My Fit Foods: Feel Good & Eat Healthy #PayFitForward #Partner

I’ve partnered with My Fit Foods to bring you this post. All opinions remain my own.

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If you all read my last post I mentioned how I struggle with meals and cooking healthy dinners for our family.  I recently discovered My Fit Foods.  It’s so easy even I can do it!  You can even order online ahead of time and pick up in the store.  I’ve actually been in the store where I live and it’s so easy to find meals that are healthy and the staff is super helpful.  My Fit Foods is like the fairy godmother of “What’s for dinner?” Everything is so simple and laid out for you that all you have left to do is EAT.  It’s healthy too, so that makes me feel even better.

During the month of September, My Fit Foods’ is encouraging people to share healthy lifestyle habits with friends, while simultaneously giving back to those in need. Purchase a meal at My Fit Foods during participating “Pay Fit Forward Fridays” and you will be offered the option to donate a FREE meal either to a friend, or to a local hunger-relief charity.

Here’s how:

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Starting and maintaining healthy habits are better with support.

Buy one of our delicious meals and your second one is free.

You chose where to give your second meal. You can give it to a friend or donate it to a local food bank.

“My Fit Foods is committed to making healthy flavorful meals convenient and accessible for everyone,” said David Goronkin, CEO of My Fit Foods.

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My Fit Foods offers fresh, nutritious portion-controlled meals that are satisfying, convenient, rich in flavor and wholesome.

As part of the “Pay Fit Forward” program My Fit Foods retail stores will guarantee a donation to each of the local charities within the respective markets.

My Fit Foods has been an active contributor to hunger-relief efforts with donations of more than 32,000 meals in Austin alone over the past year.

Donations at local My Fit Foods retail locations will benefit the following charities:

Arizona: Waste Not, a non-profit that collects excess perishable foods from local establishments and delivers the food to more than 100 agencies that feed the hungry.

California: Second Harvest Food Bank, one of the largest food banks dedicated to ending local hunger in the state of California.

Illinois: Lakeview Pantry, one of Chicago’s largest and longest-operating food pantries.

Oklahoma: Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, a private, hunger-relief organization dedicated to feeding the hungry in eastern Oklahoma.

Texas: Keep Austin Fed, a non-profit organization that gathers wholesome and nutritious surplus food and distributes to local charities that feed those in need; North Texas Food Bank, the largest North Texas charity focused on feeding the local hungry; Nourishment for the Needy, a faith-based food pantry in the Texas area “For many Americans battling food insecurity, high-quality and nutritious meals are often out of the question,” said Susan Hensarling Nahkunst, Executive Director of Keep Austin Fed. “Through their donations, My Fit Foods is making healthy eating attainable and convenient for everyone in our community. We are thankful to be part of their ‘Pay Fit Forward’ campaign.”

For more information on the “Pay Fit Forward” campaign or to find the My Fit Foods location nearest you, visit HERE.

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Let’s make a date for Friday at My Fit Foods shall we???

 

 

 

Red Robin’s Burgers for Better Schools + Enter to WIN a $75 Red Robin Gift Card!

All thoughts and opinions are my own.  Red Robin information and gift cards have been provided by Red Robin.

UPDATE!  WINNER IS :   Melissa Droegemueller

We love Red Robin in our family and we visit at least a couple of times a month for their yummy burgers and fries.  Burgers for Better Schools is an extension of Red Robin’s loyalty rewards program. Red Robin Royalty provides members with added perks when they dine at Red Robin restaurants throughout the year, such as granting every 10th item purchased as free, a free birthday burger, exclusive surprises and more.

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Burgers for Better Schools gives Red Robin Royalty members an opportunity to support local K-12 schools simply by dining at participating Red Robin restaurants and using their Red Robin Royalty member account.

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When a Red Robin Royalty member’s account is presented at the time of purchase, Red Robin will donate one percent of the total bill to their school of choice (excluding taxes, gratuities and gift card sales).

