
Strawberries!

And I named it:
"Hannah's Berry Healthy Mix"!

Hey, you should go to [me]andGoji, put it together and buy it for yourself! I give it 5 stars!

I hope you will tell others about [me]andGoji and,
Subscribe to the [me]andGoji newsletter
Become a Facebook fan of [me]andGoji
Follow [me]andGoji on Twitter !

Have fun creating your own healthy, organic cereal!

~Hannah

Disclaimer:

For purposes of this review, [me]andgoji sent me a sample of their products.

"MorningGlories" Handpainted Rosebud Wine Glasses Giveaway!

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I love handmade things and things that people put hard work, effort and a lot of love into! When I saw Morning Glories Handpainted Glassware, I knew this was one of those very special stores and person behind the products! I think you will agree as soon as you see her beautiful paintings on very handy and fun glassware!
I am very happy to be able to feature Morningglories1 and her glassware and was so happy that she is doing a giveaway for one of my blog readers too! I thought this would be a great feature for the "Spring Into Health" event too, since all of her glasswares can be used for "healthy" foods and drinks!
Morningglories1 has some lovely oil decanters like this one with grapes painted on it below!


The chip and dip sets would be great for those healthy snacks and great for serving guest and beautiful center pieces for any table!
I like this one with white flowers and blueberries!

I love hydrangeas! If I had this cake dish, it would probably stay on my kitchen table or counter, with a homemade cake in it! =) I can just see a whole wheat, sweetened with honey, carrot cake in it now!


Morningglories1 handpainted pitcher sets are just breathtaking! It is hard to decide which is my favorite, but this sunflower beverage glass set looks so fresh and "summery"! You have to see the Rose pitcher set too though!
These would be so great for serving fresh herbal teas and homemade fruit punches & lemonade in!

There are some really pretty salt and pepper shakers and cream and sugar sets at Morningglories1! This Lobster Kitchen Set is just too cute!
I would put my new stevia in the sugar bowel and sea salt in the salt shaker!
You will love the large assortment of beverage glasses! Whether you are looking for Coffee mugs, Tea glasses, juice glasses, wine glasses or martini glasses, you are sure to find one for you or a special someone at Morningglories1! What better way to drink your favorite healthy drink or serve your guest!
Meet Our Featured Etsy store and Owner!
Here is what the owner of Morningglories1 shared with us about her and her store:

What inspired the name of your store?
I love the color purple and I love morning glories, the way they open during the morning and close at night. I just think they are beautiful.
What inspired you to open your Etsy store? My daughter inspired me. She lives and works in New York and says Etsy is very popular there. She told me I should look into it so I did and am very impressed with what I saw. I am glad that I took her advice.
Would you like to share a little bit about yourself?
I am a mother of two grown children and grandparent to twin grandsons. I have always done crafts since my children were little. Seven years ago I found my passion in painting and I love painting on glass. I hope you enjoy my designs."

Now for the giveaway!
Thanks to Morningglories1, one of my readers will win 2 Peach Rosebud Wine Glasses! Here is the item number and picture below!

41793076

Description
"This is a large wine glass hand painted with peach and berry rosebuds and vines and leaves in shades of green and yellow. These are very versatile colors that go with a wide arrange of decors. This wine glass holds approx.24oz and is top rack dishwasher safe."

Mandatory Entry:
Visit Morningglories1 and tell me another product you would like to purchase.
Please leave your email address in your comment or have it visible on your profile.

Extra Entries After completing mandatory Entry:

-Heart Morningglories1 Etsy Shop (1 entry)
-Purchase a product from Morningglories1 during the time of this giveaway (10 entries per purchase)
-Follow my blog (1 entry)

-Follow me on Networked blogs (1 entry)

-Follow me on twitter (1 entry)

-Tweet this giveaway (1 entry per day)
-Add my blog button to your sidebar and leave a link of where I can find it(2 entries)
-Add my "Spring Into Health" blog button to your sidebar and leave a link where I can find it (3 entries)
-Write a blog post about this giveaway and leave the link to your post below (5 entries)
-Enter on of my other giveaways (1 entry per giveaway you enter)

That gives you 27+ chances to win! Have fun!
Please leave a comment per entry that you qualify for, for each entry to count!

