Luna and Larry’s Coconut Bliss Giveaway – 2 Winners

July 6, 2009 By

The 2 Winners Are:

Stef plus 3 said… 5 @ July 6, 2009 3:05 PM

All the flavors sound good but I think we’d pick the mint galactica and enjoy it after a lacrosse game! Lucky for us we have a whole foods not more than 12 min away!

Stef tms

Anonymous said… 1 @ July 6, 2009 2:32 PM

I would try the dark chocolate and serve it after a cookout, which we do almost every night. 🙂

Perfect ending for a busy day!

Diane C.

With summer here the whole family is looking to enjoy many traditional summer moments. We love to cookout and have hamburgers and hotdogs with grilled corn on the cob. We also really enjoy letting the boys play in the pool and eat big slices of watermelon. But there is one thing I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to do with them, and it broke my heart. I didn’t know if we could share a delicious ice cream cone with the boys. When Matthew was younger and we found out he was autistic we were devastated that we wouldn’t be able to do “normal” family things like other families did. I used to cry watching my friends take their children to the petting zoo or to the ball park, knowing that we would not be able to do those things. But along came the GFCF diet and major improvements in Matthew’s life, which opened the door to many mundane, yet to us, extraordinary everyday adventures. But of course, once you are GFCF you can’t run out to the ice cream man stopped at the end of the street, and you can’t pop into your favorite local dessert shop for a double cone.

Of course we tried a lot of the frozen desserts in the GFCF isle, but were never really pleased with them. They just weren’t like regular ice cream. But then we found Luna and Larry’s Coconut Bliss! Since starting the GFCF diet I have had a real love affair with coconut milk. It just tastes good to start with, so it should produce good tasting products right? Right!

Vince of Coconut Bliss sent me a coupon to receive one free pint of Luna and Larry’s Coconut Bliss frozen desserts. I sent my hubby to the Whole Food’s Market near his office and told him to pick up a pint. He decided on the Vanilla since it was for the boys and some of the other flavors were more exotic or contained nuts, and we aren’t giving Nico nuts yet. Let me just tell you how utterly delicious the Vanilla Island flavor is. It is made with organic coconut milk, organic agave syrup (very low on the glycemic index ), organic fair trade vanilla extract and organic fair trade vanilla beans, nothing else. Just four yummy ingredients expertly put together to make one really delicious frozen dessert. It was so good that I even served it to my parents on the fourth of July. We made chocolate brownies (from a Whole Food’s 365 brownie mix) and topped them with a scoop of the Luna and Larry’s Coconut Bliss Vanilla Island. It was so good that the boys asked for more. Now that is what I wanted for our summer family get togethers. Maybe we can’t go to ice cream parlors or stop the Good Humor man, but we can give our kids delicious, organic, GFCF frozen desserts that everyone can enjoy, and they can be part of the family and community summer activities. I wouldn’t hesitate to serve Luna and Larry’s Coconut Bliss to guests and I know they would love it. I had a hard time not eating the whole pint myself. I kept making the excuse that it was for research sake, but I finally realized that the boys would benefit from it more than me and have successfully left the pint untouched so the boys can enjoy.

Want to Buy Coconut Bliss? Simply stop by their site and locate a local distributor or order it on-line.

Want to win a pint for yourself? Head over to Luna and Larry’s Coconut Bliss and take a look around at their site. Make sure you can find a store near you, because I have two more coupon’s for one free pint each. Leave me a comment telling me which flavor you want to try and what family gathering you would serve it at. Remember to include your email address or have it visible on your blog. (This is a mandatory entry.)

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EOS Lip Balm Review

July 6, 2009 By



For years I have battled with dry lips. I think it is because of my asthma, which means I’m a bit of a mouth breather, which leaves me with dry, chapped, cracked lips. I have found that if I keep them covered in a good lip balm I don’t seem to suffer as much, but I’ve really had a hard time finding a lip balm that wasn’t made with synthetic junk such as petrolatum and paraben. Who wants to use that on their lips, where you are sure to ingest it? Yuck, not me.

Then I found EOS, which is an USDA certified organic lip balm and a very cool lip balm indeed. They carry two different styles of balms; those in a smooth sphere which looks a bit like a small Easter egg and those in a more traditional stick. I got to try the Summer Fruit Lip Balm Smooth Sphere and the Sweet Mint Lip Balm Smooth Stick. As soon as I took them out of the packaging, both Matthew and Nico came running. They have a bit of a lip balm addiction and love to try whatever lip balm I’m using. They have been known to get into my makeup drawer, looking for lip balm, and wound up getting into my tinted lip balms. With EOS I don’t have to worry. First, they aren’t colored, so the boys don’t look like mommy is taking them to a Rave. Instead they are made with good products like organic jojoba oil, organic shea butter, organic coconut oil, organic beeswax, organic Stevia extract and vitamin E. Secondly, they are available in some very cool and contemporary flavors/scents. The spheres come in honeysuckle honeydew, summer fruit and sweet mint. I tried the summer fruit which is made with blueberry, strawberry and peach fruit extracts, all of which are organic. Nico really likes this one. It smells like a summer fruit salad. I often find him holding the two halves of the sphere while he covers his lips in the balm. The sticks come in vanilla bean, pomegranate raspberry and sweet mint. I also had the chance to try the sweet mint, which is a sweet peppermint stick. What I really like about both of these is the fact that they don’t taste fake and overbearing. I dislike many of the mainstream lip balms because the flavors are synthetic and taste like chemicals. Not EOS Lip Balms. And because they don’t come in a more traditional lip balm pot, they are very hygienic. You can carry them anywhere and use them without the worry of clean hands, because unlike the lip balm pots, with EOS your are not using your finger to apply the lip balm.

