Cut out the Crap: October 2014

I was a little excited the other night as I sat on the lounge waiting and watching as my Facebook “Likes” crept closer to 50,000! I recall all too well a few years ago when I started my page and jumped around like a lunatic when I reached my first 100 “Likes” and then the first 1,000 “Likes”. I can honestly say that I am grateful for each and every one and I don’t take any for granted. The interaction I have with you all, your words of encouragement to each other, your kind words about my recipes and books and the fact that we can constantly learn off each other makes the page so wonderful and a nice place to hang around …. from the bottom of my heart I say a MASSIVE THANK YOU to you all …. BUT …. just incase you don’t truly grasp how grateful I am for you I have something special planned!

With the help of some of my amazing and generous friends I have an awesome give-away happening! Check it out! These are the prizes up for grabs!

Vanessa and the Team at NUTRA ORGANICS are offering 1 x ‘Nutra Favourites Bundle’ valued at $194. This pack contains Exotic Vanilla Thriving Protein Powder, Super Reds and Greens Superfood Multivitamin Powder, Vital Veggie Powder, a box of the YUMMY Cocobiotics energy bars and a jar of their NEW product ‘Organic Virgin Coconut Oil’. All these products and more are also available through their Website.

Jane from ORGANICS ON A BUDGET is offering 1 x ‘If You Care’ non toxic baking pack worth $30 which includes: Parchment baking sheets, Parchment baking roll, Large Baking cups ,Mini Baking cups, Jumbo Baking cups. I LOVE these products! All these products and more are available through the website.

Cass from LIVE IT. DO IT. is offering 1 x natural Beauty pack because every mum should feel beautiful… NATURALLY! Prize pack Includes: 1 x Ere Perez Natural Line and Shade eye brush ($29.95) 1 x Ere Perez Creative Chamomile Eye Duo I Love Vintage ($27.95) 1 x Ere Perez Creative Chamomile Eye Duo Without Clothes ($27.95) 1 x Ere Perez Creative Chamomile Eye Duo Green & Grin ($27.95) 2 x Scotch Naturals Nail Polishes ($21 each) TOTAL VALUE: $155.80 Check out the LIVE IT. DO IT. website for real food and low tox living inspiration!

Wendy from VEGIE SMUGGLERS is offering TWO Cookbooks! Vegie Smugglers 1 & Vegie Smugglers ‘Kitchen collection’ cookbook pack, worth $64.95. The Vegie Smugglers cookbooks offer creative ways to sneak a wide variety of healthy ingredients into your entire family. Full of meals that will keep everyone happy, whether you’re gluten free, vegetarian or just vegetable-reluctant! You can also buy these books plus more through her website.

Brenda from BRENDA JANSCHEK HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE is offering 1 x ‘Health Coaching Consultation ‘ – Brenda is a qualified health coach. The session is valued at $145 and will involve a 1 hour skype or phone consultation addressing areas in your health, diet and lifestyle that need attention. Brenda will help you set you some goals and also provide tips, recipes and handouts (as applicable), helping you to regain control of your health. These Health Coaching Consultations can also be purchased through her website.

Jody from MARCODY is offering 1 x gorgeous timber handcrafted serving board. Perfect for breads, cheeses, fruit etc. A beautiful addition to any kitchen. It’s valued at $45. MARCODY is the most gorgeous boutique situated in Scone NSW. They stock many brand names like Jag clothing. Gordon smith clothing. NOOSA Amsterdam jewellery and accessories. Shop 11 ‘Scone Village’ Kelly St SCONE NSW 2337. Ph:02 65451665

Allison from OH MY MUSICAL GOODNESS is offering 1 x pack of 4 OMMG Teabags, personalised herbal tea blends, hand-stitched into delightful natural teabags big enough to infuse a pot. Valued at $16. Peruse the list of available teas you can also buy and see their healing properties at the blog so you can choose your own blend/herbal combination. What a gorgeous gift!

Anna from PLANET ECO is offering 1 x Vegie Patch Kit valued at $24.95. Made from recycled cardboard and printed with water based inks the kit includes:

5 packets of organic seeds – baby carrot, cucumber, lettuce, radish and rocket

5 bamboo plant tags

18 biodegradable coconut coir eco-pots

and a planet-eco grow guide – picture based booklet covering how and when to grow the seeds in your pack plus others

You can buy these kits and more through her website.

Kristin from MAMACINO is offering some of her AMAZING Mamacino Granola (I can say this because I eat it and love it!) Value $28 plus p&h. 1 x Fig + Pecan Granola and 1 x Apricot, Almond + Orange Granola.This Granola is a delicious blend of nuts, seeds, coconut and dried fruit toasted lightly in extra virgin organic coconut oil and local honey. Made using the best organic and natural ingredients possible, the granola is gluten and dairy free and home made with love and care. You can also buy it at the Torquay Farmers Markets or through her website.

Natalie from LHAMI is offering 1 x beautiful Eucalyptus Balm (this is used regularly in our home!) Organic anti-bacterial, anti-viral chest and back rub for the whole family. Wonderful on feet before bed! Value $24.95. This Balm plus many other gorgeous products can also be bought through her website.

