As you may have already read in a previous post, I have been chosen to be one of the Ragu Dinner Club Ambassador’s for the new campaign they are working on called : Mom’s The Word On Dinner. Mom’s The Word On Dinner is a social media program that gives mom’s a forum to tackle and share their dinnertime dilemmas with other mom’s. (I told you there was wonderful surprises coming).

As part of the program I am sharing with you another video about the topic of : Dinnertime – Battle or Bonding?

From menu mishaps to creative conflicts, we know dinner can be considered chaos to some and a celebration to others. So who better to settle the debate than you? We’d love to hear more about where you stand when it comes to friendly dinnertime debates.

In our home how I battle chaos is that everyone must at least try 3 bites of everything on their plate. I make up the plates, because if I allow my kids to do it, there won’t be any new foods on them. Also, it is important that you do not ask your children what they want, just give it to them. Asking them if they want pea’s entitles them to say, “No” but just putting peas on their plate and using the 3 bite rule, then you know they will have to eat at least 3 bites of the pea’s.

Also, I refuse to make more than one meal at dinnertime. If someone doesn’t like what we are having for dinner, well then that is fine, they do not have to eat it, but if they are hungry and want something else, they have to make it themselves. This rule even applies to my 3 yr. old, because she can make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and actually loves doing so. I don’t however let her get away with this every night.

I have always fed my children healthily we always have vegetables for our meals. I always keep in mind what my pediatrician has told me, that your child’s stomach is only about as big as their fist (same like their heart) so I also don’t over fill my kids plates. And another thing I learned from my nutrition health provider is that the meat should be no bigger than can fit in the palm of your hand (or for kids, their size hand).

These are rules I live by as a mom. It helps to keep the chaos down, and keep dinnertime sane. Oh, and we ALL sit down and eat dinner together. Call me old fashioned but no one leaves the table until everyone is done. Also no games, toys, electronics, no television, or anything at the dinner table. It is a time of day when we all sit and relax and enjoy each other’s company and learn about the day’s events. I find this cuts down on chaos as well. After all, you never saw Opie leaving Aunt Bea’s table, acting up, or watching television during supper!

Now, for this giveaway, you are going to have to do a little work, after all $300 is on the line here!!!  YES, it is true, your not seeing wrong, ONE of YOU (my readers) will be the winner of $300 !!!!!  That sure could go a long way with your grocery shopping. And buy you a TON of Ragu Sauces!!!

There are 3 MANDATORY(M) items that MUST be completed in order to use any bonus entries. Those who do not complete these entries will be disqualified and any bonus entries will not count.

M1 –  Visit the “Mom’s the Word On Dinner” Facebook page. view the latest video (which is about “How Do You Spice Up Your Pasta”)  Like the Facebook page and then leave a comment on How You Spice up your Pasta.

M2 - Leave me a comment with a recipe using  your favorite Ragu sauce (can be a spiced up recipe or not)

M3 - Like Plus Size Mommy on Facebook , follow my blog (right sidebar), and also follow me on Twitter.

After completing these 3 steps you will earn your first entry. Leave me a comment letting me know you have completed ALL 3 Mandatory steps = 1 comment. (If you do not complete all of these, you will be disqualified until they are complete).

BONUS (B) ENTRIES : 

B1- Leave your favorite pasta recipe on the Ragu Facebook page. Comment with the link to your recipe post = 1 entry

B2 – Visit the Ragu Facebook page and give your tip(s) for dinnertime, leave me the link to each tip = 1 entry per tip (up to 4 tips each day separate comments please) = up to 4 entries.

B3 – Leave me a comment and share some dinnertime tip(s) on here and for each comment (separate) = 1 entry

B4 – Share the link to this post on Twitter, to let other’s know about this giveaway. Include the hashtag #RaguSauce and @RaguSauce  within the tweet along with the link = 1 entry per tweet (up to 5 times per day) = possible 5 bonus entries per day.

B5 – Write a blog post on your blog about this giveaway, Ragu, and the “Mom’s The Word On Dinner” Facebook page, and link it back to this post  = 10 bonus entries.