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Participating in Burgers for Better Schools is as easy as becoming a member of Red Robin Royalty. Red Robin Royalty members can sign up for Burgers for Better Schools on their account dashboard on Red Robin’s website or by visiting HERE.

If you are not already a Red Robin Royalty member, sign up for free and select your child’s school BEFORE your visit!

We are so excited to be supporting our school now that Connor is in Kindergarten this year.  Growing up my Mom and Grandparents were all public school teachers.  They do SO much for our kids and it feels nice to give back.  It’s especially easy because you can enjoy a great meal and do the giving at the same time 😉

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Through the Burgers for Better Schools dashboard, Red Robin Royalty members can select their school of choice to receive support, and change their school selection at any time throughout the year.  Members who have opted into Burgers for Better Schools can follow their progress in supporting a K-12 school of their choice on their Red Robin Royalty account dashboard. Details include individual contributions, how many others are supporting that school, and total donations raised by all supporters.

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At any time, Red Robin Royalty members can donate an additional sum to the school of their choice by using the credit card option featured on the Burgers for Better Schools homepage.  Red Robin also makes it easy to help spread the word about the Burgers for Better Schools program at school, online and socially with a variety flyers, website banners and social media-friendly content in the online digital tool kit.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers is the Gourmet Burger Authority, a place where families and adults alike can enjoy a great dining experience.

I meeeeeaaaaan….look at this yumminess!

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The first Red Robin restaurant opened in Seattle, Wash., in 1969, and now there are more than 500 Red Robin restaurants across the United States and Canada.

Red Robin is famous for serving more than two dozen craveable, high-quality burgers with Bottomless Steak Fries® in a fun environment welcoming to guests of all ages. In addition to its many burger offerings, Red Robin serves a wide variety of salads, soups, appetizers, entrees, desserts and signature Mad Mixology® Beverages.

My favorite is the peach tea 🙂  Connor loves the chicken nuggets on the kid’s menu.

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Red Robin is proud to offer fresh, high quality ingredients and every meal is made-to-order. Red Robin’s commitment to food quality includes Gourmet Burgers made with fresh, never frozen, all-natural, domestic, USDA-inspected beef; hormone free poultry and locally sourced produce that is hand-selected by its suppliers and freshly prepared in-house.

And who can forget dessert???

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To sign up for the Red Robin Royalty program and become eligible to support your local school through Burgers for Better Schools, visit HERE.

Follow Red Robin on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram for the latest and greatest news!

ENTER TO WIN A $75 GIFT CARD TO RED ROBIN TO SUPPORT YOUR SCHOOL!

To Enter (LEAVE A COMMENT):  “What is your favorite type of burger?”

Contest is available in US only.  18 years of older.  Contest ends on 9/25/15

Love With Food: Healthy Snacks Delivered Right to Your Door

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This week has been cray cray!  Last week we started school and Connor LOOOOVES it.  He lost his first tooth last week and then yesterday he came home with over 103 degree fever.  School has officially started and those germy kiddos are out to play 🙂

Anyway, what I’m saying is life is stressful and I was just talking to Connors pediatrician today about all the junk that we give kids and what are some things I can pack for lunches that aren’t full of dyes, high fructose corn syrup, & sodium.  I recently discovered Love With Food.  It’s a subscription service that contains all organic or all-natural snacks delivered to your door every month. The membership starts as low as $7.99 a month. (I think I can handle something that is less than two lattes).BBP_6428
Every month, Love With Food members will receive a curated box of unique, hard-to-find tasty snacks which varies based on seasonal themes.  BONUSFor every box sold, we donate a meal to several food banks such as the Feeding America Network and Share Our Strength – No Kid Hungry. 

I love getting things in the mail and I get so excited about what’s in boxes.  This was super fun to open and it definitely beats running around the grocery store like a chicken with it’s head cut off.

