Articles with the Giveaway Tag

Hi, y’all!

How’s everyone? Enjoying a beautiful, sunny Sunday – I know I sure am!

But I know the real reason you’re here isn’t for small talk, but to find out which one of you very lucky readers won an ENTIRE CASE of Chobani Greek Yogurt.

I always use Random.org so everything will be fair and square.

Mr. Random chose # 48, which belongs to Candace!

Candace said in her winning comment:

Congratulations, Candace!!! I’ll contact you via email with the news and instructions to receive your prize.

Thanks so much to all who entered. Hold on, there’s more giveaways coming – SOON!!!

FTC Disclaimer: The kind folks at Chobani sent a case of their Greek yogurts for me to sample. I was not paid to write a review. The case of yogurt being given away in this post is being provided by Chobani. I was not paid to host this giveaway.

Did you read my Chobani Greek yogurt review yet? If not, you can click here. Go ahead, I’ll wait for you to come back….

Finished? Good.

As you could tell from the review, I simply cannot say enough good things about this yogurt. The company and people behind it are awesome and provide such a rich, creamy, healthy, luscious, decadent, fresh AND refreshing yogurt that I’m simply and utterly blown away!

I’m so very honored to have the opportunity to host this giveaway for you. If you’re like me, you’d heard about Chobani all over the web for quite some time but maybe it isn’t sold in your area or for whatever reason, you haven’t taken the leap to try it yet.

Well, now’s your chance to WIN an entire case of Chobani yogurt!

This giveaway is open to both US & Canadian residents, though Canadians will just receive the flavors available up there: Strawberry, Peach, Black Cherry, and Pomegranate.

To enter this contest, there’s only…

ONE Required Entry!!

 

Visit www.chobani.com and let me know which product you’d most like to try – AND come back and leave a comment letting me know that you did. That’s it – easy peasy!

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: Don’t forget the above, one required entry.

2. 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. )

3. “Like” Chobani on Facebook. Then, come back here and leave a comment to let me know you did that – or that you already are.

4. “Like” Raw Juice Girl on Facebook. Leave a comment on this post saying you did-or that you already are.

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

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

7. Follow @Chobani on Twitter. Leave a comment on this post that you did that.

8. Tweet about this contest and then leave a comment with your Twitter name. You can use this tweet (or your own, just be sure to include via @RawJuiceGirl @Chobani) – Then, leave a comment that you did – with your Twitter name or status link.

@Chobani @RawJuiceGirl are giving away a case of yogurt! Enter now!! (http://tinyurl.com/85t92vo) Ends 2/18 US & CA

FOR EVEN MORE ENTRIES: For tweets and Facebook shares,  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!)

9. 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.

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

11. Subscribe to Raw Juice Girl’s newsletter (sign up here ). Then comment here and let me know you did -or that you already have.

NOTE: Please leave a comment for each entry (tweet, facebook share, 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.

Contest Deadline: Saturday, February 18, 2012

I’ll accept comments until midnight. (Central Time).

Random.org will be used to select the winner, who will be posted the next day.

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 this rich, creamy giveaway!!

Go tell all your friends and have FUN!!!!

Let the contest begin!!!

Hurry and get your entries in, so one of these lovely boxes will be arriving on YOUR doorstep!

Hi, y’all!

How are ya? Anxious to find out who won the NuNaturals giveaway, I’m sure!

But first, I’d like to say I’m thrilled you all loved my idea about freezing bananas for future use (I’ve done that for years!). Glad my tip helped you out.

And it was fun to share with you that yoga + oats makes me a happy girl. That hip opening DVD Stacy McCarthy sent me was quite the workout, too!

Oh, have you by chance made my PF NuttZo smoothie yet? It’s DELISH!

I know, I know… You want me to hush with the food and yoga talk and get on to the four winners of the NuNaturals Stevia Giveaway, huh?

Okay, I will.