There are MANY ways to enter but make sure you complete the 3 Mandatory steps first.

This giveaway is for 1 (ONE) Winner –  $300.oo AM EX Gift Check’s (They work like a Gift Card) . This giveaway is for continental USA winners only. This giveaway starts NOW and ends on 9/13/2011  at 9 PM EST. Winner WILL NOT be notified. Winner will be chosen via random.org and then listed in a separate post (so please look for it on the 14th). Winner will have 48 hours to respond to claim their prize. Prize will then be shipped from me. Winners who do not reply within 48 hours of winner post will be disqualified and a new winner will be chosen.

Thai Kitchen is a leader in producing authentic Asian ingredients like Fish Sauce, Curry Paste and Jasmine Rice. Don’t worry if you’ve never made Thai food before, we have some very simple recipes to get you started. Or, you can experiment with an an assortment of ingredients and you can create your own recipe!

FROM ME : In my home, we have been recently discovering and trying new foods and recipe’s. Thai Kitchen is one of the many foods we have been experimenting with. I love to include cultural food experiences when I cook and teach my kids about different places and the foods from other places. Thai Kitchen products makes it so easy for me to accomplish this. It allows my family and I a way to try these foods in our home but “pretend” we are in another place.
It makes for such an educational eating experience.

My husband’s favorite is the Coconut milk. Since he is from Jamaica, this is a product he used to eat back home there as well. They cook it over their rice to add flavor. Some of the curry’s are different then the spices of Jamaica, but it is neat trying them from other places as well.
I love the Jasmine rice. It has a unique flavor and it is different then plain old white rice. It kind of spruces up dinner time.

To learn more just visit : www.realasianmadesimple.com and consider posting a comment about a recipe you would like to try, and let them know that “The Plus Size Mommy sent ya”.

Take your family on a cooking adventure tonight!

The Plus Size Mommy
*Disclosure- I was sent products to try from Thai Kitchen. All opinions are 100% my own.

Yesterday evening you may have caught my post over on Facebook letting all Pittsburgher’s know that I was having a BIG Announcement to share today. And well, the time has come….
Nickelodeon’s iCarly’s and creator of kewlbites.com REED ALEXANDER AKA Nevel Papperman Will be in Da’Burgh on THIS SATURDAY (9/18) and I have 3 sets of 2 VIP passes to give away!!!!!!!  (SQUEE)

The passes include Breakfast at Giant Eagle’s Market District location in Robinson. Also a SPECIAL VIP ONLY Meet and Greet with Star Reed Alexander which includes a photo taken of him with you and autograph session. Then VIP seating at his “Kewl” eating show.

The show gives kids and tweens information on eating well, exercise and making healthy food and lifestyle choices. Come discover “KEWL” healthy recipes, eating tips and the exercises that worked for Reed, and learn how losing weight can be easy, rewarding and even fun.

HOW TO WIN YOUR VIP ACCESS PASS :

1. Tweet the following : “Hey Pittsburgher’s, Enter to WIN VIP Access to See ICarly’s Reed Alexander @MarketDistrict in Robinson this Sat. Here:  http://bit.ly/aXESiX ” – comment with your tweet thread = up to 3 times per day (separate comments please = up to 3 entries per day)
2. Follow @MarketDistrict on Twitter, comment and tell me you did = 1 entry

3.Follow Me on Networked Blogs (right sidebar) comment and tell me you do= 1 entry

4. Follow this blog, comment and tell me you do = 1 entry

5. Follow me over on Twitter (@plussizemommy) = 1 entry

6.“Like” me over on Facebook (I am under Plus Size Mommy) = 1 entry

7. Comment and let us know what your favorite thing to cook with your tween/teen is? = 1 entry

8. Comment and let us know if you win a VIP access pass, what is 1 question you would love to ask Reed? = 1 entry

This giveaway is open to USA residents ONLY. This giveaway starts NOW and will end on Sept. 16, 2010 at 9PM EST.
Winners will have 24 hours to claim their prize (due to the nature of the quick turnaround time for this giveaway). Winners MUST be able to go to Robinson Market District in Pittsburgh, PA on THIS SAT. (9/18/2010) by 10:30am. Winners will be emailed (for this giveaway only). Winner MUST be a subscriber to my blog to be eligible to win. THREE winners will be chosen via random.org. And will each win 2 VIP access passes for the event.