This giveaway is open to the U.S. and Canada and Ends on May 2nd at 12 am central. The winner will be chosen at random using random.org.
The prize will be sent directly from Morningglories1 to the winner.


Disclaimer:
I did not receive any compensation for this post.

"Green Mountain Coffee" Fair Trade Organic Sampler Giveaway!

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Aahhhh! The smell of fresh ground coffee perking on a cool spring morning! What could be better then that? How about if it was organic?
Thanks to the great folks at "Green Mountain Coffee" you can now have great coffee that is rich, flavorful and organic too!!
I was SOOO excited when our sampler box came from Green Mountain Coffee! But I was even more surprised at how fancy and fixed up the package was! It was just like getting a present!
My husband is a big coffee drinker and he just loves it!
I love fancy coffees and hot drinks, but we hardly ever get to buy any on our tight budget. So when I saw the prices of the Green Mountain Coffee, that really surprised me too! For fancy, organic coffee, it is hard to beat!
You have to visit the site and take some time to look around and do some shopping! Save their site, so you can remember them for special occasions, buying gifts and holidays too! These make excellent gifts!
Green Mountain Coffee sells:
K-cups coffees,
coffee (whole and ground),
hot and iced teas,
hot cocoa,
brewers and accessories,

Gifts and Samplers,

etc!

Right now they have seasonal spring flavors like the Fair Trade Island Coconut and Spring Revival Blend!
I want to try the Raspberry Iced Tea, Fair Trade Organic Vanilla cream coffee, and the Cafe Escapes, Dark Chocolate Hot cocoa! They sound heavenly! =)

To buy their products, visit Green Mountain Coffee online.

Want to take a tour "Behind the bean"? And of how Green Mountain Coffee is helping brew a better world? Click HERE to find out their story!

Now for the Giveaway!
The great people at Green Mountain Coffee are giving one of my readers a Fair Trade Organic Sampler like the one I received!
The three great coffees in this sampler are: Organic Ethiopian Yirgacheffe, Organic French Roast and Organic Sumatran Reserve! That is three 10 oz. bags of great, organic coffee!!!

Product overview of the Fair Trade Organic Sampler from Green Mountain Coffee:
"Fair Trade Organic Ethiopian Yirgacheffe: Prized by connoisseurs for its delicate fragrance of orange blossoms, with an elegantly sweet and clean finish 10-oz. bag.

Fair Trade Organic French Roast: Dark and complex. Roasted and blended for bold but sweet intensity. 10-oz. bag.

Fair Trade Organic Sumatran Reserve: Offers lush, ripe fruit notes and syrupy richness. 10-oz. bag."



Mandatory Entry:
Visit Green Mountain Coffee and tell me which product you want to try.
Please leave your email address in your comment or have it visible on your profile.

Extra Entries After completing mandatory Entry:
-Become a Facebook fan of Green Mountain Coffee (1 entry)
-Follow Green Mountain Coffee on twitter (1 entry)
-Tell me something you learned about Green Mountain Coffee or their products while visiting Green Mountain Coffee (1 entry)
-Follow my blog (1 entry)
-Follow me on Networked Blogs (1 entry)
-Follow me on twitter (1 entry)
-Tweet this giveaway (1 entry per day)
-Add my blog button to your sidebar and leave a link of where I can find it(2 entries)
-Add my "Spring Into Health" blog button to your sidebar and leave a link where I can find it (3 entries)
-Write a blog post about this giveaway and leave the link to your post below (5 entries)
-Enter one of my other giveaways (1 entry per giveaway you enter)

That gives you 19+ chances to win! Have fun!
Please leave a comment per entry that you qualify for, for each entry to count!

This giveaway is open to US and Canada and Ends on May 2nd at 12 am central. The winner will be chosen at random using random.org. The prize will be sent from Green Mountain Coffee, directly to the winner.
Disclaimer:
For purposes of this review, I received a sampler from Green Mountain Coffee.

~KellysJewelry Unique Bottle Cutlery Board~ Etsy Review & Giveaway!

