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Are you Lactose Intolerant? I am slightly but many of my family members are totally. It’s hard when there are so many things with dairy in them around.

Well just in time for National Lactose Intolerance Awareness Month in February, Yoplait has announced its new Yoplait® Lactose Free yogurt. Inspired by the Yoplait yogurt we know and love, Lactose Free comes in four delicious flavors – Strawberry, Peach, French Vanilla and Cherry – and contains 50% of the recommended Daily Value of calcium, with vitamins A and D in every cup. Lactose Free contains no artificial sweeteners and can be used in some of your favorite recipes – like chocolate crème brulee and strawberry cheesecake.

What does it feel like to say YES after saying NO for so long? Find out by saying YES to Yoplait Lactose Free. It’s a little taste of freedom. Be one of the first to try new Yoplait Lactose Free. Click here to enjoy a coupon for $0.30 off Yoplait Lactose Free, hitting shelves in January 2012.

I’m also hosting a giveaway for a prizepack of Yoplait goodies.

One winner will receive…

• A VIP coupon to purchase Yoplait Lactose Free yogurt
• Lunch tote
• 2 Gel packs
• Individual bowl
• Spoon

Starts 2/3/2012. Ends 2/10/2012.

I will notify the winner by email so if you enter please, please check your email on 2/10-2/11.
“Disclosure: Prize pack, information, and giveaway have been provided by Yoplait through MyBlogSpark.”

*The coupon offer for Yoplait Lactose Free yogurt is not valid in some states, including Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota and Tennessee.
Enter using Mr. Rafflecopter below.

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This Giveaway Has Now Ended. Check back 11/20/2010 for the Winner

The winner for the Yoplait Smoothie and KitchenAid Blender Give away is Tess. Congratulations!

Thank you Everyone for Entering!

Yum! Who doesn’t love smoothies? For breakfast OR dessert! They are also a fabulous way to get a good breakfast and maintain your weight or weightloss goals or at least just have a yummy breakfast on the run.

And who doesn’t love Yoplait yogurt? Okay I’m just speaking personally here but it is one of my favorite brands. Could be because it tastes more like dessert!

Well Yoplait, KitchenAid, and MyBlog Spark wants to get more of you thinking about smoothies as a viable breakfast that is quick and easy and nutrititous so they sent me a generous package to review the new Yoplait Smoothies. They wanted to make sure I had an easy time blending them. And probably having heard I dropped my blender earlier this year they sent a snazzy new black KitchenAid blender which goes nicely with my 20 year old KitchenAid mixer.

Okay not having a tv I did not know they (the smoothies) were on the Biggest Loser BUT having recharged my own workouts I find using a frozen smoothie to recharge after a hard workout a fabulous idea.

With four scrumptious flavors hopefully you can find one (my store only had two). I was hoping to try the Blueberry Pomegranate flavor buy my local grocery store didn’t have that so I opted for the triple blueberry instead.

We got it home (my Peanut and I) washed up the new Kitchenaid Blender that some lucky winner will also receive, added the milk amount and smoothie pack and blended to go.

The Yoplait smoothies were very simple to make. The blender with the new Smoothie button blended all in a flash.

Peanut was anxious to try and got the first cup which she deemed a success!

It says that each serving (of the Triple Berry flavor) has 5 grams of protein which is a nice energy punch after a hard workout. Each serving also only has 110 calories if you’re good and use the recommended low fat milk unlike us who used full fat (hey she’s still growing).

So Giveaway Details

1.Leave me a comment telling me about your love of Smoothies, or preferrably Yoplait Smoothies and when you like to enjoy them.

Extra entries

1. Tweet about this using that little tweet button on my post. One day I’ll figure out how to add your tweet to the comments to I don’t have to do some manual counting thing.

2. Blog about this post on your own blog and do a trackback (you know so it shows up in the comments and I have to count less).

Pertinent Information

The winner will receive two coupons for the new Yoplait Smoothie Frozen pack and an ultra-gorgeous KitchenAid Blender.

US only (no PO Box) Sweepstakes ends 11/19/10 at 11:59pm PST. Winner(s) will be notified by email and listed on the blog.

You will need to provide me with a mailing address so if you are uncomfortable with that please don’t enter.

Disclosure – Yoplait provided me with free product coupons and information. KitchenAid® provided me with a 3-speed KitchenAid® blender through MyBlogSpark

The Giveaway is now closed.  Winner update post here.

Thank you to all the participants.

In this era of cutting costs and going green Seventh Generation has a timely challenge my family is excited to participate in.

The steps are switching cold water washing and  line drying our laundry.

The aim of this challenge is two-fold; environmental savings and wallet savings. My husband is excited about the latter.

I’ve had to, for lack of an electric dryer, line dry my clothing in the past. I never thought it much more than a hinderance. This is the first time I’m choosing to line dry even with the convenience of a dryer.

To help encourage this line drying stuff Seventh Generation has provided me (and will provide one of my lucky readers) with a Project Laundry Line kit.

Seventh Generation Natural 2x Concentrated Laundry Liquid (good for 66 loads of laundry)

A portable laundry line (this thing is huge!)

A package of clothes pins

And a laundry basket

I’ll be posting weekly or so about how it’s going and when we get our bill if we’ve seen a nice drop in the amount.

For the record I was already a Seventh Generation Laundry soap user. I use lot’s of different laundry detergents and even some I’ve whipped up myself. In my regular rotation is Seventh Generation, Method, and LeBlanc Linen Wash

For now though let’s get with the giveaway details.

Seventh Generation “Project Laundry Line” Giveaway

Enter to win a Seventh Generation “Project Laundry Line” pack which includes…

• Seventh Generation Natural 2x Concentrated Laundry Liquid (good for 66 loads of laundry)
• A portable laundry line
• A package of clothes pins
• And a laundry basket

Giveaway ends Midnight on Thursday July 15th. (this is a long one)

How to Enter

*This giveaway is open to US residents only (sorry) who are 18 years or older.

Leave a comment (here) telling me about your line drying experiences and/or other things you are doing to lower bills and cut costs in the home.

Additional Entries (must do entry above first)

1. Blog about this post and link back (1 time, 1 extra entry)
2. Tweet about this post include @momtools in the tweet and leave me another comment letting me know you did this. (again 1 time, 1 extra entry)

The supplies for this challenge and prize pack have been generously provided by Seventh Generation  through MyBlogSpark (see my button on the side?)