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2012-02-12T16:14:00.000-05:00

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Zevia Rainbow Case flavor review/giveaway 2/28

2012-02-12T15:58:00.002-05:00

Good news to all the diabetics, the dieters, and pregnant women*. You DO NOT have to give up soda! That's right! Zevia is an all natural soda that has no artificial sweeteners, HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup), or anything bad! Zevia is recommended by Moms everywhere, and a popular favorite among dieters too!

But what is Zevia?

Zevia is soda made with the Stevia Leaf, so it's an all natural sugar, with zero calories. I bought a Stevia plant last year, but my kids picked all the leafs off and ate them. Well, OK, I helped.The plant's leaves itself, do actually taste a little different than the soda. I love that this soda has guilt free sweeteners, because I do worry about the long-term effect that artificial sweeteners have on our body. I enjoy them, on occasion, but try to limit them for health reasons. Zevia is sweetened with a combination of stevia and erythritol. Both are plant based sweeteners that contain no sugar and only a small amount of carbohydrates (7 grams per can). Regular sodas have around 30 grams of sugar and typical diet sodas are sweetened with artificial sweeteners. You can't pick aspartame off of a tree, because it is a chemical made in a lab. If you want to learn more about the Stevia plant, then read all about it here on Zevia's website. It explains it even further, and how the FDA has approved it.

Nine flavor's of Zevia are caffeine-free! Cola, Dr Zevia & Mountain Zevia are not. Those are the "cola" drinks that do contain caffeine. So the delicious kid's flavors you don't have to worry that they will get "all-jacked-up" on Caffeine, like the kids in Talladega Nights. Too funny. Sorry.

Anyway-

Zevia sent me their “Rainbow Case” which includes 2 cans of each of the 12 flavors? SRP is $23.96. But you can buy a six pack of Zevia for around $3.50 to $6 depending on where you buy it at!

Lets go through what we thought of each of the 12

Black Cherry - This one was pretty good! It tastes so fruity and sweet, and was the one Giana loved the most!
Caffeine Free Cola - I didn't care for this flavor too much. It tasted a tad bit too sweet for me, and had some strange note/flavor I couldn't put my finger on, but the label said it contained Nutmeg Oil, so it's possible I just don't like that spice? It didn't have too much of an aftertaste, and the kids seemed to like it.
Cola - Again, not one of my favorites. Probably my least favorite. Sorry Zevia. I'm sure, you- as a reader understand that people's taste-buds vary greatly and what one dislikes, another might truly like very much!
Cream Soda - THIS was Giana's very favorite. I didn't get much more than a sip, and she was sneaky, and got the 2nd can, and drank it too. With the sip I did get, it tasted just like Cream Soda, so if you like Cream Soda, this is spot-on!
Dr. Zevia - This was my husbands (and MY!) very favorite! We made Dr Zevia Floats out of the two cans, and I have to say, if I were to buy it, this would be what I would purchase!
Ginger Ale - This blend contains actual ginger, so this is perfect for the queasy pregnant woman. Ginger soothes upset tummies!
Ginger Root Beer - This wasn't a favorite of mine either. Noah drank one, and Giana drank the other. She kept trying to sneak these into her school lunch. I let her take them two times, but then I stopped because their lunch is 20 minutes long, and she was wasting them, because she spends most of her lunchtime talking. This I know from visiting her during lunch-time.
Grape - Devonny drank these with a straw. Well, what she didn't spill. She was barely coming up for air!
Grapefruit Citrus - Noah loves grapefruit. The kids and I do not. He drank both of these, and he did enjoy them. I am biased against grapefruit, period. So you probably won't get a fair opinion of it from me.
Lemon Lime Twist - One word: "Tasty!"
Mountain Zevia - Also another favorite of ours. If I were shopping for Zevia, and the Dr Zevia wasn't available. This would be the 2nd favorite and would be what I would buy!
Orange - The kids enjoyed these 2 cans immensely!

So if you want to try it for yourself, you can easily go to their site and locate it. As well, there is also a coupon for Canadians, and Americans http://www.zevia.com/savings alike. If perchance you cannot find Zevia, they make that easy too. You can print up, and fill out this .pdf product request form and give it to your local grocer.

Does the chef in you crave to create with this guilt-free yummy-ness? Then find the perfect soda recipe on the Zevia website!

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This giveaway will end on Noon Eastern at 2/28/12.

Nick Jr - Dance To the Music out on DVD Feb 28th!

2012-02-11T23:16:00.000-05:00

Get ready to dance along and sing with your favorite Nick Jr characters in some of their most beloved episodes! This new DVD out February 28th is a compilation of some of the most favorite and catchy dance-along-to episodes ever!

