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2 Souper Duper Contests

roni — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:08:08 +0000

Well… maybe only one is Souper Duper and the other is just souper. ;~) Here’s the deal. . .

The Super Duper Contest

Progresso contacted me to ask if I’d be willing to spread the news about their “Souper You Debut” contest for the chance to win a full makeover in New York City.

Did you hear that?

A FULL MAKEOVER IN NEW YORK CITY!

Plus roundtrip airfare, a two-night stay in a NYC hotel, a $1,000 wardrobe shopping spree and personal consultation at a New York department store.

DUDE! I want to win! :)

To enter all you need to do is:

Go to www.Progresso.com/SouperYou to learn more and enter the contest
Submit your essay (200 characters or less) telling Progresso why you love Progresso Light or 100 Calorie Soups and why you would like a makeover
Submit a photo of yourself that visually reinforces the theme of your essay

Right after I publish this I’m totally off to enter it myself! And if any of you win I’m making you promise to take me along. ;~)

The Super Contest

The second contest, not quite as spectacular but still fun! Fellow bloggers can enter to win the progresso prize pack displayed above. It includes the Progresso mug (VERY cool), a digital jump rope and two cans of Progresso Soup.

To enter all you need to do is copy and paste the code below and put it in a post as your entry. It can be it’s own post or just tacked on to one you already plan to write. Then simply leave a comment here with a link to the post so I can check it out. I’ll pick a random winner next week.

I entered Roni's Souper Duper Contest! Check out Roni's Weight Loss Blog for more information.

This is what it looks like…

I entered Roni’s Souper Duper Contest!
Check out Roni’s Weight Loss Blog for more information.

For all the non-bloggers who want to enter, don’t fret! I have away around this need-to-have-a-blog-thing (although it sounds like a pitch.) Simply sign up for BlogToLose and use your free blog space there to enter! It’s really easy and you’ll have a space to enter for future contests, even if you decide not to blog anything else. Actually you can use it to enter other blogger’s contests as well. :~P Just a thought. Having some blog space comes in handy some times. :)

So there you have it, 2 Souper Duper Contests! :) Good Luck!

Full Disclosure: Progresso contacted me and asked if I’d be willing to spread the message about the contest. They sent me some soup samples and one of those fabulous Progresso soup bowls and jump rope.

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Product Review: Dr. McDougalls Ready-To-Serve Soup

roni — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:31:09 +0000

These soups are FANTASTIC. I’m not beating around the bush on this one. For the past few days I’ve been bringing a box and some crackers to work for lunch. The first day it was the Vegetable and I was worried it wouldn’t be enough to fill me up. I was wrong. The next day it was the Minestrone and I thought there was no way it would be as good as the Vegetable. I was wrong. Next I tried the Lentil thinking no way is it better them my version. It was. Today I brought the Black Bean and I just knew it would be good. It was.

I can’t say enough good things about these soups! They are hearty, filling, and tasty without being salty. They are all Vegan and 5 of the 7 flavors are Gluten Free. And the best part… I can pronounce everything on the ingredient list!

Each box is two servings (and rightfully so, it’s a big box) but they are so low in calories the whole box makes a perfect lunch. Especially considering how filling it is.

I haven’t tried all the flavors yet but I will! Here’s a breakdown with nutritional information for the entire box. That’s 2 servings.

Black Bean (Vegan, Gluten Free, LOVED IT)

Ingredients: Filtered water, black beans, vegetables (onions, bell peppers, celery, carrots, garlic), organic brown rice, vegan natural flavor, potato starch, yeast extract, sea salt, organic lime juice, cilantro, spices.

240 calories, 2g of fat, 10g of fiber, 12 g of protein, 4 WWP

Lentil Soup (Vegan, Gluten Free, LOVED IT)

Ingredients: Filtered water, lentils, vegetables (onions, carrots, celery, tomatoes, garlic), organic brown rice, organic wine, vegan natural flavor, yeast extract, potato starch, spices, sea salt.

230 calories, 1g of fat, 16g of fiber, 14g of protein, 4 WWP

Minestrone (Vegan, LOVED IT and SUPER filling for 2 WWP)

Ingredients: Filtered water, vegetables (tomatoes, onion, carrots, potatoes, zucchini, celery, cabbage, peas, green beans, garlic), red kidney beans, barley, pasta (durum wheat semolina flour), vegan natural flavors, potato starch, yeast extract, spices, basil, organic evaporated cane juice, sea salt, marjoram.

