Clean+Green Eco-Friendly Pet Mess Cleaners Review & Giveaway (5 winners)!

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If you've got cats and dogs in your house, you've inevitably received your fair share of accidents and not-so accidents to clean up around the house!  Logan, the Great Dane, is pretty good about keeping his areas clean, but the cat's like to "miss" the litter box by leaving presents on the stairs or under the kids play table. (I love my cats, can you tell?)  So many cleaners aimed at cleaning up after pets just aren't safe for pets or kids and we have both so I was so excited to have the opportunity to review products from CLEAN+GREEN®!

We received CLEAN+GREEN® Carpet & Upholstery and Wood &  Tile for review and had no problem finding kitty "accidents" to test the products out on!  Before I tell you about our experiences, here's a little bit more about the company:

CLEAN+GREEN® are eco-friendly aerosol pet odor and stain remover products. Their line of eco friendly, green cleaning products are made from organic and biodegradable ingredients and packaged so you can recycle the container - so you can clean green! For green pet cleaning, use effective, non toxic, organic home cleaning supplies and keep an environmentally friendly home - with pets."

CLEAN+GREEN® offers a line of green home cleaning supplies for green carpet cleaning and carpet stain removal, green wood & tile floor cleaning, and green furniture cleaning for pet urine removal, pet stain removal and pet odor removal. The products work on cat urine, dog urine, vomit, hairballs, bird droppings, and small animal urine. They are odor eliminators for cat urine odor, dog urine odor, vomit odor, hairball odor, bird dropping odor, small animal odor, dog smell, cat smell, ferret smell and other small animal smells. CLEAN+GREEN® is a stain remover for urine, feces, vomit, hairballs and any other pet accidents.

Our experience:  When we went to change out the litter box, we realized that one of our male cats had overshot the back of the box leaving a nice urine stain on the tile grout behind the box!  Instead of scrubbing on our hands and knees like normal, we sprayed the Wood & Tile spray and walked away for a couple hours!  When we came back to change out the laundry (which is in the same room as the litter box), we noticed that the stain was lighter and there was no odor anymore either!  I hoping we never had to use this product on our wood floors, but am glad that it's safe for both surfaces!  When it comes to carpet and upholstery, luckily our cats only like to leave little poop presents, so we used this product mainly to remove any residual smell which it did quickly!

I love that these products are environmentally safe and completely safe to use around kids and pets!  We'll definitely be purchasing more when ours run out (but with such large cans, 14 oz) and only a limited amount needed even to cover a large floor area...it may be awhile before we need to order!

Buy It!

You can purchase CLEAN+GREEN® online or in select retailers!  Free shipping online when you spend $30!

Win It - Giveaway Details!

Five winners will win a CLEAN+GREEN® Carpet & Upholstery, Wood &  Tile, and De-Skunk Coat Cleaner prize pack!  This giveaway will end on November 5th at 10:00PM Central!  I'll email the winners who will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen! (US Only)

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Can you believe we've come to the final day of the Healthy Families, Happy Kids Event?

Wow...it's been an amazing event!  Thanks so much to all our amazing sponsors and to all those who have visited our blogs and entered these giveaways and read our reviews!  We appreciate you stopping by to visit and hope you'll be back too!  The giveaways are still continuing, so make sure you stop back by to visit, grab those extra entries and be sure to join us weekly for Surfin' Saturdays too (we'd love to have you)!

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Best Bath Store (& the most amazing foot scrub) Review & Giveaway!

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Ahhh...free time....or at least the appearance of free time in a mom's life!  I don't get much free time but when I do, I love to pamper myself and am always on the lookout for amazing products that are not only good for me but fun to use as well!  I was so excited when I found Best Bath Store and was given the opportunity to review their amazing products!

When given the opportunity to pick from their amazing selection of products for review, it was truly hard to narrow it down!  After much deliberation, I opted for the Summer Citrus Body Scrub, Shea Butter Face and Body Lotion Unscented, and the Dead Sea Foot Scrub!