You can learn more about the event and/or get standing room only tickets by visiting: http://reedatmd.eventbrite.com/

Market District Robinson

Created to share food knowledge, trends, tips and techniques, our cooking school is a place where cooks of all levels can go to explore new food ideas. Our roomy kitchen, located on the second floor, permits students to both observe and practice hands-on cooking skills, learning how to make everything from teriyaki and tarts to pasta and pupusas.

Run by Chef Carey Palenchar, the school offers a wide range of classes taught by Market District chefs, guest chefs and cookbook authors, and nutritionists. The school’s state-of-the-art facilities allow up to 18 students to watch demonstration classes and up to 12 to participate in hands-on courses.

Visit www.marketdistrict.com to learn more

Thank you for entering and good luck!

The Plus Size Mommy

*Disclosure – I am also receiving passes from Market District to come to this event.

What is an iAd? An iAd is an innovative advertisement that combines video, audio and interactive web content in a format available on iPhone and iPod Touch. The Family Dish iAd is located within applications that moms frequent under several different genres. It appears as a banner ad that the consumer can click on and view / interact with, without ever leaving the application.

What’s so special about The Family Dish iAd?
The Family Dish iAd is the first iAd created and targeted specifically to moms and the first iAd supported by multiple brands as part of The Family Dish program.

The Family Dish iAd uses mobile media channels to connect and engage people in the hands-on activity of cooking together through innovative features like, audio podcasts. The Family Dish podcasts feature up-and-coming musical artists, their favorite recipes, and a playlist by the artist. When a user selects podcasts from the main menu, there is a short audio introduction by each artist which will prompt the consumers to download the full audio podcast.

The full Family Dish podcasts feature the artists walking the consumer through the steps of their recipe featuring four songs by the artists woven throughout the podcast. The full Family Dish podcast can be downloaded for FREE online at www.thefamilydish.com or on iTunes (The Family Dish Podcasts).

Another exciting feature of The Family Dish iAd is “Shelf Help,” a virtual pantry that features The Family Dish supporting brands, such as Ragu Pasta Sauce, as well as common household staples. The user can select an item and see corresponding recipes from the Unilever Consumer Test Kitchens.

The content in the iAd reinforces The Family Dish program and, as always, aims to drive consumers to The Family Dish website. The iAd will run for two months.

Shared By: The Plus Size Mommy
*Disclosure- I am sharing this info. as part of my ambassadorship with Unilever and The Famiy Dish. All information in this shared post has been provided by Unilever for me to share with the readers of The Plus Size Mommy.com.

Lipton Onion Burgers Recipe :

Makes 8 servings

Prep Time – 10 minutes

Cook Time – 12 minutes

Ingredients:

1 envelope of Lipton Recipe Secrets Onion Soup Mix

2 pounds of lean ground beef

1/2 cup of water

1. combine all ingredients in a large bowl, shape into 8 patties

2. Grill or Broil until done

Alternate choices : Lipton Recipe Secrets Beefy Onion, Onion Mushroom, or Savory Herb with Garlic Soup Mix.

Cost per recipe = $6.80

Cost per serving = $0.85

*Based on Average retail prices at national supermarkets.

You can find more great recipe idea’s and learn how to get your kids cooking in the kitchen with you by visiting : www.thefamilydish.com . You can also enter to win a family cooking vacation to Florida by submitting your 1 minute family cooking video to : www.thefamilydish.com. Contest submission ends 8/30/2010.

Shared by: The Plus Size Mommy

*Disclosure- I am sharing this recipe as an Ambassador for Unilever’s- The Family Dish Program. I am a contributor to www.thefamilydish.com . This post was created in connection with my appointment as an Ambassador in Unilever’s Family Dish Program. For more great idea’s, go to www.thefamilydish.com.

