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Bites of Awesomeness! Our Love With Food Box of Back in Skinny Jeans Noshables

I'm so excited! To help promote my new book, "Back in Skinny Jeans," I partnered with Love With Food and helped curate their September box filled with yummy noshables. Whether you are working on getting back into those skinny jeans or just want to try some new foods, I think you'll enjoy a sampling of these tasty bites.

Plus, for every box sold by August 31, a portion of your payment goes to feed a child in need, and five lucky people will win a FREE copy of my book. Even better, because Love With Food is so cool, they have extended a $5 discount off your first purchase. One box is normally $10. So, if you just order our September box you're essentially paying $5 for the box + shipping.

How cool is that! Use the promo code: SKINNYJEANS 

Here's a preview of some of the items in the box:

Do you like coffee but are trying to cut down on caffeine or have discovered that the acidity of coffee upsets your tummy? Say hello to Teecino, an herbal coffee and coffee alternative that's caffeine-free and non-acidic! I discovered them at the Natural Products Expo West tradeshow last Spring and this stuff is awesome. I personally have cut down on my coffee consumption because of acidic issues.You'll get to sample Teecino's organic French Roast, Vanilla Nut, Hazelnut, and organic Chocolate.

Whenever I do balsamic vinegar and olive oil on salad, I always glob on too much of both. Gourme Mist has solved that problem because now you can spritz the vinegar and oil onto your salad. Oh yes, very cool!

In fact, I was so mesmerized with the Gourme Mist come back to the blog next week because I will show you some salad magic. In the September Love With Food box, you'll get to sample the Barrel Aged Balsamic Vinegar, Raspberry Balsamic Vinegar, and Pomegranate Balsamic Vinegar. In the photo above, is a full-size bottle of the Gourme Mist if you decide you love it and want to buy it.

 

Edamame is one of my favorite snack foods because it's a great plant-based source of protein. This Roasted Edamame from Sensible Foods is gluten-free, low-fat and is nothing but edamame and sea salt. Not only is roasted edamame fun to eat on its own, it's wonderful to sprinkle on green salad as a topping, and to bring along on a road trip or airplane ride, or nosh on as a post workout snack.

 

Who doesn't love granola? For breakfast, granola can be eaten on it's own or toss some on yogurt or cottage cheese. This granola from San Franola Granola is hand roasted, and is low in sugar because they used Stevia as a sweetener. Almonds, flaxseed, and whey protein were added to help bump up the protein.

I have an emotional attachment to Bonne Maman jellies and preserves. I've eaten their jellies and preserves for years. Every time I see that checkered lid, I immediately feel warmth. Did you know that Bonne Maman means grandmother? Bonne Maman products have no preservatives, no additives, no corn syrup, is gluten-free, nut-free, sulfite-free and non-GMO. You'll get to sample their Muscat Grape Jelly.

There are two more food items in the Love With Food Back in Skinny Jeans Noshables box, but I will keep that a secret. I will give you a hint though. One item goes well with the Bonne Maman jelly, and the other item is tropical.

To make things exciting, five lucky people who order the $10 September box will win a FREE copy of my "Back in Skinny Jeans" book if you find a Willy Wonka-like ticket in your box. Oh and that's not all, next week when I do the Gourme Mist demo, Love With Food and I will be doing another giveaway where 5 more people can win the box, so stay tuned!

To get the September box, you must put your order in by August 31! The deadline is in 11 days but remember you also get a $5 discount so use our special promo code: SKINNYJEANS 

I think you will enjoy the noshables in the box and not only will your palate be happy, a portion of your payment goes to help feed a child in need. This giving was one of the primary reasons I partnered with Love With Food. Our eating also helps someone else!

If you are a blogger or have a website, Love With Food has a referral program so you can earn cash if you want to promote boxes as well. Sign up for the referral program here.

Happy noshing!

 

Jamie Oliver TED talk: Teach every child about food

This is a really fascinating video of Jamie Oliver's talk at the recent TED conference. Most shocking, but not really, "Diet related disease is the biggest killer of people in the United States."

This is why I feel very passionate about food and how/what we eat because it has so much impact on our health, thus my philosophy on eating wellness.

So, what did you think of Jamie's thoughts?

Newman's Own Organics nosh

I wasn't really a Paul Newman fan growing up. Not that I thought he sucked, his movies just didn't do anything for me. Then, Mr. Newman came out with food and I thought it was dorky until I tasted the food, and read about all the profits going to help charities. I'm one of those consumers who starts to like a product a lot more when they company who makes the food is doing good things in the world.

Newman's Own Organics was created by his daughter Nell Newman, and is it's own company under the Newman name. If you haven't tried any of the Newman's Own Organics nosh nibbles, then you must. My favorite Newman nosh are the pretzels.