Monday, June 25, 2012

PRO-FORM Body Firm 3 Workout DVD Giveaway


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Dance your way to a new you! Three Dance Workout DVDs will help you slim down and reshape your booty! Featuring the hottest, fat-burning cardio dance moves and exclusive muscle-toning resistance exercises—the Booty Firm™ delivers body-shaping results!



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Monday, June 11, 2012

Booty Firm Dance-Free Blogger Event


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This giveaway will be open to the US
Giveaway will run from
6/6/25 12:01 est - 7/11 12:01 est
Dance your way to a new you! Three Dance Workout DVDs will help you slim down and reshape your booty! Featuring the hottest, fat-burning cardio dance moves and exclusive muscle-toning resistance exercises—the Booty Firm™ delivers body-shaping results!
Details: One winner will receive a Booty Firm machine with 3 dance DVD's and the blog
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Monday, March 12, 2012

Are you a fresh fruits and vegetable buying kind of person looking for the best way to keep them all fresh?

Are you a fresh fruits and vegetable buying kind of person looking for the best way to keep them all fresh?
At our house, we purchase fresh fruits and vegetables. With the warmer months ahead of us, this should be on all our minds as a great way to add a little healthy to our meals (for a less expensive in season price.) Our 8 year old son has ADHD & Aspergers, keeping his diet clear of preservatives makes managing his symptoms so much easier. I find myself going to the farmers market, and stocking up on all kinds of fresh fruit and vegetables. Then I get home and it seems within a matter of days it all goes bad. So that is when I started searching for the best ways to store it all, to keep it all fresh longer. Here is what I have come up with. Fruits and veggies all emit a gas called ethylene, some just emit more than others. The key to keeping your fruits and veggies fresh longer, is to know which emit the most, and how to store them all, and what to store them with. The organicauthority.com was a great source of information regarding this.

Produce That Creates Ethylene Gas: Apples, apricots, avocados, ripening bananas, blueberries, cantaloupe, citrus fruit (not grapefruit), figs, grapes, green onions, honeydew, ripe kiwi fruit, mangoes, melons, mushrooms, nectarines, papayas, passion fruit, peaches, pears, peppers, pineapple, plums, prunes, tomatoes and watermelon.

Produce That Is Damaged by Ethylene Gas: Asparagus, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cucumbers, eggplant, green beans, kale, kiwi fruit, leafy greens, lettuce, parsley, peas, peppers, potatoes, romaine lettuce, spinach, squash, sweet potatoes, watercress and yams.

Take the Time to Plan Your Meals
  • Plan your meals for the week before you go shopping and create a shopping list (Food on the table is a great resource for creating a healthy & affordable shopping list based on sale prices at your local stores, and your specific diet specifications. I use this, and I love it. Even though I love creating a great deal on my own, this takes the guessing work out of finding an inexpensive and healthy shopping list.This service is great for allergies and gluten free as well. We have quite a strict diet in our house, gluten free, fresh fruits and veggies, and a nut free home due to an allergy.)
  • Only buy what's on your shopping list (very important to sticking to your budget)
  • Eat and or cook the produce with the shortest shelf life first (or cut it up and freeze it, instead of buying packaged or canned fruits or veggies)
  • If you still can't manage to eat all of your fruits and veggies, throw them in your compost pile (along with your food prep scraps)
Follow These Food Storage Guidelines
Produce Storage Life Expectancy
Apples
refrigerator (loose, not in bag)
up to 1 month
Apricots, Nectarines, Peaches, Plums
counter until ripe, then refrigerate in a bag
2-4 days
Artichokes refrigerator, in a bag 1-2 weeks
Asparagus refrigerator, trim stems, upright in a jar of water 3-4 days
Avocados
counter, store uneaten portion with the pit intact in a bag in the fridge
3-4 days
Bananas
counter
2 days
Berries & Cherries
covered in the fridge. Don’t wash until you use them (too much moisture in the package speeds spoilage).
1-2 days
Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cauliflower
refrigerator, bag in the crisper
4-7 days
Carrots
refrigerator, take tops off
2 weeks
Celery
refrigerator, wrapped in aluminum foil
1-2 weeks
Citrus
room temperature of 60-70 degrees
1-2 weeks
Cucumber
refrigerator, bag in the crisper
4-5 days
Eggplant
cool, dry, dark place (counter, cupboard, basket)
3-4 days
Garlic
unpeeled - cool, dry, dark place;
peeled - sealed container in refrigerator or freezer
unpeeled - several months;
peeled - several weeks in refrigerator, months in freezer
Ginger store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks, then freeze remainder if refrigerated - 2-3 weeks; if frozen - 2 months
Grapes refrigerator, in a bag 1 week
Green Beans & Peas
refrigerator, in bag or container
3-5 days
Greens (lettuce, kale, spinach, cabbage)
refrigerator, bag in the crisper
1-2 weeks
Herbs (fresh)
refrigerator, trim stems, upright in a jar of water
1 week
Kiwis
counter until ripe, then refrigerate in a bag
3-4 days
Mangoes, Melons
counter until ripe, then refrigerate in a bag
4 - 7 days
Mushrooms
cool, dry dark place (counter, cupboard, basket) in a bag
2-3 days
Onions
cool, dry dark place (counter, cupboard, basket)
2 months
Pears
counter until ripe, then refrigerate in a bag
3-4 days
Peppers
refrigerator, bag in the crisper
4-5 days
Potatoes
cool, dry dark place (counter, cupboard, basket)
1-2 weeks
Root vegetables (radishes, beets, turnips)
refrigerator, leave greens on
1-2 weeks
Squash
cool, dry dark place (counter, cupboard, basket)
4-5 days
Tomatoes
counter, uncovered; refrigerate if very ripe
2-3 days
 

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

The Winner of the Best Buy Gift Card

The Winner of the Best Buy Gift Card
The winner of the Best Buy Gift Card is Lindsey E! Congratulations Lindsey, an email has been sent to you, be sure to check your spam folder. The winner has 48 hours to respond before another winner will be pulled.