I have some extremely exciting news that I am finally able to share with everyone. I was asked by Unilever (you know the company who has awesome brands such as Ragu, Lipton, Breyers, Skippy, Knorr, and more?) to be a contributor to a new website that they have called “The Family Dish”. The Family Dish is a site geared to having fun in the kitchen with great recipes, and also getting your children involved. The mission is to reconnect families through cooking.

I can remember watching shows on television where families are cooking meals together, talking, and having a great time. Not only does this make for a fantastic family time, but also, your children can learn to cook and learn all of those secret family recipes.

As it is a family usually doesn’t have much time to spend together why with moms and dads working, kids in sports and activities. Homework, housework, and yard work that just doesn’t leave a lot of time. I have always been a stickler that we (my family) eats dinner together every night. That way at least we have that 1/2 to an hour to talk, and know whats going on in each of our worlds. Now with working on this project with “The Family Dish” I can make the time last a little longer with them helping me to cook before the dinner as well.

I plan on rotating my crew of 4 kids and spending some individual time with each of them in the kitchen. On some days I will also work with them on a meal as one group as well.

So, come on over the www.thefamilydish.com and see what’s cookin!

The featured Mom contributors are , Linda Sellers (Short Pump Preppy), Jennifer Leet (The Dirty Shirt), Tracy Reinhardt (Crazy Suburban Mom), Liz Latham (Hoosier Homemade), Carol Cain (NYCity Mama), April Atwater (Simply the Sweet Life), Cheryl Sousan (Tidy Mom), Jennifer Schmidt (Beauty and Bedlam), Jill Ann Berry (Musings from Me), Lisa Douglas (Crazy Adventures in Parenting), Heather Durdil (Domestic Extraordinaire), along with myself will post video diaries and written posts on The Family Dish website showing their hands-on experiences turning cooking dinner time into quality time with their families.

To help get families started, www.TheFamilyDish.com features an exclusive cookbook with easy-to-prepare, family-friendly recipes from the Unilever Consumer Test Kitchens, and tips from the trusted brands supporting the program: Ragú® Pasta Sauce, Hellmann’s® / Best Foods® Mayonnaise, Knorr® Pasta and Rice Sides, Skippy® Peanut Butter, and Lipton® Recipe Secrets®.

Also fun for the whole family is a chance to win a Family Culinary Vacation to Orlando by entering “The Family Dish Contest,” which asks families to share their own experiences cooking together. From July 25 to August 30, 2010, families can enter “The Family Dish Contest” by visiting thefamilydish.com and uploading a video about their best experiences cooking as a family. Twenty semi-finalist videos will be posted on the site for public voting to choose a winner. Public voting will take place from September 15-30, 2010. Official rules are available at www.thefamilydish.com.

For more quick tips, recipe ideas and to find out what’s cooking in the Unilever Consumer Test Kitchens, follow Lauren, Anna Marie and their team on Twitter @KitchenDishin’.

Thank you in advance for visiting!

The Plus Size Mommy

*Disclosure- This post was created in connection with my appointment as an Ambassador in Unilever’s Family Dish Program. For more great ideas, go to www.thefamilydish.com.

We used the Father’s Day recipes that were sent to me from Aunt Jemima to make Father’s Day breakfast extra special yummy this year.

All the kids created bears using the Aunt Jemima pancakes and mini pancakes to make breakfast cuter and yummier.

Here is the Whrrl of our breakfast today :

Thank you Aunt Jemima for these yummy recipes.

The Plus Size Mommy

*Disclosure – I was sent coupons from Aunt Jemima for the pancakes.

I was recently honored with the title “Rice Krispies Brand Ambassador for The Motherhood.com” Summer Edition of the Rice Krispies Recipe Box Challenge, along with 9 other woman. We were asked to participate in a very fun project where we were sent a “Mystery box” and a “Mystery Clue Word” in the mail. We had to get with our team by using Twitter, Facebook, and any other way possible to complete a sentence by putting each of our mystery word clues together. Then using the mystery ingredients in our Mystery box and other ingredients we had to come up with a recipe to go along with that sentence.

