Van's Celiac Awareness Month Giveaway

May is Celiac Awareness Month, so it is only natural that Van's is hosting a giveaway!  Up for grabs are some really great prizes, starting with a $100 Visa Gift Card!

Van’s is a leader in wholesome new snacks, sure to satisfy the kid in everyone!  Kick off summer with two new snack bars (Banana Bread and Gramwich- a chocolate stuffed graham cracker sandwich) and Soft-Baked Whole Grain Granola Clusters in Double Chocolate and Banana Nut.  These sound amazing!  

Soft-Baked Whole Grain Granola Clusters are great for recipes.  Melanie at Nutritious Eats went one step farther than enjoying out of the bag.  She created Chocolate Raspberry Frozen Yogurt Bites.  Total Yumm!!!

Hop up and make these delicious treats!  While they are setting in the freezer, come back and enter the giveaway!

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Disclosure: Sweet Cheeks Adventures teamed up with Van's for this giveaway.  This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest. The winner will be chose at random by the Giveaway Tool and emailed. 

Gluten Free & Allergen Free Expo

A few days back, I had the pleasure of attending the Gluten Free & Allergen Free Expo in Atlanta, GA.  What a great time!  I was looking forward to attending the expo with so many great companies and products to learn about.  The Expo was April 2 and 3 at the beautiful Cobb Galleria Centre.

We started the day by meeting the other bloggers in attendance.  Be sure to take a look at a few of them.  My good friend, Misty from Mysterious Ramblings was in attendance.  She added to the large amount of fun I was already having!  Always take a friend.  Expos are great but so great with friends!

Entering the Expo, I was sure to take everything in.  Vendors, samples, all Gluten Free products, I may have been in heaven.  Samples that I could test out and I didn't have to worry about my reaction to them.  At one point I did pull my hand back when I was offered a very delicious looking pasta from Marcellos.  What a relief it was to be able to try the pasta and enjoy it.  

 A few of my favorite stops were Spinato's, ardennefarm, Enjoy Life, Glutino, and Ronzoni.   Oh the cookies from ardennefarm!  Delicious and soft.  They sent a sample home with me, so be sure to watch for a review coming soon. 

I had a great time at the Gluten Free & Allergen Free Expo this year.  I am looking forward to attending again next year and sharing these great brands with you as the year passes.   Hope to see you there!

Disclaimer:  I received admission to the Gluten Free & Allergen Free Expo as part of the press.  All opinions, photos and experiences are my own.  

Official Gluten Free & Allergy Free Expo Blogger! #GFAFExpo

I am so excited to share this with you!   On April 2-3, I get to travel to Atlanta to attend the 2016 Gluten Free & Allergy Expo! Just imagine!  The biggest gluten free and allergy friendly event in the United States, and I get to be there.

To be invited to such an event is definitely a highlight for me.  I live Gluten Free and cannot wait to return with awesome products to share with you.  Living the Gluten Free lifestyle isn't always a choice for everyone.  Health reasons have lead me on this journey.  With events like the GF & AF Expo, finding the right products to stay healthy and Gluten Free, is just that much easier!

Purchase your tickets HERE!  Use the code: ADVANCE before April 1st to receive 20% off your ticket price!  By attending the Expo, you'll experience:

• Entry into the vendor fair with over 100 brands
• Valuable coupons at the vendor booths
• Samples from the vendors are considered to be gluten free.
• Discounted products available for purchase
• Informative classes related to the gluten free and allergen-friendly lifestyle
• Free reusable bag to carry your goodies
• Meet your favorite vendors, authors and bloggers

Be sure to follow me on Instagram to see all the fun and noteworthy products I'll be testing out.  Follow along with the expo in Atlanta as well as the other 6 cities by following them on social media!

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Want to be there right with me?  I am giving away a few tickets!!  Good Luck!

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Disclosure: Sweet Cheeks Adventures teamed up with the Gluten Free & Allergy Free Expo for this giveaway. Other participating bloggers are not responsible for choosing the winner or shipment of product. They have not receive any compensation for this post. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest. The winner will be chose at random by the Giveaway Tool and emailed. The winner must claim the prize within 48 hours or they risk forfeiting the prize.

Gotron's Shrimp Scampi with Noodles

A Special Thank You to Gorton's Fish for sending me coupons for free product.  

I've always been one to try new foods.  When it comes to eating seafood, I have to be in the mood.  Lately I've been in the mood, maybe its the salt water at the beach telling me it's time to have some shrimp, but anyway - I came up with a delicious dish I can enjoy with my family and rave about to you!

This recipe was super easy to put together.  Follow the directions on the Gorton's Shrimp Scampi box.  Add a little pasta and garnish with chopped tomatoes!  Then kablam!  A delicious dinner!





Ingredients Needed:

Gorton's Shrimp Scampi
Gluten Free Spaghetti Noodles

Water
Chopped Tomatoes for Garnish

This has been a go-to dinner for me lately.  I am a lover of pasta, but adding a bit of shrimp and a delicious sauce seems to liven up that pasta and make me want to back for more and more!  The garlic butter sauce really does complete the whole dish.  The recipe takes about 10 minutes and can feed the family!  You'll see smiles and hands rubbing bellies for sure!

