EcoMom Review and Giveaway!!

**CONTEST NOW CLOSED**

The wonderful people at ecomom sent me some healthy and yummy Eco-friendly Baby Products - EcoMom so that I can tell you all about them! I'm super excited to help spread the word about their company and tell you how you can get some of their products for your kiddos.

Who is ecomom?

EcoMom is a company that is making a difference in the environment and the health of our kids. Their website http://www.ecomom.com/ provides tools for moms to make better decisions for themselves and their family by providing an online forum, daily advice and product reviews of their products. EcoMom not only offers a wide variety of food products like their Plum Organics Baby Food and the Revolution Foods Organic Bars but also everything else you may need to keep your kiddos happy and healthy. From high chairs to lunch boxes, EcoMom is your source for quality products that will follow your child as they get older.

What did I get?

The Revolution Foods Sampler which includes:

1-Organic Jammy Sammy Strawberry Jam & Peanut Butter

1 - Organic Grammy Sammy Honey Graham & Strawberry

1 - Organic Mixed Berry Mashups

1 - Organic Tropical Mashups 

What do I think of the Revolution Foods Sampler?

Well, since pictures seem to speak a thousand words, here is my son sampling the products:

    

My 23 month old son absolutely loved every single thing that EcoMom had sent. As a mom, I loved the fact that the Sammy's are filled with organic fruit spread and that they do not have Trans Fats or contain high fructose corn syrup. I also loved that all the products were packaged to "grab-n-go" which allowed me to give my son some treats in the car while we were on a recent trip.  The Mashups container was super easy for my son to hold and he loved feeding himself. We will definitely be getting more of these to have in the diaper bag and to keep in the pantry for snacktime.

How can you get your own EcoMom products?

The Revolution Foods Sampler that I received retails for only $5.99! You can order the Revolution Foods Sampler or other Eco-friendly Baby Products - EcoMom online on their website http://www.ecomom.com/.

The lovely people at EcoMom has graciously provided a 15% discount code for you to use when you place your first order with them.  Please use the discount code SBBL535 when checking out.  The discount code will be good today through September 31, 2010.

Make sure you join the EcoMom newsletter to get new information about products, specials and events so you don't miss out!

EcoMom has also come out with a new program called EcoPass. It's a $99 annual membership which provides many benefits including:

•15% Discount on all products

•Free ground shipping on all orders, no minimum

•First look at new product samples

•Exclusive offers and promotions

•Pays for iteself in as few as 4 orders and costs only $8.25 per month!

Giveaway Prize: EcoMom has generously offered one of my readers a $15 Gift Card to EcoMom to purchase their very own products.

Mandatory Entry:

1.  Go to facebook and "like" Ecomom.

Additional Entries:

2. Follow EcoMom on Twitter! (+1 Additional Entry)

3. Follow Texa$aver on Twitter! If you already follow, leave a comment telling me so. (+ 1 Additional Entry)

4. "Like Texa$aver on Facebook! If you already do, leave a comment telling me so. (+ 1 Additional Entry)

5. Subscribe to the Texa$aver newsletter via email. You must confirm your email subscription for it to be a valid entry. If you're already a subscriber, leave a comment telling me so. (+2 Additional Entries)

Open to U.S. and Canada Entries Only. Please leave a comment for each additional entry. Giveaway ends on August 31, 2010 at 11:59 CST. Winner will be chosen by Random.org and will be announced on the Giveaways page. Winner will also be contacted by email. Be sure that texasaver@yahoo is on your safe sender list as you don't want to miss the email if you are chosen as the winner. Winner will have 5 days to respond to me by email before another winner will be chosen. The prize will be provided to the winner directly from EcoMom.

Disclosure: I was provided a sample of the product to facilitate this review at no cost and was not compensated for reviewing this sample. The opinions expressed in this review are 100% mine.

Good Luck!

Snikiddy Snacks Re-Draw Winner!

Unfortunately, I had to do a re-draw for one of our winners of the Snikiddy Snacks giveaway.  One of our winners did not come forward to claim their prize. It is very important to make sure that texasaver@yahoo.com is on your approved sender's list or you just might lose out on winning some awesome prizes!

So......the new winner is........

Comment #30:
Jeannine said...follow Snikiddy on twiter!

Re-drawn Winner was chosen at random by random.org.

Winner has been contacted via email and has 5 days to respond before another winner is picked!

Menu Plan Monday: Dinners for 8/16/10 - 8/20/10

This week I am making some new recipes.

Hopefully, they will pan out.

I'm so excited to have some time this week

to relax and cook for my family.

Here's what we'll be having:

Monday, August 16, 2010: Buffalo Chicken Mac N Cheese

Tuesday, August 17, 2010: Black Bean Tostadas

Wednesday, August 18, 2010: Rolled Omelet and Sliced Cantelope

Thursday, August 19, 2010: Leftover Buffet

Friday, August 20, 2010: Cranberry Chicken & Herbed Stuffing

Yummy!

Can't wait to taste everything. I'll be sure to post

the recipes after I make them!

Happy Cooking,

Mailbox Monday: What Did You Get?

Last week was pretty slow with freebies. 

I didn't mind at all because my baby turned two

and I was pretty occupied with last minute planning.

So, let me tell you what I got last week.

The Loot:

Queen Reversable 300 Thread Count Coverlet Quilt - Product Review of CSN Stores

Huggies Voucher for FREE Diapers - Enjoy the Ride Rewards Program

Popsicle Coupon for Free Product - Giveaway Win

Better Than Ears Dog Treats Sample - Walmart (not pictured)

Home Decorators Catalogue (not pictured)

Hope you all did better than me last week!

