The Popcorn Factory and Cheryl’s Halloween Giveaway!

Earlier this month, I had the chance to dive into the 3 way popcorn tin from The Popcorn Factory.  To be honest, I didn’t get much of it because my daughter’s made it disappear quickly!  I also got to make someone’s day by sending them a frosted Boo Cookie from Cheryl’s….it’s much sweeter than a card, right?  Now, one of my lucky readers will get the same experience!

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One reader will win a 3-Way combo Boo Tin ($29.99) or a Mr. Bone Jangles 3-Way Popcorn tin AND one of Cheryl’s Plush Treat Pails ($26.99)!

How to Enter:

1. Visit The Popcorn Factory and tell a gift you would love to get in the mail!
Additional entries:

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

2. Follow me (@BridgetteLA) 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 The Popcorn Factory on Facebook. Vote for your favorite popcorn flavor and tell me which one you voted for!

5. Become a Fan of Cheryl’s on Facebook at vote for this season’s tastiest flavor!

5. Place my blog button on your sidebar.

Contest ends at 11:59pm CST on October 29th. Prizes not claimed in 72 hours will be forfeited. Open to U.S. Residents only.

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

Snack on the go with Tontino’s! Review and Giveaway!

I often joke that I could make a meal out of snack remnants in my car.  Sounds gross I know…but I know I am not alone!  According to a recent survey by Totino’s Pizza Stuffers, most moms (78%) have found a lost French fry in their cars while cleaning, and two-thirds (66%) have also found crackers or chips hiding during their car clean outs.

Totino’s Pizza Stuffers are here to save the day!  Because of the hectic schedule we keep, it means sometimes the kids have a quick snack on the way to soccer practice, gymnastics, or doctor’s appointment.  Totino’s has introduced pizza stuffers, a new on-the-go snack designed to make kids happy while creating less mess.

Totino’s Pizza Stuffers are available in three flavors kids love – pepperoni, cheese, and combination.  They can either be zapped for a few minutes in your microwave or baked in the oven.  The outside crust is made to hold all the filling neatly and is in a kid-friendly shape to hold.  Best of all, there is virtually no mess!  My kids loved them for a recent quick lunch and they are easy to store in the freezer for a quick bite when hunger calls.  We tried the cheese and pepperoni and both kids agreed they loved them!

Want a coupon for a FREE box of Totino’s Pizza Stuffers? Watch the video below and then click on FREE!  Fill out the form to get one of the 15 VIP coupons available here at Experimental Mommy.  Don’t forget to share the love with your friends by clicking the SHARE button!

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Need more pizza stuffers? One winner will receive FIVE coupons for a free box of Totino’s Pizza Stuffers!

How to Enter:

1. Tell me which variety of Totino’s Pizza Stuffers your kids would like best!

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! 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 Totino’s on Facebook.

5. Place my blog button on your sidebar.

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

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

Gerber Graduates Fruit and Veggie Melts Review

Asking my son what he would like to eat will always get you the same response: “nuggets and fries.” Getting him to eat anything healthy is a challenge everyday. Now that Gerber Graduates has come up with fruit and veggie melts he is eating healthy and doesn’t even know it.

GERBER® GRADUATES® Fruit & Veggie Melts™ Snacks are made with a NutriProtect™ blend of vitamins A, C and E for healthy growth and natural immune support and each package delivers 3 fruit/vegetable servings with a taste toddlers love.”

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If you look at the ingredients list on most toddler snacks, most of them are quite unfamiliar. However, that is not the case with the Gerber Graduates Fruit and Veggie Melts. My son really enjoyed the Very Berry Blend and the ingredients list read like a parent’s dream: Squash, Apple, Banana, Carrot, Strawberry, Blueberry and several other fruit and vegetable juices with no artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives.  Every bag contains three servings of fruit/veggies and only 25 calories and only 4 grams of sugar per serving. My son absolutely loves these melts and ever since we received them they have been a staple on my grocery list. Check these out at your local grocery store along with Gerber Graduates meals, drinks and other snacks.

This post is the opinion of Beth of Experimental Mommy.  While a sample product was received to facilitate this review, all opinions remain 100% honest.

Gerber Graduates Preschooler Snacks: Review

hypothesis The Gerber Graduates Preschooler snack line will provide me with many healthy options for Aubrie’s never-ending appetite while ensuring she will like them, too!

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A sampling of many Gerber Graduates Preschooler snacks including the Fruit Twists, Cereal Twists, and Granola Bars plus one hungry toddler and mom looking for healthy alternatives.   About the Gerber Graduate Preschooler snacks we tried:

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  • Gerber Graduates for Preschoolers Fruit Twists:  ”Fruit Twists are real fruit snacks that  are perfect for on the go snacking – best of all they are made with 99% real concentrated fruit and juice and provide ½ of a  preschooler serving of fruit per twist as well as  25% of the daily preschooler amount of antioxidant vitamin C.  The great thing about these Fruit Twists, is that your child can pull them apart and eat one flavor at a time, or eat them both at once, combining the two flavors.  Either way, your child can choose what they like best!”
  • Gerber Graduates for Preschoolers Cereal Twists:  ”Cereal Twists are made with whole grains and two flavored yogurt fillings. Each cereal bar is individually wrapped for convenient on-the-go snacking and comes in three delicious flavors: Strawberry Blueberry, Banana Peach and Raspberry Vanilla.
  • Gerber Graduates for Preschoolers Chewy Granola Bars:  ”Chewy Granola bars are made with whole grain rolled oats and wheat flakes for a unique soft texture that preschoolers love – they’re naturally flavored and provide 10% daily value for 4 vitamins and minerals. They have 6g of whole grains per bar and have no preservatives or artificial flavors.

results With two growing girls in my home who both LOVE to snack, I struggle to find something they think is tasty and something I think is appropriate for their age.  They both are fans of individually wrapped fruit snacks, granola bars and roll-up snacks.  But, the portions are generally too big for their appetite and I am not thrilled with the nutritional value.  So I was more than happy to see their reactions to the Gerber snacks!

Their favorite by far was the Cereal Twists.  It’s soft texture made it easy for them to eat and they loved the flavors of yogurt mixed in.  I like the fact that they are easy to pack in my bag for snacking on the go.  The granola bars and fruit twists were both perfect portion sizes for my little ones and they both requested them as snacks frequently.

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My girls both loved the Gerber Graduates Preschool snacks with the cereal twists becoming a fast favorite.  I love that the snacks are nutritionally balanced and I can rest easy knowing that the girls are getting what they need to grow big and strong.  Not sure if your child is meeting dietary requirements?  Check out the sample menus are Gerber’s Start Healthy, Stay Healthy Menu Planner!  Develop age appropriate menus, share and print!

The opinions in this review are that of Experimental Mommy.  Others may have a different experience with the product.  While I did receive samples to facilitate this review, all opinions are 100% mine.