Kettle Brand

Today is all about the KETTLE BRAND! Look at this yummy goodness I was able to try thanks to BzzAgent! What's better than a snack made with non-GMO and preservative-free ingredients. No MSG, gluten and trans fat free!!! All that makes a pretty damn tasty snack. And if you are environmentally friendly  the Kettle Brand uses biodiesel, reclaimed water, solar and wind power to reduce waste and CO2 emissions. I had no idea but thanks to BzzAgent I found all this out!

Then look at all the awesome flavors they have!!! Siriracha popcorn heck yeah sign me up!

I was super excited when my free coupons came in the mail! I could not wait to visit my local Kroger and see what flavors I could find. Sadly when I went to Kroger they did not have many flavors. They keep these guys in the "health food" section and not a lot of display area for them. The popcorn was only available in White Cheddar. When I really wanted Siriracha flavor ones. And the Real Sliced Potatoes came in BBQ only. 

I picked up my two bags of goodies and took them home. My only complaint was that the bag of chips is so much smaller than the regular bag of Kettle chips. The chips were opened up the following day and inhaled by my daughter and her daddy. In one sitting they ate the entire bag of chips LOL I had a few chips and they are good, they did not leave a greasy feeling on my hands at all. Very crispy with a nice thick cut and full of flavor. The popcorn was opened up the next day by me, I'm the only popcorn eater in my house. It has a nice flavor to it that is not over powering at all...I'm still on the hunt for siriracha flavor popcorn so I hope my local Kroger will carry that flavor soon. 

Kroger Community Rewards Program

In honor of this beautiful guy, my baby bear Kenobi. We signed up for the Kroger Community Rewards to raise money for TAMR @texasalaskanmalamuterescue You can do it too! Go sign up and start sharing the love ❤️ #CommunityRewards #GotADiscount

A photo posted by Martha (@marthatxn) on Nov 11, 2014 at 12:16pm PST

I'm starting this off with a beautiful picture of my Alaskan Malamute Kenobi RIP He was an amazing dog and together we did so many things for Texas Alaskan Malamute Rescue. And even now after his passing we still can help little by little. Thanks to Kroger Community Rewards Program it's even easier! We can help them out just by doing our normal grocery shopping. #GotADiscount

You can see in this picture that the last quarter Kroger donated $11.42 from my shopping trips with them. I started late the last quarter since I had no idea TAMR was part of this. Once I heard I signed up right away and have been doing my part little by little. Thanks to BzzAgent and Kroger they are doing a big push to tell more people about the Community Rewards Program. I hope more people take a look and add a charity of their choice to their Kroger card. If you are looking or wanting to know more about TAMR please check them out!

TAMR

TAMR Facebook

Make sure to enroll at KrogerCommunityRewards.com and start sharing the love! 

*** I just want to share that for the first time EVER BzzAgent has put one of my reviews at the top of the list! I wish I would of copied my post but I had no idea this would happen. I wrote about all the great things TAMR does and how every little bit counts. I'm excited that people will see this and want to know more about such a beautiful breed and such an amazing organization. 

New VoxBox coming my way!!!

I few weeks ago I got an email from Influenster to participate in a survey to see if I qualify for a new VoxBox. I did my survey and today I got this email!!!

YEAH I'm getting the Aussie VoxBox and I'm super excited! I love Aussie and I am currently using Aussie products in my hair. From the email it says I am being sent 2 different hair sprays to try. This is a good thing since I'm running low on mine LOL I hope this box gets to me soon because I can't wait!

Charmin Plus The Scent of Chamomile

The last campaign I am currently in from BzzAgent is the Charmin one. This one I was very intrigued by since it was toilet paper with the scent of Chamomile. The scent is actually on the paper tube and not on the paper itself. When I received this box I thought it was neat to get a letter in Spanish! That was a first for me, none of my BzzKits have ever been in both English and Spanish. 

So my BzzKit came in and I had a package of free toilet paper and coupons to share. I was so excited just opening up the box I could smell that wonderful smell of  "Manzanilla" that's Spanish for chamomile. Chamomile always reminds me of being back home in Mexico. My grandmother always would give us chamomile tea for everything. That was her solution to any problem we had.

I open up the package put a fresh roll on the stand and waited. I honestly thought this toilet paper would fill up my bathroom with the scent of chamomile. But nope nothing happened! For the first few days you actually had to hold the toilet paper to your face to even get the smell. But then one morning I walk in, open the door and BAM hits you right in the face the sweet smell of chamomile!!! I was IN LOVE!!! People would come over and they actually thought I had sprayed something on the actual toilet paper and I would have to explain to them that the scent was actually on the paper tube. In the end I really enjoyed having the smell of chamomile in my bathroom and I can't wait to be able to find it at my local Kroger. I was sad that Kroger only had one package left when I went and it was pretty beat up LOL

Heluva Good Dips

Thanks to BzzAgent I had another lovely campaign going! This time for HeluvaGood Dips! I got my box full of goodies in the mail and I was excited to try them out. I had never heard of this brand before, honestly when it came to dips I usually just bought the Kroger brand. 