140 calories, 1g of fat, 8g of fiber, 6g of protein, 2 WWP

Roasted Pepper Tomato (Vegan, Gluten Free, Have it packed for tomorrows lunch. :)

Ingredients: Filtered water, tomatoes, roasted red bell peppers, organic evaporated cane juice, corn starch, onion, garlic, sea salt, spices.

160 calories, 0g of fat, 4g of fiber, 4g of protein, 2 WWP

Split Pea
(Vegan, Haven’t tried it yet.)

Ingredients: Filtered water, split peas, vegetables (onions, celery, carrots, garlic), barley, vegan natural flavor, potato starch, yeast extract, sea salt, corn starch, organic evaporated cane juice, spices.

200 calories, 0g of fat, 14g of fiber, 17g of protein, 3 WWP

Chunky Tomato (Vegan, Haven’t tried it yet.)

Ingredients: Filtered water, vegetables (tomatoes, onion, garlic), organic evaporated cane juice, corn starch, sea salt, spices, basil.

180 calories, 0g of fat, 6g of fiber, 4g of protein, 3 WWP

Vegetable (Vegan, Gluten Free, LOVED IT)

Ingredients: Filtered water, vegetables (tomatoes, onions, carrots, potatoes, zucchini, celery peas, garlic), lentils, organic brown rice, vegan natural flavor, potato starch, spices, yeast extract, organic evaporated cane juice, sea salt, parsley.

150 calories, 1g of fat, 8g of fiber, 6g of protein, 2 WWP

Again, the nutritional information I have posted is for the whole box, 2 servings, just over 2 cups of soup. Pretty good calorie bargain if you ask me!

I told you I really can’t say enough but I’m curious what you guys think. Honestly, I never heard of Dr. McDougalls’ until they contacted me and sent me the soups. Am I the only one?

I’m assuming no. So I contacted them and asked if I could give a sample away on the site under one stipulation. If you win you have to come back and let us know what you think in the comments. That’s the deal. Ok? I need to know if I’m the only one that likes these soups this much!

So leave a comment if you’d like to enter the random drawing. Oh! and let me know if you have tried these soups before. I’d love to hear your opinions.

I’ll pick a winner this Sunday! Happy Tuesday everyone. :)

UPDATE: As per the questions in the comments…
Dr. McDougall’s Right Foods® are sold at finer natural retailers nationwide including Whole Foods, Wegman’s, Stop & Shop, Giant, Tops, Shaw’s, Foodtown , Raley’s, Nob Hill, Henry’s, Meijer, Giant Eagle, Publix, Safeway, Albertsons, Central Market, New Seasons, PCC , Vitamin Cottage, and thousands of other retailers. Click here to see all their products on Amazon.

Oh and sodium is ranges from 440-480 a serving.. so double that for the whole container.

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Review of Sensible Portions Products

roni — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:01:03 +0000

WAY back when, I did a food find for Sensible Portions Multi Grain Mini Crisps. I found them at my local BJ’s. After writing the review the company asked if they could send me additional samples to try and I agreed. They sent a plethora of items. So many the toddler thought it was Christmas! He kept calling them presents. :) Seriously it was almost everything in their product line.

Honestly, I liked them all. I don’t think they make a product I don’t care for! Most of their snacks are "lite" but there are only a few that I buy. Mostly because of my whole grain obsession. I really try to make most of my snacks "worth it". Does that make sense? I just don’t see the reason in snacking on empty stuff (unless it’s chocolate or swedish fish or ice cream) especially is there is a perfectly tasty whole grain alternative. For example they have pita chip, love them, they taste great but they aren’t whole grain. If I have the choice I’ll toast my whole whole grain pitas or choose one of their other whole grain products. I figure the more whole grains are in demand the more they’ll make! Hopefully. :)

So here are my favorite Sensible Portion snacks…

Sensible Portions Soy Crisps

These come in awesome 1.3 oz bags. Just the perfect size for 1 serving! I don’t know about you but if I can grab a bag of anything and not worry about portions I’m psyched. Per bag they are about 150 calories, 4.5g of fat, and 2 g of fiber. That’s 3 WWP. I love them with Salsa or bean dip.

Sea Salt Soy Crisps: LOVE these. You’d link they were too plain but they are great in salsa or dip.
Honey Barbecue Soy Crisps: My favorite straight out of the bag.
Olive Oil & Herb Soy Crisps: These are good but I choose the other two first.

Sensible Portions Multigrain Crisps

These also come in 1.3 oz bag and are just as good if not better then the soy crisps! With core ingredients like whole grain corn flour, whole grain rice flour, and whole grain oat flour I live snacking them with the toddler. Plus they have great flavors! Each flavor does have other ingredients but they are all 3 WWPs per bag!!