EOS is available at www.drugstore.com, www.evolutionofsmooth.com, select Target stores (August/September), Walgreens (July), Duane Reade (August/September), Rite Aid (July) and Space NK. And one of the coolest aspects of these organic lip balms is the fact that they are Made in the USA!!!

I love my EOS and I really think you will like them too. I would love to hear what you have to say about EOS once you try it. Remember to stop back and leave me a comment.

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Peter Rabbit Organic Fruit Pouches Giveaway

July 5, 2009 By

A New winner was chosen because the original winner did not have a visible email address or way to contact her. The New Winner is:

cdziuba said… 2 @ July 6, 2009 9:43 AM

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My boys love, love, love fruit. I never really have to worry about them eating it. But you can’t always take fruit with you, especially when you are sending fruit with a toddler or preschooler. I have had to send snacks into school for Matthew because of his GFCF dietary restrictions, and because of his love of fruit I would love to send that with him. But the need to wash and clean the fruit, then store it in a container that he could open and eat from can be tricking, especially if they are taking a field trip. The fruit can start to discolor, or with the case of berries and other soft fruits, they can start to disintegrate and become unpalatable.

Recently I was introduced to Peter Rabbit Organics. They sent me a 6-pack of their organic fruit pouches. At the time I had my niece and nephew in the house so I got to try these out on more than just my children. The Apple and Grape pouch was a big hit with both my boys, especially Matthew. Nico seemed to like the Mango, Banana and Orange, while my niece seemed to enjoy the Strawberry and Banana.

One amazing thing about these fruit pouches is the fact that they are simply pureed fruit, there is nothing else in the pouch, which I think is great. The kids can have a wholesome snack at home or on the go and I know we are giving them organic fruit without any preservatives or artificial colors and flavors, like so many other kid-marketed snacks. Another cool aspect of Peter Rabbit Fruit Pouches is the fact that they are re-sealable and they have choke-free caps, and the unopened pouches don’t need to be refrigerated.

I really prefer these fruit pouches to so many of the other snack products on the market. Really, what is better than an all-fruit snack? There are no gelatins, genetically modified food starches, preservatives or added chemicals.

Want to buy some Peter Rabbit Organic Fruit Pouches? Simply check out their on-line list of US stores, or drop by Amazon.com and grab a few to go.

Want to Win some Peter Rabbit Organic Fruit Pouches? I have a box of 10 to giveaway. So, why don’t you hop over to Peter Rabbit Organics and tell me something you learned about the company, or leave me a message saying how/where you would use the fruit pouches. Make sure you leave your email address or that it is easily viewable on your blog. (This is a mandatory entry )

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Paper Lanterns Giveaway – 2 Winners!

June 29, 2009 By



The winners have been chosen:

Amanda said… 35 @ July 15, 2009 7:51 PM

I really like the Luke the lion – baby safe stuffed animal lion plush doll toy with two-tone mane. So cute! macd82 at gmail dot com

Mommyof2girlz said… 7 @ June 29, 2009 10:39 AM

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Nico’s second birthday just came and went. I can’t believe how quickly my little one is growing. But with everything else going on in our lives we couldn’t pull together a great big party to celebrate another year. So we opted for a smaller family party. My parents came and my brother-in-law’s family was here from out of town. It was a nice way to celebrate his birthday. We even had really yummy GFCF cupcakes from my favorite GFCF bakery (Camden Cakes if you are interested), they were a hit with even the non-GFCF’er in the group. But I think what really helped to make it a celebration was the decorations. Unfortunately I was so involved in getting things right that I forgot to get some pictures!

Recently Trisha from Piggy and Pebbles (an Etsy shop of homemade goodies), sent me some wonderful paper lanterns and they were perfect for celebrating a birthday. I also especially like them for any outdoor parties you may be having. I can see them as the perfect addition to a summer patio party, or a great way to celebrate a new graduate. They would be great in a child’s playroom or as decoration for a baby shower.

There are fourteen lanterns on a 10 to 11 foot long 100% cotton string. Each lantern is 2 inches square. Piggy and Pebbles is a mother and daughters business. Trisha has an art degree, while her mother is working on one and her sister has a Ph. D. in Human and Molecular Genetics. Trisha started making her lanterns after finding a passion for paper and a need to keep her hands busy. And as she says “These lanterns …are perfect for this time of year. Everyone can use a little bit of random festivity!”

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Piggy and Pebbles has given me two additional sets of lanterns to be given away. To win one of these lanterns simply head over to Piggy and Pebbles and take a look around. Then come back to Matthew’s Puzzle and leave me a comment telling me what other items you like. Make sure you leave your email address or that your blog has a way to contact you if you win. I cannot keep from publishing your email address. This is a mandatory entry, and only serious comments will be allowed. We will not accept “enter me” type comments.

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