What to call this giveaway? There’s no rhyme or reason to it, so it’s really a giveaway-because-it’s-fun-to-give-stuff-away-giveaway! That was kind of long for the title.

I hope you have fun with this one, too – it’s a combination of some old favorites, some new products/companies I’m excited to introduce you to, and one of my eBooks.

You’ll have enough to read/skim, so without further delay, here it is: The totally random package that you get because I’m in one of those moods and like to celebrate, but can’t afford to have you all over for dinner.

Master List of Prizes Included:

• Green Valley Organics Lactose free yogurts, sour creams, and kefirs
• Real Food…Real Easy! eBook
• Choice of a KS eBook
• MadeOn Hard Lotion gift package
• Red’s All Natural Burritos and Quesadillas
• Ivory Coast Choffy
• Berkey Sport Bottle
• Lilla Rose hair package
• Movie tickets and Lorax merchandise

Green Valley Organics Lactose Free Products

sponsored by Green Valley Organics
$50+

From the company:

Green Valley Organics^® has two new reasons for dairy lovers to enjoy their all natural, probiotic-packed lactose free products: Peach Yogurt made with juicy, organic peaches and Strawberry Pomegranate Acai Kefir, a smooth, creamy blend made with organic, antioxidant-rich fruits.

“I continue to come back to Green Valley Organics as my brand of choice, both personally and for my lactose-intolerant patients: it has both plain (no-added sugar) and lower-sugar flavors, it’s made with organic milk, it comes from a single, certified humane dairy farm in California, and it doesn’t contain unnecessary fillers and preservatives.  While it’s encouraging that large corporations are responding to the needs of this long-ignored group of consumers, it’s frustrating that the new crop of lactose-free yogurts being marketed have up to 26 grams of sugar per modest 6-oz serving, do not offer ‘plain’ varieties for weight conscious or diabetic customers who need to avoid added sugar, and are loaded with processed food additives and preservatives that have no business being in yogurt.  After all, yogurt is supposed to be a healthy food!”

 

Adding to the health appeal of Green Valley Organics yogurt and kefir is the addition of Flourish^® – a custom blend of 10 live active probiotic cultures that promotes optimal digestive and immune system health. Flourish delivers eight more health-promoting live active cultures than the USDA’s yogurt requirement of two.

In addition to the two new products, Green Valley Organics is introducing a new larger size (24-oz.) of it best-selling Vanilla yogurt. The Plain and Honey yogurt also are available in the larger size.

Products are available nationwide at grocery, specialty and natural food retailers.  Find a store near you here.

From Katie:

I know, you should be making your own homemade yogurt by now. BUT in case you’re not, or you’re traveling, or you’re in a pinch…holy cow, these yogurts are the bomb. My kids will say, “Do we still have the good yogurt?” when we’re working through a carton of Green Valley. The fact that it’s lactose-free and organic are truly the icing on the cake.

The real cows (look how happy they are!) that make the GVO products…

I took their pamphlets in to two local health food stores to recommend that they start carrying the line. The yogurt is only slightly higher (if even at all) than organic yogurt otherwise, and although the sour cream is a bit pricey, I bet it’s worth it if you’re lactose-intolerant!

We loved the new big tub of vanilla – my husband said, “I really need to start putting vanilla in my yogurt all the time. This is amazing.” We mixed the sweetened versions half-and-half with plain and they were still plenty sweet. I also really like the goat’s milk yogurt, sweetened with real maple syrup (and my first taste of goat’s milk products!). How can you not love the fact that Green Valley missed out on that snacks giveaway because my contact was milking her first goat the day I was trying to confirm! That’s one cool company.

You will love getting this box – mailed cold in a cooler with an added bonus insulated reusable bag that got me compliments at the Farmer’s Market all last summer, this prize is definitely one to seek out!

**Coupon code: They mail out free coupons to those who contact customer service.

One copy of Real Food…Real Easy!

sponsored by Real Food…Real Easy! authors
$9.95

From Katie:

I’m thrilled to introduce this brand new eBook, a team effort from seven amazing women. I’ve had the pleasure of working with many of them as colleagues or with guest posts here at KS (like Erin’s homemade baby body wash, Nikki’s how an elimination diet cured eczema, and Stacy’s freezer biscuits and crockpot sweet potato soup).

The book Real Food…Real Easy! is aimed at both real food rookies who need simple recipes and the basic information to get them started on the from-scratch lifestyle and experienced real foodies who just want a taste of the old familiar foods back, but without compromising.

