It's a PARTY! GRAND PRIZE

This morning has been a blast, thank you for all who have had fun with us and who have purchased the book! I hope everyone entered into each prize category, you are going to want a shot at all of them!

I hope you all enjoy our Ebook, it was written with the concern for helping others in mind! Now onto the grand prize...I know it's what everyone has been waiting for!

The grand prize is......

A PROFESSIONAL NINJA BLENDER!

Say What?!?!?! Yes, a professional blender. When you live a whole food diet a great blender is essential! I want to help someone get started on a whole food journey by giving them this amazing blender! This blender is a $100 value and it is amazing. I've had one myself. It will chop nuts, apples, oranges, whatever you'd like and it comes with a one year warranty!

How do you get your hands on this awesome toy? Well, head on over to the book links and purchase the book for only $3.99!
Inside the book you'll find awesome recipes that well....use a blender! So you'll have your knew guide to whole food living and hopefully you'll have your new blender in tow as well!

The PDF downloadable version can be found here

www.healthyhappybudget.com 

And if you are a Kindle owner head on over to here

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009NNHSDW

if you will --if you buy from Amazon, please leave a review at  your convienience.

We are still working on the Nook and the iPad, it takes some time to publish with these, but they will be available shortly!

Thank you for enjoying our launch party of "The Healthy Happy Family" it means so much to us! Enjoy the book, and please feel free to email us with any questions you may have!

healthyhappybudget@gmail.com

 

Remember these prizes are all open until Oct.26, so don't worry if you missed Launch Day!

Eat Yourself Healthy and Happy

* All of these prizes were purchased with my own money to be used in this giveaway. The manufacturers are not involved or did not give these to me for free *

be sure to check out all the giveaway prizes here, here and here 

It's a PARTY part 2- Super Cool Prize

Wow, this day just keeps getting better and better! It feels like a real party going on...who doesn't love giveaways?

I'm so passionate about what this book represents, I know that it can benefit ANYONE! Yes, anyone in any situation! We priced it so low because, we want to spread the news so I'm so grateful for everyone who has come out and joined our party today, you are doing so much good for your own health and for those around you!

Now onto the super cool prize- I may fight the winner for these...they are that adorable! The super cool prize is a full set of Trudeau measuring cups! These aren't your typical boring measuring cups, they are styled like mini mixing bowls....ahhhh I think I love them, seriously so cute.

Onto the rules, all you need to do to be entered into this fun prize is head on over to the side bar of the blog and click LIKE ME ON FACEBOOK! Pretty easy right! So get on over there and get clicking and these cuties could be yours! If you have already liked me on face book...leave me a comment either on the facebook page on this link, or leave a comment on the bottom!

"One of the most important things to remember is that you only have to encourage. Don't force this lifestyle upon anyone. Really young kids may put up a fight for the first several times you stick a plate of broccoli in front of them, but they quickly adapt. It has been shown that it takes eight to ten times of introducing a food to a child for them to actually like it. It is so important to not give up. After you've tried and tried multiple times, give the food and your child a break. They really may not like it. Even though neither of us likes tomatoes, we still give them to our kids and keep trying them ourselves, hoping one day we will enjoy them." pg. 17

How many of you are tired of the battles with your kids about eating their dinner and especially eating healthy food choices? Well we have been there, and somedays we are still there with our kids. We have given multiple strategies that are simple but effective for young kids to love their healthy food! We know they work because they've worked for us with two very different personalities of children! They can work for you too!

Book Links:

 
www.healthyhappybudget.com PDF

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009NNHSDW Kindle Version

be sure and check out the cool prize and enter here



It's a PARTY!!! Part 1- Cool Prize

Welcome to the Ebook launch of "The Healthy Happy Family" I can't tell you how excited we are! This has been a long road and it has been an exciting one!

So to celebrate this amazing book we are going to be having a massive giveaway day! These prizes will stay open  until October 26! The winners will be announced on October 28, giving everyone plenty of time to enter. You can enter into all the drawings...and who knows you may just walk away with more than one prize...it's all selected at random! Each post will be a prize, be sure and read them all leading up to the GRAND PRIZE! Each post will also give an excerpt from the book....and tell you a little bit more about our baby

Should we get this party started?!?!? I agree

Cool Prize: The cool prize is awesome. Some of my favorite things to use in our whole foods kitchen...Ground Flax Seed and Chia Seed!

I use these babies for everything...egg replacers, I mix them into breads, jams, smoothies salads and they both provide a tremendous amount of nutrients without even tasting a difference!

Rules for the cool prize....leave me a comment saying what your favorite way to use flax or chia seeds are! Now if you have a preference between which one you'd like...specify! There will be two winners of the cool prize.
One for the Flax one for the chia....so get writing!

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"According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around one-third of adults in the U.S. are obese. Obesity invites so many different conditions including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, strokes and certain types of cancer – all leading causes in death. The saturated fat associated with fast foods, red meats and cheeses are a leading culprit of heart disease. Did you know heart disease was not a common occurrence a little over a century ago? In some parts of the world today, there is little to no heart disease. Yet, in the U.S., heart disease is the leading cause of death." pg. 6

 We felt it to be very important to give a good explanation about the importance of great health. Sometimes when you are able to visualize something it really helps it sink in more! We share an amazing story about the country of Norway in the beginning of book, it really gets you're mind thinking!

Alright leave your comments for the Cool prize and we'll get started!


Links for the book:
www.healthyhappybudget.com PDF

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009NNHSDW  kindle version

It's time!

