Jif Bars

Jif just came out with some new Peanut Butter bars! Thanks to Crowtap I was able to try all three different flavors for free! They are delicious, surprisingly filling and great for on the go! They have a crunchy oat center that's covered in a nice thick chew layer of peanut butter on the bottom and depending on what flavor you buy, will dictate whats on the top of the bar. The best part is that they have 7g of protein which is what helped to fight my hunger so well. They are great to just grab and take on the go. However keep in mind not to leave them in the extreme heat for too long because the peanut butter/chocolate will melt and its a little messy to eat.   

Head and Shoulders Old Spice the Dynamic Duo!

My boys were so excited to try Head and Shoulders Old Spice that we got for free from VocalPoint! Head and Shoulders & Old Spice are both very trusted/favorite brands of my Husbands! So mixing the two together was genius! I am surprised this wasn't done sooner! Just one sniff of it and my boys said "It smells like heaven!" Not only do the boys like the smell of it but girls do too so that's an added bonus. They gave it a try and said it lathers up really nicely and leaves your hair smelling wonderful. They noticed as soon as they put it on, their scalp felt refreshed and did not itch. It also dramatically helped with dandruff! Also a little know secret is that its not only good for your head but your body hair as well. Head and Shoulders Old Spice is defiantly a keeper in out house!

SPLENDA Sugar Blend

Thanks to CrowdTap I was able to try Splenda Sugar blend for the first time. "Splenda Sugar Blend is a mix of Splenda Brand Sweetener and sugar, so it provides only half the calories and carbohydrate of sugar. But since sugar is blended in, it delivers what you’d normally expect from baking with sugar - it rises, spreads, browns, and helps retain moistness, making it ideal for creating moist cakes and chewy cookies!"

So I whipped up some hand squeezed lemonade and mixed in some Splenda Sugar Blend to try it. You know when you open up the sugar container and you get a whiff of pure sweet tantalizing smells of childhood. Well say good bye to that with Splenda. You open up the Splenda bag and it just smells like something artificial that was cooked up in a lab. Well the point of the Splenda sugar blend is to use half the amount of sugar so there are less calories. So I used half of the sugar that was in the ingredients.Took a sip and it wasn't as sweet as I like my lemonade. So I actually ended up using  more, which kinda defeats the purpose of cutting the calories in half. Overall the taste is fine its just not as sweet as regular sugar. My next experiment will be to try it in a baked good like brownies or cookies and see how it turns out. 

Below is a conversion table of how much Splenda you would use in a regular recipe:

IF YOUR RECIPE CALLS FOR THIS MUCH SUGAR:	USE THIS MUCH SPLENDA®SUGAR BLEND:
1/4 cup	1/8 cup (2 tablespoons or 6 teaspoons)
1/3 cup	2 Tbsp + 2 tsp (or 8 teaspoons)
1/2 cup	1/4 cup (or 4 Tbsp or 12 tsp)
2/3 cup	1/3 cup (or 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp, or 16 tsp)
3/4 cup	6 Tbsp (or 18 tsp)
1 cup	1/2 cup

How does Spenda Compair to regular Sugar?

	SPLENDA®  Sugar Blend (use ½ as much as sugar)	Sugar
For recipe sweetening:	1/2 cup	1 cup
Calories	387	774
Carbohydrate	97 grams	194 grams