The above picture as you can tell is all the goodies I received for free from BzzAgent.

So on one of my trips to Kroger I found some of the flavors not all of them. And on the plus side as you can tell they had a sale 2/$3.00 oh yeah! Came home with the French Onion and the Roasted Garlic Caramelized Onion one.

The first thing I did was pop this baby open and eat it with carrots! I LOVE eating carrots and even more when I have something yummy to dip them in. This dip is very thick and full of flavor! You could even try chips what ever you like with these dips. I fell in love with the flavors and can't wait to try the other ones.

Silk Almond Coconut Blend

Hey y'all! I know I have been super quiet but I finally have some reviews coming! I'm starting off the the Silk Almond Coconut Blend that I received for free from BzzAgent. When I got my coupon in the mail I was excited to go buy some and try it out. But it took me a few visits to Kroger to finally find the milk LOL It was always sold out!

Finally I found it and picked up a carton, the first thing I did was of course try it with my oatmeal the following day. Just like the Silk Almond Milk Plus Protein that I tried also thanks to BzzAgent this gave it a sweet taste to it. Anything that makes oatmeal taste better to me is a win in my book. Next up was making a yummy smoothie with it.

I gave the recipe on the back of the carton a try. The Choconut Smoothie and it was so good! I even did the exact same thing but I added strawberry mix instead of chocolate mix and it was really good. Our favorite was just a classic banana shake. Just a couple frozen banana's and some yummy Silk Almond Coconut Milk and tada you have a great shake in the morning. No need to add sugar or anything the sweetness of the milk works wonders!

I have been very happy with both Silk products that I have had the chance to try out. I really want to try this out on a cookie recipe I found on Pinterest but with a toddler who just learned how to walk. It's hard for this mommy to find time to bake LOL 

New products coming soon, thanks to BzzAgent!

I know I have been quiet but hey a girl can only do reviews when free things are heading her way LOL Thanks to BzzAgent I will soon have THREE new products to test out and write reviews. I can't wait!

The first one is Silk Almond Coconut Blends.

Can't wait to make some smoothies using this and to bake some goodies. Should be fun and super tasty!

Next is Heluva Good! Dips.

I love me some dips to snack on! So I can't wait to try this out, never really heard of this brand so I'm excited for this one.

Then finally it's the new Charmin plus the scent of chamomile. 

I have never used toilet paper that smelled pretty LOL the scent is on the actual roll so it's not on the toilet paper. I'm interested to see how strong the smell will be and if it will keep my bathroom smelling good.

So now you know what's upcoming for me. Once again all these products are coming my way free thanks to BzzAgent. 

Kroger Taste of Mexico

Finally time to post everything I did during the Kroger's Taste of Mexico event that went on for 3 weeks! This was my awesome BzzKit sent to me from BzzAgent. You can see I got some coupons to try the pre-cooked meats and the marinated fajita, a bottle of Coronado Leche Quemada (Cajeta) and a lemon squeezer that I absolutely LOVE!

The first chance I got I went to Kroger's on a Saturday to see what all the fun was about. We got to taste some good food and enjoy some music. These are two recipe cards I got the day I went, one was for breaded steak sandwich better known as Torta de Milanesa and the other was a jumex fruit smoothie. I LOVED the torta, the milanesa was done using a sweet chipotle bread crumbs from Kroger's private selection brand. I went home and made them the following day! The juice was ok, I'm just not a fan of greek yogurt.  The displays in the store were a little boring. I was expecting more since their website hyped it up so much.

That Saturday I came home with TWO boxes of meat one was the Beef Barbacoa and the other was the Pork Carnitas (the Chicken Tinga not shown is good, I gave it a try a few weeks later) I was very happy with the taste of all 3, my only complaint is they come with way too much juice. But all you really have to do is drain it before you place it in a bowl. The meat comes out so juicy and flavorful. 

I decided to heat these bad boys up in a pot of boiling water, you can place them in the microwave too. But since I had some prep work to do I took this route instead. 

While the barbacoa and carnitas was heating up we made some guacamole and salsa. We had to test out the new citrus squeezer sent, by the way it works GREAT! We heated up some flour and corn tortillas and some fajita (bell pepper and onion mix)

The following week we gave the fajitas a try. We got both the chicken and the beef fajitas, both so good!!! Look at that picture of the finished product OMG it makes me hungry all over again!!! Both meats come marinated and they both have a nice lemon flavor to them. So simple to just open up and place on the grill.