 

Check out more mailbox freebies at The Frugal Friend and Simply Stacie

   

 

Recipe: Rotisserie Chicken and Cranberry Salad

Yummy Chicken & Cranberry Salad

I wanted to see what all the fuss was about with these

rotisserie chickens you can now buy at the grocery store.

So, I bought a whole plain rotisserie chicken and

decided to make me a chicken salad sandwich.

Here's the recipe that I came up with:

Ingredients:

1 whole Rotisserie Chicken

1 Cup of Craisens

1 Cup of Chopped Celery

2 Hard Boiled Eggs (chopped)

1 Green Apple (cored & diced)

1/2 Cup Mayonnaise

1 tsp. Dried Tarragon

salt n pepper to taste

Directions:

Take off all the meat off the bones and put in bowl.

I think it yielded between 3 to 4 cups of chicken.

I like both dark and white meat so I combined it all together.

Core and Dice up green apple. I used Granny Smith.

Add Craisens, Celery, Hard Boiled Eggs and apple to bowl.

Add mayonnaise and combine everything together.

Add dried tarragon.

I didn't have any fresh tarragon on hand but it would be great in this.

If you use fresh, I think a Tbl. would do ya.

Salt and Pepper to taste (about 1/4 tsp. each).

Toast some bread and slather it on

or just eat it right out of the bowl.

I think it tasted even better after it refrigerated for a bit.

Since the chicken cost me $6.99 I will probably

slow roast my own chicken at home but on occasion

it's nice to have the work done for ya.

Enjoy and Happy Cooking,

SodaStream Review: I Made Homemade Soda!

The generous people at SodaStream USA provided me my very own soda making machine so that I can tell you all about the amazing benefits and features it provides.

What did I get? 

1-Soda Fountain Jet Home Soda Maker in Black/Silver

1 - 60 liter Carbonator

2 - Carbonating Bottles

1 - MyWater Flavor Essence Variety Pack (3 flavors)

9 - Full Size Sodamix Flavors

How Does It Work?

Well, it's super easy!  All you have to do is take it out of the box, screw in the carbonator, fill the bottle up with tap water, add your favorite sodamix flavor, screw in the bottle and push a button for carbonation! In a matter of seconds, your soda is ready to drink! So far, we've tried Cola, Orange Mango, Root Beer, Lemonade, Energy Drink and Orange Essence. My family loves all types of soda and so far our favorites seem to be the Lemonade and Orange Mango.  I loved how you can customize how much carbonation goes into the bottle! My husband likes a little carbonation and I like a lot so it was nice to make our own bottle of soda.

There were so many benefits to making your own soda at home:

1. You can customize the carbonation and soda flavor to your taste.

2. You don't have to buy bottled water or can soda anymore - saving you money and the environment!

3. One sodamix bottle makes 33 cans of soda!

4. The Soda Fountain Jet doesn't use electricity or batteries.

5. One carbonator makes 60 liters of soda or 170 cans of soda!

6. There are over 30 great tasting flavors to choose from.

7. The Fountain Jet saves on space.  It's smaller than my blender.

8. The Sodamix Regular Flavors do not contain high fructose corn syrup!

9. Costs only 25cents a serving!

10. You can have fresh-tasting soda in seconds!

How Can You Get one?

You can order your very own home soda maker through SodaSteam USA or you can find a retailer near you.

The Black/Silver Soda Fountain Jet Kit that I received retails for $99.95 (includes fountain jet, a 60 liter Carbonator and two Carbonating bottles). The SodaMix Flavors retails for $4.99 to 6.99. The MyWater Essence flavors retails for $9.99 (3 pack).

 

This would make a wonderful housewarming, holiday or birthday gift for someone! I'm very greatful to SodaStream for providing me my very own soda making system and I can't wait to try all 30 flavors.

Disclosure: The generous people at SodaStream provided me the above product at no cost to facilitate this review and the opinions expressed in the review are 100% mine.

Winners of the Snikiddy Snacks Are...

The THREE Winners of the Snikiddy Snacks are:


Winner #1:  Comment 16

shala_darkstone said...
I subscribe to the Texa$aver newsletter via email.  #1

Winner #2: Comment 23

Haidy said...
I am a new twitter follower of snikkdy on twitter
id: heidinks

Winner #3: Comment 36

Denise said...
subscribe via email #1


Winners were chosen randomly by random.org.

Winners have been contacted via email and have 5 days to respond before another winner is picked.

Mailbox Monday: Check out my Freebies!

Wow, this past week was awesome!!

Stick with me and you will end up with

some pretty nice freebies in your mailbox each week.

Every Monday, I show you exactly what I got

and how you can get them too.

Just click on the link of the item that you want too!

Voila, it's that easy!

The Loot (Part I):

Free Samples:

P&G Sampler Pack - Pantene, Head & Shoulders, $.25c Bounty,

$3 Tide, $.75c Zest, $2 Gillete ProGlide Razor, $1 Cheer,

.50c Bounty Napkins, $2 Pantene

Simple Green Sample - no longer available

Goodnights Sample - Walmart

Veria Organic Lip Balm - sweeps has ended

Magazines:

Working Mother - Aug/Sept. Issue

abc distributing - Christmas 2010 issue

Martha Stewart's Living - August issue

The Loot (Part II):

Giveaway Prizes Won:

YoBaby Prize Pack - 5 FREE Coupons, Bib & Reusable Bag

Boogie Wipes Prize Pack - 2 Full Size Packs, 6 Single Wipes, 2-$1 Off Coupons

Products to Review:

Juppy Baby Walker - for Survey Junkie

Good Boy Roy t-shirt - for Survey Junkie

Freebie:

Reusable Bag from National Consumer Panel

See? Wasn't this a great week!

If you want to check out more awesome goodies,

go visit A Frugal Friend and Simply Stacie.

  

What did you get?