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Ingredients in the box

To date, Love with Food has donated almost 700,000 meals to food banks all across America. Click here to find out where we’ve donated in your state.

Just look and all this goodness packed in that red box.  There were some fabulous coupons included too 🙂

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Most importantly we have some great snacks around the house for the people I love the most, all while doing something good in return.

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Say goodbye to boring grocery selections and start discovering your Love With Food experience! Try your 1st box at 40% off.  Get your first gluten-free box at 50% off.

The Tooth Fairy is Visiting Texas! #LoneStarEggs

This post is sponsored by Lonestar Eggs.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Guess what happened today…

Connor lost his first tooth!

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He’s so excited for the tooth-fairy to visit tonight.  This week has certainly been a week of firsts.  First day of Kindergarten and now his first lost tooth.  The TIME fairy needs to slow down!

It’s been craziness getting into our new routine.  We get up extra early and shower, get dressed, and then try to get all our stuff together for the day.  The one thing I never want Connor to go without is a good breakfast in the morning.  Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It affects everything from memory to creativity in the classroom. Children who go hungry become more distracted from learning at school, or give up more easily when faced with challenges.

Healthy breakfasts are best for your child and important to make a priority every day.  Here in Texas I know we have some pride, believe me when we first moved here I definitely noticed it.  This morning we had breakfast including Lone Star Eggs.  I try to make breakfast fun and I love to support local food sources.

The hens that lay these eggs are Texans themselves & available in Texas Walmart stores.  Find your local Walmart HERE.

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Gevalia Ice Coffee with Almond Milk #GevaliaIcedCoffee #IC #ad

“I participated in an Ambassador Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Gevalia Iced Coffee with Almond Milk. I received product samples to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation.”

We started school today!!!  My baby started Kindergarten…and these early mornings call for COFFEE!!!  I’ve shared with you all before about my love for Gevalia Iced Coffee with Almond Milk.  We love it so much, my husband who usually is a whole milk person, loves them too.

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Gevalia Iced Coffee with Almond Milk is so easy to grab and go in the morning.  Instead of waiting for my coffee it’s already cold and ready to go.  I just grab it and put in my purse.  I don’t always remember everything on my list or my head is in a fog, thankfully it’s so easy to remember my coffee.  It’s already made, blended, and it tastes sooooo good!  Believe me… I am the biggest coffee snob.  I was very skeptical when trying Gevalia Iced Coffee with Almond Milkand now I keep going back to the store for more.

Gevalia Iced Coffee with Almond Milk comes in three great flavors:  Vanilla, Caramel, and Mocha.

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Creamy almond milk mixed with 100% Arabica coffee beans combine for a rich, refreshing glass of iced coffee that’s never bitter and lactose free!  Each single serve container also contains 9 grams of protein.  You can also use the Gevalia Auto Delivery option when you order to receive regular shipments of iced coffee cartons delivered to your doorstep all summer.  Get free shipping on any order over $35 dollars at anytime.

Sign up for Gevalia emails and save 15% off your first order, PLUS get free shipping when you spend $30 or more.  You’ll also be among the first to know about exclusive offers, sales, new products and more!

I can’t believe summer is coming to an end already.  Thankfully I’ll be caffeinated and ready to go for the rest of the school year 🙂

Keep up with the latest and greatest from Gevalia on Facebook & Twitter.

Back to School in Style #backtobgosh #bgoshjeaniu

I participated in a Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for OshKosh B’Gosh. I received an OshKosh B’Gosh gift card to facilitate my post and a promotional item to thank me for my participation.”

We had meet the teacher last night for Connor’s Kindergarten class.  My Mama heart is swelling…

I can’t believe he’s so big and independent now.  I know he’ll have a wonderful year and make so many friends.  Of course I want this kiddo to go back to school in style.  Growing up one of my favorite things was when my Mom took my sister and I back to school shopping.