A huge thank-you to NuNaturals for being so generous – with me and all my fantabulous readers!

And thanks SO much to those of you who read my blog and took the time to enter the contest. It’s a joy to host them so I’m thrilled you all still like to enter them.

I used random.org to choose the winners (the Integer Generator) so the winners were randomly chosen – and I love that site because it makes choosing winners easy and fair.

Here are the winners!

24 = JC

91 = Donna B.

74 = Jamie

9 = Tami Jo Eaton

You will each be receiving an email from me. Enjoy your sweet wins!

Again, thanks so much to NuNaturals and my readers for making this giveaway such a fun success!

Stay tuned… in the coming weeks you’ll be reading in-depth reviews of awesome products, have the chance to win some of those awesome products, and learn more about me, too!

And don’t forget about the SPECIAL BONUS :

www.NuNaturals.com  has been very gracious and generous and have offered an amazing deal for HWJ readers.

Check out this AWESOME tidbit of info, folks:

Message from NuNaturals: “This offer to your readers EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ENDS SEPTEMBER 30, 2011.”

Receive a SPECIAL DISCOUNT of 15% on your TOTAL ORDER by entering this CODE : 

BLG930

And by ordering from www.nunaturals.com, you’ll ALSO receive FREE SHIPPING (in the Continental U.S.) on all orders totaling $35.00 and over, AFTER this special discount.

“This offer is EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ENDS SEPTEMBER 30, 2011.”

FREE SAMPLES!

Get your FREE SAMPLES of NuStevia Packets! Just send a SELF-ADDRESSED, STAMPED #10 envelope to the following address:

NuNaturals, Inc.

2220 West 2nd Ave. #1

Eugene, OR 97402

FTC (Federal Trade Commission) Blog Disclaimer: NuNaturals sent a package of their products for my enjoyment. This package was free of charge. I was not paid to post for them or to write a review. Any opinions you read here are based on my own thoughts and have not been bought.

Hi, y’all!

So, what’d you think of my Shame On Me post? Are you in the same boat? Or, have you won the battle and are standing on the mountaintop of pristine health and success?

As I mentioned in that post, NuNaturals has sent me some awesome stuff to review. I absolutely love their stevia. It’s great in oats, rice, tea, coffee, desserts, etc. Love it!

But I’m not the only recipient of their generosity – you’re in the cool, sweet club too!

Message from NuNaturals: “This offer to your readers EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ENDS SEPTEMBER 30, 2011.”

Receive a SPECIAL DISCOUNT of 15% on your TOTAL ORDER by entering this CODE : 

BLG930

And by ordering from www.nunaturals.com, you’ll ALSO receive FREE SHIPPING (in the Continental U.S.) on all orders totaling $35.00 and over, AFTER this special discount.

“This offer is EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ENDS SEPTEMBER 30, 2011.”

FREE SAMPLES!

Get your FREE SAMPLES of NuStevia Packets! Just send a SELF-ADDRESSED, STAMPED #10 envelope to the following address:

NuNaturals, Inc.

2220 West 2nd Ave. #1

Eugene, OR 97402

Be sure to take full advantage of the FREE SAMPLES offer, as well as the 15% SPECIAL DISCOUNT and FREE SHIPPING offers. This is an excellent opportunity to grab the reins to your health!

Get ready for a GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!!!!

Hi, y’all! Hope you’re having a fantabulous day! I know ONE of you will after reading this post – because one of you is the lucky winner of a super cool and eco-friendly, 5-piece PeopleTowels set PLUS ecopouch to carry/store them in!

I have lots of cool stuff in store for you all, including upcoming posts on health benefits of various foods, more reviews and giveaways, and fun, personal stuff!

But y’all don’t want to hear about that now, right? You want to know if you won this giveaway!

On to the details…

There were 83 entries and as usual, I visited Mr. Random (at www.random.org) to see who he felt should win the prize. It didn’t take him long to give me an answer.