The Summer Citrus Body Scrub had a light refreshing citrus scent that was wonderful in the shower leaving my skin soft, clean, and hydrated without being irritating!  The scent is light enough that following a shower, you could layer another scent on top as well or use in combination with a shower gel or cream too!  The Shea Butter Face and Body Lotion left my skin feeling wonderful!  I'm not used to unscented lotions, so that took a little getting used to on my part because it didn't have a smell but I kept expecting it to smell like something!  This lotion would be perfect for anyone with sensitivities to standard scented lotions and I love how my skin feels when I use it!

If I was only purchasing one product from Best Bath Store, I would be buying the Dead Sea Foot Scrub over and over again!  I truly hate foot scrubs that have a minty scent and it's hard to find one without a minty smell anywhere, but the clean (no mint) scent is not the only reason I love this foot scrub!  With only minutes to spare most days, I use a small amount of the foot scrub in the shower to scrub away the dead skin, never taking the time to wrap in plastic wrap as recommended, and my feet have never felt softer!  I can't wait to take the time to sit down with my feet up and really let this scrub work it's magic!  I will definitely be buying more Dead Sea Foot Scrub in the future and can't wait to try their other dead sea products too!  Hmm...maybe I'll just have to add the Majestic Dead Sea Collection Gift Basket to my wish list!

Best Bath Store, LLC is a small, five-employee business located in Woburn, MA. Best Bath Store operates in a 5,300 square foot facility where they pay close attention to detail. All of their products are handmade at this facility in small batches to ensure freshness and customer satisfaction.  Best Bath Store is a signer of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. Best Bath Store has committed to producing all of their products from 100% natural ingredients with respect to human, plant, and animal life.  Their products are tested on each other, their friends and family before being sold to the public.

Buy It!

Purchase any of Best Bath Store's products online starting at only $5.95 for their bath bombs!  You can request samples of certain products if you'd like to try before buying!  Free shipping when you spend $69!

Win It - Giveaway Details!

Best Bath Store would love to send one very lucky winner a prize pack that includes the same products I reviewed (a $50 value)!  This giveaway will end on November 5th at 10:00PM Central!  I'll email the winner who will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen! (US Only)

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Grab 'em Snacks Plantain Chips Review!

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If you're looking for something a little bit different from an average potato chip, pretzel, or popcorn, you should check out plantain chips!  Plantain chips are high in dietary fiber and potassium and are gluten free!

Grab 'em Snacks Plantain chips come in 7 different flavors and we were lucky enough to try three varieties including sea salt goodness, cinful cinnamon, and jalapeno heat!  Our favorite was definitely the jalapeno heat, although this is definitely meant for those that can take the heat since the spices are just perfect but will leave an afterburn!  I love that these plantain chips are not filled with un-necessary ingredients but only yummy goodness so I feel good about sharing them with my kids too!  Ingredients in Sea Salt Goodness: Plantains, Safflower Oil, Sea Salt!  Amazing that these can taste so yummy with so few ingredients!

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Grab 'Em Snacks plantain chips are available for purchase online starting at only $2.25!  You can also purchase in select retail locations, check here for locations near you!

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Educational Books for Kids of all ages from Free Spirit Publishing Review & Giveaway! - CLOSED

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We truly believe that reading is the foundation for so much of what happens in your educational growth in life, so if you were to walk into our house you'd notice that the playroom shelves are half-filled with books of every shape, style, texture, and story style!  I'm always amazed at how many great new books we are still able to find for our kids to expand their horizons and allow them to learn through reading and spending that quality time together.  Free Spirit Publishing has so many great titles and doesn't just stop at books!

We were lucky enough to have the opportunity to review some selected books, CDs, and even a travel game with our kids and I can say that my boys were so excited when the box arrived!  My youngest was not so happy about Pacifiers Are Not Forever, but it's a great story about giving up the binky...he just isn't quite ready to give it up at nighttime yet!  Free Spirit Publishing also offers some great In a Jar games, we received the Treasure Hunt for Primary Ages and have had so much fun playing this game with our two boys!  They are learning new words and have fun hunting for the items we call out both at home and in the car!

One of our favorite books was "Get Out!:  150 Easy Ways  for Kids and Grown-Ups to Get Into Nature and Build a Greener Future" by Judy Molland!  Get Out! really makes it easy to take a stand as a family, even if it's just on one issue to start living or experiencing an eco-friendly life!

