Well, I decided, after a long hiatus here... oops, that I needed to get my butt back to the blog to do a review on these Kellogg's Fruity Snacks. Why? Because I am HORRIFIED at how awful these things are for you and they don't even taste all that great!
Today, at an event, I was given three packages of these guys, cherry, berry and strawberry. Sounded yummy... cherry fruit snacks? YUM. Then I read the nutrition label. First, this is a 2.5 oz bag of these little guys. Decent size snack, except that this bag, contains 2.5 servings. Maybe that wouldn't be so bad either, until you see that ONE serving is 80 calories, 19g of carbs and 13g of sugars (a diabetic's nightmare). Oh, there is one gram of protein and no fat.
You'd think with nutrition facts like that, I'd just throw these to the wolves, but no I had to try them. They aren't even very tasty. =( It's basically a cherry gummy and not even a good one. It's not a fruit snack, it's CANDY. Call it what it is, Kellogg's! C.A.N.D.Y.
Boo! Bad product. Only redeeming quality is the Vitamin C and we can get that from other sources.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Kellogg's Fruity Snacks - SERIOUSLY????
Well, I decided, after a long hiatus here... oops, that I needed to get my butt back to the blog to do a review on these Kellogg's Fruity Snacks. Why? Because I am HORRIFIED at how awful these things are for you and they don't even taste all that great!
Today, at an event, I was given three packages of these guys, cherry, berry and strawberry. Sounded yummy... cherry fruit snacks? YUM. Then I read the nutrition label. First, this is a 2.5 oz bag of these little guys. Decent size snack, except that this bag, contains 2.5 servings. Maybe that wouldn't be so bad either, until you see that ONE serving is 80 calories, 19g of carbs and 13g of sugars (a diabetic's nightmare). Oh, there is one gram of protein and no fat.
You'd think with nutrition facts like that, I'd just throw these to the wolves, but no I had to try them. They aren't even very tasty. =( It's basically a cherry gummy and not even a good one. It's not a fruit snack, it's CANDY. Call it what it is, Kellogg's! C.A.N.D.Y.
Boo! Bad product. Only redeeming quality is the Vitamin C and we can get that from other sources.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Garnier B.B. Cream
So, Bzz Agent sent me something to make me beautiful! What luck! The past month, I've been trying out Garnier's B.B. Cream which is a tinted moisturizer with SPF 15.
When I first tried it, I liked the look on my face. I've used tinted moisturizers in the past and I do like them. I'm not one that wears face make-up so this is a little like that, but it's not quite so much as using a regular foundation. It does come in two colors, light to medium and medium to dark. I'm using the light to medium.
I noted at first that I didn't LOVE the feeling of it on my face. So the next day I tried it over my regular moisturizer and I liked that a lot better. On it's own, it's just not as creamy as I prefer, but someone else might like it very well. I like that it has a mild SPF to it and the color looks great. It works very well to even out the tone on my face - I've even gotten compliments since I started using it!
This is one, I might keep using in the future and you can pick it up from Amazon for $9.99!
Light to Medium:
Medium to Dark:
When I first tried it, I liked the look on my face. I've used tinted moisturizers in the past and I do like them. I'm not one that wears face make-up so this is a little like that, but it's not quite so much as using a regular foundation. It does come in two colors, light to medium and medium to dark. I'm using the light to medium.
I noted at first that I didn't LOVE the feeling of it on my face. So the next day I tried it over my regular moisturizer and I liked that a lot better. On it's own, it's just not as creamy as I prefer, but someone else might like it very well. I like that it has a mild SPF to it and the color looks great. It works very well to even out the tone on my face - I've even gotten compliments since I started using it!
This is one, I might keep using in the future and you can pick it up from Amazon for $9.99!
Light to Medium:
Medium to Dark:
Friday, March 23, 2012
Oreo's Birthday Cake Cookies
Being a huge fan of Oreo's, I was excited to find out about their 100th birthday and even more excited about the prospect of trying their Limited Edition Birthday Cake Cookies with sprinkles in the filling!
I searched all of the grocery stores in my city to no avail. There were no birthday cake cookies to be found, although we found our way through a couple packages of Double Stuffs! Then one morning I stopped in a Food For Less grocery store across the street from my job and when I walked through the door, right in front of me was a whole display of Birthday Cake Cookies! I was so excited. I bought two packages and that day I finally got to try one... and was totally disappointed. The filling did not taste like regular Oreo filling with sprinkles added. It was actually just frosting flavored which changed the whole dynamic of the Oreo.