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When I first saw KellysJewelry's Etsy shop, I could hardly believe my eyes! These are the neatest cutlery boards I have ever seen! You really have to see them to understand and they really are very unique and each one is one-of-a-kind!

I wanted to feature this great Etsy shop for my "Spring Into health" blog event, because I thought these would be very handy for chopping so many healthy foods, such as fresh herbs, spices, lemons & other fruit, garlic, onion, your favorite organic cheeses and to serve healthy appetizers!

Also these cutlery boards are recycled and environmentally friendly! Plus they are small enough to pack for camping out, or picnics! And would make great gifts for just about anyone (hey, even those people who have everything and are so hard to shop for! Lol!)!

I like the colored glass cutlery boards! A very unique, and "older bottle" look!

KellysJewelry also sells some very pretty, handmade jewelry! Like this beautiful Sterling Silver Rosette Chain Mail Pattern Bracelet!

I love the look of this Silver and Copper Bracelet and Earrings Set! This is a piece of jewelry that I would like to have! And it would go with so many outfits!

Meet Our Featured Etsy store and Owner!
Here is what the owner of KellysJewelry shared with us about her and her store:

What inspired the name of your Etsy store?
What inspired you to open your Etsy store?
-I am an art teacher and a couple of years ago I took a jewelry making class. I made jewelry for several members of my family as gifts and when they showed people that they worked with, their co-workers started requesting jewelry. I used old jewelry boxes to put my jewelry in and as a joke my husband started covering up any names on the boxes and writing Kelly's Jewelry. It was getting hard to keep track of orders and payments, so my husband set up an Etsy sight for me. I have continued using KellysJewelry for my shop even though I do have more than jewelry in the shop now. I also post some of my paintings, slumped bottles and other things that I have made
Would you like to share a little bit about yourself?
-I teach art and and am married to an elementary teacher. I have always been very interested in all types of art and love to learn new skills. I take art classes any chance I get and also teach book making classes for other art teachers occasionally. I have recently been working with oil paints, clay, and precious metals.

Anything else you would like to share with us?
-My husband and I consider the environment to be a very important issue and try to limit our waste. One way we do is by "upcycling". Even though glass can be recycled, it isn't always done and could eventually end up in a landfill. By creating something like a cutting board, that is not disposable, makes it less likely the glass will end up in a landfill than if it were made into another disposable bottle. I really enjoy slumping bottles in the kiln because I never know exactly how it is going to come out but they are always beautiful. Glass is also one of my favorite materials to use for making jewelry and I normally have items made from seaglass posted in my shop."

Now for the Giveaway!
One winner will receive one of the unique cutlery boards from KellysJewelry!
Here is the item number and picture of it below!
41941407

Description
"Recycled clear glass bottle slumped in a kiln to create this environmentally friendly functional piece of art. There is a wire hanger in the neck to make it easy to display or put away. This bottle has a light blue color where the base of the bottle was.
Bottles are cleaned and sterilized prior to placing them in the kiln. They are then heated until they reach the desired form and then cooled. Use the flat side as a cutting board. The smooth glossy side can be used as a cheese board, serving platter, spoon rest, or as a decorative dish. The glass makes it very easy to clean after use. When you are finished there is no need to find space to put away yet another dish because it will look great displayed.
Not only is this functional and appealing to the eye, but it is also environmentally friendly. This unique item is guaranteed to be a topic of conversation at your next party. Each bottle is about is 12 inches long and 4 1/2 inches wide."

Mandatory Entry:
Heart KellysJewelry shop and leave a comment telling me you did! Mandatory entry must be done to enter giveaway!

Please leave your email address in your comment or have it visible on your profile.

Extra Entries After completing mandatory Entry:

-Tell me a product you want to buy from KellysJewelry (1 entry)
-Purchase a product from KellysJewelry during the time of this giveaway (10 entries per purchase)
-Follow my blog (1 entry)
-Follow me on Networked Blogs (1 entry)

-Follow me on twitter (1 entry)
-Tweet this giveaway (1 entry per day)

-Add my blog button to your sidebar and leave a link of where I can find it(2 entries)
-Add my "Spring Into Health" blog button to your sidebar and leave a link of where I can find it (3 entries)
-Write a blog post about this giveaway and leave the link to your post below (5 entries)
-Enter one of my other blog giveaways (1 entry per giveaway you enter)

That gives you 27+ chances to win! Have fun!
Please leave a comment per entry that you qualify for, for each entry to count!

