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Reinvent Your Cereal with Silk Soymilk! {Giveaway}

October 25, 2011 By Beth

Having an infant that is severely allergic to milk has made me look into other types of milk as an alternative. I have heard of Silk but never personally purchased it for my household. After doing a little research into substitutes for milk I was pleasantly surprised to find out how similar Silk is to our normal purchase of 2% milk. The one major difference I found was that Silk is completely dairy-free and contains just as much calcium and omega-3s as milk plus, you get the nourishment of soy, one of nature’s perfect proteins, too. From the website:

“Nutrition experts agree that getting plenty of high-quality protein is a key factor in feeling your best. Protein rewards your body in a couple of different ways. First, it’s the body’s primary building block for making muscles—you need protein to grow strong. Second, protein can help provide a sustained feeling of energy and satisfaction to keep your day on track.

Treating your body to the strength of Silk doesn’t take much effort. Pour it over whole-grain cereal for a power-packed breakfast; recharge with a smooth, refreshing glass after your workout or discover the possibilities of Silk in the kitchen with delicious and nourishing recipes.”

We gave Silk the ultimate challenge and used it in our morning cereal. It tasted wonderful! The texture was smooth and it gave our cereal a really good taste, better than regular milk. My husband thought it tasted like the left over milk after you finish eating the cereal, which of course is the best part! To me, Silk is slightly sweeter than standard milk and I love the variety of flavors, 17 to be exact (including 13 flavors under 100 calories per serving).

If your family eats a ton of cereal like mine, you need to see the new Silk Cereal Bowl! The bowl has an inner piece that you put in the freezer over night, then in the morning, fill it with your favorite Silk and Cereal and you can eat your breakfast on the run. The bowl even comes with a spoon that fits right into the bowl, what more do you need?

GIVEAWAY

One winner will receive 2 coupons for a FREE Silk product, the Silk cereal bowl pictured above and a Silk branded bag!

How to Enter:

1. Tell me which Silk variety you love the most!
Additional entries:

1. Blog about this giveaway and link to The Not-So-Blog and Silk (10 extra entries).

2. Follow me (@BridgetteLA) and @LoveMySilk on Twitter and Tweet this giveaway. Every time you tweet you get an additional entry! Limited to 10 a day, please. (You must have over 50 Twitter followers to qualify for unlimited entries!)

3. Subscribe to my blog.

4. Become a Fan of The Not-So-Blog and Silk on Facebook.

5. Place my blog button on your sidebar.

Contest ends at 11:59pm CST on November 14th. Prizes not claimed in 72 hours will be forfeited. Open to U.S. Residents only.

This post is the opinion of Beth of Experimental Mommy. Others may have a differing opinion of the product. While a sample product was received, all opinions remain 100% honest.

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Switch to Silk: Days 3, 4 and 5 with Silk Original

May 1, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

After trying (and loving) our regular smoothie mix with Silk Soymilk during our Switch to Silk Challenge, I thought for this next challenge I would try baking with it, too. My friend told me that you could not bake with soymilk, so I thought I would do a little experiment of my own to test out her theory. Here are the results:

One of the first things my hubby and I do in the morning is make a cup of coffee or hot tea (I am so not a coffee person). We usually grab for creamer or milk for our beverage, but today decided to try the Silk Original which is lower in cholesterol than our regular creamer. My husband was not a fan of the change, but it was very delicious in my English Breakfast hot tea.

On Day Four, I continued finding easy swaps for Silk Original and decided to try it in my daughters’ favorite breakfast cereal. I thought the color would throw them off a bit, but mixed with the cereal, they didn’t seem to notice. No one complained and finished their cereal as usual.

I hope you are joining me on the Switch to Silk journey! Do you have any great ideas for the swap? Share them with other Silk lovers by using #SwitchtoSilk on Twitter. And while you’re here, make sure you enter my Silk giveaway, too!

This review is the opinion of the Experimental Mommy. Others may have a different experience with the product. A product was received to facilitate this review, but all opinions remain 100% honest.

