There were 115 comments and the wonderful Mr. Random (random.org) chose comment #53 as the winner.

Comment #53 belonged to…

Christel, of www.healingappetite.com

Christel’s comment:

Following @RawJuiceGirl on twitter 

I’ll email the company and let them know you won and you should receive your coupon code soon.

Congratulations, Christel!

Enjoy your shopping spree!!!

And another huge thank you to Sunlight Blvd for sponsoring this giveaway!

I was super excited that the folks at Sunlight Blvd contacted with with a gracious offer for you: a $40 gift certificate!!!

Disclaimer: Sunlight Blvd offered to give away a $40 gift certificate to one of my readers. They did not pay me to host this contest. And I didn’t receive any products, gift certificate, or a coupon code for myself.

The folks at Sunlight Blvd offer a variety of awesome products and have several shopping categories, including:

• House
• Kitchen
• Water Filters
• Cleaning
• Air Filters
• Body Care
• Pregnancy & Child Birth
• Baby & Kids
• Organic Hemp Cloth Diapers
• Feminine Care
• ReUseIt
• Organic Garden
• Nature’s First Aid
• Preparedness
• Fitness & Yoga
• Healing Stones

Sounds amazing, doesn’t it? What are you waiting for? Get yourselves entered in this contest so you can go shopping!

Please read the contest rules before entering. Comments are moderated so you won’t see your entries right away. Thanks!

Contest Rules

There are 20 ways to enter this contest!!

There are only TWO required entries for this contest – but if you REALLY want to win, there are several (fun) extra ways you can enter following these required options:

Required entry #1

Subscribe to the Sunlight Blvd email Sales Newsletter. (Visit  www.sunlightblvd.com and scroll to the social media info at the bottom of the page and look to the bottom-right of the page. Subscribe to the newsletter there. Then come back to this post and leave a comment, letting me know that you did.

Required entry #2

Visit www.sunlightblvd.com and come back here and leave a comment, letting me know which product(s) you’d love to buy, or win.

** You must complete the above two entries before the following ones count.**

AND… If you want to put in a little extra effort….

(and receive a LOT of extra entries – aka chances to win) keep reading…

Numerous ways to get extra entries!

Note: The reason I ask you to leave a comment for EACH, SEPARATE entry is because I enter the total number of comments at random.org once the contest has ended – and each comment represents your entry number.

3. For FIVE EXTRA ENTRIES, share this contest on your blog, linking back to this post. Leave FIVE SEPARATE COMMENTS to let me know you did.(Yep, you’ll really leave FIVE different comments for this so you’ll be able to get five extra entries. )

4. Become a fan of Sunlight Blvd on Facebook. Then, come back here and leave a comment to let me know you did that – or do.

5. Become a fan of Raw Juice Girl on Facebook. Leave a comment on this post saying you did -or that you already are.

6. Follow Healing with (Raw) Juices on Facebook’s Networked Blogs. Leave a comment on this post saying that you did – or do.

7. Do you use Twitter? Follow @RawJuiceGirl on Twitter. Comment on this post, saying you did – or do.

8. Follow @SunlightBlvd on Twitter. Leave a comment on this post that you did that.

9. Tweet about this contest and then leave a comment with your Twitter name.

Use this tweet:

@RawJuiceGirl is giving away a $40 gift certificate from @SunlightBlvd. Enter now: http://tinyurl.com/yd9usa2 <— #giveaway #health

Then, leave a comment that you did – with your Twitter name or status link.

FOR EVEN MORE ENTRIES:

For tweets, Facebook shares, or Plurk you may share the contest up to 5 times a day, but each tweet/share must be 1-2 hours or so after the previous one. (Thanks so much for understanding my position of keeping things fair and square, y’all!)

10. Subscribe to Healing with (Raw) Juices via e-mail (sign up here) – be sure to verify your subscription or this entry won’t count. Then comment and let me know you did – or that you already are.

11. Subscribe to Healing with (Raw) Juices via RSS (sign up here). Then leave a comment telling me you did – or that you are.