Ah well... I got to try them and now I can go back to lovin' good ol' Double Stuffs.
I searched all of the grocery stores in my city to no avail. There were no birthday cake cookies to be found, although we found our way through a couple packages of Double Stuffs! Then one morning I stopped in a Food For Less grocery store across the street from my job and when I walked through the door, right in front of me was a whole display of Birthday Cake Cookies! I was so excited. I bought two packages and that day I finally got to try one... and was totally disappointed. The filling did not taste like regular Oreo filling with sprinkles added. It was actually just frosting flavored which changed the whole dynamic of the Oreo.
Ah well... I got to try them and now I can go back to lovin' good ol' Double Stuffs.
Friday, March 9, 2012
I'm NUTS for Orowheat's New Healthful Nutty Grain Bread... WOW!
I'm not certain when the Healthful line came out, but I grabbed a loaf of the Nutty Grain style to give it a try when I saw that it had 5 grams of protein AND 5 grams of fiber per slice! Healthy breads often taste like cardboard, but no! Not this one. I love it. It has great flavor, is soft and a sandwich made with two slices has more than a full serving of protein and more than a third of your daily fiber. That can't be beat.
I'm always trying to find foods with protein and it's hard, so this is a big help. I won't lie, there is a ton of carbs: 17 grams per slice, but the fiber and protein really help to offset that when you're trying to stick to a diabetic diet.
This style has nuts in it, including a trace of walnuts. I normally do not eat walnuts because I can get an unpleasant reaction, but this hasn't been a problem so far, so there must not be much in there. I am looking forward to trying the other styles.
I highly recommend this bread if you're looking for a healthy style wheat bread. YUM!
I'm always trying to find foods with protein and it's hard, so this is a big help. I won't lie, there is a ton of carbs: 17 grams per slice, but the fiber and protein really help to offset that when you're trying to stick to a diabetic diet.
This style has nuts in it, including a trace of walnuts. I normally do not eat walnuts because I can get an unpleasant reaction, but this hasn't been a problem so far, so there must not be much in there. I am looking forward to trying the other styles.
I highly recommend this bread if you're looking for a healthy style wheat bread. YUM!
Friday, November 18, 2011
Dr. Lewinn by Kinerase Skincare Products
Buzz agent sent me a line of facial products to try out again. Hooray! I am always willing to see if something will help me out with these little lines that seem to be popping up all over my face... what is this about? I'm ONLY 43!
I've been using the Dr. Lewinn by Kinerase samples for almost three weeks now. The products I'm using daily are the under eye recovery and wrinkle repair daily lotion. My understanding is that this product is supposed to help to smooth fine lines and improve skin so that it looks and feels younger and healthier. There is a plumping that should take place that should make lines not so noticeable.
I actually really like the daily lotion. I have very sensitive skin, but this works great without any kind of irritation. I also have very dry skin and the thickness of this daily treatment really helps to keep my skin moist and hydrated throughout the day. I thought I might not like the heaviness of the daily lotion, which should probalby be called a daily cream, but I was wrong! I think someone with oily skin, however, would not have so much success with it, but that is not my situation.
The under eye recovery cream is fine, but I honestly do not feel that it does all that much more than if I just used the daily lotion. I try to give a wide berth and not get too close to my actual eye line because somehow throughout the day, it seems to seep up and get into my eyes causing burning and watering. This could be me rubbing my eyes or something, but I haven't had this problem with any other products.
The other samples that came with my Bzzkit are so small, that I did try them one time, but didn't really feel like I got to get a feeling of how well they work, but that is the disadvantage of small samples that are only a small single application. Both lift and resculpt products in the single serving samples felt fine going on, did not cause any discomfort and were pleasant to the touch and the smell, but I didn't experience any lasting effect that WOW'd me. I don't want to use up all of the samples on myself as I plan to start handing them out next week to my pals at work, but I might actually use the $5 coupon to go pick up the night cream so that I can give it a better trial.
Overall, while I like the products and I appreciate also that the daily lotion has 30 SPF, which is awesome, I feel like they are just a nice daily product. I haven't noticed any difference in my skin or my wrinkles, which I seem to be getting more of every day! I will continue using the product for now and I'm thinking about doing the half the face routine to see if if I stop using it on one half of my face, I notice a difference. I will let you know if I do!
Also, if you want to try a sample or are interested in a $5 off coupon, please let me know... I'm always happy to use my friends as Guinea Pigs!!!
