By Adrienne, on May 17th, 2012
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 Well, we had another great giveaway here with the Green Polka Dot Box Membership.
Sorry it’s taken me a few days to share the results.
We were out of town and my littlest had to have a tick removed from his head (still concerned about him) so I’ve had a few other things to attend to.
There were 454 entries and great comments from readers about what they would like to purchase from the Green Polka Dot Box.
I really am enjoying this company:
- their products
- their prices and
- their customer service
have been just fabulous.
And I’m pretty picky when it comes to all of these  .
If you are
- working on making your diet healthier
- concerned about pesticides on foods
- concerned about GMOs and what they are doing to our food supply and our environment
- wanting to cut your food budget (everyone wants to do this, right?)
then I encourage you to give the Green Polka Dot Box a try.
After reading all your great comments on the Green Polka Dot Box Giveaway about what items you would most like to purchase, I really think everyone should give this company a try!
Missed the post of my Review of the Green Polka Dot Box?
Take a look a the super savings our family is already enjoying with this company.
And they are already offering organic and non GMO produce to the Western part of the US with the rest of the company to follow.
And they are adding more and more products all the time.
Like just today, I noticed that they’ve added Wilderness Family Naturals to their offerings. Yippee!
I sure hope all of you stick around, regardless of whether you won or not to get ideas on how you could add essential oils to your natural lifestyle. I am hopefully going to be sharing one more this week.
But—without further ado, the winner of the $50 One Year Green Polka Dot Box Membership is….(drum roll please)
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By Adrienne, on May 15th, 2012
Welcome back to another week of Allergy Free Wednesdays!
I hope that you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day!
A week of yumminess that is aimed at making it easier for you to create healthy, allergy free foods for you and your family.
As I mentioned, this past week, there is no “clear rule” against including processed ingredients in your submission (but we hope you are moving in that direction ). So…occasionally you will find some “whole foodie undesirables” in the entries.
What to do if you see processed foods and don’t want them?:
So—-welcome to Allergy-Free Wednesdays (AFW). AFW is a weekly blog hop where folks can share their allergy-free cuisine, gain knowledge about allergy-related topics/issues, and connect with others living or caring for someone with food allergies.
Your weekly submissions will be shared on 7 blogs! Additionally, each hostess will feature a favorite recipe(s) from the week before. Please visit each blog to see their features! Your hostesses are:
Wondering What You Can Link Up on Allergy Free Wednesday?
*We welcome allergy-free cuisine in any shape or form
*Tips & allergy related articles/information
*Food allergies, intolerance, and sensitivities
*Please provide a description of your recipe, such as Dairy Free (DF), Gluten Free (GF), Sugar Free (SF), Vegan (V), etc.
By Adrienne, on May 11th, 2012
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted a Q&A post, but finally here’s another one.
This week, we’re tacking questions on Eczema, Sunscreens, Natural Sweeteners, and more.
I’ve so wanted to be able to be a resource to others and just love how the health posts have turned into a help for so many (and how I’ve been helped by so many of your comments as well!
My family has been through so much from:
It’s hard to deal with all of these things, but it makes it easier when you know that your struggles have been used to bless others.
We’ve also been through a lot financially–mainly trying to “make it” on a single income (that is well below six figures ), with a special needs child, with medical expenses and well . . . things aren’t getting cheaper now, are they?
Anyway, I’ve always had a passion to share, but it’s a lot more efficient to share on the internet than just be word of mouth.
So Whole New Mom was born.
My desire with this kind of post is to field questions on any topic (within reason ) that you might like to ask:
- whole foods
- special diets
- food allergies
- substitutions (like for egg [see my egg replacer recipe], sweeteners, etc.)
- budgeting (saving money, inflation…)
- health topics (autism, adrenal health, heavy metals,….)
- anything else (within reason, right?) By the way, my hubby is not a fixit man (but he’s working on it) but he is kind of an expert on some things so feel free to ask away. If it has to do with whole health in some way and I can’t answer it, maybe he can chime in .)
I can’t promise that I’ll know the answer, but I’ll try my best  .
And then all of you can just chime in the comments section and we can all help each other out.
So–ready? Set? Let’s go!
(Oh–and you can e-mail your questions to me at wholenewmom {at} gmail {dot} com. Just put “Whole New Mom Answers Your Questions” or “WNM Answers” in the Subject area so it catches my eye more quickly!)
Today’s questions from readers like you are….
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By Adrienne, on May 8th, 2012
**HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!! I’d love for you to share a recipe that would be great for Mother’s Day this week!**
(Well, maybe any recipe is good as long as Mom doesn’t have to cook it, right !?
Welcome back to another week of Allergy Free Wednesdays!
A week of yumminess that is aimed at making it easier for you to create healthy, allergy free foods for you and your family.
As I mentioned, this past week, there is no “clear rule” against including processed ingredients in your submission (but we hope you are moving in that direction ). So…occasionally you will find some “whole foodie undesirables” in the entries.