12. Subscribe to my brand-new newsletter (sign up here). Then comment here and let me know you did – or that you area.

13. Do you Plurk? Plurk about this contest and leave a comment with your Plurk URL.

14. Add me as a friend on Wellsphere . Leave a comment saying that you did- or do.

15. Add me as a friend on RawFu. Leave a comment saying that you did- or that you area.

16. Add me as a friend on Give it to Me Raw. Leave a comment saying that you did- or that you are.

17. Subscribe to Raw Juice Girl’s YouTube channel. Leave a comment saying that you did- or that you are.

18. Are you a Stumbler? Stumble and review any post you want to–just leave the link to your SU review in (its own) comment.

19. Do you have a Digg account? Digg this post. Come back and leave a comment on this post with a link to your Digg post.

20. Visit Sunlight Blvd’s blog (Natural Life 101) and comment on one of their posts. Come back here and leave a comment so I know you did that.

NOTE: Please leave a comment for each entry (tweet, plurk, etc.) because each comment will be counted as a number when I enter the total number of comments at Random.org once the contest ends.

Oh, and I’ll be using Random.org to choose the winner.

Deadline

Contest ends Friday, March 12. I’ll accept comments until midnight. (Central Time). Winner will be posted Saturday, March 13.

That gives you ONE WEEK to get your entries in. Hurry and spread the word. The more entries you have, the higher your chances of winning a $40 Sunlight Blvd Superior Health Products Gift Certificate!!!

Let the contest begin!!!

I’m pleased to announce that there were 219 entries for the contest, and Mr. Random (random.org) chose comment #28 as the winner!

The comment belonged to Erica, of Discovering Raw.

28 Erica { 02.21.10 at 7:48 am }

I commented on the review post, too!
Erica´s last blog ..Temporary Eye Candy

Be watching your email… Glass Dharma will email you a coupon code for your gift certificate. Enjoy shopping!

Congratulations, Erica!!!

Dislcaimer: This contest is sponsored by Glass Dharma. I received the Glass Dharma (eco-friendly, reusable) straws mentioned in my recent review (thank you, Glass Dharma!). But I was not paid to write the review – or host this contest – and the links to Glass Dharma’s website are not affiliate links.  My thoughts and opinions are my own.

What You’ll Win

$30 Gift Certificate (!!!)

from…

Glass Dharma will email the $30 Gift Certificate Coupon Code to the winner once the contest has ended.

Contest Rules

There are only TWO required entries for this contest – but if you REALLY want to win, there are several (fun) extra ways you can enter following these required options:

There are 20 ways to enter this contest!!

Required entry #1: Visit Glass Dharma’s FAQ page and come back and leave a comment telling me what you learned.

Required entry #2: Take a quick peek at Glass Dharma’s line of straws and come back and leave a comment telling me which design you love the most.

** You must complete the above two entries before the following ones count.**

AND… If you want to put in a little extra effort….

(and receive a LOT of extra entries – aka chances to win) keep reading…

Numerous ways to get extra entries!

3. Become a fan of Glass Dharma on Facebook. Then, come back here and leave a comment to let me know you did that.

4. Become a fan of Raw Juice Girl on Facebook. Leave a comment on this post saying you did.

5. Share this contest on your blog, linking back to this post. Leave a comment to let me know you did. If you don’t see your pingback, just email me at healingwithjuices at gmail.com and let me know. It may have gone to spam for some reason.

6. Follow Healing with (Raw) Juices on Facebook’s Networked Blogs. Leave a comment on this post saying that you did.

7. Do you use Twitter? Follow @RawJuiceGirl on Twitter. Comment on this post, saying you did.

8. Follow @GlassDharma on Twitter. Leave a comment on this post that you did that.

9. Tweet about this contest and then leave a comment with your Twitter name.

You can swipe this tweet:

@RawJuiceGirl is hosting an #ecofriendly @GlassDharma #giveaway for a $30 Gift Certificate! Enter now: http://tinyurl.com/y88azy7

Then, leave a comment that you did – with your Twitter name or status link.