Louise from YOGI TREE WELLBEING is offering 1 x”Mum’s Little Helper” – Organic Herbal LOVE for tired Eyes. Valued at $25.

Organic Eye Balm – Organic calenda-infused coconut and olive oil with cacao butter, cucumber oil and palmarosa oil (for use at night around the delicate eye area – great for tightening and brightening the skin!) Also a bunch of organic cotton washable face-cleansing pads – perfect for removing eye makeup! This Balm plus many other beautiful products can also be bought through her ETSY store.

Laura from SUSTAINABABY is offering 1 x $100 gift voucher to use through her online shop! What a shopping spree you can have with that! This shop has so many ECO goodies for sale and is the leading voice on Eco Parenting. What a GREAT prize this would be to win!

Shelley and Prerna and the team at LIME TREE KIDS is offering 1 x Zoku Ice Cream Maker. Value $45.95. Making homemade ice cream is easier than ever with the Zoku Ice Cream Maker bowls. You can make individual portions of ice cream, custard, frozen yogurt, gelato, sorbet, or sherbet in as little as 10 minutes with the Zoku Ice Cream Maker! Check out their amazing website and online shop for more goodies or go say HI to them instore!

Simone from THE NOURISHING HUB is offering 1 x ‘Nourishing Pack’. This pack includes some healthy goodies for you to nourish yourself with. Enjoy a cup of Love Tea Calming Tea with the new range of Loving Earth Raw Chocolate – Salted Caramel or Creamy Coconut Mylk flavours – so moorish. Try out some new healthy recipes using Power Super Foods Raw Cacao Powder and Power Super Foods Chia seeds or Loving Earth’s golden Coconut Nectar. Valued at $60. All this plus more available through her online store.

Lisa from HAPPY TUMMIES is offering 1 x Happy Tummies Gluten Free Baking Hamper. Prize includes: Loving Earth Organic Cacao 500g, Loving Earth Organic Desiccated Coconut 250g, If You Care Large Baking Cups, If You Care Mini Baking Cups, Mt Uncles Banana Flour 455g, Enjoy Life Mini Chips, Lotus Baking Powder, Lotus Organic Rapadura Sugar, The Gluten Free Co. Organic Arrowroot Starch, Chef’s Choice Alcohol Free Vanilla Extract, Chef’s Choice Organic White Rice Flour and Chef’s Choice Organic Brown Rice Flour. Total value is $104.55. How GREAT is this pack! All this plus SO much more can be found through her online shop.

Rebecca from 4MyEarth is offering 1 x4MyEarth Kitchen Essential Pack! Total Value $42.85. This pack contains: 1 x 4MyEarth® 100% Cotton Produce Bags. Pack contains 3 bags.These are a genuinely very handy and versatile bag to have as the uses don’t just stop at being a produce bag. Here are a few ideas!

· Nut Milk Bag

· Produce Bag

· Toy Bag

· Gift Bag

1 x 4MyEarth® Large Food Cover- Made from Cotton/Canvas with a biodegradable coating these washable, reusable food covers will rid your fridge of plastic wrap and keep your food fresh time and time again. Also great to have at an outdoor BBQ or Picnic to keep the bugs off of your food when no one is eating.

1 x 4MyEarth® Food wrap- This is an extra large versatile wrap which can be used for more than a sandwich. Perfect for homemade breads, cheese blocks and baguettes. Velcro is extra long so you have flexibility to use on smaller items right up to large.

These these items plus more are also available through her online store.

Kelly and the Team at ADORN COSMETICS are offering 1 x Organic (Cold Pressed) Rosehip Oil. Valued at $30. Adorn’s Rosehip Oil is rich in nourishing essential fatty acids, Omega 3, 6 and 9, along with high concentrations of Vitamins A (retinol), C and E. Its high level of antioxidants help combat Free Radicals which are significant contributors to the aging process. This Rosehip Oil is cold pressed and not chemically extracted. This retains the integrity of the oil so what you get is pure oil. No masking agents or artificial fragrances are used to cover its natural aroma. This can be purchased also through their online store along with many other lovely items.

Belinda from LIVING FROM THE INSIDE OUT is offering 1 x Living from the Inside Out, A Guide to Healing and Transforming your Life from Within book. Value $20. Are you sick and tired of feeling sick and tired? Then it’s time to make some changes – and Living from the Inside Out is the perfect guide to help you. Living from the Inside Out is a reference tool for people who want to re-discover themselves and live a true, authentic life regardless of their circumstances. It covers real life and real issues that block happiness, speaking to readers in a practical language that allows them to digest, understand, and implement this vital message in their lives: to be whole and balanced, your mind, body, heart, and soul need to work in harmony with one another. Taking care of them all equally is a powerful step towards overall well-being. This book can also be purchased through her online store.

Alisha from NAUGHTY NATUROPATH MUM is offering 1 x Custom made Blend Pack valued at $75. This pack comes with a customised Bush flower essence remedy as well as a ready made blend. Includes e-mail consult, a personal remedy to take morning and night to help correct physical and emotional imbalance as well as a ready made blend to take as needed (the type will be determined after consult). These packs can also be purchased through her online store.