And who does #59 belong to? Theresa H!

CONGRATULATIONS, Theresa!!!

Didn’t win? Don’t feel bad!

You can still enter my NuNaturals Giveaway — FOUR of you will be lucky winners!!! ENTER HERE!!

And…

Check out the PeopleTowels BLOG!

Get YOUR PeopleTowels online HERE. Or see if they sell at a location near you.

“PeopleTowels’® mission is to empower ordinary people and socially responsible companies to contribute to a sustainable environment by replacing paper towels with reusable PeopleTowels.”

Go green and/or give the gift of green, with PeopleTowels!

Disclaimer: The generous folks at the Aurorae Yoga company were kind enough to send me a beautiful, luxurious yoga mat from their collection to review. They also sent their Sport Sweat Towel and their Yoga Slip Free Rosin Bag. However, I was not paid – or asked – to write a review or host a contest.

Thank you, Aurorae!

Hi, y’all! How are ya?

SO sorry for the delay on posting the winner! I do hope you’ll forgive me.

For one, I’ve been super busy on the farm. Who said Amish livin’ was peaceful and serene? It’s hard work and chaos, I tell ya! Well, I suppose the peace and quiet is thrown in there, too.

Two, there’s been a gazillion things pulling me in a gazillion directions and every time I came to work on this post, I got pulled away. Ack!

Anyway….

I’m excited to announce the winner of the Aurorae Yoga giveaway. I know y’all have been anticipating this day for two weeks so let’s get to business, shall we?!

There were 116 entries. And, as usual, I visited Mr. Random (www.random.org) to find a winner.

I totally wish each and every one of you could have won this prize – but only one takes away this awesome Aurorae Yoga package today…

And who does #103 belong to?

Well, it belongs to Emily of Random Recycling!

Emily@random recycling said:

Just signed up for the newsletter.
Thanks!
Emily
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Enjoy yoga-ing, Emily:-D

Didn’t win? Don’t worry! You can still get yourselves the same awesome Aurorae set!

Get an Aurorae Yoga mat HERE!

The Aurorae Yoga Sport Sweat Towel HERE!

And/or the Aurorae Yoga Slip-Free Rosin Bag HERE!

Thanks to everyone who entered! Look for ANOTHER Aurorae Yoga review and giveaway in the future! And a VERY, VERY special thank you to the fine folks at Aurorae Yoga who made this AWESOME giveaway possible!!!!

And….

Congrats, Emily! You’ll hear from me soon!!!

Hi, y’all!

I know you’re probably dying to know who won the iHerb shopping spree giveaway, right?

No, I didn’t try to make you squirm with anxiousness all day (on purpose, anyway!) – I was crazy busy cleaning and doing this, that, or the other on the farm. Honest!

Soooooooooooooooooooooooooo, who did Mr. Random make happy tonight?

CLICK HERE to find out!!!

$5 Savings

And don’t forget that if you have online shopping planned, you can save $5 off your first order at www.iHerb.com. You can use the following coupon code to save $5: 

TUN499

Updated to add the winner!

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!!!

Just stopping by? Have you tried my coconut peanut butter honey overnight oats yet? Or maybe you’d like to try your hand at my  chocolate-covered raisin hemp balls or raw tuna fish-less salad.  And you simply HAVE to try my latest, simple creation: Coconut Peanut Butter Cream. YUM!

Hello! How’s your day going? Mine is fantabulous so far. Mr. Sunshine is visiting today. How very kind of him – yay!

Anyway, a while back, Danica from www.DanicasDaily.com hosted The Great Pumpkin Giveaway. I entered. There were THREE winners – and I was one of ‘em! 

My Package from Danica

I love that she sent her (nicely typed) recipe and a beautiful, kind letter. Thank you, Danica! I love my prize – and all the thought you put into it!