FOR EVEN MORE ENTRIES:

For tweets, you may tweet about the contest up to 5 times a day, but each tweet must be 1-2 hours or so after the previous one. (Thanks so much for understanding my position of keeping things fair and square, y’all!)

10. Subscribe to Healing with (Raw) Juices via e-mail (sign up here) – be sure to verify your subscription or this entry won’t count. Then comment and let me know you did.

11. Subscribe to Healing with (Raw) Juices via RSS (sign up here). Then leave a comment telling me you did.

12. Subscribe to my brand-new newsletter (sign up here). Then comment here and let me know you did.

13. Do you Plurk? Plurk about this contest and leave a comment with your Plurk URL.

14. Add me as a friend on Wellsphere . Leave a comment saying that you did.

15. Add me as a friend on RawFu. Leave a comment saying that you did.

16. Add me as a friend on Give it to Me Raw. Leave a comment saying that you did.

17. Subscribe to Raw Juice Girl’s YouTube channel. Leave a comment saying that you did.

18. Are you a Stumbler? Stumble and review any post you want to–just leave the link to your SU review in (its own) comment.

19. Do you have a Digg account? Digg this post:  Glass Dharma Review: Eco-Friendly, Reusable Straws. Come back and leave a comment on this post with a link to your Digg post.

20. Leave a comment on the review post: Glass Dharma Review: Eco-Friendly, Reusable Straws. Come back here and leave a comment letting me know you did that.

NOTE: Please leave a comment for each entry (tweet, plurk, etc.) because each comment will be counted as a number when I enter the total number of comments at Random.org once the contest ends.

Oh, and I’ll be using Random.org to choose the winner.

Contest ends Sunday, February 28. I’ll accept comments until midnight. (Central Time). Winner will be posted the next morning.

That gives you ONE WEEK to get your entries in. Hurry and spread the word. The more entries you have, the higher your chances of winning a $30 Glass Dharma Gift Certificate!!!

Let the contest begin!!!

Thank you to everyone who entered the contest – there was 367 comments!!

Want to know who won that delicious jar of coconut peanut butter?

CLICK HERE to find out!!

And…

Stay tuned for ANOTHER Tropical Traditions giveaway – for RAW honey!!!

How’s everybody doing? Did you week start out smoothly? I sure hope so!

There’s sooooooooooooo many contests and sales across the blogosphere this week, I thought I’d let y’all in on the shopping/contest entry fun!

Savings Alerts

• Valentine’s Savings at E3Live for His & Hers gift sets

• Valentine’s Savings for Amazing Grass Chocolate and/or Chocolate Peanut Butter bars

Contest Alerts

• Voracious Vegan is hosting a giveaway for 1 box of Organic Vegan Caramels and 1 box of their Organic Vegan Ultimate Turtles from Sweet Earth Chocolates (they’re Fair Trade and Organic!)

• Averie at Love Veggies & Yoga is hosting a giveaway for a 32 ounce jar of Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil

• CutePea is giving away a 32 ounce jar of Tropical Traditions Coconut Cream Concentrate

• Sharon, at Good, True, & Beautiful, is giving away a $100 Visa card

• Pure2Raw is having a Valentine’s Day Giveaway

• Ashlei (The Vegster) is giving away a six-pack of Zevia

• And don’t forget about the contest I’m hosting: Win a 16 ounce jar of Tropical Traditions Coconut Peanut Butter!

Referral Option

If you’d like to join the Tropical Traditions Healthy Buyer’s Club, visit www.healthybuyersclub.com/orderform.cfm

And enter Raw Juice Girl’s User ID number: 4845073

By following these steps, you will receive a complimentary copy of the book Virgin Coconut Oil: How it has changed people’s lives and how it can change yours! by Brian and Marianita Shilhavy.

Your sponsor (that’d be me! ) will receive a coupon for a complimentary gift to redeem on their next order.

You may view the current complimentary gift being offered here: http://www.tropicaltraditions.com//referral_program.htm

Further instructions can be found here.

