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The Saturday Review::Salba Smart *Updated*

[ 42 ] 01/09/2010 |

***Winners have been picked! Check the comments below to see if you’re one of the lucky girls :)***

Have you ever heard of Salba? I know that I hadn’t until a few weeks ago. Salba is an amazing little grain, when added to your everyday foods, can boost your intake of Omega-3s and so many more vitamins and minerals. I’ll just give you some information straight from their site!

Salba® is the richest whole food source of Omega 3 fatty acids and fiber found in nature. Every serving of Salba®provides over 2,400 mg of Omega 3s and over 4,500 mg of dietary fiber. Salba® has less than 0.5 net carbohydrates per serving. Gram for gram, Salba® has six times more calcium than whole milk, three times more iron than spinach and fifteen times more magnesium than broccoli. It is all-natural, has no trans-fat, is gluten free, has almost no carbohydrates and is certified Non-GMO (genetically modified organism).

Based on the nutritional value of Salba, Melissa and I were excited to receive gift packs of Salba products to try out. The packs included Salba Salsa, Salba Tortilla Chips, Salba Whole Seed, and Salba Ground Seed.

Both Melissa and I loved the Salba chips. They came in 100 calorie bags and were perfect for grabbing and snacking on the go. The blue Salba chips were excellent as well, and everyone in my family LOVED the salsa. I used it to make spanish rice, and it turned out great. The nice thing about the whole seed and ground Salba, is you can incorporate it into your cooking to really boost the nutritional value. Since Salba has a nice nutty flavor, I topped my yogurt with the whole seeds, sprinkled them in oatmeal, and even mixed them in with some stir fry green beans one night! VERY YUMMY! The ground Salba is easy to add to baked items, such as cookies (which I did at Christmas!) and casseroles. Salba also comes in oil form, and you can use it in place of olive for for cooking and sauteing.

WIN IT!

Two lucky readers will win a gift pack from Salba! Here’s how to enter:

  1. Tell us how you make everyday recipes a little healthier.
  2. Join the hood and friend someone! If you’re already a member of the hood, then friend 2 people!
  3. Follow the Sisterhood on twitter and tweet about this giveaway!

Giveaway will end on Wednesday, January 13th at midnight pacific time. Winners will be announced, on this post, the following day. At the time of publication, we’re not sure if this is available for international shipping. We will update this post as soon as we here back from the company!

The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans received Salba products to try out and review. We did not receive monetary considerations for our post, and our opinions are our own.

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About Christy: Thirty-six year-old wife and mom to BJ (8) and Mia (4). I'm the editor at the Sisterhood, a Feingold mom, I really love to run (really), read, cook amazing things, and photography is my fledging passion. My motivation is motivating other people to realize they can do this whole weight-loss and exercise thing. I'm living proof! View author profile.

  • http://www.runninginagirlsworld.wordpress.com/ Kirsten

    In order to make smoothies and milkshakes healthier I add wheat germ to them.

  • http://www.runninginagirlsworld.wordpress.com/ Kirsten

    In the 'hood!

  • http://www.runninginagirlsworld.wordpress.com/ Kirsten

    I tweeted!

  • Nancy

    I sneak veggies into as many things as possible.

  • Nancy

    If they accept, I friended Fran and Christie.

  • Nancy

    Already follow on Twitter.

  • Nancy

    Tweeted about the giveaway

  • BrookeF

    pasta is a big part of many of the meals i fix, so i've slowly been getting rid of my white pasta stash (thanks lose for good challenge!) and switching over to whole wheat pasta.

  • BrookeF

    sent a friends request to kirsten and cara

  • tiffanyzook

    I try to add fiber to a lot of things and extra veggies.

  • anng

    I make foods healthier by using low fat cheese, cooking with olive oil cooking spray, and whole wheat flour or grains.
    I have also started preparing meals with a lean protein, a whole grain carb and a small healthy fat! It's amazing what you can prepare for meals if you just give it a little PLANNING time!! So hard to implement, but so necessary to live healthy!!

  • anng

    I friended 2 gals over at the 'hood!!
    Wow!! We are getting a lot of members over there now!! YAY for the 'hood!!

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  • babyboy3

    I'm already a member. I send friend requests to Nancy and Krystin.

  • babyboy3

    We have also switched to whole grain pastas or we mix them. We have also switched to ww tortillas, low fat/light cheeses and multigrain or whole wheat bagels, english muffins, etc.

  • allysonlyon

    We use whole grain pasta. We only use ground turkey breast now instead of beef. I half the meat I use in ground meat recipes and at vegetable protein. Etc.

  • allysonlyon

    I follow the sisterhood and I have tweeted about the giveaway.

  • allysonlyon

    I'm a member over at the hood, and I am going right now to friend two people. I will not pass go and I will not collect two hundred dollars but I will friend 2 new people. :)

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  • http://www.babytealeaves.blogspot.com Christie O.

    not entering, but really interested in the stuff, i gotta try it! anything to make my food healthier!!

  • FiddlersBride

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    I am already a member of the sisterhood.
    I sent invites to Christie O. and to Brooke.

  • FiddlersBride

    sorry — I t typed this in the wrong spot and don't know how to delete it. I mean to enter the cookbook giveaway that is going on.

  • http://blackcatkitchen.wordpress.com/ Jessica

    I've been wanting to try this brand!

  • Erin P

    I pick recipes that are low in fat/calories to begin with and often times decrease the butter/oil the recipe calls for. I add wheat germ and flax to recipes and add extra veggies. I have never heard of salba, but really want to try the products.

  • http://www.anotherpriorfatgirl.blogspot.com/ Amanda, another priorfatgirl

    i try to add veggies to everything. also, i use whole-grain items whenever possible. great giveaway!

  • http://www.littleladybugthatcould.blogspot.com ladybugs714

    I use low fat versions of sour cream and yogurt when possible, also try to use whole grain products when available too!

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  • tirah

    I use greek yogurt instead of mayo. I also puree fruit and veggies into a lot of the things I cook since my hubby doesn't eat them.

  • tirah

    I added two friends :)

  • tirah

    tweet, tweet

  • http://www.twitter.com/jillyrh Jillyrh

    I had flaxseed meal to recipes that need a little nutty taste and it helps with fiber amount in meal.

  • http://www.twitter.com/jillyrh Jillyrh
  • http://www.twitter.com/jillyrh Jillyrh

    Send Friend requests to 2 people +

  • http://www.twitter.com/jillyrh Jillyrh

    I'm in the Hood

  • http://www.twitter.com/jillyrh Jillyrh

    Already follow on twitter @jillyrh

  • http://christy.shrinkingjeans.net Christy_TheSistherhood

    Winner!! I know I already have your address, so don't worry about sending it :)

  • http://christy.shrinkingjeans.net Christy_TheSistherhood

    Winner! Email your mailing info to me (christy@shrinkingjeans.net).

  • allysonlyon

    Oh hey awesome, I had forgotten that I entered this. :)

  • http://christy.shrinkingjeans.net Christy_TheSistherhood

    Winner!! I know I already have your address, so don't worry about sending it :)

  • http://christy.shrinkingjeans.net Christy_TheSistherhood

    Winner! Email your mailing info to me (christy@shrinkingjeans.net).

  • allysonlyon

    Oh hey awesome, I had forgotten that I entered this. :)