Fiber Choice Are You Getting Enough Fiber?

Fiber is one of those things that is important for our bodies, but let’s face it, most people rarely get enough of it in their diets.  You hear it all the time “eat more fiber,” it’s essential for good health.  Fiber is found mainly in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and beans.  When I think of fiber, I think of poop.  Really, who doesn’t think about that first?  It has its other health benefits, but I have always heard, you need more fiber to keep yourself regular.

With the new year, comes all the promises of a healthier lifestyle, and better eating habits.  I am always gung ho in the beginning, but eating the right foods, isn’t always easy or very tasty.  When you are out of the habit of eating the healthy foods, everything good for you, is less than appealing.  Let’s face it, lettuce leaves don’t taste like much, unless you have cheese and dressing on it.  And eating fiber, is just as bad as the lettuce leaf, if you don’t jazz it up with something it tastes like cardboard or wood chips.

Fiber Facts

• Most people need 25 to 30 grams of dietary fiber each day, but most of us get only 12 to 15 grams a day.

• One daily serving of FiberChoice® – just two chewable tablets – contains 4 grams of dietary fiber.

• Fiber is typically associated with regularity, but fiber is also important for overall digestive and full-body health.

• FiberChoice® should be taken every day as part of an ongoing effort to live a more healthy life.

I always try to offer the boys fruits, vegetables and whole grains to ensure that they get enough fiber in their diets.  One of my boys has always had problems with constipation, so I have always tried to give him things like prunes, and encourage drinking lots of fluids.  I am always looking for easy additional ways to add some fiber in my diet and his.  I recently had the chance to try Fiber Choice, which is a fiber supplement.  My initial thought, when I read the bottle that said, sugar free and fiber supplement, was that this was a bottle of compressed taste free lettuce leaves.  But to my surprise, they actually tasted really good and are easy to take at any time during the day.  The recommended dosage is two tablets.  I started with that and found that I did get a bit bloated and gassy and I just reduced the serving to one and a half tablets for about a week to let my system adjust.   Each chewable tablet is scored down the middle so it makes it easy to break them in half and I also started giving my sons half a tablet daily, and my husband takes two in the morning.

Because they’re chewable, FiberChoice® tablets are the fiber supplement you can keep anywhere, take everywhere – at your desk, in your gym bag, in the car, in your suitcase, in the kitchen counter – wherever it’s convenient for you.

Inulin: A natural fiber source.

One daily serving of FiberChoice chewable tablets – just two tablets – contains 4 grams of inulin, an all-natural dietary fiber found in fruits and vegetables. Inulin is a unique fiber source that helps boost calcium absorption.*

We now make taking fiber a daily part of our routine. My husband hardly ever eats a vegetable or fruits for that matter, so this is also a great alternative, and helps to get at least some fiber in his diet. We recently stocked up with the 220 count bottle from our local Costco, and plan to keep up with the daily routine of taking Fiber Choice. A little more fiber in our diets can only help in maintaining our health and keeping our plumbing in order.  To learn more about Fiber and it’s benefits you can follow @FiberChoice on Twitter or visit their website at http://www.fiberchoice.com

“I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of FiberChoice and received a coupon to facilitate my review and a gift code to thank me for taking the time to participate.”

Bank Of America Helps To Save You Time

With being right in the middle of the Holiday hustle and bustle, I find myself trying to beg borrow and steal time wherever I can, just to manage all the tasks on my list.  Not only am I chasing after the kids, managing the house, and rounding up the family for holiday travel, I also tend to do a majority of the paper work in the house.  Online banking has become a savior for me, and simply one of the greatest inventions ever!

When it come to banking, I cannot imagine banking the old fashioned way, especially with having two young kids.  I can pay all of my bills from my couch, I don’t have to waste money on stamps, and the time it takes to fill out checks, and seal up envelopes, and make my way to the mailbox. Bank Of America offers some really great tools and time saving tips to help you save valuable time while helping to mange finances. We make greatest use of their online banking, and it makes managing bills so much easier.  You can see when they go out, you can schedule payments, receive alerts and balance information, as well as make money transfers.  With the winter months, I do not even have to put a toe out my front door, and I can take care of our financial obligations.