And there you go, enjoy your shopping sprees and contest entries! And guess what?! I’ll soon be giving away a jar of RAW HONEY from Tropical Traditions. Get ready, there’s lots of giveaways in our future!

Do you have a giveaway not mentioned here? Feel free to share the link in the comment section. I might feature  your contest in a future post!

Photo Credits:

Wordle (by me)

Coconut Peanut Butter (Tropical Traditions)

Disclaimer: Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose.  Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.

Updated to add the winner

I’m excited to announce that we have a lucky winner who’ll receive a 16 ounce jar of Tropical Traditions Coconut Peanut Butter!!

The contest was fantabulous – there ended up being 367 entries! Thank you all so much!!

As always, I used random.org to select a winner, and “Mr. Random” chose #186.

Which means Melina won!!!

Winning comment:

I’ll email you soon, Melina!

Congratulations!!

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Glad y’all enjoyed my review of Tropical Traditions Coconut Peanut Butter – I know y’all have been waiting for this one!

Recap

You might remember when I used coconut peanut butter as a fantabulous ingredient in my:

Coconut Peanut Butter Honey Overnight Oats

Or when I spruced up my banana soft serve with some coconut peanut butter and ended up with:

Coconut Peanut Butter Cream

You’ll notice that above in the overnight oats, the coconut peanut butter actually took on a creamy consistency, but in the coconut peanut butter cream (banana soft serve with cream of coconut added), when I drizzled the coconut peanut butter over it, it was “runny” (which is a good thing, in my opinion!) but then it hardened up. And boy, was it FUN to eat that way! LOVED it!

Here’s what Tropical Traditions has to say about the consistency situation:

Note: In warmer temperatures the oils will separate at the top of the jar. Simply mix them back in. If refrigerated, this product will become hard and difficult to spread. It is recommended to store this product out of the light in a cool place.

Updated to add

I recently made  Inside-Out (Coconut) Peanut Butter Cups (!!!)

What You’ll Win

Contest Rules

There are only TWO required entries for this contest – but if you REALLY want to win, there are several (fun) extra ways you can enter following these required options:

Required entry #1: Subscribe to the Tropical Traditions email Sales Newsletter here: http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/subscribe_for_special_sales.cfm and come back to this post and leave a comment, letting me know that you did.

Required entry #2: Visit www.tropicaltraditions.com and come back here and leave a comment, letting me know which product (or recipe) is something you’d love to try.

AND… If you want to put in a little extra effort….

(and receive a LOT of extra entries – aka chances to win) keep reading…

Numerous ways to get extra entries!

Note: The reason I ask you to leave a comment for EACH, SEPARATE entry is because I enter the total number of comments at random.org once the contest has ended – and each comment represents your entry number.

• Become a fan of Tropical Traditions on Facebook. Then, come back here and leave a comment to let me know you did that.

• Become a fan of Raw Juice Girl on Facebook. Leave a comment on this post saying you did.

• Follow Healing with (Raw) Juices on Facebook’s Networked Blogs. Leave a comment on this post saying that you did.

• Do you use Twitter? Follow @RawJuiceGirl on Twitter. Comment on this post, saying you did.

• Follow @TropTraditions on Twitter and tweet the following:

I’m following @TropTraditions because of @RawJuiceGirl’s awesome review of your products!

Leave a comment on this post that you did that.

• Tweet about this contest and then leave a comment with your Twitter name.

Use this tweet:

@RawJuiceGirl is giving away a 16 oz jar of coconut peanut butter from @TropTraditions. Enter now: http://tinyurl.com/yhqkzxn <— #contest

Then, leave a comment that you did – with your Twitter name or status link.

FOR EVEN MORE ENTRIES: Re-tweet this contest as many times as you like and come back and leave a different comment for each time you tweet – no limit on how many! Get those extra entries, folks!

UPDATED TO ADD: I’m amending the “tweet as many times as you’d like” rule due to trying to maintain overall fairness of everyone involved. I hope you all understand.

