Newman's Own Organics Review & Giveaway

I have been eating Newman's Own Organics products for at least the last 6 years. I was practically ADDICTED to the Fig Newman's during each of my pregnancies! I love their products so much, I knew I wanted to do a review and giveaway here to share my love with you! I am so excited that I am getting that opportunity now! There are several reasons that I seek to buy Newman's Own Organic products. One is that they are organic and do not contain unsafe ingredients, so I feel safe serving them to my family and consuming them myself. The other reason is that they have helped contribute to charity through the Newman's Own Foundation which has raised over 300 million dollars since it began!

Newman's Own Organics started as a division of Newman's Own when Nell Newman approached her father Paul about starting an organic line in 1992. He agreed to cover expenses for one year with one stipulation- that the seed money be returned once the company was established, so that they could add it to the charity money. They not only did this, but Newman's Own Organics became it's own company in 2001.

Newman's Own Organics sent me a box full of various items from their product line. This included Newman O's (think organic Oreo's!) My favorite Fig Newman's (which we immediately devoured!) Various flavored and sour licorice's, several types of chocolate treats, several different types of mints, pretzels and a few bags of cookies!

If I had to choose an overall favorite, I would probably pick the chocolate bars. To me there is just something so tasty and comforting about a good bar of organic chocolate. Believe me, I have tried most of them and this is one of the best out there! I feel comfortable letting my kids eat this chocoate because I know Newman's Own Organics only uses the best ingredients in their products and I don't have to worry about artificial ingredients like high fructose corn syrup!

My four year old daughter's favorite treats were the Newman's Own Organic PopCorn and theSalted Pretzel Sticks. She and my two year old twin boys ALL really enjoyed the organic dried cranberries. I managed to get a few bites of those and agree that they were super tasty!

I sent the Newman O's to work with my husband. He and his fellow nurses in the Emergency Room really enjoyed them. In fact, he told me several asked him where they could purchase those delicious cookies!! My husband is also a big mint fan and he has really been enjoying the peppermints and the wintergreen mints!



We truly loved everything we have tried from Newman's Own Organics, there is not a bad product in the bunch! I wanted to share some of their great products with you! You can enter below via the Rafflecopter for your chance to win a bag of high protein pretzels, a bag of dried apricots, a package of sour apple licorice twists and a bag of ginger snaps from the Family Recipe Cookies collection. I know you will love each of these products as much as my family does!

In the meantime, you can check out Retailers and Stores that carry Newman's Own Organics products in your area!

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*Disclaimer- I was provided with samples from Newman's Own Organics at my own request. I was not compensated in any way. All opinions are 100% my own.

Conscious Box Review

If you haven't heard of the subscription box craze currently happening, you are really missing out! It is a really neat way to get a box full of little surprises delivered to your mailbox each month. If you are frequent reader of this blog, you have heard of a few that I have posted about. And you are about to hear about a third one, Conscious Box. It takes the same formula of other subscription boxes and ads an Eco twist- all product samples are from green and ethical companies- no crazy chemicals or animal testing here! This does make Conscious Box slightly more expensive at $19 shipped, but I think it is a great way to try new organic and natural products for a newbie to natural living or for those of us who have been on this journey for a while. It's definitely fun to get a box full of various new products to try each month, I highly recommend it!

Here is what was in the April box-

 There were definitely several products I plan to purchase in the near future. I really enjoyed sharing the Oogie's Gourmet Popcorn in Original Kettle corn with my 4 yr old daughter. I LOVED that I could give her some without worrying that it contained any genetic modifications or high fructose corn syrup. It was great to have a pre packaged sweet treat and not feel guilty over what we might be poisining our bodies with. I definitely plan to buy more from Oogies!

I was also super impressed with the Climb On Intensive Skin Repair. I had recently taken a fall that left me with a scrape on my knee and the skin repair felt wonderful and cooling on it. I even applied a little of the skin repair to my chapped lips. It's amazing stuff!

 I enjoyed the samples of laundry detergent and dishwashing liquid. Both performed very well, but my very favorite product in this box was the banana and dark chocolate bar by Clandestino. It was delicious and of course all natural and I am pretty sure I am going to start working out more so I have a great excuse to use this "fuel" product! Although, I am sure you can use it without working out, it makes a great precursor to a long or intense workout because of the banana in it! And anything covered in tasty dark chocolate is pretty amazing in my book.

As previously mentioned, Conscious Box is $19 a month (this is the total with shipping) which I think is well worth it for the quality and amount of product samples you receive. What an excellent way to discover products that are not only better for the environment, but for you and your family as well.

*Disclaimer- I was provided a Conscious Box in exchange for my review, however all opinions are 100%  my own.

Santa Margherita Mother's Day Getaway contest- Win a trip to Las Vegas!

As mothers, we love our kids so much. we devote the majority of our time to their well being and happiness. This mom is certainly guilty of not taking enough time for herself.

Santa Margherita wants to provide one lucky mom with a much deserved relaxing getaway for two to one of my favorite vacations spots- Las Vegas! The winner will receive a mother's day weekend geteaway for two including airfar, a 2 nights stay at the Monte Carlo Resort & Casino & a Mother's day brunch featuring HGTV star & entertaining expert Monica Pederson. Other prizes to be given away include bottles of wine, boxes of chocolates and copies of Pederson's new book Make it Beautiful.

Head over to Santa Margherita's facebook page and enter to win by telling them why your mom deserves the getaway, or you could even say why YOU deserve the trip!

The new Santa Margherita Sparkling Rose wine will be available across the United States beginning in May.


*Disclosure- I was entered for a chance to win a Santa Margherita prize package in exchange for this pst. No monetary exchange took place.