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Switch to Silk: My Ten Day Challenge

April 12, 2011 By admin 1 Comment

Let’s face it, I love milk. I love ice cream. I love cheese. I love dairy. Fortunately, we do not have any allergies or intolerance to milk products in my home. That being said, while milk is great for the body, too much milk can pack on the calories. Skim milk is a great alternative for those looking to cut their calorie intake, but to me….it tastes like white water. Blech.

Recently, I was asked to leave the milk in the fridge and switch to Silk Soy Milk for ten days. My initial thoughts…..yikes! TEN days!? Are you kidding? But the more I checked out the nutritional information and ways we could cook with Silk, I started to change my attitude. A switch to silk could mean consuming less calories while upping my calcium intake!

For the next ten days, you will see how my family and I make the switch to Silk. My fridge is stocked with several different varieties (did you know they had dark chocolate almond milk?) and my calendar is organized with ten ways we plan to integrate Silk into our everyday (and extremely hectic) lives. I will be tweeting using #SwitchtoSilk where you can follow my journey and you just may win some Silk of your very own!

Help me out! Have you made the switch? How do you use Silk in your home?

Products to facilitate the Ten Day Switch to Silk Challenge as well as a FlipCam for documentation were provided by Silk. No monetary compensation was received. All opinions remain 100% my own.

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Silk Heart Health SoyMilk: Review and Giveaway

October 25, 2009 By admin 161 Comments

Because my husband and I are both on weight loss programs, we are looking for ways to cut our calories. Silk Soymilk is a great way to lower our calorie intake while providing heart health advantages.

One half gallon of Silk Soymilk, a recipe for frozen fudge chip freeze and a very skeptical family. About Silk Heart Health soymilk:

“Silk Heart Health is a new soymilk product that combines the heart-health benefits of soy protein and plant sterols. Both have been proven to help reduce the risk of cholesterol and heart disease.
A recent study found that people who enjoyed three servings of Silk Heart Health per day for four weeks, as part of a sensible diet, lowered their cholesterol by 7%.”

While the health benefits of Silk Heart Health are wonderful, my husband nor I have high cholesterol. Since this was our first experience with soymilk, I decided to find a tasty recipe that included the vanilla soymilk and try to win over my family. I ran across a great recipe in my Hungry Girl 200 under 200 cookbook, and decided to give it a go!

Ingredients:

1/4 cup light vanilla soymilk (we used Silk!)

One 25 calorie diet hot cocoa packet

1 tablespoon sugar-free chocolate syrup

1 tablespoon mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

2 packs of no-calorie sweetener

1 cup of crushed ice

2 tablespoons of Fat-Free Reddi-wip

Mix the cocoa with 1/2 cup warm water until dissolved. Add to blender with all other ingredients except Reddi-wip. Blend for 30 seconds on high speed. Pour into tall glass and top with Reddi-wip and a few chocolate chips.

Let me tell you, for a chocolate milk-shake type beverage for only 138 calories, I was in heaven! It was very rich and chocolaty and NONE of my family (who would have turned their noses up at soymilk) noticed that their regular whole milk (which ads a TON of calories to this recipe if substituted) had been swapped for Silk Light Vanilla soymilk! In fact, my husband was so shocked that he decided to try a glass of soymilk on it’s own with dinner and enjoyed it.

Have I convinced you to try Silk? Do you normally purchase Silk soymilk in your home due to lactose sensitivity or allergy issues? Check out this great coupon for $0.55 off of a half gallon on any Silk product!

Silk Soymilk has also donated a coupon for a FREE half gallon of Silk Soymilk AND a pedometer to FIVE Not-So-Blog readers!

How to enter:

1. Visit Silk Soymilk and tell me which half gallon you would buy!

Additional entries

1. Blog about this giveaway and link to The Not-So-Blog (10 extra entries).

2. Follow me (@BridgetteLA) on Twitter and Tweet this giveaway. Every time you tweet you get an additional entry! Unlimited! (You must have over 50 Twitter followers to qualify for unlimited entries!)

3. Subscribe to my blog.

4. Become a Fan of The Not-So-Blog and Silk Soymilk on Facebook.

5. Favorite me in Technorati!

Contest ends at 11:59pm CST on November 9th. Prizes not claimed in 72 hours will be forfeited. Open to U.S. Residents only.