Amended tweet rule: For tweets, you may tweet about the contest up to 5 times a day, but each tweet must be 1-2 hours or so after the previous one. (Thanks so much for understanding my position of keeping things fair and square, y’all!)

• Subscribe to Healing with (Raw) Juices via e-mail (sign up here). Then comment and let me know you did.

• Subscribe to Healing with (Raw) Juices via RSS (sign up here). Then leave a comment telling me you did.

OR

• Subscribe to my brand-new newsletter (sign up here). Then comment here and let me know you did.

• Do you Plurk? Plurk about this contest and leave a comment with your Plurk URL.

• Share this contest on your blog, linking back to this post. (The pingback will be counted as an extra entry.) If you don’t see your pingback, just email me at healingwithjuices at gmail.com and let me know. It may have gone to spam for some reason.

• Add me as a friend on Wellsphere . Leave a comment saying that you did.

• Add me as a friend on RawFu. Leave a comment saying that you did.

• Add me as a friend on Give it to Me Raw. Leave a comment saying that you did.

• Subscribe to Raw Juice Girl’s YouTube channel. Leave a comment saying that you did.

• Are you a Stumbler? Stumble and review any post you want to–just leave the link to your SU review in (its own) comment.

• Do you have a Digg account? Digg one of my posts. Take your pick. Come back and leave a comment on this post with a link to your Digg post.

• Leave a comment on the review post:  Coconut Peanut Butter: Tropical Traditions Review. Come back here and leave a comment letting me know you did that.

• If you share this contest on Facebook or some other social media account, I’ll accept that as an extra entry. Just share the link to this contest on that site and leave the link here in the comments to let me know you did.

• Follow me or friend me on any of the social media sites for an extra entry. If you follow or friend Lisa (or me) on more than one social media site, simply add an extra comment sharing that you did.

NOTE: Please leave a comment for each entry (tweet, plurk, etc.) because each comment will be counted as a number when I enter the total number of comments at Random.org once the contest ends.

This contest is open to U.S. and Canada residents only

Sorry international readers!

Oh, and I’ll be using Random.org to choose the winner.

Contest ends Friday, February 19. I’ll accept comments until midnight. (Central Time). Winner will be posted the next morning.

That gives you TWO WEEKS to get your entries in. Hurry and spread the word. The more entries you have, the higher your chances of winning a one-pound bag of these beauties!!!

Can’t wait?

If you can’t wait for the contest to be over, you can nab a deal on this golden treat – it’s currently 50% off of its regular retail price of $14.99 – but hurry, the sale ends February 7th!

Referral Option

If you’d like to join the Tropical Traditions Healthy Buyer’s Club, visit www.healthybuyersclub.com/orderform.cfm

And enter Raw Juice Girl’s User ID number: 4845073

By following these steps, you will receive a complimentary copy of the book Virgin Coconut Oil: How it has changed people’s lives and how it can change yours! by Brian and Marianita Shilhavy.

Your sponsor (that’d be me! ) will receive a coupon for a complimentary gift to redeem on their next order.

You may view the current complimentary gift being offered here: http://www.tropicaltraditions.com//referral_program.htm

Further instructions can be found here.

Thanks again to www.tropicaltraditions.com!

Disclaimer: Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose.  Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.

Thanks for your sympathy and sweet words about my crazy week. I appreciate it!

Things were much better after I gave myself some TLC, natural remedies, rest, and received this in the mail:

Yay! I’m powered up and back in business – and feeling much, much better!

Raw Juice Girl’s NEWS

Yep, the newsletter goal is finally becoming a reality. Remember a long time ago when I blogged about the Healing with (Raw) Juices Newsletter? Well, now I’m putting my words into action and the newsletter is in the works. Don’t believe me?

Well, you can sign up here.

Watch for it, it’s coming to an inbox near you soon!

Contest Alerts

Ashlei (The Vegster) is giving away a six-pack of Zevia!

Birdies (Vegan) Bakeshop is giving away fun kitchen gadgets!