Tomato Basil Multigrain Crisps: LOVE these. Tons of flavor. The toddler? not so much.
Apple Cinnamon Multigrain Crisps: Awesome for a sweet snack.
Cheddar Multigrain Crisps: These are my favorite with salsa or bean dip.
Parmesan & Herb Multigrain Crisps: Not my favorite but still good!
Sea Salt Multigrain Crisps: Simple again, but I love them dipped!

Sensible Portions 8 Grain Crisps

These were completely new to me when they sent them. I brought a bag to my moms over the holidays and she loved them too. Unfortunately, I didn’t keep one so I can’t tell you what the ingredient list is. But I can tell you they aver 120 calories a serving with 4g of fat and 3g of fiber. That’s 2 WWP! Here are the only flavors I tried, although they do have more.

Slightly Seasoned 8 Grain Crisps: Again, simple but tasty!
Fiesta Chili & Lime 8 Grain Crisps: This was mom’s fav! :)

They also make lots of 100 cal packs, some whole grain, some not. They do have a chocolate and cinnamon min crisps that rival the Quaker Mini Delights. All in all, I’m a fan of their products. I just wish everything was whole grain.

Has anyone else tried or seen these in stores? Around me I think I’ve only caught them at BJ’s. If you can’t find them click here to see what they have on Amazon.

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Joseph’s Middle East Bakery Lavash Bread

roni — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:09:53 +0000

I found this bread a few days ago at my local BJ’s. I never heard of Lavash bread but it looked good, like a huge rectangle of flat bread (similar to flat out). Glancing at the nutritional information reveals it’s only 50 calories a serving! With 2g of fat and 3g of fiber. Now don’t get too excited, a servings is half a piece, but still for 100 calories you can’t beat the size.

The first time I tried it wrapped around a hot dog and baked beans. It was DELICIOUS! Soft and chewy. Half slice was just long enough for my Hebrew National. I also tried it with some deli ham, laughing cow and baby spinach. Yum again!

The cool thing… the bread is so soft that it kind of sticks to itself. Making wraps stay together better then traditional wraps or tortillas.
The bad thing…. It’s hard to get a slice out of the package because the bread sticks together. It’s not a deal breaker, though! Just take a butter knife and work the slices apart. It takes some time but it’s worth it.

Oh and the toddler LOVES it. We even use it to make “sushi” rolls for his school lunches. I’m thinking that may be next weeks video for GreenLiteBites. ;~P

Has anyone else seen or tried Joseph’s?

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Quick Food Journal with a Snack Idea!

roni — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:28:08 +0000

I don’t have much time tonight. My site was hacked again! This time it wasn’t as invasive but still. Some Jackass interjected Viagra ads into all of my files! WTH? I mean seriously!

*deep breath*

I’m not going to focus anymore energy on it. Anyway, here’s my quick food journal today. I’m returning to my simple format. I want to track but doing a full week in loss mode is too much for me right now. I have a lot going on.

So on to this snack idea!

Tonight I just wanted something. You know, “something”. So I took a VitaTop out of the freezer and let it defrost on the counter for a few minutes. Then I and cut it in half. Not in half, like in half but in half so I ended up with two full circles. Does that make sense? Then I proceed to top one of the halves with ¼ cup of Breyer’s Free and squished it down with the other half of muffin. TADA! 2 point Ice cream sandwich!! How COOL is that?! Yea, yea I could have bought a skinny cow or something, but I didn’t have any on hand and this was a nice substitute.

Sorry no picture, I’m a bit lazy tonight. I’ll snap next time I make it. OK, Gotta run.

Food	Points
Cantaloupe	1
granola bar	2
2 servings of Summer Veggie Bake	2
Leftover steamed chicken & veggies with a bit of fried rice	4
turkey tenderloin, small sweet potato, & 2 ears of corn	8
watermelon	1
popcorn	4
Quick Ice Cream sandwich (as described above)	2
Total :	24
Activity
1 mile walk, carrying a 40lbs toddler 1/2 of the way. (who needs weights!?) ;~P

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StarKist Tuna Fillets

roni — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:10:00 +0000

Having a coupon, I bought a package of Starkist Light Meat Tuna Fillets months ago. Investigating it at the grocery store I discovered 1 package was 1 serving weighing it at only 2 points. So I picked up a few packs thinking they’d make a nice quick diner when I didn’t feel like cooking. So I threw the packages in the back of the pantry and forgot about them.

Until tonight, that is. It’s one of those days. I have no desire to cook, I’m by myself and I’m hungry. What’s a girl to do?

