How to Create the Perfect In-home Celebration this Valentine's Day

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Valentine’s Day is often seen as THE day to prove to your significant other that you’re a master in the romantic department. But truth is—most of us aren’t. Instead of worrying about landing a reservation at the most sought after restaurant or choosing a cheesy gift, why not create the perfect in-home experience the two of you can enjoy!

This year woo your significant other by dimming the lights, opening a bottle of wine, and cooking a delicious meal for two! Oh, and don’t forget the chocolates ;)

Check out my tips below and some awesome products to ensure you have the perfect Valentine’s Day this year!

Allow Lutron’s Caseta Wireless to transform the lighting for your romantic night in. With just the press of a button your bright lights can be dimmed down to create an amazing mood lighting for the evening ahead.

Even create “scenes” or tell Amazon Alexa “turn off my lights” before you cuddle into bed! This is really great for creating the perfect romantic mood and starting your Valentine's day celebration off right!

Then, spoil the one you love with the new GODIVA collection Slices of Love! Inspired by French dessert recipes, these exclusive pieces have been crafted with passion and love - creating a delectable, romantic experience for everyone. 

The Valentine's Day Satin Embroidered Heart Chocolate Gift Box will also help you express your love this Valentine's Day with a heart-shaped box filled with milk, dark, and white chocolates.The packaging is the first hint at the decadence awaiting inside. The fabric heart box has a soft, plush top covered in red satin, and features delicate embroidery.

Your Valentine not a chocolate lover? Try dipping strawberries in noosa yoghurt’s strawberry & hibiscus flavor. This makes for the perfect sweet treat to kick start your Valentine’s Day with your loved one!

This new flavor is a tropical twist on a classic yoghurt flavor. Plump ripe strawberries are gently muddled then infused with real hibiscus flowers for an exotic, aromatic treat. This all rests below a thick blanket of rich, creamy and slightly tart plain yoghurt, awaiting your discovery.

Have fun pampering your Valentine this Valentine's Day with these great in-home celebration ideas!

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Give the Gift of Healthy Snacks with @Chobani Kids and Tots Yogurt

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With so many unhealthy snacks during the holiday season, it is always nice to offer my kids something they love AND something that is healthy!

This holiday seaon that healthy snack that my kids beg for is Chobani! Their Kids and Tots Pouches and Tubes are a perfect snack to eat on the go during car rides or as a healthy snack during the holiday season!

Chobani Kids and Tots offer nutritious and delicious options for lunch and snack time, plus parents can feel good knowing they’re made with only natural, non-GMO ingredients and 25% less sugar than the leading kids’ yogurt. Plus, with Disney and Justice League packaging, and delicious new flavors like Strawberry Banana, they’re fun for kids too!

If you are looking for a healthy snack during the holiday season, grab a box of Chobani kids and Tots yogurt! Their flavors and fun characters on the packaging are sure to impress your children and have them begging for more (like my children do!). 

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You can purchase Kids + Tots products at your local retailer and online.

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Want To Give Healthy Snacks To Your Children This School Year? Give them Chobani Kids & Tots! #Giveaway

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As I have mentioned many times, I will be the first one to admit that it isn't always easy to feed my children healthy foods, especially when it comes to Back to School time and having to pack a lunch every day for my son. I have to consciously make an effort to pack nutritious and healthy foods that will fuel my children's bodies and keep them healthy!

This school year, Chobani is helping me out with snack time with their Kids and Tots Pouches and Tubes – a perfect snack to eat on the go or throw in the lunch box for my son for snack time!

Chobani Kids and Tots offer nutritious and delicious options for lunch and snack time, plus parents can feel good knowing they’re made with only natural, non-GMO ingredients and 25% less sugar than the leading kids’ yogurt. Plus, with Disney and Justice League packaging, and delicious new flavors like Strawberry Banana, they’re fun for kids too!

My kids absolutely LOVE the fun packaging and they literally beg to have these Chobani Kids & Tots Greek Yogurt pouches and tubes every day!

And I don't argue about giving it to them because Chobani Kids® has 25% less sugar than the leading kids’ yogurt and is a good source of protein, with 2X more protein compared to the leading kids’ yogurt! Plus, I throw them in the freezer to make a tasty frozen yogurt treat!

My children love to eat them here, there, everywhere - even in our new playground fort on a beautiful almost Fall day! I love that they don't need a spoon, bowl or even a napkin! They eat it neatly and it is portable for wherever they want to eat their snack!

My youngest son really loves the Chobani Tots, especially because of the cute Pooh and other character packaging!

I love them because they contain 8 grams of protein and 12mg of Omega-3 DHA and are made with real fruits and vegetables! I only want what it is best for his little body!

These Chobani Kids & Tots Yogurts make my kids smile and they make me smile giving it to them because they are only natural, non-GMO ingredients and have ZERO added or artificial colors or flavors. Never should those be going into my child's body!

So if you want happy, healthy little children in your house this school year, try giving your child the Chobani Kids + Tots products! They are so easy to take anywhere and everywhere and they are healthy and full of nutrients to keep those little bodies and brains going this school year!

Buy It:

You can purchase Kids + Tots products at your local retailer and online.

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Chobani is generously offering (1) VIP package of Kids + Tots products to a lucky winner!

Enter here for a chance to win:

(1) Chobani VIP package including 
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* Thank you to Chobani for their product for review! Disclosure - This product was given for review for my honest opinion. No other compensation was given.*

Bringing in Fall with New Flavors from noosa yoghurt!