This giveaway is open to the U.S. and Canada and Ends on April 30 at 12 am central. The winner will be chosen at random using random.org.
The prize will be sent directly from KellysJewelry to the winner.


Disclaimer:
For purposes of this review, I received a cutlery board from KellysJewelry.

~Stonyfield Oikos Organic Yogurt~ Review & Giveaway!

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When I started planning this "Spring Into Health" blog event, I wanted to share some great products that are healthy and promote good health. So when I was introduced to Stonyfield and their great products, I was very excited to try them!
I Love yogurt and I love it for a snack for my children! But before now I hardly ever bought it, since my local grocer only carries non-organic brands. As you can imagine, I was delighted to find Stonyfield's Oikos at our Wal-Mart!

I like Stonyfields products because they have the great live active cultures that make yogurt so beneficial to your diet.

From the Stonyfield site:

"The unique blend of six live active cultures in our Stonyfield yogurt gives your body natural balance. Our cultures include the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus, which has been clinically shown to:

help increase probiotic culture levels in the gut;
help strengthen the immune system;
help support the body’s natural resistance to harmful bacteria;
enhance the activity of natural killer cells—key components of the immune system that are known to decrease as we grow older.

Our six live active cultures

All yogurts contain the starter cultures Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus. While some major-brand yogurts contain only one or two additional cultures, we add four more natural probiotics to our Stonyfield yogurts, for a total of six:

Lactobacillus bulgaricus
Streptococcus thermophilus
Lactobacillus acidophilus
Bifidus
Lactobacillus casei
Lactobacillus rhamnosus

Our Oikos Organic Greek yogurt contains five live active cultures."

Want to see how they make their yogurt? Visit this link for a great video!

We have tried the Oikos in plain, chocolate, and blueberry and I can hardly wait to try the caramel, and vanilla! The yogurt is so luscious and tasty and it has a what I think is a "wholesome" taste to it! =)

The Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt has many great flavors:

Plain
Vanilla
Blueberry
Honey
Strawberry
Chocolate
Caramel

Stonyfield has a great line of YoBaby yogurt, meals, drinkables, and Yokids yogurt and squeezers!

Plus a line of fat free yogurt, frozen yogurt, ice cream, smoothies, o'soy, etc!!!!
Check out their great line of products HERE!

To buy their products, visit Stonyfield to find the closet store near you that carries Stonyfield products, or check at your local supermarket, Wal-Mart or Natural Foods store.

Now for the Giveaway!
The great people at Stonyfield are giving one of my readers an Oikos tote bag, 4 free 5.3 oz coupons and 1 free 16 oz coupon!

Mandatory Entry:
Visit Stonyfield and tell me which products you want to try.
Please leave your email address in your comment or have it visible on your profile.

Extra Entries After completing mandatory Entry:
-Become a Facebook fan of Stonyfield (1 entry)
-Follow Stonyfield on twitter (1 entry)

-Tell me something you learned while visiting Stonyfield.com (1 entry)
-Follow my blog (1 entry)
-Follow me on Networked Blogs (1 entry)

-Follow me on twitter (1 entry)

-Tweet this giveaway (1 entry per day)
-Add my blog button to your sidebar and leave a link of where I can find it(2 entries)

-Add my "Spring Into Health" blog button to your sidebar and leave a link where I can find it (3 entries)
-Write a blog post about this giveaway and leave the link to your post below (5 entries)
-Enter one of my other giveaways (1 entry per giveaway you enter)

That gives you 19+ chances to win! Have fun!
Please leave a comment per entry that you qualify for, for each entry to count!

This giveaway is open to US ONLY and Ends on April 30th at 12 am central. The winner will be chosen at random using random.org.
The prize will be sent from Stonyfield, directly to the winner.


Disclaimer:
For purposes of this review, I received some free coupons from Stonyfield.