Category Archives: food

Kids MEGA Mini-Taur Meal with Healthy Choices from @OPAofGreece {REV!EW and G!VEAWAY}

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OPA is our “fast food” restaruant of choice in our family! We just love the taste of their food and always enjoy the friendly service too. Our kids tend to get the same order every time we go! They really enjoy the Gyro meat, in fact our entire family does! One thing that I don’t always love about fast food is the lack of healthy choices. Well, OPA has definitely made some efforts to change this.As of September 24, 2012, the Kids MEGA Mini-Taur Meal comes with a choice of chicken, pork, beef or shrimp, a choice of two sides … Continue reading →

SUBWAY® Canada and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada Join Together to Celebrate FRANKENWEENIE

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Frankenweenie opens in theatres today! For a limited time, Kids Paks at SUBWAY® Canada will come inside one of six reusable “Frankenweenie”-themed bags, designed by the film’s creator, Tim Burton, with a glow stick for Halloween. Did you know that SUBWAY® Restaurants has expanded their menu to include a side of apple slices in every SUBWAY® Kids Pak? The Kids Pak also includes a 4” sandwich and a juice box.About Frankenweenie:From creative genius Tim Burton (“Alice in Wonderland,” The Nightmare Before Christmas”) comes “Frankenweenie,” a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, … Continue reading →

This Week @SweetPeaDeals ~ #Toronto $19 for a $40 For St Lawrence Market Home Delivery! Order Online!

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IT’S DEAL TIME!Highlights: Thanksgiving is around the corner and this fresh deal will allow you to get all the delicious food you need delivered straight to your door saving you time and money! Parents, we know time is precious, so take advantage of having fresh organic and local produce, naturally raised meats, game, poultry, Ocean Wise and specialty seafood brought to you by Fooddel. Also order prepared, healthy, family-friendly meals from Victorias Kitchen! Simply order online from 27 St. Lawrence merchants, with one single checkout, and convenient delivery from our friendly Fooddel staff. Check out Fooddel today, satisfaction guaranteed! Fine … Continue reading →

Tic Tac Canada Supports the Breast Cancer Society of Canada

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In support of Breast Cancer Awareness month in October, Tic Tac Canada has donated $25,000 to the Breast Cancer Society of Canada. Tic Tac Canada has launched a limited edition Strawberry Fusion flavour in stores this fall. The Breast Cancer Society of Canada is a registered, national, not-for-profit, charitable organization dedicated to funding Canadian breast cancer research for the detection, prevention, treatment and to ultimately find a cure for the disease that women fear most. For all of September and October, the Tic Tac Canada Facebook Page will be posting pink-related promotions. They have even designed a new Tic Tac … Continue reading →

Breakfast & Snacks with Kelloggs {REV!EW}

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Do you struggle getting your children fed in the morning? Breakfast is such an important meal as it gets our brains and bodies going for the day. Especially with it being school time again, getting our childrens’ bodies ready for the day is an important step to success at school. Breakfast Cereals Canada has put out a Morning Crunch Time “Thrival” Guide that is definitely worth checking out! There are some tips for making breakfast time more manageable along with some great food ideas! Recently, as part of the Kelloggers Network, we tested out some new cereals and snacks!Kelloggs Krave … Continue reading →

Recipe Round Up with @CdnMomsCook Sept 14

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With back to school and my sister having a baby, I haven’t had as much time to make new meals to share on Canadian Moms Cook lately, but here are two new recipe ideas to check out: 6 Week Raisin Bran Muffin Mix Fish FlorentineI encourage you to head on over to Canadian Mom Cooks where you will find some family tested recipes, food ideas, interesting food products and more.  Co-author Did You Know Canada and I have been sharing some of our food adventures with our families over the past couple of months. Feel free to follow Canadian Moms … Continue reading →

Buy Steeped Tea and Help to Raise $ for the Ronald McDonald House® Central Alberta

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This isn’t your typical gust post. I’m calling for help and support. My name is Randa and I’m raising money for the Ronald McDonald House® Central Alberta.My husband and I called the House home back in March when I had my son six weeks and a day early. If it wasn’t for the house I would have further physically and mentally drained. I wouldn’t have been able to be with him, in the NICU, sixteen to eighteen hours a day; and I’m certain that we wouldn’t have been able to come home as soon as a month after his birth.  … Continue reading →

Going Back to School with @ThermosBrand {CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT and REVIEW}

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It’s Back to School time and Thermos is celebrating by hosting a daily giveaway where one lucky person will win a Thermos® vacuum insulated stainless steel food jar & freshalicious® cookbook each day until October 4, 2012! Simply enter on the Thermos Website for your chance to win! We received two wonderful products from Thermos for review: a Snack Jar and a Hydration Bottle.About the Hydration Bottle: comes in four colour options: teal, plum, white and black keeps cold 24 hours, keeps hot 12 hours has a capacity of 16 oz. has a locking, leak-proof lid with a one-handed push … Continue reading →

Back to School Lunches with @Funbites {REV!EW}

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Back in June, we shared the square FunBites with you! We loved these fun tools so much that we are now sharing the heart Funbites with you too! It is perfect timing, of course, with Back to School just around the corner for the kiddies! Why not give their lunches a little pizzaz with little effort on your part at all. The heart shaped Funbites cutting tool makes a heart out of 8 smaller geometric shapes. What we found super fun about the heart shaped tool is that it can be a fun puzzle to complete before eating OR it … Continue reading →