I just got my review copy in my hot little hands, but I kid you not, here are the recipes I am trying within the next 5 days!

• Chocolate peanut butter cereal – made with popcorn. My husband is going to KISS me for this!
• Savory Salsa Crustless Quiche – grain-free and with salsa in the morning, and he won’t have to scramble his own eggs. More kissing, I presume.
• Black Bean Dip
• Gluten-free pumpkin cake (I just baked my last 3 pie pumpkins yesterday!)

When gluten comes back to our house OR when I perfect the gluten-free flour recipe on page 114 of this book, I’m making Nikki’s Cinnamon Maple Breakfast Cereal, a soaked, cooked, and then dehydrated thingy that sounds like I’ll be getting more kisses in the morning, and hopefully some, “Dear, I’ll gladly do some laundry/massage your back/take the kids out while you put your feet up,” action, too.

A couple of the recipes seem almost too simple to be included…but then again, I’m not a rookie anymore, and I’m definitely in the mood for some fresh recipes in my kitchen! A huge pat on the back to the ladies behind the powerhouse that makes Real Food…Real Easy!

**Coupon code: Congratson3Katie25 for 25% off…expires 3/12.

Your Choice of Any KS eBook

sponsored by KS
$6.95-8.95

If you aren’t familiar with the KS eBook line yet, I hope you’re in for a pleasant surprise:

• Healthy Snacks to Go
• The Everything Beans Book
• The Family Camping Handbook (more than a recipe book; a guide for camping with young families AND taking real food into the woods)
• Smart Sweets (real food desserts recipes)

You can check them all out at once here.

**Coupon code: Through Sunday only, The Everything Beans Book, published one year ago today, is HALF OFF with the code “ONEYEAR50″ – that’s only $4.50 for 30+ recipes. It’s a book I open myself at least once a week, two or three times a week during Lent!

MadeOn Hard Lotion Gift Package

sponsored by MadeOn 
$23.75-24.50

From Katie:

I’ve been using MadeOn lotions (and giving them to everyone I know at Christmastime) for almost two years now, and I remain a huge fan.

Everyone in the family has their own lip balm on their nightstand, and every jacket I own holds one in the pocket. I still have a bit left of the very first tube I ever got, and after two years, it’s still just as amazing (although starting to look pretty nasty on the outside after living in my makeup bag for so long!).

I’ve also taken to keeping some pocket bars and lip balms on hand for little gifts, like my daughter’s Kindermusik teacher at our last class this Sunday.

3 simple ingredients, all safe to ingest, whether your skin is absorbing them or your teething baby is gnawing on your finger.

May I be so bold as to help you shop? There’s free shipping on orders over $50 and some quantity discounts if you buy multi-packs. If it were me, I’d get the 5-pack of lip balms (go for peppermint!), the 5-pack of pocket bars (I love Au Chocolat, but my mother would say stick with Beesilk), and one big bar for your family, or maybe the Beesilk Jr. if you’d rather dip your fingers in than apply a hard lotion bar this time of year. (The Au Chocolat is a bit softer than the Beesilk, so I love it every night before I go to bed…)

If you’ve got a frugal streak, you might enjoy the DIY kit, and you can make your own without even having to shop for supplies. Renee will even show you how to make everything in some videos at her site or one of her DIY eBooks. I love that there aren’t “trade secrets” or proprietary formulas, blah, just openness and great products with well-sourced ingredients.

The winner of this contest will get a gift bag with a large bar, pocket bar, and lip balm…and they will be so happy.

Red’s All Natural Burritos and Quesadillas

sponsored by Red’s All Natural
$70

From the company:

Like so many stories, ours begins with an epiphany.

One night, our founder Mike Adair was enjoying his wife Paige’s famous Tuesday night burrito recipe. He smiled from ear to ear thinking about how tasty the meal was that he had just enjoyed. Mike began thinking that it was a shame that they could not share the dinner with the world. It was at that moment, while Paige was singing Meat Loaf’s “I would do anything for love…,” he said “why can’t we?” He turned to his right to see their trusty dog, Red, nod in agreement.

Red’s all Natural was born.

The prize: 1 case of burritos (10 burritos total, winner chooses the flavor they would like) and 4 boxes of quesadillas (2 quesadilla in each box – 1 of each flavor: Pulled Pork, Buffalo Chicken, Steak and Bean & Cheese)

From Katie:

How often can you buy a freezer food that requires no compromise?

(Never?)

Me, too.

When we tested Red’s All Natural burritos, my husband’s first comment upon cutting through the massive roll of food was, “Wow, these look a lot like yours.” Music to a home cook’s ears!