The pumpkin butter was put to good use right away. The family had it smeared on pancakes. I’m trying to avoid those, so I swiped a spoonful straight from the jar. *giggles*

I have to say this, though: Trader Joe’s has nothing on my mom’s homemade pumpkin butter! (But, I could be a tad bit bias.)

Turkey Day

A lot of you are wondering if I’ll eat turkey on Thanksgiving. I’ve received emails and messages and questions on social media sites.

The answer is no.

There have been times over the past few years that I’ve allowed a little fish or turkey into my diet. I’ve been at minimum 75% raw and the majority of the time, I’m 90-100% raw most every day.

But after studying meat and fish for articles I’ve written (and for personal curiosity) and coming across such heartfelt, informative articles (such as Gena’s Reconsidering Veganism at ThanksLIVING at Choosing Raw) I’ve found it very easy to reevaluate my level of Raw Foodism and have really thrown myself into focusing on raw food, my health, and am working very, very hard to learn to be at peace with others’ perception of the way I choose to eat. Gena’s article really resonated deeply within my soul and I thank her (from the bottom of my heart) for sharing that beautifully written post – and for all the effort she pours into her entire site. (Thank you, Gena!!)

Here a Turkey, There a Turkey

I thought I’d start by showing you my pet turkeys: Gobbles and Goblet.

How could I eat Gobbles or Goblet? Nope. Not happening!

What Will this Raw Vegan Eat?

Honestly? I don’t know yet! I’ve searched my heart (and raw, Vegan recipes!) and have decided that I’m simply not going to worry about it. The holidays are a time to come together with precious friends and family and laugh, talk, catch up, and just be. It’s a time to reflect on grandparents, parents, siblings, or other relatives and friends who are no longer with us – an opportunity to cherish all those memories that we hold deep in our hearts.

Thanksgiving is about forgetting about material possessions and being thankful for all those things that have nothing to do with food, things that money can’t buy – like hugs, kisses, laughter, joy, and sparkles in the eyes of those you love.

Sure, I’m thinking of making a raw pecan dessert. And maybe a raw coconut cream pie dessert. I’ll probably just have a ginormous salad with a few nuts and other yummy toppings. I might nab a bite of momma’s sweet potato casserole….

But overall, I’m pleased to just be entering this Thanksgiving with a purpose: to enjoy my family and friends and just be in the moment.

I will try to take photos and document what I eat, though – I’ll blog about it later.

If you’re super interested in a true raw, Vegan Thanksgiving menu, check out Gena’s. It RAWks! Averie’s raw, Vegan ideas are RAWkin’ too!

I’m Thankful For

1. my faith
2. my heritage
3. two living parents who’ve been together for close to 40 years*
4. a warm, cozy home
5. family and friends
6. the best brother in the world
7. that I’ve maintained a 100+ weight loss for a few years now
8. that I survived domestic violence and can be an inspiration to others, that they can too
9. for blog readers who are so encouraging, inspiring, sweet, and loyal
10. for another Thanksgiving to reflect on memories and cherish the new ones
11. and soooooooooooooo much more!!!!

What does Thanksgiving mean to you? Will you be traveling? Or, is family and friends traveling to your house? Will you be preparing a turkey? Even if you aren’t going to eat it? Are you stressing over food, or like me, are you just feeling blessed to have special people to spend the day with?

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Stay safe, laugh often, and enjoy the moment!!!!

*I meant to write living, not loving – although they are!

Earth Mother, over at In The Raw, has an awesome giveaway: THREE lucky winners will receive a CASE of ZICO coconut water!!! Get yourself over there and enter!!

Want to keep up with Raw Juice Girl’s adventures + more?  Subscribe to Healing with Juices’ Feed for free updates. You can get free updates to your email as well (sign up here). You’ll also receive inspiration, juice and smoothie recipes, and juice fasting tips and encouragement to help keep you motivated toward your ultimate health–and more personal posts about stuff that’s going on in my life. I’ve also been working on a recipe page where you’ll be able to easily locate recipes for raw juices, smoothies, and now dehydrator creations!