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It has been low 60's around here in Minnesota lately which makes me really think about the upcoming Fall season. And with school starting for my son next week, Fall really feels nearby!

When I think of Fall, I think of cooler weather, Thanksgiving, cranberries, and pumpkins.

noosa yoghurt is thinking the same thing as me because they recently introduced cranberry apple and pumpkin in honor of Fall!

These new flavors are available in 4 ounce 4 packs, making them a perfect nutritious, easy, and delicious back to school snack!

Kids and parents alike will love that noosa is made with wholesome ingredients: all-natural whole milk from happy cows, fresh fruit purees made using the ripest, juiciest fruits on the market, and a touch of clover alfalfa honey.

Pumpkin noosa, originally released as a limited-time offering, proved so popular that is now available all year-round beginning this summer!

This special Noosa Pumpkin yoghurt is a “hats off” to this beaut of a traditional dessert. Natural pumpkin puree, warm, rich spices, and their famously thick and velvety yoghurt—it’s a sweet, spicy holiday shindig for your tastebuds.

This yoghurt is so creamy and rich - I can't get enough!

The all-new Cranberry Apple, inspired by festive holiday flavors, is the perfect combination of sweet and tart.

I love the flavor and the mixture between tart and sweet! It has quickly become one of my newest favorite flavor!

If you love creamy, sweet yogurt, then I HIGHLY recommend noosa yoghurt! It feels like I am indulging every time and with every spoonful!

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You can purchase noosa yoghurt for $4.99 from your local retail store. 

* Thank you to noosa for their product for review! Disclosure - This product was given for review for my honest opinion. No other compensation was given.*

Kabrita Goat Milk Yogurt & Fruit

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Does your child suffer from cow milk intolerance? Or do you just try to steer away from cow's milk for personal reasons?

Toddlers with a cow milk intolerance have trouble digesting milk and exhibits symptoms such as congestion, abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea and rashes. By giving your toddler products with goat milk, such as Kabrita, it may reduce the intolerance symptoms due to the unique properties of goat milk, keeping your toddler at ease when digesting. You don't have to give up on eating yogurt and your children don't either!!!

What makes Kabrita better for toddlers who suffer from cow milk intolerance?

Goat milk shares many properties with human milk which includes smaller fat globules and gentle proteins that are easy on little tummies making it easier to digest. Enriched with great-tasting non-GMO formulas and yogurts, each product contains no added salt, preservatives or artificial flavors, and provides a special blend of vitamins and minerals.

Founders and moms themselves, Dr. Kate Morrison, N.D. and Carolyn Ansley developed Kabrita out of necessity when it was impossible to find goat milk based products on the market to cater to each of their child’s own needs.

They offer two great products: Goat Milk Toddler Formula and Goat Milk Yogurt and Fruit!

My children got to try out the Goat Milk Yogurt and Fruit in the Mixed Berry and Mango Peach varieties and they LOVE IT!

It is a naturally easy to digest goat milk, non-GMO snack created especially for your toddler.

They are available in three delicious toddler-approved flavors: Mixed Berry, Banana & Natural Vanilla Bean, and Mango Peach. My children LOVED the taste, texture and easy to eat from pouches. They ask for Kabrita every day and I am happy to give it to them because it is non-GMO and easy to digest!

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You can purchase the Kabrita Goat Milk Yogurt & Fruit for $13.99/6 pack at Whole Foods

* Thank you to Kabrita for their product for review! Disclosure - This product was given for review for my honest opinion. No other compensation was given.*

Check out the NEW Elli Quark!

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One of the staples in my fridge at all time is yogurt because I eat it as a great, nutritious snack every day! It is great after a workout, to tide me over between meals, and it gives me a great source of protein!

This week I tried something new for my snack. It is a new product on the market: Elli Quark, A FRESH CHEESE similar to Greek yogurt without the sour bite & better protein-to-carb ratio with high protein, no added sugars, & no artificial sweeteners!

I will be honest...I was a bit nervous to try this because it is a "cheese" but now I am seriously now a BIG FAN!

There were so many great flavors but my favorite were the fruit flavors, like Cherry and Strawberry! They were so fresh and flavorful!

Besides the great taste, I also really love that Elli Quark is All Natural and Made with Non-GMO Ingredients!

It is also: 

- Made with Milk from Cows not Treated with rBST

- No Added Sugars, No Artificial Sweeteners

- No Preservatives

- Gluten Free

- OU Kosher Certified

- Vegetarian Friendly: Made without Gelatin

- Safe for People with Corn, Nut & Soy Allergies

Check out all these flavors:  

Plain, Strawberry, Blueberry, Peach, Lemon, Pineapple, Cherry, Vanilla Bean, Red Velvet, Bananas Foster, Mint Chocolate, Sea Salt Caramel

I really recommend Elli Quark for all Greek Yogurt lovers like me! The flavors are really tasty, the yogurt is really smooth and made without all the icky stuff and it can be delivered right to your door!

Buy It: 

You can purchase Elli Quark in all 12 flavors and have it delivered fresh to their door (EQ is the very first dairy brand to launch an online store with direct delivery!) from the Elli Quark online store.

* Thank you to Elli Quark for their product for review! Disclosure - This product was given for review for my honest opinion. No other compensation was given.*