Fit and Active Products: Fat Free Snacks

Aldie is one of my favorite grocery stories for one good reason, low price. If you think Wal-Mart has lower prices, go and check out Aldie and you will be blown away. I will give you an example, Titusville Florida- a gallon of 2% milk costs $4.08 in Wal-Mart but, in Aldie it's $2.99 and guess what, other Aldie stores priced it at $1.99 (Merritt Island). That's true! Next time, I will take a photo to prove that Aldie has low prices. Anyway, you heard about Fit and Active products right? If you are on a diet, you should check out this brand.

My husband is diabetic so; he tried this cookie cake and guess what; it's delicious. You should try this devil's food because it's not too sweet and its really delicious. Buy it and let me know but, I am sure that you will agree. I am not on a diet but, thanks to hubby for introducing this devil's cake to me. I like it a lot.

Here is another snack that I would like you to try. This cookie is good for diet, tastes great and very affordable. Just visit your Aldie store and find this product #FitandActive and I am sure, you will like it as much as I did.

Why Bakery Cookies Look So Good

If you enjoy baking, chances are you’ve walked by a bakery window and wondered why your cookies don’t look like that. Whether they’re big, fluffy chocolate chip cookies or sugar cookies with intricate icing designs, they are hard to replicate at home. You can always purchase these beautiful baked goods; you can even order them online from www.cookiesbydesign.com, but what is it that makes bakery cookies so hard to match at home?

Artists

One reason is that bakeries have artists who are responsible for decorating their cakes and cookies. These artists have learned many techniques through training and experience, so they are able to do spectacular things on a cookie. You can take classes or look for videos online that teach you these same techniques, and with enough practice you can get pretty good. The artists in a bakery have the benefit of practicing on hundreds of baked goods each day.

 

Edible Printing

Another advantage bakeries have over home bakers is access to edible printing. When you see a high-detail logo or image on a sugar cookie, chances are that an artist didn’t do that by hand. Instead, special printers are able to take any image and print it out on an edible sheet that can be applied to cookies or cakes. These printers are expensive, so you won’t likely be able to afford one for your home, but you can order custom edible prints online for special occasions.

 

Experience and Control

Aside from the meticulous icing and other decorations, sometimes bakery cookies just look better. They may be fluffier or their shape may be more appealing than what comes out of your own oven, and it’s experience and control that help them achieve these results. A bakery has a cookie recipe that has been used thousands of times, and has been adjusted for perfection. At home, you likely only use a cookie recipe a few times a year. A bakery also uses the exact same ingredients each time, whereas at home you may use a different brand of butter or flour each time. With a lot of practice and attention to detail, it is possible to achieve great looking cookies at home, or you can avoid the hassle and purchase them from www.cookiesbydesign.com.

Danish Wedding Cookies by Keebler

A cousin of my husband knows how to bake these cookies. Every Christmas, this is my favorite treat from her. It's been a long while since I ate Danish Wedding Cookies and was happy to note that Keebler has this cookie in their line. I can have it any time I want. Seeing this box and the cookie in my Picasa album made me want to go to the grocery now and buy one.

Here are the Ingredients

"ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL WITH TBHQ AND CITRIC ACID FOR FRESHNESS, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL†), COCONUT, DEXTROSE, WHOLE GRAIN OATS, CORNSTARCH, CONTAINS TWO PERCENT OR LESS OF INVERT SUGAR, COCOA, SALT, WHEY, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR."

- †LESS THAN 0.5g TRANS FAT PER SERVING.

- Allergens
CONTAINS WHEAT, COCONUT, MILK, AND SOY INGREDIENTS. MAY CONTAIN TREE NUTS.
Dietary Exchange Per Serving

1 Carbohydrate, 1 Fat
Kosher Status
source: Keebler.com

If you are curious to try it, check out in your grocery store. It is truly delicious.

Delicious Treats from Newman's Own Organics Giveway

This month is exciting because I will be posting more giveaways for all of you. Besides, it is my BIRTHDAY month and each week, there will be winners for the giveaway. I am happy to announced that for this week, Newman's Own Organics is the sponsor for this giveaway.

Please visit my REVIEW HERE. Good luck to all!
a Rafflecopter giveaway


DISCLOSURE:

FOODDELIGHTSANDETCETERA.com is NOT responsible for the prize and shipment of the giveaway. The author was NOT compensated for this post.