I was so excited to be a part of this awesome project. I love clue’s and games, and this was right up my alley, cause I love cooking too. I must admit I was a bit nervous on how/what recipe I would make. But after thinking about it the moment we fit our sentence together, “Fourth of July’s Cooler When Kids Help Create Rice Krispies Treats Recipes!” (WITH “COOLER” being the Main CLUE WORD) It was like a light bulb turned on in my head and I was ready to Rock and Roll with this.

I couldn’t wait to get started today, in fact, if I wasn’t so tired, I would’ve started yesterday night after our sentence was approved, but you know, I did have to go buy other ingredients today and I did need some sort of sleep

So today bright and early I got up with my girls and we went to get pedicure’s and then we hit Walmart to shop for what we needed. They were so excited too. I told them my idea’s and they were sooooo wanting to get home to create our recipes!

I made a Muvee of us creating our recipes. I can only submit 1 of my recipes for this contest. The winning recipe will get their recipe posted to www.ricekrispies.com. I am hoping of course to win, but I am so excited to just share my recipes with you and also see what wonderful creations the other ladies come up with.

Here is My Muvee followed by my 3 recipes. Please note, I am very new at making vlogs/movies on my blog, so please bear with me I am hoping to get better with every movie I make.

To let you in on what was happening on the video a little -
The first pics of the stars and paper are what I was sent for my clues. I was also sent a box of Rice Krispies and a bag of Jet Puffed Marshmallows. I just wanted to include these because I thought it was so sweet.

Then you can see me melting butter and marshmallows. Then you can see me making all of the food and in some instances my family members enjoying what I came up with! They were all very pleased at the treats I made.

Now for the Recipes :

1. Strawberry Rice Krispie Cakes

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Butter – 3 Tablespoons
Marshmallows – 1 pack
Rice Krispies – 6 cups
Strawberries – sliced (about 2 pints, depends on how many people your serving)
Cool Whip
Vanilla Ice Cream
cupcake pan

Melt butter and Marshmallows in large pan. Put Rice Krispies into a large bowl. Pour melted butter/marshmallow mixture over the Rice Krispies and mix well. Spray cupcake pan with Non-stick cooking spray. Mold Rice Krispie treats into cupcake pan into circles, let cool. Wash and slice strawberries.
After Rice Krispie “cakes” cool, remove one and place on a plate. put 1 scoop of Vanilla ice cream on top (or your favorite kind). Spoon starberries on top. Put a dollop of Cool Whip on top. Use patriotic sprinkles onto the Whipped topping. Of course top it off with a 1/2 of a strawberry. VOILÀ ! Serve…

2. Rice Krispie Ice Cream Sandwiches

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3 Tablespoons of Butter
6 cups of Rice Krispies (can use plain or Cocoa Krispies)
Vanilla Ice Cream (or your favorite kind)
1 pack of Jet Puffed Marshmallows

Melt 3 Tbs. of Butter and 1 bag of Marshmallows in a pan. Put 6 cups of Rice Krispies into a large mixing bowl. Pour melted mixture over the top of the Rice Krispies and mix well. Spread onto a thin baking sheet. Press it down firm onto pan. Cool.
Cut into rectangular squares (or any shape you desire). Take one flat rectangle off of cookie sheet and place on plate. Top with Vanilla Ice Cream. Add another Rice Krispie Treat rectangle on top, pressing down firm into a sandwich, Serve. You can also place these into individual baggies and store in the freezer to save for later yumminess.

3. Snap, Crackle, Pop Sticks

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6 Cups of Rice Krispies
3 Tablespoons of butter
1 pack of Jet Puffed Marshmallows
Vanilla Ice Cream
Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup
Smucker’s Chocolate Fudge Shell Ice Cream topping
6 oz. plastic cups
Craft Sticks (like tongue depressors)
1 – 16 oz. cup

Melt butter and Marshmallows in a big pan. Place 6 cups of Rice Krispies into a large bowl. Cover with melter Marshmallow Mixture, Mix Well. Squirt in some Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup until Rice Krispies turn chocolate colored. Squirt into 6 oz. plastic cups enough Syrup to cover the bottoms. next layer in Rice Krispie Treat Mixture, Then a layer of Vanilla Ice Cream. Then 1 more layer of Rice Krispie Treat mixture. Stick a stick into the middle and place into Freezer to set (about an hour). Pour Smucker’s Chocolate Fudge Shell Ice Cream topping into the 16 oz. cup. When set take out cups of mixture, pull gently out of cups with Stick (will be like a Popsicle). Dip All the way down into chocolate shell and swirl until the whole thing is covered (except for the stick). Take out and let shell harden around the ice cream mixture. Bon Appetite!
Once these are hardened you can place into individual baggies and store in Freezer.