This year we headed to OshKosh B’Gosh & got the coolest clothes for Connor.  I guess I can’t say cute anymore because that’s not “cool”.  Ha ha!  I know when I had a new outfit on and I felt I looked good I had a great day at school.  OshKosh B’Gosh has great quality clothing that will last and last.  I remember when I got my first pair of OshKosh B’Gosh overalls as a kid (I think they were green stripes and Cabbage Patch themed).  That was one of my favorite outfits, and ever since then I’ve loved OshKosh B’Gosh!

Here are a few of the outfits we picked out for Connor:

He’s ready to go in this button down and khakis.  He also picked out a fun new backpack.

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He also picked out this shirt with a “C” on it for Connor of course 😉

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I am finding my days of picking out clothing are just about over because he is very much opinionated about what he wears now.  Thankfully OshKosh B’Gosh had tons to choose from and we found lots of fun things as well as basics like socks and underwear.  These kids grow up way too darn fast.

He loooooves this hoodie!  Perfect for those fall football games.

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The jeans are great quality and wash well.  We’ve already worn them several times and they come it a few different washes and styles.

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OshKosh B’gosh wants all kids to have what they need for school, from blue jeans to books! That’s the inspiration behind the nation launch of the “B’gosh Jeanius Campign”.

OshKosh B’gosh, in partnership with K.I.D.S./ Fashion Delivers, Inc., and DonorsChoose.org will give customers the opportunity to donate a new pair of jeans or make a cash donation to a students in need this school year. All denim donated from July 28 through September 16, 2015, will be delivered to local children in need through K.I.D.S./Fashion Delivers, while cash donations will be dispersed to local DonorsChoose.org.  The Carters Charitable foundation will match all cash donations up to $50,000 and all denim donations with a new item of clothing.

 Give kids a leg up! Donate a new pair of blue jeans or make a cash donation at the register.  For more information visit HERE.

Find your nearest OshKosh B’Gosh store HERE.

Here are some of the items we bought:

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Here is a fun printable I made for teachers or Moms as a get to know you/questionnaire for your child.  Some of the answers I’m sure will make you laugh 🙂

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Self-Esteem Starter with @GoodNites #ConfidentKids #CollectiveBias #ad

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. All opinions are mine.  #ConfidentKids #CollectiveBias

Connor is about to start Kindergarten in about a month.  The one thing I want Connor to always have is a good self-esteem.  Something that affects his self-esteem a lot is when he has accidents at school.  I feel so bad because he is so disappointed in himself.  I can tell by the way he hangs his head low and looks so sad 🙁

We are a work in progress and he still has accidents at night.  Thankfully I know this is just a phase and it won’t last forever.  We love GoodNites TruFit underwear because they are a soft fabric underwear that works with disposable protection.

I found these at CVS in the diaper/baby isle.

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GoodNites TruFit underwear are machine washable with removable absorbent inserts.  They look like real big boy underwear, but still provide protection against bed wetting.

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One night Connor’s school had a sleepover and all the kids wore their jammies & I packed Connor’s regular overnight wear along with his pajamas.  He came home and told me the other kids were making fun of him because he still wore a “diaper“.  That broke my heart! 

GoodNites TruFit underwear are so easy to use. They have a removable insert that fits right inside the underwear.

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Just follow these easy step-by-step instructions:

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GoodNites TruFit underwear are great because they help build your child’s self esteem while learning to potty train.  Each GoodNites TruFit kit contains 2 cotton underwear with disposable inserts.  D7K_2576

 

 

Get a $4 off coupon for a GoodNites TruFit Starter pack right HERE!

How do you encourage self-esteem and confidence in your kids? I’d love to hear how the GoodNites TruFit Starter Pack would be put to use in your home!

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When Connor has a night with no accidents I give him a “Bed Buck” and he can cash it in to go someplace fun or for a toy.  He loves getting Bed Bucks and it’s a great way to reward him and show him I’m proud 🙂

Feel free to print below:

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