Yoplait® Thick & Creamy Review and Giveaway!

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Congratulations go out to:


Nicole and Holly S!

I will be contacting you via email to claim your prize, and give you 72 hours to respond.

Yoplait® to the rescue!

Yoplait® is the only leading yogurt with vitamin D in every cup!

The video above, regarding the alarming number of children deficient in Vitamin D was released yesterday, August 3, 2009

A Vitamin D insufficiency can have a significant impact on the health of our children. Fortified foods, supplements, and increased exposure to sunlight are the only ways to ensure your child maintains a proper vitamin D level.

My son had a kidney disease from 13 months until he was almost 12 years old, when he received his kidney transplant. We know, all too well, the adverse health issues that a Vitamin D insufficiency can bring.

Koby had rickets as a result of Fanconi's Syndrome (the kidney disease) and the lack of Vitamin D. Since he was also lactose intolerant, his doctor recommended Yoplait® to increase his levels. It definitely worked!

Needless to say, I have always been a huge fan of Yoplait® yogurts, so I was so excited when given this opportunity to review Yoplait's Thick & Creamy® yogurts.

Yoplait® and My Blog Spark™ have teamed together to provide two of my blog friends with the stationary gift basket below, including a free Thick & Creamy Yogurt to pleasure your taste buds.

I sampled the Strawberry Banana flavor and fell in love with the Thick & Creamy texture. I would describe it as a thick custard texture that literally melts in your mouth.

Yoplait® has always hit the mark when it comes to flavor, and the Strawberry Banana was, without a doubt, the best representation of Strawberries and Bananas blended happily together I have ever tasted! This flavor is definitely a perfect union, and I doubt these guys will be parting ways as long as Yoplait® is around. ;o)

Check out these awesome flavors:

Blackberry Harvest

Strawberry Banana

Key Lime Pie

Vanilla

Peaches 'N Cream

Royal Raspberry

Strawberry

Of course, with four boys, I just had to get more than one. lol I purchased four of each flavor (yes, that's 28, and the boys and I had a tasting party.

Taste Testing Party

I opened one of each container and put a spoonful of each of the seven flavors on their plates. Being a scientific nerd, I wanted a blind study to figure out which flavored they each liked the best.

Here are their results:

17 year old = Key Lime Pie

14 year old = Blackberry Harvest

7 year old twin = Peaches 'N Cream

other 7 year old twin = Blackberry Harvest, Key Lime Pie, Strawberry Banana, Peaches 'N Cream, Royal Raspberry, Vanilla, & Strawberry

LOL Leave it to Alex! He is the twin with autism, so he wanted to mix them all together and say he loved them all!

Now, for the writing part of the exam

I filled 4" in diameter pancake molds with their favorite flavor (yes, Alex had a little of each in his mold), smoothed the top, and let them sit for a minute or two.

I gave the older boys a toothpick, and gave the twins a small cookie cutter of their choice. The impressions held wonderfully and here are their results:

17 year old wrote "My mom is WEIRD!"

14 year old wrote "Don't play with your food!"

7 year old twin made a tractor and poked holes in front of it to resemble a pile of rocks.

Alex made a . . . well . . . um, ok . . . in his words "Squishy, gooey fingers surprise!" No explanation necessary, right Moms?

The Final Test

I transferred all their creations into the freezer. Yes, Alex's masterpiece was a bit difficult to freeze being that it was coating each of his fingers. But being the creative mom that I am, I gave him a silicone scraper, and helped him scrap his 'hands on' art back into the pancake mold.

Thank God, we all washed our hands before participating in this study!

The frozen treats were absolutely FAB, and a great way to get those healthy vitamins in the kids without a great deal of calories.

Galison New York Stationary

Pinwheel Floral Collection

I have received this same gift basket, and I am so incredibly impressed with the quality of this stationary. I know it is the 21st century, but I still love to write hand-written letters to include those personal touches that emails simply cannot provide. Yes, I am a sentimental sap!

Gift basket includes:

Pinwheel Floral Flip Top Note Cards

12 trifold notecards measure 5 x 9-1/2" open, 3-1/2 x 5" folded 13 color-coordinated envelopes Sturdy reusable box

Pinwheel Floral Stationery Set

20 sheets measuring 6-2/3 x 9" 10 sheets each of 2 complementary designs 21 color-matched envelopes with decorative interior Portfolio with elastic closure

Pinwheel Floral Sticky Notes

8 decorated sticky pads in three sizes Each pad contains 60 stickies Durable 5-3/8 x 7-1/4 x 3/8" wallet portfolio

A Coupon for a FREE Yoplait Thick & Creamy Yogurt

and One incredibly cute pink and white clicky pen sporting the Yoplait Logo

Over a $34 value

To Enter the Giveaway:

Comment below answering one of the following:

• which flavor you would like to try
• Creative ways to sneak healthy vitamins/minerals into your child's diet
  

• how you would utilize the stationary set provided
• clever ideas for all these sticky notes
• or simply how you like to write beyond your blog

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This giveaway ends at midnight August 11, 2009. I will be selecting the two winners using a random number generator.

Good luck!