I had so much fun with this project and so did my whole family. Thank you to TheMotherhood.com for asking me to be a part of this Ambassadorship. Also Thank you to www.ricekrispies.com for bringing this exciting recipe challenge to us.

If you would like to see what the other 9 ladies are making, you can visit them at their sites, or by keeping touch with them via Twitter by using the #ricekrispies hashtag, below are their names :

Amanda Mommy Mandy http://www.mommymandy.com

Kelsey Naptime Chef http://www.thenaptimechef.com

Jodi Mom’s Favorite Stuff http://www.momsfavoritestuff.com/index.php

Melissa GirlyMama http://www.girlymama.typepad.com

Maricris Zen Mama Ventures http://zenforyou.dalefg.net

Alicia The Mommy Insider http://www.themommyinsider.com

Jenny Mommin’ It Up http://momminitup.com

Kimberly Pretty Pink Momma http://prettypinkmomma.blogspot.com
Melanie Modern Mami http://www.modernmami.com

I cannot wait to see what everyone is cooking up! Speaking of cooking up, I am also giving away a Rice Krispies TreatsTM Cookbook


Here is how you can win :

I came up with 3 recipes but I can only choose 1 to enter into the Recipe contest to have my recipe posted on www.ricekrispies.com. So, here is where I need help. Leave me a comment telling me which 1 of my 3 recipes you think I should enter. I will use random.com to randomly pick from all comments left on this post the winner of the cookbook!

For a bonus entry, go and visit www.themotherhood.com ‘s Rice Krispie Circle and leave another comment saying which of my 3 recipes you think I should enter and then come back over here and tell me you did. For vising the circle and then stopping back to let me know you did. I will reward you with a Bonus entry to try and win the cookbook with!

This giveaway begins NOW and will end on July 24th at 5PM EST. Winners will be announced via this blog on July 25th, 2010. ONE winner will be chosen via random.org from all eligible comments left on this post. Official Rules to this giveaway can be found at the bottom of this post. (PLEASE READ THEM BEFORE ENTERING).

Thank you for your Help with choosing the hopefully winning recipe.

OFFICIAL RULES FOR THE COOKBOOK GIVEAWAY – View official giveaway rules here.

The Plus Size Mommy

*Disclosure – I was sent a stipend as part of this project with The Motherhood. Music in the Youtube Video was from Sony, and song by Whitney Houston.

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This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Freschetta. All opinions are 100% mine.



I recently was asked to sample Some Freschetta FlatBread for myself and my family. I consider my family definite picky conissuers of pizza because if they do not like it, they will never eat that kind again.

We usually order pizza and have it delivered. It is just easier and I know which pizza shops my family already loves.  But ordering in pizza once a week can definitely get expensive. As a mom and being budget conscious, I wanted to seek other alternatives. So I was approached to try the Freschetta pizza, I said, sure why not, it is Free and the best way to try something new is to try it for free.

So, I said sure, I would try it out. There are many types of Freschetta Pizza ! I was surprised with all the choices.



There are 2 new Freschetta FlatBread ones

• Zesty Italian  - Genoa Salami, Pepperoni, Italian Sausage, Asiago & Mozzarella Cheses
• Roasted Garlic and Spinach – sweet-roasted cloves of garlic, spinach, and a creamy garlic sauce

There are also Pepperoni and 5 cheese varieties. There are Brick Oven, PizzAmore’, Naturally Rising, and now the new FlatBread.

We tried the Zesty Italian Style FlatBread pizza & the Naturally Rising Pepperoni Pizza.

My whole family enjoyed them both. They did like the FlatBread one best of all.