What do you like to pair up with Shrimp?

Best Blender Salsa over Quinoa

Whether you are Mexican or not, Cinco de Mayo is a fun day to eat your favorite Mexican dish!  This year I wanted to share my favorite with you!  What's more is I get to share my favorite appliance in my kitchen with you again as well.

Many a night in my home, I am making myself dinner.  Making a dinner different than what the rest of the family is eating as I am Gluten Free.  A quick boil of Quinoa and some of this delicious salsa make for a perfect meal for me.  Light in calorie and heavy on flavor! 

This salsa is so easy to make.  The hardest part is getting everything at the store.  After lugging around a 3 year old who wants to buy everything with bright colors and eat all the candy before the cashier can check you out is definitely the hardest part about this whole recipe!  So, let's get to it!

Best Blender Salsa

Ingredients:
2 10-ounce cans whole peeled, tomatoes
1 white onion, peeled and quartered
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded
1 canned chipotle pepper in adobo
2 tablespoons adobo sauce
1 bunch cilantro, stems removed
1 lime, peeled, quartered
Salt and pepper to taste



Instructions:

Container: 72-ounce Pitcher to your Nutri Ninja Blender.
1. Place all of the ingredients into the 72-ounce Pitcher in the order listed, starting with tomatoes.
2. Turn unit ON and hold down "Auto-iQTM PULSE" until desired consistency is achieved

I love this salsa over a bed of quinoa and garnished with a few slices of avocado.  Prepare the quinoa according to the directions.  Drizzle a few spoons of Best Blender Salsa over the top.  Add your slices of avocado to the top.  I like to cut them up to have a few bits in each bite.   

What is your favorite food to pair with salsa?  

Frozen Food Month Giveaway with Van's Foods

I simply cannot get enough of Van's Foods frozen foods this month!  Celebrating Frozen Food Month hasn't been a stretch for me one bit!  Check out my review on Van's Frozen Waffles to get inspiration.  After you've become so hungry you can't stand it, enter the giveaway below!  Good Luck!

The Giveaway:

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Prize: 3 coupons for FREE Van's Natural Foods products
Dates: Starts March 26, 2015 5pm EST.  Winner will be chosen April 3, 2015 11:59 pm EST.

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Disclosure: Sweet Cheeks Adventures teamed up with Van's Natural Foods for this giveaway. Other participating bloggers are not responsible for choosing the winner or shipment of product. They have not receive any compensation for this post. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest. The winner will be chose at random by the Giveaway Tool and emailed. The winner must claim the prize within 48 hours or they risk forfeiting the prize.

Happy National Frozen Food Month with Van's Foods -- I love Waffles!

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My love for Van's Foods is no new thing to you if you're a frequent reader.  However, if you're new here, check out a few of the links and see what delicious products I've tried in the past.

To celebrate National Frozen Foods Month,  we're going to discuss Van's Foods' Frozen line!

I am a big fan of waffles.  When the doctor told me to quit eating gluten, waffles were one of my big worries.  Was I ever going to enjoy waffles again?  Well, of course I was and I do, with the help of Van's!  

I like to treat myself every now and again with blueberry waffles.  Tunnel vision is present when I'm grabbing these at my local grocer.  Must get blueberry Van's. Must get blueberry Van's!!  I had no idea there were other flavors.  With National Frozen Food Month, I opened my eyes a little wider and noticed they also carry an apple cinnamon flavor!

I picked up one of each flavor and of course I gobbled down the blueberry first.  Then came the apple cinnamon.  Now, you already understand how much I love waffles and Van's gluten free waffles.  My expectations of all things waffle changed the moment I placed my first bite of apple cinnamon in my mouth.  There was apple.  There was cinnamon.  There was butter.  There was waffle.  Oh good golly have I been missing out with this flavor!!

After I was able to move passed the absolute yumm that was the apple cinnamon Van's gluten free waffle, I talked myself out of the kitchen.  My will power barely presented itself.  The only thing that kept me from eating the whole box was the thought that I could also enjoy them tomorrow!  Soooooo good!!!

If waffles aren't your thing, definitely give their pancakes or french toast sticks a go.  An option for everyone!  Happy National Frozen Food Month!

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This review is based strictly on my own opinion.  Others may have different opinions or experiences with the products mentioned above.  I was provided samples free of charge by the company or a PR Agency.  I have provided my open and honest opinions.  No other type of compensation was received for this review.

Van's Natural Foods Giveaway

Van's Natural Foods has come out with two new lines of delicious products and I want to share them with you!  To find out which products I'm raving about, check out the original review.  You can win coupons for FREE Van's products, so keep scrolling!  The giveaway is below!

The Giveaway:

How to Enter: Please use the Giveaway Tool below!
Prize: 3 coupons for FREE Van's Natural Foods products
Dates: Starts March 12, 2015 6pm EST.  Winner will be chosen March 24. 2015 11:59 pm EST.

