Newman's Own Organics Review and Giveaway #noopl

I got the best box of goodies the other day.  Some I kept for myself and some I shared around.  So this review is going to contain opinions of family and friends as well as my own which means lots more palates and a more thorough positive on Newman's Own Organics!

In our box there were chocolate bars, chocolate cups(peanut butter, caramel, raspberry, and mint), pretzels, all kinds of cookies, and dried fruit.  One bag of a dried medley, one bag of apples, and a b of raisins.  Those will be featured soon in some recipes as I love cooking with dried fruit!  Yum!

Now I hid away the chocolate.  Yes I'm a chocoholic and do not share well with others.  Shh I still have a bit hidden away so I can't tell you where, but this stuff is good!

So of course the first thing I tried were the dark chocolate mint cups because I'm a chocolate and mint lover and my main weakness is dark chocolate and mint together.  All I can say is heaven.  Pure bliss.  I'm an seeing more of these in my near future.  Now to find that stash of money that can be used for purchasing these yummy treats and hiding in random spots in the freezer so the kids have no clue they are there. . . . please tell me I'm not the only one that  does that!

Next I tried out the orange dark chocolate bar.  I've talked to several people before and they all wrinkle their nose at orange and chocolate mixed together, but I've been eating it for years.  It's something my cousins in England always sent over for us at Christmas time.  It's very popular there and very popular in my family.  Maybe it has something to do with my grandma being a WWII war bride from England, but it is a hit for us. I had a friend try a bite of mine(after she'd hemmed and hawwed to try to get out of it thinking she wouldn't like it) and guess what?!  She liked it!  Oh yeah it's good.  It's really good and everything should pick up a bar.  I hate waxy chocolate and love that Newman's chocolates are not waxy.  They taste like chocolate which is the way chocolate should taste.

Now for the rest of the box.  I didn't get to try the rest of the stuff as it wasn't gluten free, but as you may have seen before around here there are plenty of taste testers willing to test out wheat products.  My husband still eats them and these were great things to send with him to munch on.  He recently had a Civil War reenactment so he took the box along.  I was up there for the day while they were munching along and asked what they thought.

It was unanimous that the Newman's Own Organics Newman's O's were better than the popular brand(oops shall I say it. . . why not they were better than Oreo's)!!  Oh yeah they get rave reviews!  Included in our box were original, peanut butter, and vanilla creme.  I have to say I was sad I didn't get to try the peanut butter ones because those were always my favorite oreo's.  I do notice on their website they have a dairy and wheat free version of the original so I may have to check those out!!

There were also several different bags of pretzels and two kinds of hermit cookies, gingersnaps, chocolate oatmeal cookies, orange chocolate chip cookies, and two kinds of animal crackers.  I'm telling you, this box was loaded to the max!

Of course, everyone was thinking they wouldn't like the chocolate orange ones. . . . but guess what?!  Again they were loved!  Seriously, people need to believe me when I say chocolate and orange go together.  They do, really really well they do!

The pretzels were not as big of hit, though they liked them.  They said they were different than most of the pretzels they are used to and that they were hard.  Which makes me think that I would have liked them. Especially the honey whole wheat.  Before going gluten free honey whole wheat were my favorite!

Now comes the best part!  I have a chance to give away 4 of my favorite items to you guys!  So without further ado use the rafflecopter below to enter for your chance to win:

chocolate mint cups

dark chocolate orange bar

Newman's O's

Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Sounds like a great prize pack to me. . . . you could send the first two items on to me if you didn't want them!  Just saying I'd not turn down more chocolate.

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That's Coffee.com Review

If you've been around my blog long you'll know that I like coffee.  I start every morning with a nice cup(or pot) of the stuff!   But, I only drink organic fair trade coffee.  While breastfeeding and/or pregnant I also only drink decaf coffee.  This makes the selection of coffee available to me pretty slim.  Did I mention I also only buy whole bean coffee as the best taste comes from freshly ground beans?  Yeap I'm just a little picky.

