Friday, February 28, 2014

National Snack Food Month - #Giveaway

No compensation was received for this post. As a Hormel Foods Extended Family Blogger, product samples, coupons and information were provided. All opinions expressed are entirely my own or that of my family.
February was National Snack Food Month! At our house, snacking is a way of life. It has to be. With school, after school activities and sports in the evenings, there is not a consistent time that dinner is at our house. To help us through, we have the kids (and ourselves) take a snack break between activities. If dinner will be a more typical time, they will have just a small snack to tide them over, but if dinner will be after evening sports, then we typically rely on a more filling snack - something with protein.

"According to a Hormel Study (conducted by Penn Schoen Berland), 90% of teens eat at least one snack a day - and no wonder, since snacking is a great way to increase energy and help curb hunger until the next meal."

Looking for some ideas for a snacker in your life? Here are some ideas from Hormel

"Hormel REV Wraps - These pre-made wraps make the perfect after school snack to fuel an active lifestyle. Each wrap contains 15 grams of protein, and with eight varieties of varying assortments of meats and cheeses, they're the perfect way to satisfy afternoon cravings!

Hormel Pepperoni Stix - Packed with protein, pop one of these individually wrapped stix in your bag for an on-the-go snack to tide you over until the next meal. Available in original and turkey pepperoni.

Chi-Chi's Snackers - These portable salsa snack cups paired with veggies or chips for dipping make for a great snack option - enough to satisfy, but not so substantial that it will ruin your appetite."

I haven't tried the Pepperoni Stix, but I imagine that we would like them - slices of pepperoni are sometimes part of our snacks. I can also tell you that my the kids love the Hormel REV Wraps. We actually use them for lunches, as well as snacking at our house. They prefer them microwaved, but will eat them direct from the package too.

Would you like to try Hormel REV Wraps for yourself?

Giveaway!
Thanks to Hormel, two lucky readers will each win 2 (two) coupons each good for one FREE Hormel REV Wrap.

a Rafflecopter giveaway


Giveaway will remain open through March 10th. Giveaway is open to residents of the US only. Winners will be selected through Rafflecopter. The winners will have 24 hours to respond or a new winner will be selected.

No compensation was received for this post. As a Hormel Foods Extended Family Blogger, product samples, coupons and information were provided. All opinions expressed are entirely my own or that of my family.



Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Menu Plan Monday

It was a good weekend. We did a lot of baking - lemon white chocolate biscotti, butterfinger cupcakes, rice krispie treats and cherry rice krispie treats. The cats destroyed the biscotti, which was a bummer because the piece that I did eat was delicious.

On Sunday, my husband told me as I was leaving for a friend's baby shower, that he would make dinner. He made chicken piccata and it turned out wonderful (even more so, because I didn't cook!). It was supposed to be part of the plan last week, as was the tilapia we are having Thursday, but we had some schedule changes and didn't get to those meals last week. I will have to post his recipe and link it up.

Sunday
cereal
sandwiches
Chicken Piccata

Monday
English Muffin Pizzas

Tuesday
Turkey Roast with mashed potatoes

Wednesday
Tacos

Thursday
Parmesean Crusted Tilapia

Friday
TBD

Saturday
TBD


As we are now back in school, the kids either pack or buy the hot lunch at school. My husband and I rely on leftovers, frozen meals and lunch meetings for lunch.

This post shared at Menu Plan Monday.


Sunday, February 23, 2014

SCOOBY-DOO LIVE! MUSICAL MYSTERIES giveaway winner!

Congratulations to the winner of the family 4-pk of tickets to see SCOOBY-DOO LIVE! MUSICAL MYSTERIES at Akron Civic Theatre on April 5th ....

Heather S!

An e-mail has been sent to the winner.

Thanks everyone for entering and be sure to watch for more giveaways coming soon.

And, you can still buy tickets to catch Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries with your family:

Click here to buy tickets to the 2PM show

Click here to buy tickets to the 5PM show