I pull out the tuna, popped it in the microwave. Pull out some instant brown rice, popped it into the microwave and viola! a 6 point dinner! Pair it with some veggies or a salad and it’s quite a satisfying meal.

I chose the lightly salted flavor and it was simply yummy. The tuna had that slightly dry texture that tuna does but there was a bit of flavoring I was able to pour over the rice. I was very happy with the amount of nutritional value for the buck! I’ll definitely be picking up some more packages for nights like tonight! It would make a great lunch too!

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Fizzy Lizzy ‘Sodas’

roni — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:21:00 +0000

Geesh for someone who doesn’t really drink anything but water I’ve been getting asked to review a lot of beverages lately.

Fizzy Lizzy arrived at my doorstep in a neat little 4 pack, with old fashion 12 oz glass bottles and little metal bottle-caps. They were really cute!

Reading the nutritional information made them even cuter, basically juice and carbonated water. That’s it! No High fructose corn syrup, no aspartame or artificial sweeteners just juice and bubbly water.

And that’s exactly what they tasted like. They were sweet and refreshing and, well, fun. The even offer some ‘adult’ beverages on their webpage for even more fun! *wink* *wink*

Calories ranged from 90 to 165 calories a bottle (one bottle is a serving – another nice thing – 12oz) based on the flavor.

Now I’m going to be honest, there is no reason why you couldn’t just buy your favorite juice and combine it with carbonated water to make your own ‘soda’. But if you are throwing a party or have kids (husbands in my case) that need a ‘product’ to be fooled into drinking some healthy soda then this is a nice alternative.

Unfortunately, I haven’t seen it in the stores yet. Have you?

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Kashi Cookies

roni — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:26:00 +0000

Have you seen these yet? If not, count yourself lucky! They are too good! I mean it, TOO GOOD! I’ve only had the Oatmeal Dark Chocolate, but they also come in Happy Trail Mix, Oatmeal Raisin Flax.

One whole grain cookie has 130 calories, 5 g of fat and 3 g of fiber. They are a good size but it’s hard to eat just one.

The toddler LOVES them and I like that fact I can feel good about letting him have a cookie after dinner that has at least some nutritional value. The only problem, I also have one, two, or four!

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Thomas 100% Whole Wheat Mini Bagels

roni — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 18:54:00 +0000

I swear I posted this find before but then realized I probably lost it in the crash. Well I came across these again today while shopping. I am such a HUGE fan! 100% whole-wheat 120 calories, 1g of fiber and 3 g of fiber.

Today I came home from the store and topped one with A Laughing Cow Light French Onion Cheese Wedges. Oh my word it was just the perfect snack!

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Fiber One Chewy Bars

roni — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 02:01:00 +0000

I originally posted this food find on on February 13th, 2007 but lost it in the crash. I salvaged the post from google cache and finally had time to repost it. The comments alone are worth it. Reading them just crack me up!

OK OK Already! I have gotten more emails about this product then any other and I finally got a chance to try them. Well let me tell you, they lived up to the great reputation! I had an oats and chocolate on the way home from the grocery store and it was delicious. Chewy, sweet and really filling! All that for only 2 points a piece!

I’ll be carrying a new bar in my bag. :)

Update 3/2010: I don’t buy them much anymore for a couple of reason one of them being what many people have expressed in the comments below.. you gotta read them for yourself. LMAO

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2 Souper Duper Contests

The Super Duper Contest

The Super Contest

Product Review: Dr. McDougalls Ready-To-Serve Soup

Black Bean (Vegan, Gluten Free, LOVED IT)

Lentil Soup (Vegan, Gluten Free, LOVED IT)

Minestrone (Vegan, LOVED IT and SUPER filling for 2 WWP)

Roasted Pepper Tomato (Vegan, Gluten Free, Have it packed for tomorrows lunch. :)

Split Pea (Vegan, Haven’t tried it yet.)

Chunky Tomato (Vegan, Haven’t tried it yet.)

Vegetable (Vegan, Gluten Free, LOVED IT)

Review of Sensible Portions Products

Sensible Portions Soy Crisps

Sensible Portions Multigrain Crisps

Sensible Portions 8 Grain Crisps

Joseph’s Middle East Bakery Lavash Bread

Quick Food Journal with a Snack Idea!

StarKist Tuna Fillets

Fizzy Lizzy ‘Sodas’

Kashi Cookies

Thomas 100% Whole Wheat Mini Bagels

Fiber One Chewy Bars

Split Pea
(Vegan, Haven’t tried it yet.)