I've been using the Dr. Lewinn by Kinerase samples for almost three weeks now. The products I'm using daily are the under eye recovery and wrinkle repair daily lotion. My understanding is that this product is supposed to help to smooth fine lines and improve skin so that it looks and feels younger and healthier. There is a plumping that should take place that should make lines not so noticeable.
I actually really like the daily lotion. I have very sensitive skin, but this works great without any kind of irritation. I also have very dry skin and the thickness of this daily treatment really helps to keep my skin moist and hydrated throughout the day. I thought I might not like the heaviness of the daily lotion, which should probalby be called a daily cream, but I was wrong! I think someone with oily skin, however, would not have so much success with it, but that is not my situation.
The under eye recovery cream is fine, but I honestly do not feel that it does all that much more than if I just used the daily lotion. I try to give a wide berth and not get too close to my actual eye line because somehow throughout the day, it seems to seep up and get into my eyes causing burning and watering. This could be me rubbing my eyes or something, but I haven't had this problem with any other products.
The other samples that came with my Bzzkit are so small, that I did try them one time, but didn't really feel like I got to get a feeling of how well they work, but that is the disadvantage of small samples that are only a small single application. Both lift and resculpt products in the single serving samples felt fine going on, did not cause any discomfort and were pleasant to the touch and the smell, but I didn't experience any lasting effect that WOW'd me. I don't want to use up all of the samples on myself as I plan to start handing them out next week to my pals at work, but I might actually use the $5 coupon to go pick up the night cream so that I can give it a better trial.
Overall, while I like the products and I appreciate also that the daily lotion has 30 SPF, which is awesome, I feel like they are just a nice daily product. I haven't noticed any difference in my skin or my wrinkles, which I seem to be getting more of every day! I will continue using the product for now and I'm thinking about doing the half the face routine to see if if I stop using it on one half of my face, I notice a difference. I will let you know if I do!
Also, if you want to try a sample or are interested in a $5 off coupon, please let me know... I'm always happy to use my friends as Guinea Pigs!!!
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Costco & Pasta Prima Butternut Squash
I am in LOVE LOVE LOVE with the Pasta Prima Butternut Squash Ravioli from Costco. It is AMAZING. REALLY. The flavor of the butternut squash really comes through and the pasta is so pretty with it's red and white stripes. At Costco you get them refrigerated and divided in half into two "servings". One half of the package was enough for the two of us to eat two meals of. I have only made it one way so far, but I have lots of wonderful ideas on how to make more of this in the future. It works great as a main course or a side dish and have I mentioned how tasty they are?
The raviolis themselves take only a few minutes to heat through in boiling water and then you just toss with your favorite sauce. I used a plain jar of alfredo sauce and mixed it with some apple chipotle sauce to make a creamy sweet and spicy sauce that I simmered to thicken back up. Next time I'm thinking butter and sage sauce, which seems to be a popular way to go. I think you have so many ways to make this it's really a no brainer. Go to COSTCO. BUY THE BUTTERNUT SQUASH RAVIOLI. COOK IT. EAT IT. ENJOY!
For more on Pasta Prima Products: www.pastaprima.com/
For more about Costco: www.costco.com
The raviolis themselves take only a few minutes to heat through in boiling water and then you just toss with your favorite sauce. I used a plain jar of alfredo sauce and mixed it with some apple chipotle sauce to make a creamy sweet and spicy sauce that I simmered to thicken back up. Next time I'm thinking butter and sage sauce, which seems to be a popular way to go. I think you have so many ways to make this it's really a no brainer. Go to COSTCO. BUY THE BUTTERNUT SQUASH RAVIOLI. COOK IT. EAT IT. ENJOY!
For more on Pasta Prima Products: www.pastaprima.com/
For more about Costco: www.costco.com
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Speaking of Bees - How About a Little BURT'S BEES!?!
I'm super excited to have the opportunity to participate in the Burt's Bees Sensitive Skin campaign. I am already a fan of Burt's Bees, so the chance to try out the new line is exciting! I just received my Bzz Kit in the mail and it included the Sensitive Cleanser and the Sensitive Cream. So far, after one day, I'm liking it. I like that there is no scent as I am sensitive to scents. It feels nice going on, smooth and creamy. I will definitely update after I have used it for a little while.
They also sent samples of the Sensitive Cream & coupons so I'll be sharing those with my friends! You should definitely check out the Burt's Bees Facebook Page for info on their natural products. You can even complete a skincare Q&A to see if the sensitive line is right for you! Check it out!
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