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Let’s Wrap It Up!

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I recently received some samples of Maria and Ricardo’sTortillas so Neil and I have been on a wrapping frenzy! These wraps are so yummy and come in a variety of flavors.  We tried the 12″ Chili Wraps, 10″ Spinach Tortillas, a low carb Tortillas, and gluten free tortillas. These wraps have no cholesterol, are vegan and kosher and have no trans fats! We have had a good time making some wraps and tacos with these tortillas.

The chili wraps are great when you your entire meal rolled up into one hand held meal.  You can really fill them with anything and if you want you can bake or grill them.  The spinach tortillas were yummy and we had them stuffed with tofu scramble the other day for lunch.  Our favorite was the low carb tortillas however which with only 45 calories per tortillas made them feel a little more guilt free.  We ate them with yummy homemade refried black beans.  Lastly were the gluten free tortillas which i used to make soft tacos- honestly we hated these they tasted like cardboard.  So sorry gluten free friends I would not recommend these gluten free tortillas.  However all of then non-GF ones that we tried were delicious!

Black Bean salad with Low Carb Tortillas

Spinach Wrap stuffed with tofu scramble and grilled

Disclaimer: Maria and Ricardo’s Tortillas provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.

Product Review & Giveaway: Coach’s Oats

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The Winners are:

Jenna- “My absolute fav.. pumpkin oats with banana, pb, flax seeds, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla. I could eat it every day and not get sick of it!”

And

Regina “I like mine with vanilla soy milk chocolate PB, banana’s, and flaxseeds.”

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As many of you know I am a huge fan of oatmeal and eat it most mornings with banana, cinnamon and stevia.  So you can imagine that I was delighted to have a chance to try a new kind of oats.  Coach’s Oats sent me a few packages of their oats to try.  Their oats are prepared a different way than steel cut and rolled oats.  “The groats are toasted to bring natural sugars to the surface of the oat then cracked into small pieces.”  (source)

The oatmeal cooks up in only 5 minutes so it is a quick nutritious breakfast when you are short on time.  Unlike other oats these get so creamy and delicious, I loved them.  These were also super filling along with my traditional fixings. Since Coach’s Oats sent a long a number of packets for me to sample I would love to get 2 readers a chance to win 2 packets to try themselves.  If you would like a chance to win enter By March 24nd, 2010 at 8am leaving a comment letting me know what your favorite oatmeal creation is.

Disclaimer: Coach’s Oats provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.

Product Review: Primal Strips

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Finally a vegan jerky that I love, PRIMAL STRIPS! This low calorie, non-gmo, no preservative, all natural snacks are great especially on the go, however don’t forget a napkin because they are sticky! Primal Strips sent me two of each of their jerky flavors a good thing because hubby gets his own to try.

The Primal Strips jerky flavors:

  • Thai Peanut: This jerky is made from seitan and has a great thai peanut flavor.  Hubz liked this one for me it wasn’t a favorite.
  • Mesquite Lime: This jerky is made from seitan and is my husband’s absolute favorite.  It has a great mesquite flavor with a nice light hint of lime.
  • Teriyaki: This jerky is also a seitan and is so delicious! Both hubby and I liked this one.
  • Hot & Spicy: This jerky is made from shiitake mushrooms and has a different texture than all of the others.  This one is much drier and has the most “jerky” texture.  It is spicy and  I really enjoyed this one.
  • Hickory Smoked:  Now this is one of my favorites; made from soy it has a great BBQ flavor and is finger lickin’ good!
  • Texas BBQ: this one is very similar to the hickory smoked but instead of being smokey it is a bit sweeter and just like the Hickory Smoked you’re going to wanna lick the package clean.
Disclaimer: Primal Strips provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.

Product Review: The Tea Spot

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The Tea Spot has “modernized the loose tea experience. Infusing tea traditions with modern design, our eco-ethical STEEPWARE® offers unique loose tea steepers that make tea brewing simple & stylish. Our full leaf teas include organic and Fair-Trade Certified™ estate teas & signature blends. Committed to giving as we grow, 10% of each sale is donated in-kind to cancer wellness & community programs. So drink up & feel good about it!” (source)

The Tea Spot sent me a great steeper called the Tuffy Steeper.  It is a collapsible silicone steeping basket.  I love that it folds right up and I can take it anywhere.


They also sent me some teas to test out in my Tuffy Steeper:

  • Green Roasted Mint: I loved this tea! This tea is warming and not just because it was hot.  The mint is delicious and so much better than those other mint teas.

  • Monkey-Picked White: This tea has a great hint of apricot and a light buttery taste.  It is great in the morning with some toast and jam.  I bet it would be great iced as well.

  • Boulder Blues: I really enjoyed this as a dessert tea.  This green tea is combined with strawberry and rhubarb flavors.  This would be great in the summer warm for breakfast or a nice refreshing iced tea on a hot afternoon.

  • Meditative Mind: This is the The Tea Spots best seller.  I really wanted to like this tea but the hint of rosebuds was a bit too floral for me, however it did smell great!

Disclaimer: The Tea Spot provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.

Product Review: Danielle Crispy Fruit Chip

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Danielle Crispy Fruit Chips are my new obsession.  I recently saw these at Whole Foods and was tempted to try them but talked myself out of it.  So when Neherbal Foods said they world send me samples I was delight to try them.  Now that I have tried them I am addicted and can’t wait to get my hands on more.

Danielle Crispy Fruit Chips have a number of flavors and I tried 5 of them:

  • Wild Taro Chips
  • Sweet Jackfruit Chips
  • Roasted Coconut Chips
  • Sweet Mango Chips
  • Tangy Pineapple Chips

All of these chips were amazing and are a great snack when you are looking for something sweet and crunchy.  The Sweet Mango Chips and the Sweet Jackfruit where my two favorites, however I enjoyed all of them.  I was pleasantly surprise to find that the Roasted Coconut Chips were creamy and sweet.

They are All Natural, have No Preservatives and No Trans Fat; the fruits and veggies are then sprayed with nonhydrogenated palm oil and “vacuum fried,” a method that, according to the company, allows the products to retain their flavor and absorb little oil. A 28 gram serving there are about (depending on fruit/veggie you get) 120 calories, 3.5 grams of fat, 5 grams of fiber, and 2 grams of protein.

Disclaimer: Neherbal Foods provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.

Product Review: Panda Licorice

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I am a huge fan of licorice and was delighted when Panda decided they would send me a few samples to try.  They sent me Panda Licorice Creams which are filled with chocolate, caramel & strawberry.  The caramel was delicious.  The hubz even didn’t mind these and he is not much of a licorice fan. Along with these I tired the raspberry licorice which is so hard to stop eating especially when it is in the box and you just keep popping the bite sized pieces.  Lastly my absolute favorite the black licorice bar which is chewy and delicious.  Panda licorice is all natural and not filled with wax and artificial flavors like those other “licorices”.

 

Disclaimer: Panda Licorice USA provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.

Product Review: Eden Organic Wild Berry Mix

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Eden Organic gave me the opportunity to try one of their products and I chose the WIld Berry Mix.  This Wild Berry Snack Mix has no added salt and is filed with organically grown roasted almonds, roasted pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, raisins, dried wild blueberries and dried cranberries.

This snack mix was delicious and I’m sad I don’t have more (I guess I’ll have to go to the store and find some). I ate this for dessert some nights with some mini vegan chocolate chips to it to make a yummy dessert.  This would also be a great snack for hubz and I to bring hiking with us this summer.  It is filled with protein and fiber and has a nice bit of sweetness.

Disclaimer: Eden Organic provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.