• Bank on the go: It’s easy to set up mobile banking and secure access to your money wherever you are. Download the mobile banking app and you can check balances, transfer money, pay bills, and locate ATMs.  Sign up for text banking and you’ll be able to send a text message to get your balance instantly in a reply.
• Make quick and easy deposits: Holiday means a lot of extra work, so eliminate the labor of depositing checks.  With Bank of America’s Deposit Image ATMs, you simply feed checks or cash into the ATM with no envelopes or deposit slips required.  You get images of your checks and a list of cash deposited on your receipt as proof.
• Save a trip to the bank: Don’t worry about making an extra stop to the bank during all of your holiday shopping.  Keep track of your spending by using Bank of America’s online banking: set up alerts, check balances, and transfer money.

During the holidays, it is important to manage your time, so you can enjoy those special moments with family.  Outside of banking, I try to plan ahead, and organize items on my to do list that coordinate with each other.  Both me and my husband split up (divide and conquer), each of us takes one kid, to take care of errands and chores.  It eliminates having to take up the entire day trying to get everything done, and allows for us to have some quality family time.   A little bit of planning goes a long way!  You can hear about other great tips by following @BofA_Tips on twitter too!

Would you like to win a preloaded $50 Bank Of America Gift Card?  With the Help Of mom Central, DoubleBugs will be offering one lucky reader the chance to win!

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Answer this question…What are some of the ways in which you get back time during the busiest times of the year?

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Contest Runs From December 21, 2010-December 26, 2010

“I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Bank of America and received a Bank of America preloaded gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.”

Bob Evans Farmhouse Feast

Everyone can use a break from cooking, and I know that I simply get bored with making dinners and meals all the time.  With the holidays approaching and holiday meal preparations, shopping, and decorating, the flurry of activity can get to be overwhelming.  Meal planning can be a real pain in the neck when you are tired, and out of ideas for what to fix for your guests or your family.

This year however Bob Evans is offering you the Farmhouse Feast, an alternative to slaving away all day in your kitchen, so you can enjoy making holiday memories with your family.  I know as Moms, often times we are busy in the kitchen or doing things to prepare and often miss out on some of the fun.  The Farmhouse Feast is a fully cooked meal that feed 6-8 people, all you have to do is heat it up and it’s ready to go.

The Farmhouse Feast Includes:

• Your choice of either a slow-roasted whole boneless turkey breast  or a sliced boneless ham (this is a large ham, we had leftovers fr breakfast)
• A pumpkin pie with whipped cream topping
• A loaf of pumpkin bread
• Mashed potatoes
• Gravy
• Cranberry Sauce
• Sweet corn with garlic herb butter
• Bread and celery dressing
• Green Beans with ham
• 1 dozen freshly baked rolls

For just $74.99 you can have enough food to feed an army at an average of about $10 per person.  Not too shabby, considering  you can spend more than that in your local restaurant.  You can conveniently place your order online up to the day before, or give your local Bob Evans a call.  If there is something that you don’t like on the menu, you can easily make a substitution.  We had the chance to try the Bob Evans Farmhouse Feast, and all of our food was fantastic.  The meal was nicely boxed up when I went in to pick it up, and when we got it home, we followed the easy heating directions.  Total time on heating up the meal in the oven is about an hour and a half.  I heated ours in the microwave for a total of about 30 minutes.  My favorite part of the meal, was the green beans, rolls and stuffing.  Both of the boys cleaned their plates.  We had an army of food for just the four us and the Farmhouse Feast would more than feed eight people with leftovers.  There is plenty to go around.

The Farmhouse Feast is a perfect time out for mom this holiday season, and is a great alternative to stressing over what to make for dinner.   I highly recommend it, especially if you just don’t feel like cooking.  Sit back, relax and let Bob Evans do the work.

**Bob Evans provided me with gift cards to cover the cost of the Farmhouse feast to facilitate my review, my opinions are that of my own and this post was written solely by me**

Hershey’s Holiday Treats

With the holidays only weeks away, I find myself thinking about family get togethers and preparing for Santa’s arrival.   As a child, I looked forward to waking up on Christmas morning and finding that presents were left under the tree, and my stocking was stuffed.  It was inevitable that I woke up well before my parents were ready, so they always allowed me to have my stocking, while I waited for them to get up.

My stocking was one of those things I looked forward to the most.  I had the kind that stretched to two times it’s length, which allowed for maximum stuffing.  I found things like flavored lip gloss, things for my hair, and plenty of sweet treats.  Among my favorites were the big plastic candy canes that had Hershey’s Kisses in them all wrapped in shiny red and green foil.  To this day, I always buy them for the holidays and keep a small dish filled with them.  They are always included in the stockings that Santa leaves for the boys.