First, I’d love to take a moment to thank TropicalTraditions.com–and Dawn Campbell, Marketing Manager–for sponsoring this contest and for being so gracious as to send a jumbo size (32 ounces!) jar of Certified Organic Virgin Coconut Oil–and a book all about it! We appreciate it!

Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil = Heaven on Earth!

I’m serious! Y’all, I am soooooooooo excited to be hosting this contest and have the opportunity to review such an amazing product as Tropical Traditions Certified Organic Virgin Coconut Oil. It’s divine. Not only is the review/contest about the coconut oil itself, but I’ll be reviewing (and the lucky winner of this contest will be getting) a book about it as well! How awesome is that?!

So…. you’ll get to read and learn all about how magnificent coconut oil really is while reaping the benefits (both inside and out)! Fantabulous!!

Take a look at that jar of coconut oil–it’s a whopping 32 ounces!

That’s GINORMOUS!!

[See my face? That isn't make-up. Nope, it's the glow that comes with applying this coconut oil! Eeek!]

Review of Tropical Traditions Certified Organic Virgin Coconut Oil

I honestly cannot think of ONE thing I dislike about this coconut oil. It’s delicious and when I apply it to my skin, it isn’t greasy–just luxurious! That’s right… I use it both internally and externally for all sorts of reasons. I’m eating 98-100% raw right now so I’ll share how I’m using it and then I’ll add a few more ideas for those of you who aren’t a Raw Foodist.

Internally for a Raw Foodist:

• drizzled over salad (or any veggies) with a squeeze of lime juice (from a real lime) as a “dressing”
• stirred in raw oats
• eaten straight from the spoon
• added into raw smoothies
• added to hot tea
• added to raw soup
• smeared on raw crackers/breads
• used in various other raw recipes

Internally for Non-Raw Foodists:

• drizzled over an omelet
• added to soups
• added to breads/biscuits/baking recipes
• smeared on toast
• stirred into oats
• stirred into quinoa
• used in meat recipes
• and more

Externally for all of us:

• on your face (to help prevent wrinkles and moisturize)
• on your arms/hands
• on your feet/legs
• anywhere
• add a dollop to your bath water
• make an oil treatment for your hair
• use to moisten dry lips
• apply to prevent sunburn and protect against harmful UV rays
• apply to sunburn, itches, rashes, etc.

See, the possibilities are endless!!

Worried it isn’t raw (for you Raw Foodists)?

See, I thought of everything–that’s why I checked their site (TropicalTraditions.com) and found the following information!

Excerpt from Tropical Traditions:

Characteristics of Our Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil

This Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil is a truly
unrefined coconut oil. This coconut oil is made on Mt. Banahaw and
surrounding areas from organic coconuts. Coconuts are used fresh
(within 24-48 hours of harvest) from small family farms on Mt. Banahaw
and other rural places in Quezon Province, the coconut capital of the
Philippines. Only the highest quality coconuts are hand-picked from
each harvest. The volcanic soil of Mt. Banahaw makes these organic
coconuts some of the most nutritionally rich coconuts in the world!
Testing done in independent laboratories reveals higher levels of
phenolic antioxidants than other coconut oils. The fresh coconut meat
is shredded (wet milled), and then cold-pressed using the water from
inside the coconuts to make coconut milk. The milk is then allowed to
sit for about half a day, while the oil naturally separates from the
heavier water. The oil is then filtered from the curds (coconut
solids). No chemical or high-heat treatment is used, and this oil
contains no trans fatty acids. We do NOT mass produce this oil. It is
made by families who are coconut farmers using old-fashioned
traditional methods that have been used in the Philippines for
hundreds of years. Our coconut trees and family producers are
certified organic according to strict USDA standards. The families who
produce the oil are also trained according to GMP (Good Manufacturing
Practice) standards and re-certified each year. This high-grade Virgin
Coconut Oil has a long shelf life due to the high antioxidant
properties. The Gold Label standard is our highest standard for Virgin
Coconut Oil. Read more.