This weekend I made a to die for Choco-Flan (that's chocolate cake on the bottom and flan on top) I used the cajeta provided to me in my BzzKit as the topping. You can see I pored it all over the mold first, once the cake was done I topped it off with pecans. If you have never had a Choco-Flan I suggest you get one ASAP or better yet make your own! It's super easy and so fast to make one, I'm ready to make another one as I sit and eat a slice while typing this LOL

In the end the Taste of Mexico experience was so much fun! I love the food, it tasted good. Being Hispanic I was a little worried on how the food was going to taste. But I am impressed, the Carnitas has to be one of my favorites right now. If I'm ever in a hurry to make dinner that will be my back up plan. I enjoyed all the things Kroger's had to offer these past 3 weeks. And I had fun making one of my favorite dessert a Choco-Flan.

Thank you Kroger's and BzzAgent for letting me participate on this amazing adventure! Now go to Kroger's and try this stuff out!!!

Cheerios Protein

I know I have been quiet lately, I have been gathering up all my stuff for the Kroger's Taste of Mexico lately. But yesterday I received from BzzAgent my FREE box of Cheerios Protein Cinnamon Almond!

This morning I gave them a try with some sliced up bananas. Now let me tell you the ONE thing I can't stand is artificial almond flavor! BUT this box of Cheerios is GOOD!!! I don't have that bad artificial almond taste in my mouth at all. The little almond granola clusters are so good. It's the right touch of cinnamon with almond in every bite. I really enjoyed my bowl this morning a lot. I know they say protein gives you energy, and maybe it did for me because today I have been all over the place! My SO even told me this morning "What did you eat because I need that energy!" Of course I yell back as I'm walking out the door "the new cheerios cereal it's on the table!" 

This cereal is truly yummy, if you are looking for a healthy new cereal I highly recommend this product! I can't wait to try the other flavor they have.

This is right from the BzzAgent website:

"The toasted O’s made with whole grain, combined with real cinnamon and crunchy almond granola clusters come together in a delicious harmony of two great flavors. Look for Oats & Honey and Cinnamon Almond flavors on your next shopping trip at a Kroger Co. store."

Influenster TLC VoxBox

So thanks to Influenster I was given the chance to get the TLC VoxBox! 

I was super excited to receive my little box in the mail that day. As you can see the box contained the following:

Shell Fuel Rewards Network Card

Coupon for Breyer's Gelato Indulgences

Puffs to Go

Ivory Bar Soap

Avon Anew Reversalist Express Wrinkle Smoother

The Shell Fuel Rewards is a card that you link your debit card or credit card to, so this way you can receive fuel rewards depending on the money you spend. Now I'm all about saving money on gas, this is why I shop at Kroger's! Spend money on grocery's and get fuel point woot woot (shop on the weekend and you get double!) Anywho what I like about the Shell Fuel Rewards is that you get fuel rewards for eating at selected restaurants. This is a plus for me! Honestly I have to wait and see if I would really use it, I don't have a shell station close to me and my local Kroger's has a gas station now. I don't see myself using a Shell station any time soon but the idea rocks if you don't have a Kroger's!

Puffs to Go WITH LOTION is so convenient. Small package that fits in my diaper bag perfect for little noses right?!? The added lotion will keep little noses from turning red, and with spring in full effect those allergies are sure acting up. I'm a huge tissue user and having this little bad boy in my bag is awesome. 

The Ivory bar of soap is going to be put in the microwave so it can explode and I can turn it into bath time fun for my little girl. Seriously people check on out Pinterest and you will see so many post on the things you can do with this bar of soap. You can even make your own laundry detergent! What I like is that it's free of dyes and heavy perfumes. This is great for my little girl who has very sensitive skin, poor baby at 2 months old had a reaction to perfumed baby shampoo all over her little face and chest. From that moment we made the choice to go with things free of dyes and perfumes for her. 

The Avon Wrinkle Smoother to me was ok. Honestly I'm 31 years old and I embrace my wrinkles. This product was just not for me at all, I did give it a try over my make up like it said to do and yes it does it's job. It truly does blur the wrinkles I have in the corner of my eyes. But as a person who hardly wears make up and a first time mom I don't really have time to be adding an extra step to my "face routine" LOL I'm sure this product would be great for someone who is concerned about their wrinkles but for me I could do without it.

Now my favorite thing in this box was the Breyer's Gelato Indulgences ice cream! I had to go to Walmart to find the ice cream and I came home with a lovely sized ice cream tin of raspberry cheesecake! Let me tell you this was delicious, the gelato is so soft and creamy. The graham crackers on top is a little too much if you grab too many in one spoonful. But look at this picture

Look at how yummy that ice cream looks! That was on our date night what can I say we love playing video games. And what better way to end the night that on the Xbox One and some Gelato!

In all I was happy with my goodies in the TLC VoxBox, thank you Influenster for giving me the chance to review these products.

