I signed up through MomCentral to participate in a blog tour for a new line of frozen entrées from Healthy Choice. I first received a box with two frozen meals in it, but FedEx had damaged the original package, scooped everything up and threw it in a new box, then delivered it anyway-yuck. Matt from MomCentral came to my rescue by sending me two coupons to purchase new ones!

Last month, Healthy Choice introduced 11 new entrées to its Café Steamers, All Natural Entrées, and Select Entrées product lines. Nutrient-rich and preservative-free, the new entrées provide even more options for those busy days when you don’t have time to prepare a meal from scratch but still want something that’s delicious AND good for you.

In a time crunch but still want to eat healthy? Try one of the new Healthy Choice Mediterranean Inspired Café Steamers. With varieties like Grilled Vegetables Mediterranean, Balsamic Garlic Chicken and Lemon Garlic Chicken & Shrimp I feel confident knowing Healthy Choice is the only major brand in its category FDA-approved to call its products “healthy.” This means each meal must have low fat, low saturated fat, controlled sodium and 10% of the daily value of three beneficial nutrients. For more information about these new entrées, visit www.HealthyChoice.com.

With my coupons, I bought Balsamic Garlic Chicken and Lemon Garlic Chicken and Shrimp. In a word – YUM. I always wish there was more chicken in frozen meals, but I think the meat is more of a flavoring than the main focus. Here’s the description of the two meals:

I’ll definitely buy these again, especially if I see them on sale. Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers should retail for around $3.00 at grocery and discount stores like Kroger, Meijer, and Target. Visit the Healthy Choice website for more information.

I wrote this review while participating in a blog campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Healthy Choice and received a sample to facilitate my candid review. Mom Central sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.

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In honor of the 40th birthday of Sesame Street, Children’s Television Workshop has released an incredible DVD collection called “Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days”. Featuring favorite moments from the show, this amazing collection will take parents on a trip down memory lane and introduce children to the Sesame Street their parents loved as kids. This Two-Disc set has over 5 hours of iconic moments, favorite songs, celebrity segments and exclusive never-before-seen backstage footage.

I was born in 1967, so Sesame Street was the first TV show I remember watching. I still get excited when I see the Pinball Number Counting Sketch (1 2 3 4 5, 6 7 8 9 10, 11 12!) or hear the Purple Two-Headed Monster discovering the telephone. Other great skits in this collection include the Rubber Duckie song, Ladybug Picnic, appearances by celebrities like Fonzie from Happy Days and Diana Ross, as well as newer skits like Law & Order: Special Letters Unit and the introduction of Elmo and Abby Cadabby.

I’d like to caution parents that the episode that dealt with the death of Mr. Hooper is included in this collection. If you haven’t talked about death with your children first, it might be upsetting or confusing to them. Just so you know.

Whether you grew up watching Sesame Street or not, this DVD is a wonderful educational addition to any DVD collection. The list price is $29.93, it’s $19.99 on Amazon. I think you’ll like it as much as your kids do!

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Description:
The LEGO® toy brand comes to life in an all-new feature-length DVD movie released on 2/23 entitled LEGO®: The Adventures of Clutch Powers. Meet Clutch Powers, the best builder and explorer in the LEGO universe as he heads off on his most dangerous mission yet. Join Clutch and his team of LEGO experts as their adventure leads them from LEGO City to the Space Police prison planet to the medieval world of Ashlar where they must help the rightful heir to the King’s throne find the courage to regain the kingdom from the evil wizard Mallock the Malign. Their brick-building skills will be put to the ultimate test as they face off against Mallock’s skeleton army. Get ready for an action-packed adventure like nothing you have ever seen before, The Adventures of Clutch Powers!

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My Review:
I hope this DVD is just the first of a new franchise for LEGO! Watching this DVD refreshed our love of LEGOS and all the cool things you can build with them. My boys grumbled when I said “hey, come watch this DVD with me!”, but they both watched it all the way through and at the end, admitted it was “pretty cool”, which is high praise coming from 11 and 13 year old boys It didn’t hold my 4 year old daughter’s attention for very long, but I bet if LEGO came out with a Princess movie, she would definitely watch it!

For fans of LEGO, The Adventures of Clutch Powers is an entertaining, family-friendly DVD. Don’t be surprised if your kids ask to get some new LEGOS after you watch it!

Available on Amazon.com and at retailers.

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This is such an amazing giveaway! One lucky winner will receive all three of these fantastic prizes!

Prize #1: Le Baby Hair Gel is a styling gel free of harsh chemicals meant to define wispy curls and tackle unruly after-nap hair. While the concept of baby hairstyling products might seem a little child-beauty-pageant to some, for many moms and dads it’s a must-have diaper bag accessory. From taming those wild fly-aways to smoothing frizzies, Le Baby hair gel works on all hair types and is hypoallergenic for sensitive skin. Whatever your child’s hair type,
Le Baby will make combing and styling a cinch. The unique formulas leave hair shiny, healthy looking and more manageable.

