Giveaway! Tommee Tippee Breast Pump!!

Do you or someone you know need a breast pump?

Well I'm giving away a Tommee Tippee Breast Pump System

I got it from a post that a I wrote but since I don't see myself using it in the next few years, I'm offering it to one of you lovely Mommypants readers!

Check out the kit here at

http://www.tommeetippee.us/ctn/522664.html

The Kit includes:

1 manual  breast pump

1 spare valve

1 5oz feeding bottle with slow flow nipple and protection lid

2 protection pods (put them on top of the bottle to store milk)

 6 breast pads

1 steri-box, (to sterilize equipment) that doubles as a carry case!

The whole system retails for $46.99 at Babies R Us!

Its BPA free so you can be sure you're little one is safe!

To Enter

1. Just leave a comment with you're name and email address (unless your address is already attached to you're icon)

I'll pick a winner on November 1st 2011. 

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Hill's Healthy Mobility Challenge!

This post brought to you by Hills Pet Nutrition. All opinions are 100% mine.

Do you have a beloved old dog in your life who is feeling stiff lately? Wouldn't you love to see him feeling a bit better, and closer to his usual self?

Then I call your attention to the Hill's Healthy Mobility Challenge. You're chance to be one of 30 people who will win a years worth of Free Pet food! Now that's a good deal!

Visit the Hills Healthy Mobility Challenge website 

All you have to do is register and you'll automatically be entered to win a year's worth of Free Pet food.  And you'll get $30 in coupon offers for Hill's Products! There is no purchase necessary to win so its worth registering! Hills' has some great dog foods so they're worth giving a try, especially with the deals that the coupons are offering!

While you're there check out Hill's Pet Nutrition and find out about Hill's Pet foods and why they're a great choice for your animals.

Check out the video gallery on the contest page to see stories of how Hill's has helped other pets get their mobility back! Then after you've tried Hill's pet food visit the site and upload a video of how you're dog has improved! You'll feel great knowing that other owners have had great results with their pets!

So head over and grab those $30 in Hill's Healthy Mobility Coupon offers, and let your dog give them a try!

For more information about Hill's Pet Food check them out  on Hill's Pet Nutrition on Facebook

Good Morning face care!

When I wake up in the morning I need something refreshing.

I wash my face and then use toner, the new "Jason C-Effects Pure Natural toner" is a great way to start to day. Smelling like fresh oranges, and cleaning out pores, its skin care and a wake up call packed in one.

The Jason Line actually comes highly recommended to me, I was told about it about two years ago by a esthetician at a spa that I went to. The esthetician told me that I needed more then just soap and water to clean my face.  That my face needed more balance then just soap could provide. She told me that the Jason line was a great line, and that the Vitamin C was really good for problem skin, and getting rid of excess skin cells.

I've also recently learned (thanks to my informational sheet from Jason) that Esther-C (which is in the Jason Toner) is an antioxidant that stimulates collegen production!! (less wrinkles)

I'll be honest I hadn't really ever tried it, even though she had told me that the line was inexpensive, I had figured how inexpensive could a line recommended by an esthetician at a high end spa really be?

When I was sent the Jason Toner I was excited to give it a try, the same esthetician had told me that toner was pretty much the most important thing (next to cleanser and moisturizer) that we put on our faces. Toner really helps to balance the PH of our faces, helping our faces not react to changes in heat, weather, hormones ect.

I tried it and hey, I like it!

First I love that its a spray toner, I feel like much less toner gets wasted when its designed this way,

Next, I love how it feels and smells so early in the morning.

Price you're all wondering? Just $9.95 for 6oz! That's a lot of toner, and as I said with a spray top you waste MUCH less toner then with one where you pour it out.

To try Jason C-Effects Pure Natural Super-C Toner for yourself, check out the Jason website at
www.jason-natural.com

I received a free bottle of Jason C-Effects Toner for this Review. All opinions are 100% mine. I did not receive any cash payment for this review.

A secret to smooth legs

Shaving.... its not just a task its a battle. 

If you're like me, then shaving you're legs can sometimes end up looking more like a fight with a pissed off cat. Blood... that NEVER stops coming.

A secret I picked up in high school was to use hair conditioner for my legs. Well that was in the days when my hair conditioner cost $99 now that I care a bit more about ingredients I'm not about lather my legs up with the stuff.

So I have gone the last ....mumblemumble..... years accepting that I am most likely going to cut my legs when I shave.

That was till I was introduced to Aubry Organics 'Creme de la Shave" now it may sound (and smell) like a fancy pastry that you pick up on you're way out of Grand Central Station, but this conditioner-like shave cream that you can put on in the shower and then shave away for smooth legs!

 The thing about using this cream is that it makes you're legs smooth so the razor can glide on them, rather then just shaving with soap and water, which doesn't seem to work as well (for me anyways!) Also, its moisturizing! If you're going to show off those legs,  have them in the best shape possible!

I love that the cream is organic, I try to use organic products in all areas of my life so I'm always on the look out for good organic body products.

Another great factor about the cream? Its only $5.49  at health food stores nationwide. Much better on the wallet then using my conditioner! 

It comes in three scents

Toasted Almond (I got this one and I love it!)

Orange Cream

Raspberry Honey

You can call 1-800-237-4270 or visit the Aubery Organics website at 

www.aubrey-organics.com to get more information!

 I received a free tube of Aubrey Organics Creme de la shave for this review, all opinions are 100% mine. I did not receive any cash payment for this review.

300 Best Rice Cooker Recipes!

Do you have a rice cooker?

Do you want an excuse to buy a rice cooker?

Okay besides just a sweet gadget for purchase, a rice cooker is a go to for healthy meals. Someone even told my sister recently "You don't have a rice cooker? You can't be a vegetarian without a rice cooker!"