And stay tuned for a review of Tropical Traditions coconut peanut butter – plus a surprise for YOU!

Are you bad about procrastinating? Have you been putting something off (like I’ve been postponing my newsletter)? Do you allow life to get in the way and just accept that you can’t always make time for something extra (which isn’t always procrastinating, I know)? Or do you always pounce on your dreams and ideas and just make them happen right away?

Now, I want to thank all of you who entered the Oh!Nuts raw pecans contest and took the time to read my in-depth review. I appreciate you all!

Note: I normally include a screen shot of the number Random.org chose but due to my laptop battery and cord going out on me at the same time, I’m on someone else’s old desktop and couldn’t get it to cooperate. You can trust me, though!

And the Winner?

And the lucky reader who will receive a one-pound bag of raw, jumbo Georgia pecans from Oh!Nuts is….

94 Earth Mother – In The Raw { 02.01.10 at 8:22 pm }

I’d make a Purdy Pecan Pie!

That’s right. Earth Mother, from In The Raw, is the winner! There were 105 comments and Mr. Random, over at Random.org, chose #94 – and that number belonged to Earth Mother.

Congratulations, Earth Mother. Enjoy your Purdy Pecan Pie! (You’ll be hearing from me soon!)

First, I want to thank Oh!Nuts for being so gracious as to send me a one-pound bag of raw macadamia nuts to sample – AND a one-pound bag to give away to one of my (very lucky) readers. Thank you, Oh!Nuts!

Now, I want to thank all of you who entered the contest and took the time to read my in-depth review. I appreciate you all!

Okay, okay. You want to know who won.

Good, because we have a winner!

Note: I normally include a screen shot of the number Random.org chose but due to my laptop battery and cord going out on me at the same time, I’m on someone else’s old desktop and couldn’t get it to cooperate. You can trust me, though!

And… the winner is:

Michal, from Earth Muffin blog!

Winning Comment

29 Michal { 01.24.10 at 9:33 pm }

I added you as a friend on give it to me raw.
Michal´s last blog ..Namaste

Congratulations, Michal! A one-pound bag of raw macadamia nuts are yours! You’ll be receiving an email from me soon!

And don’t forget to enter my other contest, for a one-pound bag of raw pecans from Oh!Nuts. I’ll be accepting entries until midnight tonight (Central Time) and the winner will be posted tomorrow. The more entries (comments) you get in, the higher your chances of winning!

Thank you to www.ohnuts.com for sending a one-pound bag of raw pecans for me to review, as well as a bag for me to send to one of you (lucky) readers.

Tell me you didn’t honestly think I was ONLY giving away those ginormous, delicious (RAW) macadamia nuts.

And I still have lots more raw goodies up my juicy sleeve – I work hard for you all!

And, like a crazy blogger, I’m launching a SECOND contest:

What You’ll Receive

ALL you need to do to enter this contest, is leave a comment saying what your favorite way to use pecans is, or why you absolutely MUST win this bag of raw pecans from www.ohnuts.com.

BUT… If you want to put in a little extra effort….

(and receive a LOT of extra entries – aka chances to win) keep reading…

Numerous ways to get extra entries!

Note: The reason I ask you to leave a comment for EACH, SEPARATE entry is because I enter the total number of comments at random.org once the contest has ended.

• Become a fan of Oh!Nuts on Facebook. Leave a comment (on their page) saying Raw Juice Girl sent you. Then, come back here and leave a comment to let me know you did that.

• Become a fan of Raw Juice Girl on Facebook. Leave a comment saying you did.

• Follow Healing with (Raw) Juices on Facebook’s Networked Blogs. Leave a comment saying that you did.

• Do you use Twitter? Tweet about this contest and then leave a comment with your Twitter name. You can swipe this tweet:

 @RawJuiceGirl is giving away a ONE pound bag of RAW pecans. Visit www.healingwithjuices.com to enter now!

Then, leave a comment that you did – with your Twitter name or status link.

FOR EVEN MORE ENTRIES: Re-tweet this contest as many times as you like and come back and leave a different comment for each time you want – no limit on how many! Get those extra entries, folks!