Unlike most processed burritos, Red’s has tons of real veggies, whole brown rice, beans, and meat. I did make two compromises eating them: white flour and canola oil. But here’s the thing – I’ve found it almost impossible to find regular or whole wheat tortillas without trans fat, parabens, or interesterified oils, an evil likely as bad or worse than trans fats. In comparison, the tiny amount of canola oil is an acceptable compromise for me. I would even buy these and pour them OUT of the tortilla onto salad, and then have zero compromise!

The meat and spices are incredibly tasty, and one more huge thing sets Red’s apart from the processed food world: The meat is antibiotic and hormone free, there are no GMOs, and the cheese is rBGH free. Most companies don’t even know what those terms mean.

You can find Red’s in many retail stores (store locator here).

**Coupon code: Red’s gives away freebies quite often on their Facebook page.

12 oz. Bag of Ivory Coast Choffy

sponsored by Amylee of Inspired Birth and Families
$15

From the company:

Choffy is made from 100% premium cacao (cocoa), beans roasted and ground to create a rich drink that provides long-lasting energy and whole-body wellness. Not only does Choffy taste good, it’s really good for you. It contains no sugar, dairy, or chemicals; in fact, all it contains is premium cacao and many naturally occurring, good-for-you properties. (Read more HERE.)

Unlike coffee, Choffy supplies you with long-lasting energy throughout the day without the crash, jitters, or other negative effects of caffeine. Which means you can drink as much as you want, whenever you want. So if you wake up craving a cup of Choffy, it’s only because it tastes so good!

From Katie:

Brewed chocolate.

Who wouldn’t look forward to trying it?!

The first thing you’ll love upon opening a bag is the rich, chocolatey smell. I could just sit and inhale the grounds…but I digress.

We found that Choffy is less intense than coffee (but are still wondering if we brewed it incorrectly) and less creamy than hot chocolate. I think I was expecting a super rich, bitter, hot chocolate, but it’s more like a chocolate tea than anything else. We added a splash of milk and drops of vanilla or English Toffee stevia, and my husband and in-laws, who got to try just a taste one evening, all really enjoyed it.

I received a package with special cups to “brew” the Choffy, and I don’t love that they’re disposable, but I don’t have a French press coffee maker. I realized after seeing how it works that it’s exactly like loose leaf tea, only you need a lot more Choffy grounds than tea leaves. I used my tea steeping cup for subsequent batches and loved it. (You’ll be getting a regular bag, no disposable cups.)

Here are the cool things about Choffy:

• You can use the grounds more than once. I actually got about 4 batches from one set of grounds! Use them until they don’t smell like chocolate anymore.
• It has more antioxidants than a serving of blueberries.
• It’s a hot drink that has to fall within the boundaries of real food.
• You don’t have to add sweetener, but you can.
• You don’t have to add milk, but you can.
• from Amylee: Choffy grounds can be composted, used in body products (scrubs), and I use mine to clean my cast iron skillet and stuck on gunk in my crockpot, as well as my stainless steel sink.
• The best part, in my opinion (other than, of course, the fact that you’re drinking chocolate!) is that you can even eat the grounds after you’ve brewed the heck out of them. Amylee has recipes on her Facebook page using the grounds, both fresh and post-brewing. I threw some into Popeye bars I was making yesterday (from Healthy Snacks to Go) and they were great. I’d toss them into any bar, any time.

This morning, I boiled milk and brewed the Choffy directly there. That was a good idea.

Berkey Sport Bottle

sponsored by LPC Survival
$24.99

From the company:

The BPA-free Sport Berkey Portable Water Purifier Eliminates or Reduces up to 99.9% of:

• Unpleasant taste and odors, cloudiness, silt, sediment and chlorine.
• Toxic chemicals: Trihalomethanes, VOCs, detergents, pesticides, etc.
• Harmful microscopic pathogens: Cryptosporidium, Giardia, E-coli 99.99999% and other pathogenic bacteria.
• Heavy metals: Aluminum, Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Lead, and Mercury.
• Radiologicals: Radon 222

These Portable Water bottles hold 22 ounces of water and are sold with free shipping

How the Berkey works.

From Katie:

You may have seen my Berkey review recently, which shows how totally thrilled we are with our big Berkey. This little water bottle is great for on the go water filtration, and I understand you could even use it to drink water out of a lake or river, totally purified. {Wow.}

I liked the bendy straw for when I was mired in first trimester ickies and wanted to drink as soon as I woke up – it lived on my nightstand and I could drink lying down! If filtered water is important to you, you’ll love the versatility of being able to filter anybody’s water, anywhere you are.