I was very excited to run across That's Coffee.com who has a nice selection of coffee that fit what I needed. I was able to review the Natural Decaf "swiss water" Peru fair trade coffee.  I received 8 ounces or a 1/2 lb package of this variety to sample.  It comes in a nice brown paper like bag with a reverse seal to let air out but not in.  I love those seals!  They let the yummy flavors out for me to smell and drool over without letting the goodness from the coffee come into jeopardy!

My bag of coffee beans.

The smell alone when I opened this coffee told me I was going to love it!  I have found if you don't like the way the coffee beans smell that you won't like how the coffee tastes.  Seriously. You should try it sometime. Ask to smell the beans before they prepare your next coffee at your favorite coffeehouse!  If it's a drink you like you'll like the beans, if not well I feel sorry for you as you don't know what good coffee really is!

super yummy and super good

Don't these beans just look good?  Almost good enough to eat.  Though of course I don't eat my coffee beans, less coffee that way!  One bag of this coffee allowed me to make 5 pots of coffee(my coffee pot makes a 10 cup pot and I use one Tb per cup of coffee).

As the first pot of this coffee brewed I couldn't wait to try it.  It is more of a medium roast so perfect for that midday cup.  I like a really strong dark roast for in the mornings to help me wake up and get going.  This coffee was not dark but still enough to wake me up though I did enjoy it more for that midday cup than anything else.  I think this would also be a good one to drink with supper and before bed.  The no caffeine really helps to make it versatile so you can drink it anytime during the day.

I am so in love with this coffee and have to share a wonderful deal with you guys.  That's Coffee.com has created a sample package just for my fans!  You can go and order the Erin's Gourmet Coffee Sampler to try out some of their flavors(this one I tried is included) and you also need to head on over to my Mama Madness Giveaway Hop and enter to win the grand prize.  Included is 1/2 lb of this wonderful coffee that I've been enjoying.

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YumEarth Organics Giveaway ends 2/14

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It Has What In It????!!!!

If you go to the grocery store and start looking at deodorants, what do you expect to find as the main ingredients?

Do you expect to see a fragrance?  A wonderful synthetic fragrance that contains alcohol and who knows what else all those weird scientific words are!  That one I do expect in  most deodorants; however, I only wear ones that contain a natural scent normally from essential oils.

I can tell you one thing I did not expect to find.  As I was reading the label on a deodorant labeled "natural mineral" I was shocked and greatly dismayed to find ANHYDROUS as the second active ingredient.  Yeap you read that correctly anhydrous!  AHHHH!  Really women are putting that on their armpits?  Wow!

I can't tell you how horrible that made me feel.  They were labeling this product as natural and a mineral deodorant that is better for you, and yet here on the label is a deadly chemical!

Now what is normally the first active ingredient in most store deodorants?  Come on what do you think?  It's aluminum.  Yeap great old aluminum.  Did you know that some time ago they linked aluminum to Alzheimer's?  Studies show an increased amount of aluminum in the brain of victims of Alzheimer's via autopsy.  Aluminum is also thought to increase your breast cancer rates.

So tell me again why we as women constantly put that stuff on our arm pits?  Truly?  Okay so yeah I don't.  I use only deodorants that do not contain fake chemicals or harmful ingredients.  These normally have oils(coconut mainly) with beeswax and some essential oils.  I have some deodorant that is a baking soda base with peppermint oils that works wonderfully for when I'm going to be very active and sweating.

My deodorant ingredient list.  This is so much better than  aluminum being #1.

I'm not going to do name drops here on deodorants that I use.  You'll see some that I use in reviews I'm sure in the future as I'm working on getting some.  However, I'm also not putting out names of the name brands I refuse to use!  And yes I do refuse to use them.  I was given some the other day and they went in the trash.  I don't even pass them on.  It's all about what's important to us and what we choose to do about it.

