I was asked to review the new book from Special K. It is called “The Special K Challenge and Beyond.” I was a little leary because I had seen all the ads for the Special K challenge. I’m not the kind of girl who can eat two meals a day and snacks of a product [...]
By show of hands, who loves breakfast? (Come on, raise those hands high!) Better yet, who loves waffles? Yeah, I thought so. Me too. In fact, I love waffles way more than I should, so I don’t eat them often. However, when I was contacted by Kellogg’s to give their new Eggo FiberPlus Waffles a [...]
Ok, I have something to confess. Yes, I know it’s not Tuesday, but bear with me. I love chips. There, I said it. I like to dip them. I like them with sandwiches. I like them plain. I just like them, end of story. Given my love of chips, I was very excited when I [...]
I’m going to be honest, folks. I get up in just enough time to get showered, dressed, and to work. Sitting down to breakfast is not an option. I need something that is healthy, quick, and simple. I was recently given a chance to try the two new varieties of Kellogg’s® Special K® bars. When [...]
Pupus. Starters. Whatever you call them…I just love appetizers. I’m one of those people who will happily go to a restaurant and make a meal out of appetizers only. The problem is, so many restaurants appetizers are a big, hot, fattening mess (Hello cheese sticks. And calamari. And nachos.) Same goes for appetizers at home. [...]
++This Giveaway is now closed++ The winners are: Ellen B. (@elliebunny24) Lainie Painie at Healthy Schmealthy Still Mary! Email your snail mail address to christieo at shrinkingjeans.net! * * * Why did the chicken cross the road? TO ESCAPE FROM MY MICROWAVE OF COURSE! I have become co-dependent on a very, very convenient chicken [...]
Winner winner! Carrie Symes, please send your address to lisa@shrinkingjeans.net so that we can get this cookbook mailed out to you. Thanks and congrats! How many of you follow Weight Watchers? Officially? Unofficially? Not at all? I know there was some hoopla when Weight Watchers changed over to their Points Plus system, especially when all [...]
*Updated! The lucky owner of the energize your morning kit is in the comments! Sweet or savory? I always go sweet, especially at breakfast time. Yes, I have a weakness for all things pastry and cake. Doughnuts, muffins, danish? Yum. But, unfortunately, most baked goods aren’t the healthiest way to start your day. And diet [...]
Winner winner! DebraCC, you are the lucky winner of this cookbook. Please email your address to lisa@shrinkingjeans.net- congrats!!!! One of my favorite cookbook publishers is has come out with a new cookbook – the Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet Cookbook. I love opening a new cookbook, perusing the recipes and planning out my menu [...]
We’d like to thank Mary from Musings of the Sixties for being our Shrinking Guest Contributor and giving us her opinion on Weight Watchers new PointsPlus™ program! If you’ve never tried Weight Watchers, now is the perfect time, and if you’re a Weight Watchers veteran, this new program might have some growing pains, but we [...]
Winner winners! John, Meredith, and Tracy- you are the lucky winners of this giveaway. Please email your mailing addresses to lisa@shrinkingjeans.net as soon as possible. Thanks and congrats! I am a V8 convert. First with the V8 V-Fusion + teas and now with the V8 Low Sodium Spicy Hot Vegetable Juice. We did a review [...]
Winner winner- random.org chose Carla as our winner. Carla, please forward your address to lisa@shrinkingjeans. Thanks and congrats! Ever heard of Taste of Home, the #1 cooking magazine in the world?! I absolutely love and adore ALL things published by Taste of Home, whether it comes from their website, their cooking magazines or their cookbooks. Today, [...]
Whose is it??? Hmmmmm…. Well, it has something to do with Butternut Squash and a stew and if you’re recognizing it already, then it’s probably you, DEBRA! So thank you for sending it in!! First off, this month’s project is to try at least one recipe a week from our Taste of the Sisterhood feature, [...]
How do you round out the perfect hangover brunch? With a perfect Bloody Mary of course! Because: I am reviewing the delicious array of V8 juices this week and decided that a V8 cocktail would be a great way to tie the two in and… And because I’ve never even had a bloody mary before and… [...]
**This giveaway is now closed! The winner is NANCY!! Congratulations girlie! Send us your snail mail at support@shrinkingjeans.net! ** I’ve enjoyed trying these so much that I have nicknamed them the V8 FUSION OF JOY! Today we’re reviewing V8 Fusion at the Sisterhood and I love them. I’ve already said that. But sometimes things I [...]
