Chocoperfection | The Healthy Chocolate Bar Review

ChocoPerfection Sugar Free Gluten Free Chocolate Bars

  I have always been and will always be a sweets girl. It is SO much easier for me to give up fast food, fatty meals, and even gluten-rich foods than it is for me to give up my sweets. I am a baker so cutting back on sugary foods is painfully difficult! But, with the rising obesity, diabetes and heart disease epidemics, it is really important to me to stay as healthy as I can. One thing that I cannot and absolutely will not live without is chocolate.  Chocolate can actually be considered a healthy food - can you believe it?! However, most companies that manufacture chocolate add a TON of sugar, not to mention many other icky ingredients... not so great for your health and figure! ChocoPerfection, who claims to be "The best tasting weight loss chocolate... ever", has created a … [Read more...]

PB2 ~The Better for You Peanut Butter! Giveaway ~6/20

PB2 Peanut Butter Giveaway

Peanut Butter is something that many of us consider a staple in our homes. Our kids love it... we love it. But many peanut butters you come across these days (like everything else now!) are full of preservatives and chemicals - far from natural. Health is slowly becoming a bigger issue these days so you will now find more natural options out there, but even some of the "natural" options contain negative ingredients. Bell Plantation has created an amazing product that tastes good and is good for you. PB2 is a peanut butter that goes through a process (which does NOT use chemicals) to extract 85% of the fat from the peanuts. By doing so, much of the oils are squeezed out leaving a POWDERED peanut butter - yes I said powdered. You can either add water to the powder to form the same … [Read more...]

Beanitos Gluten-Free Chips Giveaway ~THREE WINNERS ~5/31

Beanitos Gluten Free Corn Free Chips

Welcome To Spring Into Summer Hop! Hosted By Mom of 3 Boys It's Summer Time believe it or not, and were here to help you "Spring Into Summer" by offering you a chance to win some fabulous prizes from 17 top notch blogs! Beanitos Gluten Free Chips Giveaway THREE WINNERS! I have mentioned this in many previous posts but what can it hurt to say it once more? A few months ago, I made a decision to cut gluten out of my diet due to various health issues I was having. After doing so, it made a world of difference with my health but I was having a hard time finding foods that were nutritious, tasted great, and were gluten free. Luckily, the world is just starting to catch up with the gluten-free crowd and coming out with delicious products like Beanitos Chips.   Beanitos … [Read more...]

Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil GALLON Giveaway 4/19

tropical traditions gold label virgin coconut oil

Ready for round two? Because there were so many readers interested in winning a quart of Tropical Tradition's Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil in my last giveaway, they have offered a round-two giveaway of an upgraded size of ONE GALLON! This time, I wanted to create something delicious with the oil and share the recipe with all of you. I searched around the Tropical Traditions website for a good recipe and came across their Gluten Free Molten Lava Chocolate Cake... YUMM. I had to test it out! Gluten Free Molten Lava Chocolate Cake This Recipe is straight from the Tropical Tradition's website 4 oz semisweet or bittersweet chocolate 4 tablespoons extra virgin coconut oil (plus a little more for greasing the ramekins) 2 eggs 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 … [Read more...]

Beanfields Mix & Match Bean & Rice Chips Review and Giveaway Ends 3/19

beanfields

Today may be your lucky day – so hop down and win some of these giveaways!  This is the Good Luck Giveaway Hop, hosted by MamaNYC! This event will run from March 14-19th. We have over 60+ bloggers each giving away some amazing prizes! Be sure to hop down the list when you are done with my giveaway! Beanfields Mix & Match Bean & Rice Chips Y-U-M-M-Y! As some of you already know from previous posts, I have been on the hunt for healthy, gluten-free foods to try and write about. I slowly started getting into a gluten-free diet a few months ago and decided about a month ago that I was going to go into it head on. Since then, I have lost a ton of weight and have more energy than I know what to do with! But, one downside is sometimes getting a craving for some of the things I … [Read more...]