I finally won a giveaway!!!

Let's all take a moment and marvel at the fact that I FINALLY WON A GIVEAWAY!!  I can't even remember the last time I entered a giveaway contest and won something.  Maybe never.  I really can't remember ever receiving anything.

But that all changed when I won this giveaway!

I was really excited to win this giveaway since these are items that I actively use or that I know I will have a bunch of fun trying out.

We currently use the NuStevia Powder sweetener in small amounts in our morning oatmeal.

The Vanilla Stevia liquid is something that I can't wait to try in coffee, oatmeal, maybe the occasional iced coffee treat (not now that we're approaching winter though - that will have to wait till summer), and things like that.

The More Fiber Baking Blend was an extra bonus the company threw in, not part of the giveaway, and was not something I'm familiar with.  Apparently it will give me more fiber and I can use it in baking as a sweetener.  Great!  I've been looking for some other sweetener options in William's morning breakfast bakes other than just straight up banana.  Don't get me wrong, I don't think he really minds if every. single. bake. is flavored with banana. and. nothing. else.  But I like to experiment with healthier sweeteners anyways, knowing that even though I personally don't consume a lot of baked goods, I'm sure that one day I will end up incorporating a bit more baking back into our diet for our children.  So this is great that I get a chance to experiment with it!

So what is stevia?  Stevia is an natural herbal sweetener that is much sweeter than sugar, much lower in carbohydrates and has negligable effect on blood glucose levels, making it a great sweetener for diabetics and other carb-controlled diets.  I love that I can add 1/4-1/2 tsp of it to my morning bowl of oats and get way more sweet bang for my buck than I could with the same amount of processed white sugar, plus I'm not putting those extra calories in my body.

So, am I excited about my first giveaway win??  Totally.  :-D

Quiet times and a SWEET giveaway I found!

Not quiet times over here at the house, but quiet times on the blog right now.  I'm trying to manage taking care of my toddler, get a solid exercise routine going 5-6 days a week (something I've never been able to do), hold down the fort with my husband working so much, and take on extra students.  The extra students being a super big blessing right now, while our income is lower, but also taking more of my "free/blogging" time away - as to be expected.

So, less blogging.

But there is another great giveaway going on, happening over at Raw Juice Girl's blog, Healing with Raw Juices. The giveaway will have 4 winners, so I'm really really hoping and crossing my fingers I might be one of them this time.  Never yet won a giveaway.  This would be a great one to win.

Oh.  What is being given away?  Good question.  NuNaturals Stevia products!  Specifically a 50ct box of powdered stevia packets, and a 2oz bottle of Vanilla flavored liquid stevia.  What is stevia?  Only an awesome little natural, sugar-less, herbal sweetener that makes a great addition to just about anything you need sweetened - oatmeal, coffee, baked goods, lemonade, smoothies, etc.

So if you are in the mood to try some herbal sweetener in your life in place of sugar, head on over to Raw Juice Girl and enter the giveaway!  Deadline is Thursday September 22, so you have some time, but don't delay too much!

NuNaturals Giveaway at Healing with Raw Juices!!

One of the blogs I follow is having an AWESOME giveaway this week - ending today unfortunately!  Raw Juice Girl (Michelle Tune) over at Healing With (Raw) Juices is giving away a package of NuNaturals NuStevia White Stevia Powder (50 packets) AND one bottle of NuNaturals Vanilla Liquid Stevia, 2oz!!  Better yet, there will be 4 winners!! (Oh I’m crossing my fingers so that I can try the Vanilla!!)
I love using stevia as a natural sweetener around here.  It’s an herbal sweetener with no refined sugars, HFCS or anything nasty like that.  I feel good giving it to my little 16 month old - and that should tell you a lot since I still watch what goes into his mouth pretty closely.
So you should head on over to see the Raw Juice Girl and enter her giveaway today!  One last day today, lots and lots of ways to enter!  Just do it