Product Reviews

Product Name: Curious George® Explores the Australian Outback, on the iPad and iPhone Product Information: With Over One Million Downloads, Educational App Curious George at the Zoo Launches New Habitats for Users to Explore Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) has expanded its popular Curious George® at the Zoo mobile app with a fourth animal habitat – the Australian Outback – which delivers new challenges designed to build invaluable reasoning and critical thinking skills. The educational app, which provides a fun learning experience for children from ages two to six, has now been downloaded more than one million times since its launch in May 2012. The app is available...

Product Name: Lays “Do Us A Flavor” Contest Product Information: Lay’s just launched its “Do Us A Flavor” contest – a nationwide search for the next great potato chip flavor. Fans across the U.S. are invited to submit their potato chip flavor ideas for the chance to win $1 million in grand prize money or one percent of their flavor’s 2013 net sales (whichever is higher). From now until Oct. 6, consumers can share their flavor inspirations on the Lay’s Facebook page, with the winning flavor being revealed in 2013, the year Lay’s – America’s most-loved potato chip brand – celebrates its 75-year anniversary. From the UK to Australia, the “Do Us A Flavor” contest has created some crazy...

Product Name: NESCAFÉ Memento Product Information:  NESCAFÉ® has the coffee houses steaming with envy – and coffee lovers everywhere may be saying bye-bye to their barista – as it introduces one of the biggest innovations to ever hit the coffee aisle. New NESCAFÉ® Memento™ , a groundbreaking, expertly crafted line of foaming, single-serve café beverages, is giving java lovers a true coffee house experience at home. Easy to enjoy while on-the-go, the small powder pack unlocks deliciously creamy cappuccinos – simply by adding hot water. At .54¢ per drink*, NESCAFÉ Memento can help put hundreds of dollars back into the pocket of the average daily coffee house patron and potentially...

Product Name: Tide Free & Gentle Product Information: Tide Free & Gentle is dye and perfume-free. And it removes more residue from dirt, food, and stains than the leading free detergent. Like most Tide detergents, Tide Free & Gentle contains surfactants. Surfactant molecules have two parts. One is “water loving” and the other is “water hating.” The water-loving (hydrophilic) part breaks the surface tension of water. The water-hating (hydrophobic) part is attracted to oil and grease in soils, loosening and removing them from fabrics. Detergents usually contain more than one type of surfactant to remove certain types of soils and clean different types of fabrics. Other...

My daughters love bagels but one bagel is too big for them to eat in one sitting, at least I think so!  So I was really excited when I found Thomas' bagel thins because they were the perfect portion for them and they didn't feel like they were missing out on part of the bagel.  I also love the Plan Thomas' Bagel Thins for making sandwiches.  Makes lunch time fun. We really enjoy cream cheese on our bagels.  Actually my family enjoys cheese anyway they can get it!  I've tried Laughing Cow cheese before but I'm not really into a 'soft' cheese so I never buy it.   However, that has changed because they now make smooth sensation cream cheese spread and in flavors too!  These were a huge hit in...

Product Name:  Tide® VIVID White + Bright™ and Tide® VIVID White + Bright Boost Product Information: Labor Day may come and go, but your white threads are here to stay! Break the rules of white with Tide® VIVID White + Bright™ and Tide® VIVID White + Bright Boost. Together they take the fear out of getting a little dirty by keeping whites white and looking like new, wash after wash! We have long known the brilliant clean Tide® plus Bleach Alternative has delivered for our wardrobes. This tried and true product is getting a new name and look, but still offers the same powerful clean. Now known as Tide VIVID White + Bright, the detergent not only delivers on the promise to brighten whites,...

FREE Coffee at McDonald's, Livestream Virtual Coffee Tasting,  Keurig Brewer Giveaway and a NEW Blog! Whew!  That was a long post title!  But I wanted to make sure you knew of all the fun things inside this post!  Today, September 24th, McDonald’s and Newman’s Own Organics is hosting a virtual coffee tasting at the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters plant in Vermont to kick off the fun for National Coffee Day (9/29).  The tasting will highlight the Newman’s Own Organics blend exclusive to McDonald’s in New England, and will be hosted by Nell Newman, founder of Newman’s Own Organics, as well as several McDonald’s representatives. You don't have to be there to join in on the fun either.  There...

  While most people think of New Year’s resolutions in January, for families and kids, the new year really starts in the fall. The start of a new school year is a great time for families to make their resolutions to set healthy routines that will serve them all year long. Make breakfast a priority. Kids who start the day right with a solid breakfast keep their minds on their studies and not on their stomachs. Plan ahead to have some quick, easy breakfasts that are high in protein and whole grains and low in sugar (for example, Van’s Natural Foods 8 Whole Grains Pancakes and Waffles, or its latest better-for-you option, Ancient Grains cereal featuring 6g of protein and 5g of fiber),...