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Disclosure: Sweet Cheeks Adventures teamed up with Van's Natural Foods for this giveaway. Other participating bloggers are not responsible for choosing the winner or shipment of product. They have not receive any compensation for this post. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest. The winner will be chose at random by the Giveaway Tool and emailed. The winner must claim the prize within 48 hours or they risk forfeiting the prize.

Wonderful Gluten Free Options with Van's!

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Gluten Free!  Gluten Free!!  We seem to be hearing Gluten Free being said everywhere but can you honestly say that you enjoy the Gluten Free products on the shelves in your stores?  There are quite a few that I tolerate, but now that I've found a really great brand that puts out quality, great tasting Gluten Free products... I'm sold!  Big fan here!  I know I've told you about Van's before, but would you guess that they are back with two new lines of delicious tasting Gluten Free products?

The two lines of products I want to talk about today are their new pastas and granola.  Both of these products were a pleasant surprise for me!  

I don't typically eat a pasta that isn't mixed in with a red sauces these days, so when I was able to enjoy an old favorite.... You can just imagine how happy I was!  Van's new pasta line includes three varieties - Ultimate Cheddar Penne, Rotini & Red Sauce, and Creamy Herb & Garlic.    My favorite out of the two were Creamy Herb & Garlic.  It is so creamy and full of flavor!

Close behind in ranking is the Ultimate Cheddar Penne!  I added a little extra pizazz to my penne dish.  My little addition of ranch flavored chips was perfect!  

See, doesn't that look tasty?  Each variety is very easy to make.  Simply boil water, add pasta, drain pasta and add the sauce packet to the pasta.  The Cheddar Penne and Herb & Garlic require a little bit of milk and butter. 

Now I need to fill you in on the best Van's product I have ever tasted.  I'm pretty sure my husband would agree as when I asked him to try it for his opinion he didn't want to give the bag back and may have muttered something close to, "You never share the good stuff!" at me.  I do not feel bad for one second about not wanting to share the new Van's Granola.  It is truly...  The Bomb!

This granola comes in two varieties - Blueberry Walnut, that you can see above and Cranberry Almond.  These granolas contain whole grains and their own special variety of nuts and fruits!  My favorite is the Blueberry Walnut, but Cranberry Almond can definitely hold it's own!  Again, these products are Gluten Free, people!!  

A few ways you might eat Van's new Granola:

• Mixed with your favorite yogurt as a parfait.
• In a baggie on the go!
• On top of ice cream.  Everything is great with ice cream, but I think this granola would be a perfect match! 

I know I'm leaving out about a million other ways to eat granola, but however you eat it...  Make sure it is Van's and make sure you enjoy it!

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This review is based strictly on my own opinion.  Others may have different opinions or experiences with the products mentioned above.  I was provided samples free of charge by the company or a PR Agency.  I have provided my open and honest opinions.  No other type of compensation was received for this review.

Treats and Sweets -- Diana's Bananas Review

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As we are starting to warm back up, I have been spending a lot of time finding ways to indulge and cool myself down.   Silly Florida weather has me craving cold treats and sweets.  My family is a fan of treats and sweets all year round, so you can imagine the pure excitement that ensued when I opened the box of Diana's Bananas to share with my Littles!

At Diana’s Bananas, we do it right—making the finished product is a 14-step procedure that includes purchasing, testing, peeling, sizing, freezing and dipping—and you’ll taste the results of our hard work in every delicious bite!
Our team personally selects only fully ripe, creamy, sweet white bananas, which we quick freeze to -20 degrees Fahrenheit. The result is an easy-to-bite banana with texture so smooth, you’ll think you’re eating ice cream.
After our quick freezing process, we dip the bananas in real bar chocolate. We never use chocolate flavored coatings or other inferior substitutes. The world’s best bananas deserve real chocolate—you do, too!

Doesn't that description make you want to eat these all up?  Diana's Bananas makes Banana Babies on a stick in 3 varieties.  Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, and Milk Chocolate Peanut can be found.  If you aren't into a banana on a stick, you can pick up Banana Bites!  

As I am supposed to limit my dairy, these are a great option for me.  I can indulge in my love of frozen treats while keeping an eye on the dairy factor of foods.  Just a little chocolate never hurt anyone!  Plus the Dark Chocolate is dairy free!

We had a small problem with the milk chocolate falling off of the banana.  This didn't discourage the kids though.  That just meant they could eat the chocolate by itself. 

Late night brought a craving for something delicious, so I pulled out my Banana Bites!  They go great with family board games, while you're doing a little work, watching TV or just simply want a small snack while you're walking by the freezer.  

If you are looking for a delicous sweet treat but don't want to spend the calories or can't have too much dairy, these are for you!  Bananas provide protein, so why not get a little chocolate in while you're feeding your body and your cravings?

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This review is based strictly on my own opinion.  Others may have different opinions or experiences with the products mentioned above.  I was provided samples free of charge by the company or a PR Agency.  I have provided my open and honest opinions.  No other type of compensation was received for this review.