Okay off my soapbox for now.  Enjoy your day and maybe please take the time to read the labels on your favorite deodorant and also don't forget about body care products(that's a whole nother post waiting to happen).

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Newman's Own Organics Pet Food

To go along with our review for Newman's Own Organics People Food, I bring you their pet food!

the doggy goodie box

chicken and rice sticks

doggy approved

Our very picky German Shepherd even approved!



 

Our animals loved their boxes!  I told them they were being spoiled and they just pleaded with me for more!  I should tell you a bit about our animals to start with.

 

As some of you may know there are people in our family here who can't eat gluten.  We're allergic to it, and it makes us very sick.  Well, one of our dogs is the same way. He has to have gluten free dog foods or he loses weight, loses his shine on his coat, and just doesn't feel well.  He was very happy with the dog treats in this box because we normally have a very hard time finding treats that he can have!  Sirus is a German Shepherd dog with anxiety issues to go with his allergies.

 

Stonewall is our other house dog.  He is a Sheltie and love everyone.  He has no picky food problems rather he just wants to make sure he gets to try some of everything and really likes cleaning up the floor once the kids are done eating!

 

Miss Kitty is our cat in residence.  She is a very large cat(not fat, just fluffy and big).  She rules this house and has the dogs toeing the line.  They are scared of her!

 

All of my animals agree that Newman's Own Organics are some of the best food they have eaten.  They seem to be giving me the sad eye seeing the pictures since theirs is all gone now!

 

I received the above products for free in exchange for writing a review.  I was not compensated in any other way.  All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own(and of my animals) and are not influenced in anyway.

 

 

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Made From Earth Herbal Peppermint Conditioner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love using herbal products.  They always make me feel so much better and leave my hair feeling refreshed and clean.  Made from Earth Peppermint Herbal Conditioner is no different!  It left my hair feeling squeaky clean!  My hair was not dry or feel like it was covered with oils.  The peppermint left not only me feeling invigorated on my scalp but throughout my body from breathing in the wonderful scent. 

 

I loved this conditioner and really wish I had been able to get the shampoo to review as well!  I can't imagine how much more destressed and relaxed I would have felt if I had been able to use their peppermint shampoo with the conditioner.

 

After using this my hair felt full of moisture and did not get oily as quickly as with mainstream conditioners.  I love how the scent just awakens my mind and leaves me feeling energized again!

 



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Oogave Natural Soda Review

I must say that before trying Oogave Natural sodas that I really hadn't had much experience with agave.  It was something I had heard about but had never used.  I prefer baking with honey or demerara. 

But hearing such good things about Oogave I knew I had to try them.  I am so glad I did!  This stuff  is awesome!  I tried the watermelon cream.  It is to die for.  You can taste the cream flavoring(reminds me of a cream soda) with a slight watermelon flavor as well.  The taste is sweet and pleasant and lingers on your tongue.

Only 100 calories per bottle! 
That is so much less than normal sodas! 
And this is healthier too!

 

I love the soft amount of color letting you know that lots of additives are not used to color and flavor these sodas.  I am looking forward to trying out different flavors of this soda later on!

 

Oogave is the first company to create a soda that is totally natural, certified organic, kosher, and low-glycemic sweetened with agave nectar.

 

My favorite thing about these though would have to be the made in USA title that they so proudly wear!  They are certified organic and have no processed sugars.  I call this a treat!

 

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Safe Organic Stretch Mark Treatment

I recently was given the opportunity to try out an organic stretch mark treatment.  After having four children I can say that my stomach definitely has some stretch marks on it!  I don't often show my stomach to people so I don't worry too much about them, but would like to reduce their appearance some.

I love the blue color of the jar.  Yes I know I'm a dork.

 

This stretch mark cream by Dr. Max Powers contains only organic incredients that are safe and non-toxic.

Wow!