This week is the week!

 

We are releasing our Ebook this Friday Oct. 12!

 

 

 

 

I can't believe that it is really time to put our hard work out there! I am so excited and feel so passionate about what we have written I want to share it with everyone!

 

Why would you want to buy this book? Well think about these questions...

 

 

Do you worry about your children's health because of the standard diet?

 

Have you ever been at a loss on how to feed young children healthy?

 

Do you think that eating truly whole and natural is too expensive?

 

Do you think that eating healthy consists of eating birdseed?

 

Do you want to improve your overall health and your family's?

 

Do you want to cut back on doctor visits?

 

Have you wondered where fitness really fits in?

 

If you have thought or wondered any of these we discuss it in the book and much more! I may have been MIA the last little while on the blog because this book has been so important to me. I want it to go smoothly so I have been making sure that it will!

 

Here are some awesome reasons to be surfing this blog on Friday...

 

1. You get to buy a super cheap Ebook with a wealth of health knowledge
2. There are going to be awesome prize drawings
3. You have the opportunity to gain valuable information to change your family's health and your own!

 

Thank you for all the support we've been given from everyone! I can't wait for Friday! Spread the word

 

The Grand Prize by the way is going to be a $100 value! So make sure you get entered...details to come on Friday! Get out there and tell your friends and family...Their health and happiness means something too right?

Vegan Chocolate Orange Brownie (GF)

Sweet, Tangy, mouth watering orange flavor perfectly balanced with rich dark chocolate is what will be in my personal heaven someday! I have had such a sweet tooth lately. I've been doing really well and haven't indulged myself too much! I decided to try and create something for alphabet days letter "V" that was a treat, but not full of sugar (I realize the only "V" in this is vegan). Even if I do use raw sugar, I still have to watch it.

Did anyone know that medjool dates are commonly used in place of sweeteners? I haven't used them for a long time, but today I was gung ho on using them to decrease my sugar amount in these decadent brownies! These were perfect to make use of my new cacao powder from my giveaway, be sure and enter, these products are sooooo worth it! Most of my gluten free brownies involve beans, not these ones these are very cake like and will be served often! The orange flavor was subtle, but showed it's self at the same time...perfection! I love chocolate oranges so I loved this flavor, however you really could use any flavoring you'd like, coconut, raspberry, almond, mint, peppermint...make these yours! The glaze is optional, but highly recommended. The reason it calls for being optional is...it does have sugar. I tried, but I have yet to perfect a good glaze without throwing in some powdered sugar. If anyone has any suggestions please feel free to comment at the bottom! You'll thank me later after you try these, preferably nestled next to some berry soft serve!

Vegan Chocolate Orange Brownies

1 1/4 white rice flour +1 3/4 all purpose gluten free flour

(or 3 cups of whole wheat flour)

1/2 C cacao powder (or regular cocoa powder)

1 1/2 T baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 C applesauce

1, 12 oz container of firm tofu

1/2 C non dairy butter, I used vegan smart balance

1/2 C pitted medjool dates

1/4 C agave

2 C almond milk

1 T vanilla

1 T orange extract

Glaze

1/4 C cacao powder

1/4 C powdered sugar

1/4 C agave

2 T non dairy milk

1 tsp orange zest

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, cacao powder baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Add butter and pitted dates to blender or food processor. Blend together for 20 seconds. Add remaining wet ingredients to the blender. Blend well for about 2 minutes to make sure tofu and dates are well blended. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients in the bowl. Bake for 25-30 minutes until toothpick comes clean. 

while the brownies are cooling combine all your ingredients for the glaze. Once brownies have had time to cool spread the glaze over the top! Serve warm. Keep refrigerated. Enjoy

source: bring-joy.com

Product Review and FIRST GIVEAWAY!

I am so excited to share this post with everyone! I found Navita's Naturals about a year ago and I always buy their seeds (chia and flax). I love their products. So a few weeks ago I contacted them and asked if they would be willing to let me share some of their goodness with you! After surfing their website for awhile I had no idea all the awesome products they have! I can't wait to try their chocolate kits!

Anyways they contacted me within a few hours and said they were going to send me whatever samples I wanted! I was so excited. I've never been so pumped about a product, yes I love it that much!

They sent me some delicious Cacao Powder and Cacao Nibs! If you have ever had good quality Cacao Powder there is no comparison to store bought brands! It has more fiber and antioxidants and the flavor is amazing! I have the same to say about the Cacao Nibs, pure dark chocolate is far superior to other processed chocolate. They were delicious and I can't wait to try them in some recipes.

They also sent me some dried white mulberries! I had never tried these before and was so excited to see what they held for my mouth! They are a Turkish superfood, filled with vitamin C and antioxidants. Okay, now onto the taste. They were really great! I'm not much for dried fruit or raisins, but these were so much tastier! My son devoured half the bag before I could even stop him! They are odd looking, but they will make an awesome addition to salads, breads or smoothies! Yay for Turkish Superfood!

Now onto the GIVEAWAY! I'm so excited for one of you to try this! This is organic, vegan, gluten free, and healthy!

Blueberry Hemp Power Snack! This is jam packed with goodness. You get all organic product shoved into one healthy bite size snack! Talk about a helpful companion to curb the midnight cravings! Awesome! These can be enjoyed by numerous people, they do contain cashews so if you have a nut allergy I'm sorry :( 

They are a great source of protein they contain no refined sugars, nothing fake about these little babies and they are full of antioxidants!

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*these products were given to me not purchased through Navita's Naturals