When the winner announced, he/she will have to respond within 48 hours or Rafflecopter will pick another winner. www.newmansownorganics.com/‎ is sponsoring this giveaway and is therefore the company liable for delivery.

NOTE: Open to US RESIDENTS ONLY. Winner will received 4 products namely:
1. Newman’s Own Organics Hermits
2. The Prunes
3. Fig Newmans and
4. Double Chocolate Chip

You may check the photo on the REVIEW LINK. GOOD LUCK!

Newman's Own Organics Are Simply My Favorite

By far, NOO is the most generous company that I worked for and I am happy to tell you that their products are worth buying for. When I told a cousin that I received a big box with generous amount of products from Newman's Own Organics, she was blown away! She knew about Newman because she uses their products such as the sauce and dressing. I told her that Newman's Own and Newman's Own Organics (NOO) are separate companies.

NOO started as a division of Newman's Own in 1993 by Nell Newman and her business partner, Peter Meehan. In early 2001, NOO became a separate company. The two companies have separate lines of products and as you can see the photos below, all products came from Newman's Own Organics or NOO.

Their products are the following:
1. Pretzels
2. Chocolate Bars
3. Fig Newman's
4. Family Recipe Cookies
5. Chocolate Cups
6. Newman's O
7. Pops Corn
8. Alphabet Cookies
9. Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar
10. Coffee
11. Dried Fruit
12. Pet Food
13. Hermits
14. Mints
15. Royal Tea
16. Licorice
In the box which was packed perfectly are the following:

6 chocolate bars; 1 bag of Prunes, 4 mints, 4 Newman's O, 4 licorice, 2 bags of pretzels, 1 hermits, 1 Fig, 2 chocolate cups, 2 Family Recipe Cookies and 1 Alphabet Cookies. A total of 28 delicious treats and honestly, I still have the pretzels and cookies today.

Here are my favorites:

1.) Newman’s Own Organics Hermits are old-fashioned soft cookie. I tried the 9 oz pack Cinnamon flavor and in the pack has twelve cookies. Hermits have delicious organic raisins and sweetened with organic molasses. It is spicy (not overpowering) and chewy cookies. Nutritional Facts of Cinnamon: Serving Size: 1 cookie (22g), Calories per Serving: 80, Calories from fat: 15, Total Fat: 1.5g (saturated fat: 1gm), Cholesterol: 0mg, Sodium: 60mg, Total Carbohydrates: 17g (dietary fiber less than 1g, sugars: 10g), Protein:1. How I wish I could have more of the hermits.

2.) The Prunes from the Dried Fruit line of NOO products are another favorite of mine. I can't get enough of it. When I have my cereals for breakfast, I added prunes for texture, very filling. This is a healthy snack because it has high antioxidant qualities. Nutritional Facts of Prunes: Calories 110 (calories from fat 0), Total Fat 0g (saturated fat 0g, trans fat 0g), Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 5mg, Total Carbohydrates 26g (dietary fiber 2g, sugars 13g), Protein 1g

3.) Fig Newmans is sinfully delicious! This fig bar is made with organic figs, organic sugar, organic flour, and without hydrogenated oils.The name is licensed from Kraft, sounds unique though and I like the name given. This is by far the most tastiest fig bar that I ever tried. I only got one pack but, I was craving for more so; I went out and buy. I highly recommend this Fat Free Fig Newman. The Nutritional Facts of Fat-Free: Serving Size - 2 bars (32g) Calories per Serving 100, Calories From Fat 0, Total Fat 0g, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 150mg, Total Carb 24g, Dietary Fiber less than 1g, Sugars 13g, Protein 2g

4.) I just can't get enough of the Double Chocolate Chip from NOO. For the Nutritional Facts: Calories 150, Fat Calories 70, Total Fat 7g, Saturated Fat 3.5g, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 100mg, Total Carbohydrates 22g, Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 11g, Protein 2g.

Oh my goodness, my free goodies are almost run out. Soon, I will be out grocery shopping for these favorite goodies I mentioned. I truly love NOO products and I highly recommend NOO products to you and your family.

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I received the products of Neman's Own Organics for free. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I used and tried personally; and believe will be good for my readers. I am not compensated in this post. All opinions are 100% my own.