 Made in the USA and containing basically coconut oil, palm oil, calendula, and a few essential oils for smell.  Yes please!

instructions

Apply once during a 24 hour period and stand back to watch it work!  Helps to prevent stretch marks, reduce those already there and is paraben free.  It also does not lie when it says it is for sensitive skin.  I have very sensitive skin and it did not irritate me.  In fact it made my skin feel smooth and soft. I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. Pin It Now!

Newman's Own Organics Review

As many of you may have noticed by now, I love all things organic.  I tend to only use things in my home that are organic or all natural.  I want what is best for my children and I personally feel that only feeding them organic foods is best for them.  Like I said this is my belief and I don't expect everyone to feel this way.

I recently was given the chance to review several products by Newman's Own Organics.  I fell instantly in love with them of course!

Some wonderful pure tasting olive oil.

Balsamic Vinegar which made some wonderful salad dressings and marinades.

microwave popcorn

I should note here that we do not own a microwave.  I don't like them and don't approve of the rays.  However, we did eat the popcorn.  My kids loved it!  They were able to eat it as a snack when they were staying with their grandparents and really thought it was wonderful.  I pop our popcorn on the stove normally and they have since eating this made sure that I add butter to ours at home!

Regular and green tea.

I love tea.  My favorite way to fix tea is suntea where you take a glass gallon jar, fill with water and ice and place 8 tea bags into it.  You then place the lid on and set it out on your porch or by your door for several hours to allow the sun to steep the tea.  This tastes amazing.  I love to put lemons in with the regular tea for an additional flavor.

wonderful assortment of dried fruits! 

 We ate the apples, appricots and prunes but used the berry blend, cranberries, and raisins in baking. The berry blend was wonderful in scones!

Mints!

I love mints.  I have trouble with tendenitis in my jaw so I can't chew gum.  With that I turn to mints for fresh breathe.  These were wonderful. Not pictured above are the cinnamon mints because I had already placed those in my purse!




mints, these were not in the tins but in rolls, still just as yummy

 

One item not pictured that we also were able to try was the caramel, mint, and peanut butter cups.  They were in milk and dark chocolate.  I loved the dark chocolate mint the best!  My husband really liked the dark chocolate caramel.  The kids loved them all but I think the peanut butter was their favorite.

 

I loved using all these products and my kids enjoyed helping me taste test things.  If you feel that you might want to give these a try please come back later and enter in the giveaway to win some of these items for yourself!

 

You can view my review of their pet foods by going HERE!

 

I was given these products for free in order to facilitate the review.  I was not compensated in any other way besides these products.  All thoughts and opinions are my own and not influenced in anyway.

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Ecover Dishwasher Tablets Review

I normally only use dishwasher detergent that is loose powder, but when I got the chance to review Ecover Dishwasher Tablets I thought I'd give them a try. 

I was surprised at what a great job these did cleaning my dishes and how easy they were to use.  Just open it up, stick it in the area, and tada, it's ready to go!  These got my dishes spotless and did not cause any problems with my dishwasher.  My dishwasher is 7 years old and if I use certain detergents in it it rattles and makes all kinds of nasty noises as if it was going to die.  This had it running very smoothly! 

I loved these and do recommend them!  They lasted so long for such a small box too!  Oh I should mention that I have very hard well water so certain detergents don't clean at all. 

front of the box

one tablet on the box

closer of tablet on top of box to help show size

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Tree Hut Lavender and Chamomile Body Products -The Pitch List

In conjunction with The Pitch List I recently was able to review Tree Huts Shea butter lavender and chamomile sugar body scrub and also their moisturizing body wash.

Not only do these look and smell fabulous, but they make my skin feel so smooth and soft.  It's like a spa day of pampering for my skin!  Love how soft my skin feels for days afterwards and the lovely smell that lingers.  My babies love to snuggle in and tell me I smell good and I'm not going to turn away snuggles.  In fact, my youngest is sitting in my lap helping me type this up! 

My lovely smellies

the sugar body scrub

Love the certified organic part!

Also organic and so silky!

Like what you're hearing from me on this product?  Make sure to come back tonight and enter to win your own in my giveaway!

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