The toppings are very generous and the cheese and spices make you feel like your in Italy or at least you feel like your eating a premium pizza. We really enjoyed the family pizza night and I enjoyed that they cost less then ordering from the pizza place, they are easy to make, and the clean up is minimal.

You can Follow Freschetta Pizza on Twitter by clicking here :http://twitter.com/freschettapizza

Or Become a Fan on Facebook Here : http://www.facebook.com/freschettapizza

If you have tried Freschetta Pizza, What was your experience ? Please leave a comment, or a few and let us know!

Also, You can visit The Freschetta Website Here : http://www.freschetta.com/ and get a $1 off Coupon for your next purchase.  You can also share some of your Fresh Idea’s on their site as well.

The Plus Size Mommy



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This weekend marks the unofficial start of the summer season, and with that comes poolside drinks, barbeques, and lots of food!  We all know how hard it can be to resist the temptation of sipping on a sugary cocktail or indulging in that chili cheese dip, but what if there were delicious alternatives for your family?

For those of you who enjoy sweet beverages or cocktails, HINT, a 0 calorie, 0 sugar flavored water is your perfect alternative.  With just a ‘hint’ of natural fruit flavor, and no preservatives, HINT will give you that sweet taste you crave without all the sugar and calories.  It comes in 10 flavors, so it’s perfect in your favorite cocktail!

Additionally, below you will find some great recipes provided by Wellspring Camps, the nations leading weight loss organization, that you won’t feel guilty about indulging in, including:

• Teriyaki Chicken Kabobs
• Black Bean Dip
• Sour Cream Chicken
• Vegetarian Chili

Recipes:

























Black Bean Dip

Serving Size: 2 Tbsp

1 -15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 small can green chilies
1 cup salsa
2 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp cumin
optional: 1/4- 1/2 c cilantro

Blend all ingredients in a food processor. Add salt if needed.

Calories: 42
Fat: 0g

Sour Cream Chicken

Ingredients:

1.25 lbs. Chicken breast, boneless skinless
1 cup Onions, Chopped
1.5 Tablespoons Paprika
½ teaspoon Salt
2 cups Chicken broth, fat free
2 cups Sour Cream, fat free
2 teaspoon Flour

Method:

1.        Lightly spray pan (oven safe dish) with cooking spray and place chicken breasts in pan

2.        Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes

3.        Sautee onions in a skillet (use cooking spray) until translucent, not brown

4.        Add chicken broth, paprika, and salt – reduce stove to low heat.

5.        Stir flour into the sour cream, mix well

6.        Slowly add sour cream mixture to the broth, mix well

7.        Add reserved chicken breasts and simmer until chicken is heated through and the sauce has thickened.

Yield: 5 Servings, 4 ounce chicken breasts

Nutritional Information:

201 Kcalories
31 grams Protein
1.66 grams Fat

FROM ME :

I was sent some HINT drinks to try in some tasty Mother’s Day Healthy Cocktails, they were very tasty. I am not a drinker per say, but every now and then, I will have a taste I love Virgin mixed Drinks which you can totally make as well. Here are some Recipes for the HINT COCKTAILS that I tried :

HINT COCKTAILS

Healthy Mama

1 Part Vodka

1 1/2 Parts Watermelon HINT

1 Watermelon Slice

Slimming Sally

3 Parts Gin

2 Dashes of Maraschino Liquer

1 part HINT Mango – Grapefruit

Splash of Simple Syrup

Relaxing Raspberry

2 oz. Raspberry Rum

6 oz. HINT Raspberry- Lime

Splash of Lime Juice

Sweet Mommy

2 oz. Pomegranate Vodka

6 oz. HINT Pomegranate- Tangerine

2 Mint Leaves

Dash Honey Syrup

Hope your Memorial Day Picnic’s are Enjoyable. Please be safe and do not Drink and Drive.

The Plus Size Mommy

* Disclosure – I was sent bottles of HINT to try in order to write this post. All recipes are from Hint, but all opinions of Hint of mine are 100% my honest opinion.










Enjoy Your Week end!

The Plus Size Mommy

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