The Secret to Willpower With Kellogg's Special K - #Giveaway

What fills YOU up?  Besides food, of course.  What in life fills you up?  For me, it's my husband, my kids, my extended family, my friends, my hobbies, and my work. 

Check out this You Tube video and see what these Toronto women had to say about What Fills Them Up

Tis the season of indulging.  Between all the festivities for Thanksgiving, Halloween, Christmas and New Year's, it is hard to keep that willpower going.  This is the time of year when we are surrounded by all sorts of goodies that fill us up.

Recently we received a Special K Willpower Kit from Kellogg's which included products to try as well as some interesting and useful information about protein.  I know that I don't eat enough protein in the morning to truly satisfy my hunger and provide me with that boost that we all need from protein.  I am sure that is why I am usually starving by lunch!

Lucky for the "me's" out there, Kellogg's has introduced NEW Special K Protein Cereal with 10 grams of protein and 9 grams of fibre to help satisfy that need for protein.  I love mixing cereal and yogurt, and adding in the Special K cereal to my morning yogurt snack is an easy no-brainer for me.

Guess what?  The nice folks at Kellogg's are giving my lucky readers a chance to WIN a Special K Willpower Kit, valued at $35!!  Enter via the Rafflecopter below.

NOTE: One winner, open to Canada only. Winner will be drawn at random via Rafflecopter.  Winner will be notified by email and will have 48 hours to respond.  Failure to respond within 48 hours will result in a new winner being drawn.  Prize supplied by Kellogg's.

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New From Kellogg's Canada! (and Giveaway!)

Recently we received samples of the new products that Kellogg's has introduced:

Special K Popcorn Chips
These new popcorn chips are lightly seasoned and will satisfy any movie-theatre popcorn cravings you may have.  With only 80 calories for 20 chips, the chips will help you stay on track.  The chips come in two flavours, Butter and Sweet & Salty.

All-Bran Blueberry Brown Sugar Flavour Cereal Bars
These 30g / 130 calorie bars contain blueberry-infused cranberries and brown sugar.  They are a high source of fibre, contain natural wheat bran fibre, are trans fat free and low in saturated fat!

Vector Protein Chewy Bars
The new Vector Protein Chewy Bars are a tasty combination of nuts and chocolate.  They are available in two flavours - Peanut and Mixed Nut - and have 11g of protein and 5g if fibre per bar!

VERDICT:
The Vector bars have already made their way into my secret snack stash at work.  I like these bars better than most that I have tried - and they make a perfect 3 pm snack for me.  The popcorn chips disappeared into the "man cave"...I may never get to taste them!  I'm looking forward to the cereal bars - but am saving them for one of those sure-to-happen hectic mornings when Mama doesn't get a bite to eat before getting the kids out the door to school and daycare on time.

Guess what?!  You have a chance to WIN free product coupons (FPC's) for full-sized boxes of EACH of the new products!  Enter via the Rafflecopter below!





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Kellogg's Canada - New Product Giveaway!

This week we received samples from Kellogg's of their newly launched products.  I'm a bit of a granola bar junkie, so I am super excited about my new work snacks - the Nutri-Grain Soft Bakes and the Special K Granola Bars.  I have tried the Dark Chocolate Granola Bars before and I really like them.  I am excited for the peanut butter granola bars. My hubby is happy to see the new cracker chips (he's a big chip guy) - and is especially excited to try the Zesty Southwest flavour of the Special K Cracker Chips.  And the cereal is always a great snack for the kids - they both like to eat dry cereal as a snack and we love having variety for them - I think they will enjoy both the Raspberry flavoured Mini-Wheats Centres and the All-Bran Cranberries & Clusters (I'm thinking there my be a muffin recipe with the latter...)

I am happy to let you know that YOU also have a chance to WIN free product coupons (FPCs) for each of these products!  This is a $30 value in free products!!  

Here is the list of coupons that one lucky winner will receive:

1 free Box of Nutri-Grain Soft Bakes

1 free Box of All-Bran Cranberries & Clusters

1 free box of Special K Granola Bars

1 free box of Special K Cracker Chips

1 free box of Mini-Wheats Centres - Raspberry Flavour

1 free box of Kashi Blueberry Oat Clusters & Flakes



This contest is open to CANADIANS ONLY.  Please enter via the Rafflecopter below.  Once selected, the winner will be contacted via email and will have 48 hours to respond.  If there is no response after 48 hours a new winner will be drawn.  Thank you for stopping by, and GOOD LUCK!

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Resolve to Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle with Special K

The season of indulgence is behind us now.  Now we are back to reality, the grind, and our annual "fresh start".  How many resolutions did you make this year?  I made a few, you can check them out here.  

One thing that I am hoping to do this year is get back into running.  I was never a superstar runner, but I always enjoyed running.  It was great "me" time, something every Mother could use more of :-)

How are you doing with your resolutions?  Me? I'm doing alright!  I've started back to the gym a few times a week.  I'm a fair-weather runner, so running in the winter is not my thing.  But I am perfectly happy on a cardio machine, building my endurance up for running outside.  Hopefully I will get there, but in the meantime, I am happy to be more active!

There are tonnes of resources out there to help you with your resolutions - whether they be to lose weight, eat better, or like me, get more active.  One that I've been checking out is My Special K.  It's an online resource that anyone to use to help track our goals and feel good about ourselves.  You can start your own My Special K Plan at www.myspecialk.ca - head on over to check it out and make your own plan too!

Thank you Kellogg's for providing me with some new exercise gear and fuel to help me with my goals!

New From Kellogg's!

I love being a Kellogger!  This week we got the opportunity to try some of the new products that Kellogg's has just released - maybe you have seen them at your local retailer?  I was able to pick up the new Special K Flatbread Morning Sandwiches (Egg with Vegetables and Pepper Jack Cheese) and the Special K Morning Shakes (Vanilla).  I am super excited for us to try the new Eggo Mini Waffles, but my retailer was all sold out (at 7:30 this morning!).  Those must be a hot commodity :-)

My morning was another morning on the go - we've had a house full of sickies this past week, which has resulted in a bunch of sleepless nights and early mornings.  This morning was no exception (which is why I was grocery shopping so early...we were all up, so might as well get it done!).  I didn't have a big window of time between grocery shopping and when we needed to be at the rink for our oldest's hockey game and Christmas party - and when I got home, the baby was napping...so I had a few minutes of "me" time to grab a bite to eat before we met my hubby and our oldest at the game.  Perfect time for the Special K Flatbread Morning Sandwich.  It took me all of 1 minute and 15 seconds to prepare my breakfast...and I was able to enjoy it in peace :-)  It was a tasty treat!  Perfect for an on-the-go morning like today.  I can see these being consumed on hockey mornings when departure time for the rink is 5:30 am...a quick (quiet) way to have breakie before the game.

Would you grab a flatbread sandwich on your on-the-go mornings?  Which flavour would you choose?  Egg, Ham & Pepper Jack Cheese, Egg & Sausage, or the flavour I tried, Egg with Vegetable & Pepper Jack Cheese?