The 411 On Le Baby Hair Gel:

Hypoallergenic No harsh chemicals
No parabens No sulfates
Not tested on animals Fragrance-free
Thickens baby-fine hair Tames frizzies & fly-aways
Moisturizes Softly holds curls
Keeps hairstyles in place Never leaves hair stiff or sticky

Price: $9.95 www.lebabyinc.com

Prize #2- PowerHouse Hit The Deck™ workout cards provide a convenient way to work out at home or on the road. Whether you are trying to lose weight, short on time, looking for cardio and strength training all in one workout, or have trouble managing your stress, this box of illustrated cards demonstrating cardio and weight training exercises is an easy solution.  What can PowerHouse Hit the Deck™ do for you?
· Help you to lose weight, burn fat, and add muscle tone
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· Allow for flexibility – workouts can be any length desired
· Offer variety by providing wide range of effective exercises
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· Provide a great way to cross-train
· Improve the quality of your sleep

Price: $19.99 www.powerhouseperformancecoaching.com

Prize #3- Sothys Energizing Bath Essences Tablets are effervescent, playful and revitalizing bath pebbles which enrich the bath with their tonic and energizing fragrance… a particular moment of pleasure and wellness.

Price: $26 www.sothys-usa.com

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Mother’s Day is March 14th, time to start thinking about a terrific gift!  This year, surprise your wife or mom with one of her favorite photos on canvas from Point 101.  Imagine her surprise at unwrapping a beautiful, ready to hang canvas print of her favorite photo!  Created by photographers, Point 101 provides the highest quality printing at affordable prices, guaranteed!

About the company:

Point101 has established itself as the UK’s leading canvas printing service. We are able to combine superior high definition canvas prints with excellent customer service and a pioneering virtual upload system. We believe canvas prints are an affordable way to showcase art, photography and commercial images in large format. Our canvas printing service is used by professional photographers, interior designers, businesses and individuals alike.

Point 101 uses fade-free, archival inks printed in 1440 dpi, on bright white canvas, hand stretched over artist-grade pine stretcher bars, to produce canvas prints that will look stunning in any room of the house.  What a perfect way to display a  family portrait or a candid photo that captures a special family moment! 

You can choose from a wide variety of sizes and shapes to fit any area. Choose from standard, square, or panoramic for your photo shape, then decide if you want your canvas printing to be Small, Medium, Large, Extra-Large, or King Size! Because Point 101 is a U.K. company, the sizes are in centimeters, so make sure to calculate your size accordingly.

What I like best about the site is how easy they’ve made it to create your order. You upload your image, choose your size and layout, preview what the final print will look like, make any changes if necessary, then you are done!  Pretty darn easy. 

Don’t delay, get your order in now for a canvas print from Point 101! If you live in the U.K., shipping is free. Otherwise, check their Shipping page for prices and shipping estimates.  It’s a terrific Mother’s Day (or any day!) gift for someone you love!

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Wizard101 is an online multiplayer game that’s both fun for kids and super safe! Your character is a new student at a school of wizardry, and you play a school adventure game with collectible card magic, wizard duels, and far off worlds! The game allows players to create a student Wizard in an attempt to save Wizard City and explore many different worlds.and you complete quests for the teachers and play fun minigames in a safe, kid-friendly environment.

Teachers and other characters in the game assign your character a “Quest”, such as opening cages to release trapped fairies, and defeating a pesky infestation of imps. Gameplay is nonviolent and involves choosing a spell from a deck of cards and then playing that spell on the bad buy you are trying to defeat. The more times a player takes on a challenge, the more powerful they get and the better their spell cards are.

Wizard101 is free to play, but only to a certain level of the game. After that, there are two options – purchase a monthly subscription for all access, or pay to get access only to a certain area of the game. Having played the game, I can see why it would be worth it to buy the monthly subscription (currently $6.95 per person). Once you get the hang of the quests and the challenges, you want to keep going and explore new areas of the game.

What I like best about Wizard101 is that it’s very safe for kids. The chat feature has to be approved by a parent, and even then, players have to pick from a predetermined list of approved words and phrases. Kids are not allowed to use numbers in their chats, to prevent them from giving out their age or address. All characters are fully clothed, and there is no virtual drinking or smoking.

For kids who are fans of Harry Potter and other wizard stories/movies, this is a fun way to play an online game without parents worrying about kids being exposed to something inappropriate. Visit www.wizard101.com to see the game for yourself. I bet you enjoy playing it as much as your kids do!

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