This year Hershey’s has great stocking stuffers to help fill those stockings with classic favorites and some new holiday treats this year.  Favorites such as Hershey’s Kisses,and new sweet treats like   Hershey’s Cookies ‘N’ Crème Santas,   Hershey’s Kisses Brand Solid Milk Chocolate Santa Hat,  Rolo Reindeer Cane, and  Hershey’s Pot of Gold Truffles Sampler.   Even if it isn’t a stocking you are filling, you can have little treat stations around your house for entertaining or just because.  I have fun little Santa dishes set up around our house with Hershey’s Kisses and Rolos.

We had the chance to try some of their newest additions and we loved the  Hershey’s Cookies ‘N’ Creme Santas (I had mine with a class of milk  yummy!), and our favorite classic Rolos which my boys ate most of.  Some of these will surely be included in their stockings on Christmas morning.  Hershey’s has always been in my family as some of our favorite brand treats, so you can’t go wrong with about anything you try.

This year The Hershey Company would like to treat one of my readers to a holiday stocking filled with a variety of festive and yummy treats, so you can create your own sweet memories this year!

One Lucky reader will win A Stocking stuffed with these goodies!

• Rolo Reindeer Cane (3.44oz)
• Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Santa (1.2oz)
• Hershey’s Cookies ‘N’ Crème Nutcracker Moulded Bar (3.5oz)
• Hershey’s Pot of Gold Truffles Sampler (1.05oz)
• Reese’s Peanut Butter Trees (10.8oz bag)

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Nescafe Dolce Gusto Test Drive Part Two

I have been getting acquainted with the Nescafe Dolce Gusto now for a couple of weeks, and enjoying some nice warm beverages.  It has been a great addition for our busy house because, I like being able to make things relatively quickly, and with as little mess as possible.  It saves time and work when you are chasing after little ones.  The other nice thing about single serve coffee makers is the fact that you can make tea, and my husband can follow behind me and make coffee.  It offers a whole new lever of convenience.

When using my Nescafe Dolce Gusto, getting started was pretty darn easy, the fold out instruction sheet offers a visual set of steps.  Then you select what you want to drink.  The display on the Creativa was very easy to read, and see and made selecting my coffee type easy (in this case hot chocolate).

Getting Started

Initially before brewing anything, you have to fill up the water reservoir and run water through the Nescafe Dolce Gusto six times before you can brew.  I had to find something I could catch the water with however, because I didn’t have anything big enough.  I wound up using a small pot, which worked out well.

Ready To Brew

After I ran water through the machine, I was ready to taste my first cup.  I chose hot chocolate.  You have to run through all the coffee names and kinds to find which one you are having and make the selection on the display.  I found this a little busy, rather than just putting the cup in the little spot it goes in and closing the handle and hitting start.  There are a lot of flavors!  Then I was ready to go!  I guess I didn’t read, or didn’t realize that the hot chocolate had two capsules, one with the milk and the other with the hot chocolate.  So when the machine first started brewing, the stuff in my cup was white and I sort of freaked  LOL!  Then I realized it was a two part process.    The hot chocolate was yummy, but I would have preferred it just be one cup, it might cut down on some of the waste.  The flavors are available in one and two capsule varieties.  The nice thing is that the Nescafe Dolce Gusto, comes with a container that you can put next to your machine, to throw away your used flavor capsules.  This was nice because I didn’t have to carry it dripping, over to my trash can.  I also tried the peach iced tea which I really liked.  Both the capsule holder and bin are dishwasher safe so you can give them a good wash from time to time.  I just fill my capsule bin with warm sudsy water and toss the holder in there and let them soak.

Nescafe Dolce Gusto Creativa Features

-No mess, No fuss. Everything you need to make hot or cold drinks are contained in our easy-to-use capsules

-Automatic “on” feature, digital machine with LCD screen

-Personalize your cups and it memorizes them – perfect preparation guaranteed

-Program automatic preparation of your breakfast, mid-day, dessert or any other cup whenever you like it

-Display works in many different languages and pictograms

-Nescafe’s technologically advanced machines and precisely designed flavor capsules combine to give the NESCAFÉ® Dolce Gusto® a professional-level 15-bar pressure system (similar to coffeehouse machines) which helps to ensure that every cup is perfect with a foamy froth, rich crèma and luxurious flavor

-The exclusive Thermoblock technology heats the water fresh every time, in less than one minute

-NESCAFÉ® Dolce Gusto® uses only the highest quality ingredients – featuring only 100% Arabica, rich chocolate and foamy milk

Flavor Varieties

One Capsule Varieties:

-DARKROAST/CAFFÉ GRANDE INTENSO

-NESTEA PEACH ICED TEA:  A cool and refreshing peach icedtea,topped with a velvet foam, from one of your favorite tea brands

-HOUSEBLEND/CAFFÉAMERICANO: A smooth,mild coffee with delicious aroma and velvety crema layer

-Caffe Lungo:  :A full bodied long espresso with a rich aroma and velvety crema layer

-ESPRESSO: An unadulterated shot of pure 100% Arabica coffee

Two Capsule Varieties

-VANILLA LATTE MACCHIATO

-CAPPUCCINO SKINNY: A slightly sweetened milk blanketing a shot of espresso, now with fewer calories

-CAPPUCCINO: A slightly sweetened milk blanketing a shot of espresso

-HOTCOCOA/CHOCOCINO: Gourmet liquid chocolate topped off with sweetened milk

-ICEDCAPPUCCINO: Frothy cream and chilly coffee

-LATTEMACCHIATO: Frothy milk with a shot of strong espresso

-MOCHA: Hot chocolate and coffee do a delicious duet

Capsules:$8.99MSRP(one capsule beverages: 16servings/pack; two capsule beverages: 8servings/pack)

My Final Take

My general take overall is a good one for the Nescafe Dolce Gusto. I like that it is fairly easy to use for a single serve coffee maker and that is looks good on my countertop. There isn’t anything ordinary about how it looks, which makes the appliance fun to use. I think ultimately it is more efficient than brewing an entire pot of coffee and allows for variety among the people who use it in the house. You can program the Nescafe Dolce Gusto to make you your favorite beverage at anytime during the day, but in the case of using two capsules, that sort of negates the purpose of programming it but in general a good feature to have. It also has an automatic shut off so you don’t have to remember to turn it off, which is a step up from the traditional coffee makers where they never used to turn off.

If you are in the market for something fun and functional with a great variety of choices, the Nescafe Dolce Gusto might be what you are looking for. I am enjoying using mine and it looks good in my kitchen!  The MSRP for the Creativa is $169.99.  Check out their commercial!

“I wrote this review while participating in a test drive campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto and received a coffee machine to facilitate my review.”

Nescafe Dolce Gusto Test Drive

Just about everyone I know loves coffee, I am probably one of those rare people that doesn’t drink a whole lot of coffee and didn’t even own a coffee maker till I was married.  I don’t drink it because I try to avoid the caffeine, so I have never really enjoyed it.  Nowadays, there are so many choices out there, that I can enjoy some of the hot beverages minus the caffeine.  My favorites however are hot chocolate and an occasional cup of tea.

I was recently offered the chance test drive the NESCAFE’  Dolce Gusto coffee maker.  I took the opportunity because I like single serve coffee makers and like having the option of making a single cup at a time.  Going into the winter months, I tend to make a lot of hot chocolate and tea, and I like having the option of making it any time during the day, quickly, and without making an entire pot of hot water. Not only is the NESCAFE Dolce Gusto a coffee maker, but it was designed with kitchen decor in mind

“Each machine carries an individual style and personality,designed with something  for everyone.Compact,classic,modern and smart-it’s a dramatic departure from what’s currently in the marketplace.”

With most of my kitchen electronics, I try to keep them stuffed in a cabinet, or well hidden in my kitchen.  Let’s face it, many kitchen appliances are just big and bulky and unattractive to look at, and the only reason why they stay on our counters, are out of pure necessity and easy access.  NESCAFE has come out with some really cool looking single serve coffee makers, that actually look good on your countertop.  Names like Piccolo, Creativa, Melody 2 and Circolo, each coffee maker has it’s own individual character.  I chose the Creativa, because it just looks fun, and kind of exudes my artsy personality.  It also comes, in this really sexy red, if you feel like making a bold statement in your kitchen.  I have had several people already pass by my new NESCAFE Dolce Gusto and say “oh that is cool!”  So, it definitely draws some attention.  I like how it looks and it is far from ordinary.  I definitely won’t be hiding this one in the cabinet and it makes a great conversation piece.  It sort of makes you want to use it more, because it is fun, functional and really cool.  I couldn’t wait to use it.

If you are looking for something that has functionality but adds a really nice design element in your kitchen, NESCAFE Dolce Gusto, offers you several choices to add pizazz to boring kitchen appliances.  They also come in a really nice neutral titanium and black color, so if you aren’t as bold as me, you can still have something that looks great. It’s a fun and exciting way to make your coffee! In my next post, I will talk about the benefits of a single serve coffee maker, all the fun flavors NESCAFE has to offer for your Dolce Gusto, and what my experiences were when using it.

