Bella Viva Orchards Dried Fruit Review

June 18, 2012 1 Comment
Bella Viva Dried Fruit Mix

I am all about replacing unhealthy snacks like candy, chips, and sweets with healthier options like nuts, ChocoPerfection bars, vegetables, and fruits. The healthier... the better, right?  Bella Viva Orchards specializes in growing and drying fruits in California's San Joaquin Valley. They have a HUGE selection of just about any fruit you can think of! I got the pleasure of sampling and reviewing three of their delicious dried fruit items: Unsweetened Dried Strawberries, Dried Bing Cherries, and Dried Black Figs.   I dont usually like cherries all that much but these cherries I really enjoyed! They are a little chewy but nice and naturally sweet. There are no added sweeteners or flavors in these dried cherries so what you taste is the natural flavor! I really … [Read more...]

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Chocoperfection | The Healthy Chocolate Bar Review

June 10, 2012 Leave a Comment
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...]

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

May 29, 2012 22 Comments
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...]

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

March 13, 2012 46 Comments
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...]

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