• Do you Plurk? Plurk about this contest and leave a comment with your Plurk URL.

• Share this contest on your blog, linking back to this post. (The pingback will be counted as an extra entry.) If you don’t see your pingback, just email me at healingwithjuices at gmail.com and let me know. It may have gone to spam for some reason.

• Follow @OhNuts on Twitter. Leave a comment, saying you did.

• Follow @RawJuiceGirl on Twitter. Comment, saying you did.

• Add me as a friend on Wellsphere . Leave a comment saying that you did.

• Add me as a friend on RawFu. Leave a comment saying that you did.

• Add me as a friend on Give it to Me Raw. Leave a comment saying that you did.

• Subscribe to Raw Juice Girl’s YouTube channel. Leave a comment saying that you did.

• Are you a Stumbler? Stumble and review any post you want to–just leave the link to your SU review in (its own) comment.

• Do you have a Digg account? Digg one of my posts. Take your pick. Come back and leave a comment on this post with a link to your Digg post.

• Leave a comment on the review post:  Oh!Nuts (Raw) Georgia Pecans Review. Come back here and leave a comment letting me know you did that.

• If you share this contest on Facebook or some other social media account, I’ll accept that as an extra entry. Just share the link to this contest on that site and leave the link here in the comments to let me know you did.

• Follow me or friend me on any of the social media sites for an extra entry. If you follow or friend Lisa (or me) on more than one social media site, simply add an extra comment sharing that you did.

NOTE: Please leave a comment for each entry (tweet, plurk, etc.) because each comment will be counted as a number when I enter the total number of comments at Random.org once the contest ends. (Don’t just say “thanks for the contest” or something like that–I do not publish those type of comments because they seem like spam and aren’t fair to the other contestants who leave a thoughtful, genuine answer.) Thanks!

This contest is open to EVERYONE – 0h, and I’ll be using Random.org to choose the winner.

Contest ends Sunday, February 1st. I’ll accept comments until midnight. (Central Time). Winner will be posted the next morning.

That gives you ONE  week to get your entries in. Hurry and spread the word. The more entries you have, the higher your chances of winning a one-pound bag of these beauties!!!

Let the contest begin!!!!

Updated to add: This contest has closed and a winner has been chosen. Thanks!

Another Contest

You can also enter my OTHER contest for a one-pound bag of raw macadamia nuts. Get those entries in! <—That contest has ended and a winner has been chosen for it, too. Thanks!

Disclaimer: I received a one pound back of raw macadamia nuts from Oh!Nuts to review. They also agreed to sponsor this contest. They provided a one pound bag of raw macadamia nuts for you to enjoy. I am responsible for shipping costs on this contest.

Due to the Federal Trade Commission’s ruling, I must always make you aware of when I receive free samples. I have always done that in the past (see my Reviews page and read my full disclaimer there) and will continue to do so.

And, most importantly, I have NOT been paid to write this review. All thoughts and opinions in this review are from me and of my own free will.

Now, on to those…

Big (RAW) Georgia pecans!

Just look at those beauties!

And like I’ve mentioned before: Don’t fear those healthy fats – our bodies need ‘em!

You’ll know your lacking in healthy fats when your hair is brittle and your skin is dry and your eyes are dried-out and giving you a fit all the time, etc.

Health Benefits of Raw Pecans

So, what’s a raw pecan good for – no, not baked, sugary pecan pie!

Well, besides being filled with healthy fats, pecans contain potassium, zinc, vitamin E, and vitamin A. Talk about promoting healthy skin and fighting infections!

Pecans may help lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels. They are heart-healthy, filling, delicious and so good for us!

  Nutritional Information

If you’ve been looking for a yummy, low-carb snack or ingredient, you only have to count 3 carbs in each serving of raw pecans!

How did I enjoy these jumbo Georgia pecans, in the raw?

• by the handful
• on top of salad

What can I say? Sometimes I’m just boring.