Book Review:

As someone who could spend her every waking hour writing and reading, I was elated to receive this book. Not only is it a great gift to receive along with the coconut oil so you can learn fascinating facts about the oil but it has already become one of my go-to reference books. Yes, since I write so often about health, I have been using this very book as a reference in some of my articles!

It is written by Brian (who has a B.A. and M.A.) and Marianita Jader Shilhavy (who is a CND: Certified Nutritionist/Dietitian). Not only will you get to read each of their personal stories, you’ll learn all about coconut oil, how it’s produced, and how it can improve your recipes and your health. You’ll also get to read about population studies, research, and be inspired by testimonials.

Different chapters and pages target numerous illnesses and how coconut oil improves them (such as HIV/AIDS, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, digestive disorders, thyroid, cholesterol, candida, and more. This book also shares reasons that coconut oil aids in weight loss efforts, why it’s great for your skin, and even how you can use it in your pet’s health care!

And… there’s a whole section in the back of the book dedicated to coconut recipes! They sound delish! At 236 pages, I just know you’ll love what you find in them. I know I’ll keep my copy forever–it’ll always have a cherished place on my bookshelf!

The Contest!!

You’re allowed FOUR entries for this contest:

1. Leave a comment sharing why you’d benefit from owning a copy of the Virgin Coconut Oil book and the 32 ounce jar of certified organic coconut oil. (DO NOT 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.)
2. Do you Twitter? Tweet about this contest and then leave a comment with your Twitter name.
3. Share this contest on your blog, linking back to this post. (The pingback will be counted as your third entry.) If you don’t see your pingback, just email me at healingwithjuices@gmail.com and let me know. It may have gone to spam for some reason.
4. Add Healing with Juices to your favorites on Technoratori. Comment the fourth–and last–time to let me know, with a link to your technoratori profile to show you added us.

NOTE: ANYONE can enter this contest. You DO NOT have to be in the United States. Oh, and I’ll be using Random.org to choose the winner….

Contest ends Monday, May 4th, at 9 p.m. (Central Time) so you have an ENTIRE WEEK to get all your entries in. Have fun trying to win!!

What, can’t wait to see if you win? Visit Tropical Traditions now: they’re having a big sale on their coconut oil. Check it out!

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.

After this contest ends, you’ll be competing for raw nuts, goji berries, raw nut butters, and more–so don’t miss out on upcoming posts!

This contest is closed.

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Eeeek! We have a winner for the Raw Success contest!!!

There were 15 comments this time. I used Random.org to randomly select a winner. The winner? Janet, comment #2!!

Here’s the comment she left:

2 Janet { 04.08.09 at 12:17 pm }

Thanks Michele! I’d love to win a copy. Sounds like a good guide for going raw.

A big thank you to everyone who participated. I’m thrilled that more and more people are wanting to study raw foods and the lifestyle and improve their health. And congratulations to Janet! May you find much inspiration, peace, and information from your copy of Raw Success. (I know you will!!)
Since this contest was sponsored 100% by Matt Monarch, he will be providing and shipping your copy to you, Janet. I’ll still be in touch with you to get your mailing address to relay to him.

Please check back, everyone. I’ll be publishing another contest on April 15th. This will be a gift combo and I have no doubt the prize will help inspire you to improve your health. After this April 15th contest, you’ll be competing for raw nuts, goji berries, raw nut butters, and more–so don’t miss out on upcoming posts!

Be sure to subscribe to Healing with Juices’ Feed for free updates. You can get free updates to your email as well (sign up here). You’ll also receive inspiration, juice and smoothie recipes, and juice fasting tips and encouragement to help keep you motivated toward your ultimate health–and more personal posts about stuff that’s going on in my life.

Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates!