New Stuff and a NuNaturals Stevia Giveaway

I’ve been on a spending spree. Not just for Christmas loot but at the grocery store. Look at all the fun new products on sale! Earth Balance Soy Free was on sale at Wally World as well as Silk’s new PureAlmond Unsweetened, so I nabbed both. Quinoa porridge, topped with a spoonful of buttery spread and some almond milk with breakfast. Yummers.

Silk refuses to let Almond Breeze sneak past them in the market, so they’ve lowered their calorie count to 35 calories per cup. I think Idaho water has at least that many calories per cup – note to self, must install water filter.

I mentioned a while ago that I’m now allergic to dairy. Sigh. This means no more Fage Greek Yogurt. No more delightful cottage cheese creations. No string cheese. No delicious whey based protein ice creams. No reason to live. I suppose inundating one’s system with whey protein for so long takes a toll. If you use a proteins supplement regularly, make sure you rotate your protein sources! This has made it very difficult for me to get enough protein. I buy free range/organic meat and eggs which are pricey and a girl can only eat so much tuna before she sweats mercury bullets into a toxic puddle on her yoga mat.

On a positive note, that means I get to branch out and explore the vegan proteins on the market, finally try coconut milk yogurt and spend a ridiculous amount of time on GoDairyFree.org

Here’s my latest fun from iHerb: protein and probiotics. (BTW, you can get $5 off your first order if you use my code HOB128). Since it’s the start of a new, fresh year, I’d like you to start this year off a little wiser. Here’s your daily lesson in consumerism: when buying probiotics online and you scout a deal (see photo above), note the servings per bottle before purchasing. Mine contained 7 capsules instead of the 90 servings in the other bottles.

Life’s Basics still rocks and now that I’m joining the ever popular dairy-free clique, LB is my BFF. It makes a great breakfast cereal mixed with almond milk, berries and a bit of quinoa or amaranth.

Pea Protein from NOW Sports was a new purchase for me. I decided to jump in headfirst to try it for the first time by putting a scoop into my seaweed soup (I can hear Smoothie Girl gagging – but January is all about detox). It’s unflavored protein, which should go well with my mermaid flavored broth, right? Yes ladies and gentlemen, it was just fine. It has the texture of flour so I can already foresee that it’s going to rock the protein baked goods in my kitchen and even mixes well into broths and soups.

But now the best part – The Giveaway! The excellent folks at NuNaturals will award multiple products to FOUR (count ‘em, 4! Wahoo!) of my readers. NuNaturals has recipes on their site and an offer for free samples that you might also want to check out. While you’re at their site printing recipes, might as well take advantage of code:  BLG228, to receive a SPECIAL DISCOUNT of  15% off your TOTAL ORDER.

 

Each winner will receive (1) box of NuStevia Packets, 50 ct. Box,  AND one (1) bottle of NuNaturals Vanilla Stevia Liquid, 2 oz. bottle.

The contest will be open to Continental U.S. residents ONLY and sorry, no P.O. Boxes.

This starts now and will be open until Monday January 31st. Instead of choosing the winners fairly at random, I’m going to select the 4 most creative responses. Make sure you leave an email address so that I can contact you if you’re a winner, otherwise your hard-earned stevia goes to someone less funny and creative than you!

Ready? It’s a multiple choice, so pick a topic or make one up. Are you sensitive to dairy or other foods? How does your body respond to sugar? Just fine or does it trigger binge behavior? Did you gain weight over the holidays? If so does the weight bother you or are you confident that it will drop off effortlessly now that the holidays are over?

Extra points for haiku or sonnet format.