Taste of Mexico at Kroger's!!!

As you guys know I'm part of BzzAgent and the campaign that just started up is the Culinary Celebration at Krogers.

I'm excited to see what the store has to offer. They are going to have a 3 week long "Fiesta of flavor" going on with events being held each weekend. Sounds like fun! Now when it comes to Mexican food and what I need when I cook I just go to "Mi Tienda" Kroger's has never really been the store I go to when I need "traditional" ingredients for my food. But hey I'm willing to give them a chance and see how it goes.

They are going to have marinated meats now ready to go. Now I'm the type that would rather just marinate my own fajita's than buy the store brand. I guess I will have to wait and see how this will taste.

Another thing they will offer is precooked meals ready to go. Now this will be truly interesting, to see if these little packets will have the right flavor and kick to the meat that we all expect in Mexican food.

I'm waiting on my BzzKit to arrive with the following goodies:

• A FREE bottle of Cajeta Coronado
• A citrus squeezer for limes
• A FREE coupon for Kroger Mexican Marinated Meats (16–24 oz, any variety)
• A FREE coupon for Kroger Fully Cooked Mexican Entrées (16 oz, any variety)
• $1.50-off coupons to share with other shoppers — you’ll receive a few for Kroger’s Mexican Marinated Meats AND Fully Cooked Mexican Entrées

Can we say YUMMO to the cajeta oh yeah, you know I'm going to make some Choco-Flan as soon as I get my hands on it. I'm honestly pretty excited to try the new foods being offered. I love to eat and I love to cook I just hope I wont be disappointed. But hey that's what it's all about right?!? Going out and testing out new things and giving an honest review about it.

Once my BzzKit comes in I will post pictures and let ya'll know how the "Taste of Mexico" goes.

Visit Kroger's Taste of Mexico

Silk Almondmilk Protein + Fiber

So as a first time mommy I gave up regular milk, I know crazy but since I was (still am) breast feeding I had to change my diet. Something was giving the baby bad gas and I changed it up to Lactaid. It took some getting used to drinking Lactaid but now 10 months later I'm ok with it LOL 

So now comes the new Silk Almondmilk Protein plus Fiber:

• Packs 5g of protein, 5g of fiber and 100 calories or less per serving
• Provides 50% more calcium than dairy milk*
• May help keep you feeling full (increasing protein and fiber in your diet can help promote satiety!)
• Enjoy Silk^® Protein+Fiber Almondmilk anywhere you’d use your favorite milk — over cereal, in smoothies or straight up in a glass

Who can pass that up right! Now thanks to BzzAgent I got a free coupon to test out the new Silk Almondmilk, I was excited to try it out. First I have never even had almond milk and second I was excited about the vanilla flavor. I went to my local grocery store (Kroger's I love me some Kroger's) got my vanilla flavor milk and home I went to give it a try! 

The next morning I used it for the first time with my oatmeal. I eat oatmeal every morning as most BF moms know it helps your milk supply. So I add some Silk milk and I was thrown back by the color! LMAO I have never seen milk in a brownish color, I gave it a sip and it was good. Almond/vanilla flavor not bad at all, could I drink an entire glass probably not. But hey that's what this is all about giving products a try right?

The milk made my oatmeal so thick and creamy, I did not even have to add sugar or anything. It had just the right amount of sweetness to it. And let me be honest I can't STAND oatmeal, I only eat it for my baby girl. But now with this, I no longer look down at my bowl of oatmeal with sad eyes LOL

I also gave it a shot in a banana shake, it took a few more extra bananas than what I'm used too to get the shake just right. A little dark of course because of the almond milk, but just the right amount of sweetness and the added vanilla flavor was a plus in my book. Pintrest has some pretty good recipes too in different ways to use the Silk milk. I plan to make oatmeal cookies this weekend using the milk and I can't wait!

In the end this milk is a keeper in our family. Anything that makes oatmeal more enjoyable to me is a keeper!

Thanks BzzAgent so happy that I #GotItFree

Welcome

Howdy everyone!

Well I wanted to start a blog to have a place to be able to share my thoughts on products that I get to try for FREE! I bet you are wondering what is this some kind of a joke! But let me tell you some sites are legit. I'm currently an active member of BzzAgent, I absolutely love trying new things and writing reviews on them. What makes it even better is I get it for free yay. 

I just joined Influenster a few weeks ago and I have my first VoxBox coming my way. I can't wait to see what goodies I get in the box.

Obviously to get chosen you have to make the effort to do surveys and give you honest opinion on products. If you have the time to do that then why not give it a shot right?!?

I will leave the links to the two sites I'm part of if anyone else is interested. 

I have a BzzKit on the way along with a VoxBox so soon I will have some reviews up.

www.bzzagent.com

www.influenster.com