What to do if you see processed foods and don’t want them?:
So—-welcome to Allergy-Free Wednesdays (AFW). AFW is a weekly blog hop where folks can share their allergy-free cuisine, gain knowledge about allergy-related topics/issues, and connect with others living or caring for someone with food allergies.
Your weekly submissions will be shared on 7 blogs! Additionally, each hostess will feature a favorite recipe(s) from the week before. Please visit each blog to see their features! Your hostesses are:
Wondering What You Can Link Up on Allergy Free Wednesday?
*We welcome allergy-free cuisine in any shape or form
*Tips & allergy related articles/information
*Food allergies, intolerance, and sensitivities
*Please provide a description of your recipe, such as Dairy Free (DF), Gluten Free (GF), Sugar Free (SF), Vegan (V), etc.
By Adrienne, on May 7th, 2012
Late in 2011 I introduced all of you to the Green Polka Dot Box with this post: Save up to 60% on Organic and non-GMO Foods.
It was something that sounded like a great idea to me:
- Savings of up to 60% on organic and non-GMO foods
- Free delivery option right to your door (for orders of $99 or more)
- Great product offerings- they are already delivering organic produce to the west coast, are expanding that, and hope to offer meat, eggs and poultry in the near future.
At the time I was promoting it, the offerings weren’t even there yet, and the website wasn’t functional.
I was putting my reputation on the line, but I really thought it was going to be a good thing.
Like other things, I investigated the Green Polka Dot Box a lot.
You know I really like to dig down into things, right? Like my series on essential oils?
Anyway, let’s just say I poked around on the internet a lot, made a lot of calls and sent a lot of emails.
And since 12/11, the Green Polka Dot Box has been a real winner.
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By Adrienne, on May 2nd, 2012
Mother’s Day typically means flowers, right?
Not in my house…
Unless they’re wild flowers, that is . The other kind costs too much and then dies.
Come on over to The Better Mom to find out some of my favorite Homemade Mother’s Day picks from all over the internet.
I am sure you’ll find something to please you or . . . → Read More: Easy Heartfelt and Handmade Mother’s Day Gifts
By Adrienne, on May 1st, 2012
Welcome back to another week of Allergy Free Wednesdays!
A week of yumminess that is aimed at making it easier for you to create healthy, allergy free foods for you and your family.
As I mentioned, this past week, there is no “clear rule” against including processed ingredients in your submission (but we hope you are moving in that direction ). So…occasionally you will find some “whole foodie undesirables” in the entries.
What to do if you see processed foods and don’t want them?:
So—-welcome to Allergy-Free Wednesdays (AFW). AFW is a weekly blog hop where folks can share their allergy-free cuisine, gain knowledge about allergy-related topics/issues, and connect with others living or caring for someone with food allergies.
Your weekly submissions will be shared on 7 blogs! Additionally, each hostess will feature a favorite recipe(s) from the week before. Please visit each blog to see their features! Your hostesses are:
Wondering What You Can Link Up on Allergy Free Wednesday?
*We welcome allergy-free cuisine in any shape or form
*Tips & allergy related articles/information
*Food allergies, intolerance, and sensitivities
*Please provide a description of your recipe, such as Dairy Free (DF), Gluten Free (GF), Sugar Free (SF), Vegan (V), etc.
By Adrienne, on April 30th, 2012
Every once in awhile I like to bring your attention to companies and products that I like and deals that I think are great.
Today, with Mother’s Day right around the corner, I’d like to introduce you to a new company that frankly wasn’t on my radar until quite recently.
Dayspring.
They’ve been a long time purveyor of uplifting . . . → Read More: 30% Off Dayspring “Heart Healthy” Mother’s Day Gifts
By Adrienne, on April 29th, 2012
I really am pleased to share with you today a way to save a lot of money with this wonderful deal on whole food and healthy living items.
Eversave is offering $40 worth of Healthy Living Products from Abe’s Market for only $20.
Note: There are a limited amount of these available, so if you are interested, buy now before they are all gone !
In case you haven’t heard of Eversave, it’s a “groupon-like” savings site. It’s been in business for 12 years.
Just in the past few years they developed their brand to mimic the Groupon model, offering online customers local and national deals that are great offers.
Abe’s Market is a well-respected purveyor of Whole Foods and Healthy Living Products.
Now, while their prices may be more than I typically pay, when you can get 50% off, the prices are really attractive.
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By Adrienne, on April 26th, 2012
With the price of everything going up…up…and up….(you’ve noticed, right?)
Frugal is really in style now.
I know I, for one, have been watching our food budget got up and it’s gotten me thinking about ways to save more money in that category.
Join me over at The Balanced Platter today where I am sharing some of my favorite . . . → Read More: Tips for Frugal Meals ~ and Super Fast Indian Lentils
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