26 Big Things Small Hands Do by Coleen Paratore and illustrated by Mike Reed was another favorite in our house! This book incorporates learning your ABCs into how positive actions can do wonders for the world around them no matter how small they are so this is a great book for toddlers!

We also had the opportunity to review Volumes 1 & 2 from the Kids Ready to Rock CD's!  The music was pleasant and the lyrics were easy to understand, and although my 2 & 4 year olds liked listening to it, I think it's more suited for slightly older kids who will understand the songs more!  The vocabulary words were big and multi-syllable and therefore hard for my kids to really comprehend at their young ages!

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You can purchase Free Spirit Publishing Titles on their website!  There are so many options to choose from and each and every title is geared at helping kids and teens make a positive difference in the world, so you're sure to love your titles!  Free Spirit Publishing also has an entire section devoted to children with special learning needs!

Win It - Giveaway Details!

Free Spirit Publishing would like to send one winner a copy of  "Get Out!:  150 Easy Ways  for Kids and Grown-Ups to Get Into Nature and Build a Greener Future" by Judy Molland!  This giveaway will end on November 4th at 10:00PM Central.  I'll email the winner who will have 48-hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen!  (US Only)

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Gorton's Seafood Review & Giveaway! (5 winners) - CLOSED

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When it comes to Healthy Families and Happy Kids, what we put in our bodies is just as important as the exercises, activities, and family time we have so I was so excited to have the opportunity to review Gorton's Seafood products.

When I went shopping for Gorton's seafood products, I was truly amazed at the selection available.  I don't think I've ever just stopped to take in all that is offered because we are typically just looking for fish sticks to make fish tacos!  I couldn't pass up the Grilled Tilapia and Grilled Salmon, but of course purchased some of Gorton's wonderful fish sticks too!  Our favorite style of fish sticks are the traditional crunchy breaded ones because they taste wonderful in fish tacos!

If you think you have what it takes to make a wonderful fish taco, Gorton's has teamed up with Ortega for the WE ♥ FISH TACOS. Gorton's and Ortega are also offering you the opportunity to win a trip to Mexico in the Fish Taco Fiesta Challenge as part of this new partnership! The contest has been extended to November, so head on over and enter.

My kids and husband are reluctant eaters when it comes to seafood, but gobbled up these fish tacos almost immediately (recipe coming Friday!)!  Gorton's fish sticks come out of the oven nice and crispy and stay crispy even when loaded up with salsa and guacamole!

Buy It!

Gorton's Seafood Products are available nationwide in grocery stores near you!

Win It - Giveaway Details!

Gorton's would like to send five lucky winners two free product coupons!  This giveaway will end on November 3rd at 10:00PM Central!  I'll email the winners who will have 48 hours to reply or new winners will be chosen! (US Only)

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Ascenta Health Omega3 Supplements for your entire family (four-legged included) Review & Giveaway - CLOSED

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With so many supplements and vitamins available on the market, it's hard to know what's right for your family!  It's also hard to know what companies really take the extra steps to make sure that their products are safe for you and your family (including your four-legged companions)!  Ascenta not only is a GMP certified lab, but they also have their own on-site fish processing facility that is certified and audited by the Canadian Natural Health Products Directorate and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.  Also, Ascenta guarantees purity and potency in every dose: with their Pure Check program, you can enter the batch number from your bottle on the Web site and instantly read results for their own specific bottle online (sample report shown, but the batch number check is on the bottom of the main page).  We received Canine Omega-3 and NutraSea+D Omega 3 (for humans in liqui-gel form) to try!

Logan was happy to see something new for him to sample!  It's been awhile since he got a product trial (puppy sad face)!  Canine Omega-3 is beneficial to maintain: Joint health, Skin and coat health, Renal function, Growth and reproduction, Heart health and endurance, and Immune system health!  Since Logan is starting to get older, it was great to see a product meant for joint, heart and immune system health!  Due to his size, he was supposed to take 1 tsp. of liquid daily.  Ascenta states that Canine Omega-3 has a meat flavor, but Logan questioned our looks when we tried to get him to drink his vitamins from a spoon!  We really aren't the type to syringe to the back of the throat and he just wasn't into drinking it!  We would have preferred a flavored sprinkle or a treat-style to make it easier!  Ascenta Animal Health makes Omega-3 supplements for canine, feline, and equine!

I really liked that you couldn't taste the fish oil flavor of the NutraSea+D Omega 3 supplements!  Nutrasea+D Omega-3 is made to help create a healthy heart, brain function and healthy bones and teeth. It is a pharmaceutical quality omega-3 supplement with added vitamin D3. The balanced ratio of EPA and DHA combined with 1000 IU of natural vitamin D3 makes it an ideal supplement for optimal health and well-being! Ascenta's unique green tea antioxidant makes NutraSea+D the most stable and freshest tasting product on the market.

Ascenta even makes Omega3 products specifically for vegetarians!  NutraVege - High potency DHA, GLA & SDA vegetarian supplement.  Nature’s highest potency and most complete vegetarian omega-3 supplement. NutraVege's unique formulation combines echium oil and algal DHA, creating a high potency vegetarian omega-3 supplement with health benefits similar to those of fish oil. With family and friends leading a vegetarian lifestyle, this is one supplement they couldn't take before but now there's an option for them too!

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Ascenta human products are available for purchase at high-quality health food stores including Vitamin Shoppes and Whole Foods. Animal products along with human products can be found online at VitaminShoppe.com.

Win It - Giveaway Details!

One winner will receive a bottle of Ascenta product (winner's choice) from all product lines!  This giveaway will end on November 2nd at 10:00PM Central.  I'll email the winner who will have 48 hours to reply or a new winner will be chosen!  (US Only)

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Cedar's Mediterranean Foods Review & Giveaway - CLOSED

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When it comes to keeping our families healthy and our kids happy, a major part of that every day is feeding the right foods!  In addition to feeding the right foods to our families, it also means exposing our families to the foods of all cultures and learning the nutritional benefits as well.  In our home, we love Mediterranean and Greek food and have been serving our kids hommus since they were very young, so it was a wonderful opportunity to try Cedar's Mediterranean Foods! 

If you're anything like us, you've probably purchased a variety of Mediterranean food products before but I can say that we were truly impressed with Cedar's!  The hommus had a wonderful texture and flavor and it didn't matter what style or flavor we tried (as you can see from the picture below we bought a wonderful variety!)!  The Tzatziki and Tabouli salad were amazing too.  We cooked up pork tenderloins with a Mediterranean rub on the grill and served it with the Tzatziki on the side - fabulous!  We were all really wishing we had purchased the lamb at the store for a truly Greek experience at dinner!  My kids loved the pita chips dipped in hummus too!  It's mentioned on Cedar's site that the company prides itself on making high quality Mediterranean products, and it's definitely noticeable when eaten!  We've tried many brands of hommus in the past, but will be purchasing Cedar's in the future!

If you want to know the true love of a food, just ask a 4-year old!  My son has pitas packed with hommus in a little container, fresh fruit, and a treat with a bottled water for preschool this week!  Guessing there aren't too many 4-year olds that request hommus and pitas for lunch so Cedar's has to be good!

Cedar’s has expanded from Hommus to many other new product lines, including an array of Fresh Mediterranean Salads, Salsa, Pita Chips, Feta Spreads, Mediterranean Sweets, Spinach Dips, and Tzatziki Greek Strained Yogurt Dips!  "Explore the taste of the Mediterranean with Cedar’s Mediterranean Foods. Eat it. Share it. Live it. Love it."

Buy It!

Cedar's Mediterranean Foods are available in select grocers nationwide!  We had the best luck at Whole Foods and Central Market in North Texas!  You can also purchase select items online too!  You can even find coupons under their fun stuff if you want to purchase locally!

Win It - Giveaway Details!

Cedar's Mediterranean Foods would like to send one winner a selection of free product coupons so that you can head to the store and pick out your families' favorites from their wide selection of Mediterranean foods!  You won't be disappointed (unless of course, Cedar's Foods are not available near you!).  This giveaway will end on November 2nd at 10:00PM Central.  I'll email the winner who will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen! (US Only)

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Truvia Review & Giveaway! - CLOSED

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I've always been a purist when it comes to adding sweetener to my coffee! Sure, I'll drink a diet soda on occasion, but I always opted for sugar because I just didn't like the taste of artificial sweeteners in my coffee! I was given the opportunity to try Truvia recently and haven't used sugar since, shaving 130 calories off of my daily calorie consumption! Yeah!

One packet of Truvia™ natural sweetener provides the same sweetness as two teaspoons of sugar and leaves no funny after-taste for me and didn't leave me feeling super-hungry the way artificial sweeteners have in the past! 

Truvia is sweetness born from a leaf, not in a lab. Meet the stevia plant. Stevia is the proud parent of Truvia. People have been sweetening foods and beverages with stevia leaves for hundreds of years. The taste comes from a natural ingredient from the leaves called rebiana.  Rebiana is what gives Truvia™ natural sweetener its clean, honest sweet taste. Simple. Who knew going green could be so good?

You can use Truvia directly in your coffee and tea or sprinkle it on your fruits, but it can also be incorporated into recipes!  Truvia has a handy conversion chart available to make the switch easy!  There are also lots of great recipes to tempt your tastebuds available online!

Sweet Potato Pie with 85% less sugar and 30% fewer calories than traditional full-sugar Sweet Potato Pie!

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Truvia is available in stores nationwide in single-serve packets or in spoonable jars for use in your favorite recipes! You can also find amazing recipes online too (including some amazing drinks)!  You can also purchase online from Truvia!

Win It - Giveaway Details!

Truvia would like to send one lucky winner a giveaway prize valued at $50. The prize will consist of a gardening tote and gloves. The totes will be filled with the new Truvia spoonable product (see attached fact sheet) and several boxes of Truvia and printed Truvia recipes (smoothies, cocktails, baked goods, etc.). This giveaway will end on November 2nd at 10:00PM Central! I'll email the winner who will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen! (US Only)

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AgroLabs Wheatgrass Boost & Peaceful Sleep Review!

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When it comes to nutrition, it can come in many different forms and one of those is liquid nutrion.  Since 2004, AgroLabs has been developing liquid nutrition products including Naturally Pomegranate®, Naturally Noni®2X Double Strength, Green Envy™ Daily Detox, Peaceful Sleep™, Superberry Upgrade™ and Naturally Açai Xtra™! 

We received two AgroLabs product to try out, but due to dietary restrictions on my part...I handed them over to a very willing fitness loving/veggie eating friend that loved them and couldn't wait to buy more!

From AgroLabs:  Peaceful Sleep – A peaceful night’s sleep is one of the best gifts anyone can receive! AgroLabs Peaceful Sleep contains ingredients such as lavender, chamomile, and passion flower are combined to rejuvenate the mind and body by assisting in getting a healthy night’s sleep, so you wake refreshed and ready in the morning.
 
What my fitness/eat veggies friend thought:  "This really does give you a pleasant night's rest leaving you ready for the day ahead!  You really have to devote a full night of sleep but it doesn't leave you feeling groggy in the morning and with my exercise and diet regimen, that's a stretch normally so this is great!"
 

From AgroLabs:  Wheatgrass BOOST™– A Hollywood favorite, AgroLabs brings all of the nutritional benefits of the popular wheatgrass ingredient to the market in an affordable, convenient and delicious 3oz. shot format. Wheatgrass juice is popular for its 46 nutrients and trace minerals, including Vitamins B3, B6 and B12.

What my fitness/eat veggies friend thought:  "With the taste of a fresh mowed lawn, this leaves a refreshing taste in my mouth but I feel great!  Maybe I was just hungry or run-down before, but after drinking this, I think I really need to go out and buy more of these!  I really like them!  It takes a moment to get past the taste, but I feel amazing after about 30 minutes!"

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Purchase AgroLabs liquid nutrition products online!  You can also purchase select products at these locations!  Wheatgrass only comes in shot sizes, but many varieties come in larger sizes as well!

Disclosure:  I received a bottle of each of the products mentioned above for the purposes of review in exchange for my honest opinion.  Due to diet restrictions, I let a friend try them for me!  No additional compensation was received!

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