“I wrote this review while participating in a test drive campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto and received a coffee machine to facilitate my review.”

Cottonelle Flushable Moist Wipes

I never thought I would make it through potty training my twins.  Even at four, we still have some occasional accidents and mishaps, but that is to be expected.  I also realized that with then using the potty it can sometimes be, well, a little messy, because little ones just don’t have certain parts of going to the bathroom perfected.

Usually when the boys have to go number two, I will get a shout out from the bathroom to help with wiping, because they really still cannot do it on their own.  Let’s face it, kids just aren’t that thorough at a young age so they require help.  I wasn’t enamored with the job that plain old toilet paper did on their little bums, so I almost always have wipes on hand int he bathroom.  For the longest time, I had just regular baby wipes, that you can’t flush.  So I would use them and have to have a place to toss them, since the boys were no longer in diapers, I couldn’t roll the used wipes up in them.  After awhile this just gets messy while you are trying to help clean them up.

I was relieved to learn that there was a perfect solution while still having the benefits of using some sort of a moist wipe.   We were sent a sample of Cottonelle Flushable Moist Wipes to review and I love them.  I still think that, a moist wipe cleans better than regular toilet paper used alone, and they tend to get things cleaner, and are gentler on the skin.  It was so nice to be able to just toss them in the toilet and flush and not worry about where to put them.  It also comes with a handy EasyHanger that allows you to mount them on the wall next to your toilet paper.  I didn’t hang mine up, because I was afraid that it would be a huge novelty to the boys but you can hang it up out of reach too.  I also use them on occasion myself, so it makes it convenient to have them close by.

Cottonelle Moist Wipes

• Flushable
• Break up like toilet paper after flushing
• Sewer and septic safe
• Alcohol-free
• Pop-Up® Tub for single-sheet dispensing
• Tubs coordinate with bathroom décor

I will definitely be keeping these on hand from now on.  It makes my life easier as a mom, and is a big help in the bathroom, when you have young children.   Also, to help break the ice on “toilet talk,” Cottonelle   has set up GetFreshWithaFriend.com, which features a special “Funny or Die” video,  as well as, fresh reward offers that encourage people to try their products. Current users of the product even describe trying Cottonelle Flushable Moist Wipes as an “aha moment.”

“I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of the Cottonelle brand and received a sample to facilitate my candid review. In addition, I received a gift certificate to thank me for taking the time to participate.”

Sansa Fuze+ MP3 Player With VH1 Slot Radio *review*

We are a house that loves music.  One of my favorite things to do is to put on headphones, and do housework or go on a hike at our local parks.   Being able to have portable music via MP3 player has been one of the greatest inventions since sliced bread.  In fact I still have boxes of CDs in my closet wondering what on earth I will do with all of them.

For me when it comes to portable MP3 players, the smaller they are the better, because  it is easier to take with me on plane trips, on car rides, in my purse, and on walks.  I was recently given a really cool opportunity to check out the new Sansa Fuze+ and a VH1 slot radio card, and this thing is pretty cool.  I received a  red MP3 player  which just looks really sleek and compact, but I also love all the features.  The sound is really good, but the fact that I can listen to this pre-loaded VH1 slot radio card, is even better, or add additional music to a blank micro sd card.  I like being able to get a preloaded card that I don’t have to mess with hand picking and adding songs,  and it had a lot of the very popular  songs from the 80’s.  The screen on the Sansa Fuze+ was really crisp and clear which and I had no trouble navigating with the Sansa Fuze “invisible” capacitive touch control.  You simple just have to touch right, left, up, down, or in the middle to navigate through song lists, genres, and even settings.   You can also watch videos on the bright 2.4 inch LCD screen which is really cool.

At a $79.99-$119.00 price point, depending on the capacity, you can get this for just about anyone in the family for a gift for this holiday season.  The Sansa Fuze+ is available in five colors, red (my favorite), black, white, blue and purple.  Also available on the Sansa Fuze website are all sorts of preloaded slot radio cards that you can get to accompany your new MP3 player.  I am already eying the one with Health and Fitness to get ready for my New Years workout plan.