**Coupon code: Click HERE for a special $5 discount on the bottle.

Lilla Rose Package

sponsored by Sarah Montee
$56

From the company:

A woman’s glory is her hair, right?  You can truly feel that way with ease and comfort using Lilla Rose hair accessories.  You may also find the jewelry, badge holders, keychains, and lens lanyards something to behold as well. Lilla Rose gives you a way to feel feminine no matter what the occasion!

The prize:

+ Parade of Color Hair Band (H1-2048) – $19 (below)
+ Flower of Hearts Bobby Pins (BP1-1575) – $9
+ Extra Small Flexi Clip, Native Filigree Copper (6-2044) – $13 (above)
+ Have One on Us Coupon – $15 or less item of their choice

From Katie:

I do love the femininity of the flexiclip, which I’ve been using since fall, over my standard ponytail or claw.

Advantages:

• one piece – you can’t lose the “stick” part
• when it fits, it stays in really well (french twist works for me)
• can lean back when it’s in and not hurt your head (like a claw clip does)
• super, duper cute
• quick to put in and out

Disadvantages:

• have to get the right size for your style – my size small slips out a bit on a ponytail or a half-up ‘do (but you can cinch it up with one hand, important for mamas!). I guess I’d need an x-small for those styles and the small for twist-up or French twist.
• took me some practice to figure out how to get the French twist style to look right – the trick is to grab the hair on the outside and not try to encase the entire twist, if that makes any sense at all! There are helpful videos on the site…

Lorax Movie Package

sponsored by Universal Pictures
$60+

The prize: $50 Fandango gift card + various movie merchandise (Tshirt, Truffula Tree Pencil and Tote Bag)

I got to see a screening of The Lorax movie last Saturday, but I’m not allowed to say anything about it until it comes out tomorrow! Watch Saturday when I get to gush on and on and on…  UPDATE: Here is my Lorax movie review!

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Be sure to also check into the other 8 giveaways this week at Kitchen Stewardship – a total of over $1800 in prizes flying around the country!

There are 12 possible entries! Here’s what you can do to win:

1. *Mandatory entry:  If you’re a regular blog reader, you probably see a lot of opinions about products (like, um, this post, for example). How seriously do you take opinions at Kitchen Stewardship into account when making purchases?1a. Have you ever tried a product or service after hearing about it at KS?
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For up to 9 more entries, visit each sponsor and answer the questions below (in the survey, remember!):

1. What topics would you be interested in seeing in future eBooks for sale?
2. What do you enjoy most at KS?Yes really…I’m curious, so I’m tossing in bonus entries just for answering!
3. Check out the info page for Real Food…Real Easy! What attracts you the most about the page, and what information/photos do you wish you could see?
4. Visit Green Valley Organics and tell me what product you’d like to try.
5. Tell us if you like Choffy on Facebook.
6. Visit Berkey and tell me one thing you learned from the site.
7. Visit Lilla Rose and tell me your favorite product.
8. Visit Red’s All Natural and tell me what your favorite flavor is.
9. Tell us if you like MadeOn on Facebook.

Remember, comments here DO NOT COUNT. You must use the survey form.

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I will use random.org’s integer generator to choose the winner, who will be announced on the blog and will receive an email.  The giveaway is open to U.S. residents only. Entries will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday, March 7 and I’ll post the winners later that week.

If you missed the last Monday Mission, click here.

Kitchen Stewardship is dedicated to balancing God’s gifts of time, health, earth and money.  If you feel called to such a mission, read more at Mission, Method, and Mary and Martha Moments.

Disclosure:  I received products for my review at no charge, which of course did not affect my opinion in the least. This giveaway is a complementary mention for LPC Survival as a monthly advertiser, uses affiliate links to MadeOn and Real Food…Real Easy!, and is paid advertising for most of the others. My opinion, however, remains 110% my own. See my full advertising disclosure here.

Official rules and small print stuff: 1) No purchase necessary to win 2) must be 13 or older to enter and have a mailing address within the sponsor’s boundaries (see above) 3) only one survey entry per person 4) odds of winning depend on number of entries 5) employees of Kitchen Stewardship, LLC or sponsoring company not eligible for participation 6) contest sponsored by each individual company 7) prizes must be accepted as is and are not redeemable for cash 8 ) Kitchen Stewardship, LLC and sponsoring company are not liable for any injury or damage to persons and/or things as a result of the acceptance of the prize offered. 9) This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.