The Protein Bakery

Are you on a diet? Are you on calories count that is why; you are choosy with your snacks? I have good news for you and I am sure, you will going to try this product instantly! About few weeks ago, I received a generous yummy goodness treats from The Protein Bakery. They have freshly made bite size cookies, tasty brownies and blondies which are baked into perfection. I always craved for something healthy and delicious snacks, and Protein Bakery goodies truly made my day super delightful that day!

The Protein Bakery yummy treats are protein-packed, wheat-flour-free, trans-fat-free, dairy kosher and baked into bite-size goodness. The moment I open the box, hubby and I already picked our favorites. I love the Peanut Butter Brownie and Blondie. These are so delicious and tastes heavenly! The sweetness is not overpowering and I did enjoy the fact that it is individually wrapped. One is enough for me for every snack time. My husband prefers the Chocolate Chip Cookies because he loves cookies. You should try it!

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Chewy Fudge Brownies

Today, hubby requested that I should bake brownies. I was thinking its not bad to give him a little bit of sweet tooth cravings after all, he gave up chocolates during lent season. Whoaaaa! That's right LOL! As a treat, I bake the chewy fudge brownies from my favorite brand, Duncan Hines.

If you think this is hard to bake ... no ma'am and no sir! Of course, I did not make this from scratch. As I told you, Duncan Hines do the wonders. You can buy this product in all the grocery stores so; making brownies is a no-brainer.

Here are the ingredients:

 1 pouch of Duncan Hines Brownie Mix
1/4 cup of water
2 large eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil.

 - Preheat oven to 350F. Grease the bottom of the pan with a cooking spray.
 - On a mixing bowl, mix the brownie mix, eggs, oil and water. Stir until the ingredients are mix together.
 - Put the mixture on the pan and bake.
 - Brownies are done when the toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Try this brand and I can assure you, you will love it. Thanks for stopping by.

Chocolate Crackle Cookie

We have an ALDI Store here in our neighborhood and while I was checking for flour and some baking ingredients, I saw a box of KRUSTEAZ. It's homemade, made easy indeed! I super love the taste. It is soft, smells good and delicious.

Ingredients:

1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 pouch chocolate crackle cookie mix
1 pouch powdered sugar

Procedure:
1. Pre-heat oven to 350F.
2. Mix oil, eggs and cookie mix in a bowl. Stir until soft doughs are form.
3. Prepare 1/3 cup powdered sugar in a separate bowl.
4. Use a spoon to make a rounded dough, coat with powdered sugar, roll into a ball and coat again into the powdered sugar.
5. Place the dough ball into the cookie sheet with parchment paper.
6. Bake for 11 to 13 minutes.
7. Let it cool before removing to wire rack.
8. Serve and Enjoy!

After the alloted baking time, the cookies actually look like it is slightly underbake so; there is nothing to worry about. 

Check out the Chocolate Crackle Cookie in the Aldi Store in your area. Enjoy your snack.

Chocolate Crackle Cookie

My husband is a cookie monster LOL so; once a week I baked cookies. This is my first time to bake a crackle cookie. If you have ALDI store in your area, buy the KRUSTEAZ mix which has 3 packs in one box.

Here's the ingredients: 1 pouch of chocolate crackle cookie mix, powdered sugar, 3 eggs, and 1/3 cup vegetable oil. Pre-heat oven for 350F and prepare a cookie sheet. Set aside 1/3 cup of powdered sugar in a bowl ( for coating). Put the cookie mix into a medium bowl and add the oil and eggs. Stir until soft dough forms, should be sticky. Drop a rounded tablespoon dough into the powdered sugar and gently coat it with the sugar. Roll it into a ball and double coat it with sugar. Place the cookie dough into the cookie sheet and bake 11-13 minutes. The cookie will be soft and looks like underbaked. Let it cool. It taste delicious! Be careful though, it is really sweet! It's not bad if you have this once in a while. Enjoy!

Coffee for Breakfast

Today, I treat myself a cup of coffee for breakfast. I am not a big coffee drinker but, sometimes I am craving for it and the smell of newly brewed coffee is totally relaxing. My husband's favorite is a Colombian Coffee and I admit, it taste good. When we run out of Cafe Du Monde coffee, Colombian Coffee taste equally good.Try this Pepperidge Farm cookies which is one of my favorites. There is something about their product and I call it Excellent Taste.Have a good day everyone! I hope you will start your day beautiful and happy.