I was tickled pink to get a DVD with our favorite characters; The Wonderpets, in our most favorite episode: "Save The Beetles"!
I love that they save mop-haired beetles on a yellow submarine, and the songs and the voices mimic the actual Beatles so much! It was so cute to me. I seriously wigged out. The Wonderpets have always been my favorite cartoon, and one of the only ones I can get into.

The Bubble Guppies are equally cute in "We Totally Rock!" and the song is so catchy! I love them and how happy and bright and catchy their songs are. Not only do I love them, but of course the kids do too!

Then, there is the ever popular longtime favorite Dora and her good friend Deigo in their episodes, "La Maestra de Música" and "The Iguana Sing Along". Growing up, Dora ( & Deigo too!) were always Giana's favorite and even though she won't admit it, because she is almost 7 ("Gosh Mom!) she will still watch it, but Shh! Don't tell anyone!

The Newcomers on the block Team UmiZoomi, get your little one ready to wiggler and giggle with their episode, "Butterfly Dance" and Ni Hao Kai-Lan makes an apparence in an episode of her own called "The Ants Dance".

This DVD is available for purchase February 28th and you can pre-order it on Amazon for $11.99 with FREE super saver shipping!

How lucky we are to get a first glimpse, a sneak peek if you will! This DVD is amazing, and my kids (aged 2 and 7) love it! So check it out! The DVD is so brightly colored, and really pretty!

PUT ON YOUR DANCING SHOES AND SING ALONG WITH

NICKELODEON’S MOST ROCKIN’ CHARACTERS

NICKELODEON FAVORITES: DANCE TO THE MUSIC!

Available on DVD Feb. 28, 2012

NEW YORK – Jan. 5, 2012 – Dance and sing along with preschoolers’ favorite characters from Bubble Guppies, Team Umizoomi, Dora the Explorer, Go, Diego, Go!, The Wonder Pets!, and Ni Hao, Kai-lan, who star in the all-new DVD, Nickelodeon Favorites: Dance to the Music! Nickelodeon’s top-rated preschool show Bubble Guppies is making its DVD premiere in this collection and as an added bonus kids can enjoy two Bubble Guppies karaoke music videos. Created by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, Nickelodeon Favorites: Dance to the Music! arrives on DVD on Feb. 28, 2012, for the suggested retail price of $14.99.

Nickelodeon Favorites: Dance to the Music! Synopses:

Dora the Explorer – “La Maestra de Música”

Boots’ music teacher (la maestra de música) needs to get to school in a hurry but her bicycle is broken. Dora and Boots join her on a musical adventure through the town, over Musical Mountain, and finally to the school just in time to greet the students with a song.

Team Umizoomi – “Butterfly Dance”

Milli can’t wait to go see her friend Sophia dance in her school play, “The Big Bug Show,” but the Umi Team learns that Sophia’s butterfly costume is missing some parts! Milli, Geo, and Bot zoom to Sophia’s school to find the matching wing, discover a pattern of jewels to make the costume sparkle, and track down Sophie’s lost antennae.

Bubble Guppies – “We Totally Rock”

Are you ready to rock? The Bubble Guppies are totally amped and they’re taking it to the stage. Get ready to learn everything about rock and roll.

Go Diego, Go! – “The Iguana Sing-Along”

The Iguana sing-along is about to start but one of the iguanas is missing. Iggy the Iguana is lost inside a cold cave and iguanas can’t move in the cold. Diego races against the setting sun to get Iggy back home in time for the sing-along!

The Wonder Pets! – “Save the Beetles / Fiddler Crab on the Roof”

The Wonder Pets journey to Liverpool to save a band of mop-haired Beetles who are trapped in a Yellowish Submarine.

In their next adventure, The Wonder Pets travel to a small village in old Russia to save a Fiddler Crab on the roof of a small house.

Ni Hao, Kai-lan –“The Ants Dance”

Today there’s a big talent show in the backyard. Kai-lan and her band are excited to play their new song, and to see the ants perform the big dance number. But when a bossy ant makes all the choices about the dance routine, Kai-lan needs the viewer’s help to convince the ant to let everyone have a choice so the show can go on!

Nickelodeon Favorites: Dance to the Music! Fast Facts:

Street Date: Feb. 28, 2012

Catalogue: 823044

DVD SRP: $14.99

DVD Running Time: Approximately 144 Minutes

Special Features:

2 Bubble Guppies karaoke music videos

About Nickelodeon:

Nickelodeon, now in its 32nd year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 16 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).

About Paramount Home Entertainment:

Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. PPC is a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. PHE is responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment products on behalf of various parties including: Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Paramount Famous Productions, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, CBS and PBS and for providing home entertainment fulfillment services for DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment.

*Disclaimer* I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention/review it on my blog. I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” The opinions expressed in this post are entirely my own. Your experience with the product may differ from mine.