Amanda from THE ORGANIC STORE is offering 1 x Eco Tan’s new Natural Coconut Sunscreen SPF30. This Sunscreen has only been on the market for two weeks and it’s selling out everywhere! The Organic Store is proudly stocking this completely chemical-free sunscreen which nourishes and protects your skin from the sun’s rays at the same time. SPF30 with coconut oil, jojoba and rosehip oil, vitamin E, shea butter and zinc oxide. Skin-coloured, lightweight and non-greasy – $29.95 for 150ml at The Organic Store.

Sarah from CLEVERCOOK is offering 1 x ”A year in recipes” PDF ebook. Valued at $15. Also 1 x Himalayan Salt Grinder. Valued at $15.00. These beautiful ebooks are available through her website and soon the salt grinders will be available there too.

Melanie from LET’S LIVE ADDITIVE FREE is offering 1 x Let’s Live Additive Free Bundle – includes a copy of both Let’s Party! Additive Free and Let’s Celebrate Christmas! Additive Free. Value $50. Melanie Avery developed Let’s Live Additive Free so that she could share her growing knowledge and awareness about food additives with as many people as possible, in turn providing them with the tools to make a difference to their lives. She has written three publications that have become these tools to change your family’s life. Let’s Party! Additive Free was written to help parents provide their children with fun and colourful party without the children going ‘crazy’ from all of the chemical additives, particularly colours, flavours and preservatives. In this book you will find introductory information about additives found in party food, fun ideas for party games, great tasty recipes and much more. Let’s Celebrate Christmas! Additive Free is a guide for creating a joyous, festive and additive-free Christmas. These books can be purchased through her online store.

Jen from BAREFOOT KITCHENS is offering 1 x paleo starter pack. Value $75. This pack contains 1x 500g coconut flour, coconut amino sauce, 1 x rubbish free Worcestershire sauce, 1 x 250g cacao powder & a free 30 minute skype session with Jen Shaw to start you off on the paleo way of life. Check out Jen’s lovely new website where this pack plus more will be available for sale in only one week!

Tania from GLUTEN FREE GRAIN FREE is offering two packs! The first one is 1 x biscuit bundle (chocolate biscuit and ginger bread biscuit) valued at $22. The seconds one is 1 x signed cookbook and chocolate chia seed cake bundle valued at $47. Who would have thought something from a packet could be SO good! Over at her website Tania and her team offer many goodies including award winning egg free biscuits mixes. Hand crafted, affordable, easy, delicious and filled with the best raw ingredients they can source.

Alexx from ALEXX STUART – REAL FOOD & LOW TOX LIVING is offering 5 x copies of her Amazon BEST SELLING e-book “Real Treats” – A book to help you kick processed ‘treats’ and make beautiful, nourishing treats instead, with over 70 recipes, all gluten free and refined sugar free. Each book worth $10. These gorgeous and affordable books are also available through her informative website.

Sarah from THE RAW FOOD STORE is offering 1 x Small Spirelli Spiraliser value $39.95 and 1 x Raw Food 4 Kids Book value $25! The Spirelli requires no assembly and comes with a turning cap (looks like an end cap with teeth on it) that helps in turning the veggies through the Spiral Slicer. This compact, lightweight alternative spiral slicer creates endless julienne spirals in 3mm or 5mm sizes with any firm, cylindrical vegetable. “Raw Food 4 Kids” Book is The Raw Food Mums best selling book. Raw Food 4 Kids includes basic raw food techniques and tips, simple first raw food recipes, and tasty, nutritious meal ideas. Both of these items plus so many more goodies are available also through her online store.

and last but not least ….

I am offering 5 x copies of each of my 3 books! Best Seller “Cut out the Crap” – “Best Seller “Cut out the Crap for Kids” and my most recent book “Cut out the Crap with Style”. Combined these 3 books offer over 300 recipes that are ALL Gluten, Dairy and Preservative Free with a full colour photo for each recipe! Each pack is worth $90 RRP! These books plus so much more are also available through my online store (a little cheaper than RRP too!)

HOW ARE YOU FEELING AFTER READING THAT???? EXCITED????!!!!! I AM!!!!!

OK … So here are the finer details. PLEASE read carefully before you enter:

All of these prizes will be split into FIVE prizes. FIVE random people will be chosen to win ONE pack each. Winners can be within Australia only.

To enter:

* Simply comment which pack you would like to win (you can number as many or a few as you like!) Keep reading for details on packs numbers.

* You must be a ‘subscriber’ of my blog and LIKE my Facebook page

* Please also LIKE the Facebook pages of the pack you would like to win

FIVE Lucky and Random Winners will be chosen and announced via email and here on Tuesday Night 7th October!

HERE ARE THE PACKS (and the links to their Facebook pages)

PACK ONE CONTAINS THE GIFTS FROM:

My 3 Cut out the Crap Books $90

Nutra Organics $194

Brenda Janscheck $145

Alexx Stuart $10

VALUE $439

PACK TWO CONTAINS THE GIFTS FROM:

My 3 Cut out the Crap Books $90

Barefoot Kitchens $75