Of course, I wasn’t selfish – I shared some, too. And I was a sad gal when I saw the bottom of the empty bag. Too bad it wasn’t a magical bag that could just replenish itself!

About Oh!Nuts – The Company

As legend has it, a number of the Klein’s friends who heard the idea said you could go nuts trying to name a store like that. In their excitement, the Klein’s thought their friends said "Oh Nuts" instead of "Go Nuts" and proceeded to throw caution to the wind—and themselves into designing a 15×15 retail space into a warmly cozy experience that would become their flagship store.

While their products were both dairy and non dairy, their first Oh Nuts hand a definite dairy dynamic if for no other reason than the fact they used milk crates as display shelves.

Though as these shelves were displaying absolute freshest selections of imported and domestic nuts, dried fruits and confections, they quickly realized that consumers liked their fresh approach to retailing.

And while the milk crates were eventually replaced by more conventional retail displays and shelving, and the flagship store welcomed an even more impressive sibling less than a year later, one thing that didn’t change then—and won’t ever change, is the Klein’s approach to retailing "Keep It Fresh," "Keep It Fun," "Keep It Phenomenal."

Today, the Oh Nuts brand is a nationally recognized one stop shop for everything in dried fruits, nuts, chocolates, candies, related confections (both finished products and raw ingredients,) custom and pre-configured gift baskets for any occasion, (real or imagined)—even hard to find items like sugar-free and organic products—become remarkably easy to find when you enter the world of Oh Nuts.

Pros

Some things I loved about this bag of raw Georgia pecans is that the nuts came in a resealable bag.

I love the giant size of the pecans, that they’re whole, and that they’re really delicious!

You could do a gazillion things with these raw nuts: make raw desserts, crusts, eat ‘em alone, add ‘em to veggie or fruit salad, etc.

If you have a Vita-Mix or other equipment, you could even make your own raw pecan nut butter. YUM-O!

These raw pecans are KOSHER – for those of you who find that important.

Honestly, what’s not to love about a giant raw pecans that are loaded with nutritious health benefits?

Cons

As I’ve mentioned before, one of the biggest cons I try to look out for when writing reviews (other than if it’s honestly a healthy/worthy product – and these are), is cost. I realize price is a huge factor for most of us, and is the biggest reason people tend to shy away from raw foods.

This one-pound bag costs $8.99 per pound (plus shipping) but if you buy in bulk, cost per pound goes down with each additional pound your order. (That’s a plus!)

And although these raw pecans are indeed RAW, they aren’t organic, in case you’re sensitive to that aspect.

That’s really the only “cons” I have to share. I genuinely loved the pecans and also the correspondence with the company itself.

Verdict/Grade

I’ve decided to give these raw pecans a  B+ (same as the macadamia nuts) and here’s why: Although I love ‘em and they’re raw, they aren’t organic. They ARE Kosher Certified, though. And that’s a bonus for a lot of us.

The company seems to be doing a fantabulous job. If you want to see all the other fantabulous products they offer (and they DO offer organic products, they just aren’t all raw), visit: www.ohnuts.com .

What’s your fondest memory of eating pecans? Did you (or your grandparents) have a pecan tree in your yard when you were growing up? Do you have one now? Do you wish you did? Since I grew up in the South, I guess I have to admit my fondest memory of pecans are eating the pecan pie my grandma made from scratch. She also made coconut cream pie, but that’s a story for another day.

Want some raw pecans for yourself?

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Another Contest

You can also enter my OTHER contest for a one-pound bag of raw macadamia nuts. Get those entries in!

Disclaimer: I received a one-pound bag of raw pecans from Oh!Nuts to review. They also agreed to sponsor this contest. They provided one-pound bag of raw pecans for you to enjoy. I am responsible for shipping costs on this contest.

Due to the Federal Trade Commission’s ruling, I must always make you aware of when I receive free samples. I have always done that in the past (see my Reviews page and read my full disclaimer there) and will continue to do so.

And, most importantly, I have NOT been paid to write this review. All thoughts and opinions in this review are from me and of my own free will.