Now personally I've always been more of a pasta person, as someone who has always had a stomach for Italian cuisine, I've made lots and lots of risotto which is rice,  I haven't really ventured to far into the world of other rices. Don't get me wrong, I'll serve it up as a side with fish, or inside a burrito. I'm a major lover of Zatarains, but as for cooking up a meal with rice as the main dish? I've never quite made it that far.

So when I got 300 Best Rice Cooker Recipes  by Katie Chin I couldn't wait to dive in... with my fork.

The book starts out with information about rice, the different types of rice (and man there are TONS!), types of grains, and types of legumes (did you know you could cook all that in a rice cooker?) It also goes into rice cookers and helps consumers to decide which one is best for them!

Now recipes because I know that's what you've all been waiting for!  First off I'll tell you about the sushi recipes, hoo-rah, we were excited to see those, personally I'm not one for sushi but my daughter's father LOVES it, so I'm glad that I can finally give a hand at it, and maybe I'll be more likely to give it a try if I make it myself!

I was really happy to see some breakfast recipes in there, I like being able to leave something overnight and then eat it in the morning, the "Honey Apple Brown Rice Porridge" made with almond milk sounds like a wholesome vegan breakfast that even meat and dairy eaters can enjoy! (Living in California we know LOTS of vegans)

As for Appetizers I'm into the "Thai Shrimp Cakes with Mango Coconut Sauce", seasoned with lemongrass and ginger, made with jasmine rice I could see myself ordering this off a menu at a Thai Restaurant, but instead I'll just make it at home and have LOTS of leftovers!

After my own heart a soup recipe made with farro! Yum! "Farro Minestrone" is on my list of have to eats this winter!

I could go on and on with fabulous recipes from this book (remember there are 300 of them in here) but instead I'll leave you with this final dessert recipe "Coconut Red Rice Pudding" coconut milk, brown sugar, pistachios.... 

So if you're like me and find yourself forever short of creative recipes! Give this book a read, it retails for $24.95 in the US!

I received a free copy of "300 Best Rice Cooker Recipes" for this review. All opinions are my own. I did not receive any cash payment for this review. 

Oh Goody... look whats come out!

Have you ever gone to brush your hair in the morning and dreaded the feeling of the hard teeth on you're tender head? What about trying to brush you're daughter's hair and she finds it just painful?

You know my grandfather always told me
"You have to suffer to be beautiful"

And alas so has the rest of my family; so I have always dealt with knots, eyebrow waxes, mean looking brushes and the rest....

But brushes.... NO MORE!

From makers of Ouchless elastics (a favorite around here)

Comes  Goody Ouchless Brushes!!

At first I thought 'cool a brush'

Then I used it! Tender headed fear no more, the brush feels like a scalp massage. 

 The bristles,  are flexible so they adjust to your scalp,  they have rounded tips so they don't poke you while you're doing it. 

The brushes are available at Wal-mart and range from $6.49-$8.29 

While you're there grab yourself some other Goody accessories in Primrose Hill Line, they're adorable and I love the fluttery flowers that are attached to clips that can actually hold you're hair back, rather then just looking pretty! I also really like the headbands that I've been using almost every day for my massage classes since I got them. Its nice to have you're hair held back and still have it look nice. 

I have also rediscovered my love for hair clips, oh the joy of my hair being out of my face!

The line has a bunch of hair accessories that range in price from $2.19 to  $6.99  

And yes there are Ouchless elastics in the line, the colors are beautiful... I love them on dark hair

I received a free set of Goody products for this review, all opinions are  100% mine. I did not receive any cash payments for this review.

Neilsen-Massey Vanilla Powder

I'm always excited when I get the option to review a new food product; but when its from a company like Neilsen-Massey, known for the quality of their vanillas and other extracts, I have to admit my heart started to flutter a bit when I heard I was going to get a chance to try their Madagascar Bourban Pure Vanilla Powder.

The Madagascare Bourbon Pure Vanilla Powder is alcohol free, and it makes a great addition to any baked good. 

I was so impressed by the smell when I opened the container, that I couldn't help but give myself a little pinch to try. WOW talk about vanilla flavor! 

Since then, the powder has gone in just about everything I've made, it started with my daughter's oatmeal in the morning, wanting to give her a change from the usual maple-raisin-almond I usually make her. I added a teaspoon of the vanilla powder to oats, milk, almonds, craisins and a pinch of salt.  Annabella really enjoyed having something different for breakfast (okay maybe not too different from the normal, but I gotta try to get all the food groups in!)

The next obvious step was... my coffee of course! This took my usual morning coffee, and made it different. I have always loved french vanilla coffee, but I don't like to have to buy two different kinds of beans just because I want to change it up. I stirred a bit of the Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Powder into my mug and had a Vanilla coffee!!

So while drinking my morning coffee, I read through the recipes that the good folks over at Neilsen-Massey provided me (and you) with. 

Of course at this point I wanted to see what this vanilla could do with some baking; after a search through the pantry, I found all the ingredients needed to make the Crisp Vanilla Butter Cookies! While they are easy to make, I did have to wait a couple hours for the dough to chill in the fridge, but worth it. I really liked how the recipe made a large batch of dough. Half of it is still in my freezer, waiting for me to need another sugar fix.

Now I had the vanilla coffee and the vanilla cookies, what else could a girl ask for?

Don't worry I didn't forget the recipe for you!

I can't wait to try out this recipe for Vanilla Apple Pudding

Give the Neilsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Powder a chance, its a simple and easy way to put new life into you're dishes, or create new ones!

I received a free sample of Neilsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Powder for this review, all opinions are my own, I did not receive any cash for this review. All opinions are 100% mine, recipes courtesy of Neilsen-Massey Vanilla