Specifications/Features:

• Capacities**: 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
• 2.4″ bright QVGA screen (320 x 240, 30 FPS) LCD screen
• Audio formats: MP3, WMA, Secure WMA, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, AAC, Audible, Podcasts
• Video formats: MPEG-4***, H.264, WMV and Flip Video™***
• Photo formats: JPEG and BMP; photo formats can be further extended with Sansa Media Converter PC software download?, enabling TIFF, GIF, and PNG formats
• Digital FM Tuner with record functions
• Rechargeable battery lasts up to 24 hours for audio playback and 5 hours of video playback†
• Hi-speed micro-USB 2.0 port
• Expandable microSDTM card slot and microSDHCTM card slot
• Ready for slotRadio™ & slotMusic™ memory cards
• Sleek industrial design with “invisible” capacitive touch control and highly intuitive graphical user interface

SanDisk® slotRadio™ Cards

Each SanDisk® slotRadio™ card includes 1,000 songs featuring artists from the Billboard® charts. Songs are preloaded onto a tiny card with handcrafted playlists that include hundreds of artists. Like a FM radio experience, you can lean back and let slotRadio do the heavy-lifting so you don’t have to download music song-by-song. Songs are played in sequence and are locked to the card. You can skip individual songs as many times as you like, or switch between playlists with a touch of a button. Simply insert a slotRadio™ card into the slotRadio player and enjoy music in an instant. It’s great music made effortless.

This is really a great little MP3 player for just about anyone with some really great features.  You can listen to your favorite radio stations, pop in a pre-loaded slot radio card with all your favorites, or add you own song line up.  You can even watch a video.  It would make a perfect gift, or stocking stuffer.

“I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of SanDisk and received the SanDisk Sansa Fuze+ and VH1 slotRadio Card to facilitate my review.”

Crest Pro-Health Complete Rinse Test Drive Final Take

About a month ago I mentioned that I was part of the Crest Pro-Health Complete Rinse test drive.  I have been using the rinse for the past few weeks twice a day to see if I noticed a difference in my overall oral health.  I was excited to give it a try because most mouthwashes I try, are overly strong and tend to burn my mouth and I wind up rinsing with water immediately after, and that sort of defeats the purpose.

Crest Pro-Health Complete Rinse gives you six benefits in one rinse, for a more complete way to get better dental checkups.*vs. brushing alone.  It is designed to:

• Rebuilds Teeth Enamel
• Helps Prevent Cavities
• Cleans Teeth & Gums
• Kills Bad Breath Germs
• Freshens Breath
• No Burn of Alcohol

After giving it a try, I actually looked forward to using it daily. My mouth has felt cleaner and fresher and the best part is, that I can tolerate swishing it around in my my mouth for longer than 2 seconds. A couple of times I goofed and ate something immediately after using it, because you are supposed to wait at least thirty minutes before eating anything after using the mouthwash.  I also didn’t notice any residue on my teeth.  Overall, I like it and will continue to make it an active part of my oral health care regimen. I like feeling like I am doing something extra, to make the visits in the dentist chair a little shorter. Crest Pro Health Complete Rinse, will help slay your dragon breath and not turn it into fire!

“I wrote this review while participating in a test drive campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Crest and received a sample to facilitate my candid review. Mom Central sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.”

Staying Healthy With Healthy Choice

When it comes to eating and making healthier choices for myself, it isn’t always an easy task. As a mother to twins, I often find myself waiting till the much later in the evening to eat. I know that this isn’t the best practice, but there are days when I just don’t have time to make something that I even feel like eating.

I recently had the chance to try out Healthy Choice steaming entrées. I rarely buy frozen food meals in the store,because they never really taste all that great to me. And the word “healthy” on a label is something I am easily deterred from buying. I have found that many frozen dinners are overdone with a ton of sauce or flavoring and there isn’t anything really there other than a few poor quality pieces of meat. I was hesitant because many meals that are frozen just don’t taste the same as a good home cooked meal.

About Steaming Entrees from Healthy Choice

I tried the Roasted Chicken V and it was pretty good. I could definitely taste the cilantro in it and it had plenty of veggies and rice. It was a little on the spicy side for me, but that isn’t a negative thing if you love a little heat in your meals. Healthy Choice offers up 8 Steaming entrees and you can surely find something to satisfy your taste buds and keeping low in calories. Even though frozen meals don’t appeal to me, I can see me picking up a few of these to have on hand in the freezer, when I am tired and cooking something is the last thing on my mind.

Be sure to visit and “like” the Healthy Choice brand Facebook page so you can learn more about Healthy Choice and other great info to help keep you Healthy! www.Facebook.com/HealthyChoice

“I wrote this review while participating in a blog campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Healthy Choice and received samples of their new steaming entrées to facilitate my candid review. Mom Central also sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.”

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