Private Selection by Kroger

Over the holidays I had the chance to try some of the Private Selection products that are available at Kroger.  I tried some of their pizza, appetizers, and desserts.  BzzAgent sent me some coupons to try the products for free and to get my feedback on them. 

The first picture I have below shows their Margherita pizza.  The box says it serves three.  It has a variety of cheeses and if memory serves me, basil too.  It was delicious and the crust was a bit crunchy.  I would definitely eat one again.  Dh tried their chicken bbq pizza.  He felt it was a little spicy. 

These pizzas run $6.99 in the store.  I will keep my eye on them and if they run a sale, I will definitely get them again.  They are good if you want a good pizza for yourself.  But they won't feed a family of four.  They would make a great date night meal at home for two people.

On New Year's Eve I had a box of the Private Selection Miniature Cream Puffs that I served.  What you see out on the platters is how many come in a whole box.  They were a great thing to serve at the party.  They come frozen and it says to unthaw them out of the fridge for 30 minutes or for two hours ahead.  I didn't have quite 30 minutes before I pulled them out, but that ended up working out ok for the party.  By the time midnight rolled around, all of them were gone. 

So these are some new items I had a chance to try over the holidays.  I love trying new things. Have you had a chance to try any of Kroger's Private Selection items?  If so, I'd love to know what you've tried and liked.

I'm happy to finally be getting a blog post up this afternoon.  My oldest son is sick and has kept me up for the last few nights. I am one tired momma trying to clean up after Christmas and I was hoping we would be getting back into the swing of things this week. But, I guess that will be next week.

Hope you are having a great day in your neck of the woods!

We are Fit and Fresh Keepin it Cool

This week when I went shopping at Kroger I found these awesome containers by Fit & Fresh in the back to school area. I was so excited to see that they come with a place built in for a freezer pack. The two sizes I purchased were the one cup (the one pictured on the right) and the two cup (pictured on the left). The containers have measurements marked off on the sides. My son's new lunch box is not big, so when I saw that these containers had the place inside for the freezer pack I was so excited. This will make it easier when I pack his snack/lunch. They also sell larger sizes and they even have a really neat container that would be great for salads and it came with a small fold up fork and knife. I think I may go back and purchase that one for myself.

If I remember correctly, the one cup was $2.99 and the two cup was $3.99. The packaging said they are BPA free which I know is a big concern for many folks these days. The little freezer packs easily pop out. And, they had me at "dishwasher safe" for the top wrack. Well, just the containers and not the freezer part goes in the dishwasher which is ok with me. I won't buy things if I can't put it in the dishwasher.

So this is my cool find this week. Do you have one of these containers? What do you think?

Hope you are having a great day in your neck of the woods!

Winner of the $30 Kroger Gift Card

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Mari said...
We eat Cheerios as a part of a heart healthy diet.

runningmatey at hotmail dot com

June 8, 2010 8:43 PM

Congratulations Mari! I've sent you an email requesting your contact information. If I don't hear from the winner by Monday, June 28th another winner will be chosen.

I will have another give away coming up next week. My son is doing better. We found out he has roseola. It has been a crazy few days. Will be back to blogging next week.

It pays to be a Loser

Feeding America. It is a great charity and one that I've seen more of recently. One of the chef's on Top Chef Master's has been competing for this charity, as well as Chef Curtis Stone who was a recent contestant on the Celebrity Apprentice. With the turn the economy has taken, the overwhelming need for assistance from local food banks has been even greater recently. I have personally witnessed this because my church has a small food bank in it and there are people constantly coming. The needs are so great. I've seen statistics that children are especially affected by hunger here in America. And with summer coming and kids being out of school and not able to get at least one good meal a day from going to school, food banks are going to be even more pressed.

Recently, I was contacted by the MyBlogSpark program and asked if I'd like to participate in a program being sponsored by the Kroger Co. Family of Stores, General Mills, and The Biggest Loser. They are supporting a wonderful effort called the Pound for Pound Challenge. If you go to this website http://www.pfpchallenge.com/Kroger, you can find information on this effort that can help you with living a healthy lifestyle and achieving your weight loss goals.

The cool thing about the Pound for Pound Challenge is for every pound that you pledge to loose through June 30th, Pound for Pound will donate 14 cents to Feeding America. I've already gone on the website and made a pledge and I'm hopeful that you will too. Think about how doing this small thing that only takes a few minutes from the comfort of your home could affect such positive change in your community. What a powerful program this is going to be with the support of folks like you.

General Mills is one of the official suppliers of food to the Biggest Loser Ranch. Some of the foods that they supply that have helped the contestants in their weight loss journey include: Yoplait Greek Yogurt, Total, and Multigrain Cheerios. I personally have liked using the Yoplait Greek Yogurt in recipes. Most recently I made a recipe that called for one cup of buttermilk and I didn't have any, so I was able to use one cup of the Yoplait Greek Yogurt as a substitute. The recipe turned out great. Did you know you can substitute yogurt for buttermilk if you don't have buttermilk? And I can't say enough good things about Cheerios. They are a favorite with my family. I have been trying to make sure we give our boys an early start with good eating habits.

The folks at MyBlogSpark were kind enough to send me $30 in Kroger gift cards so my family could get some of these wonderful General Mills products. I was excited because I normally buy these products. And I'm happy that they've given me the chance to share this opportunity with you too. Below are ways you can enter the giveaway for the $30 Kroger gift card.

Methods of Entry:
You have 5 opportunities to enter. You must post separate responses to this thread for each entry to count. You must also include your email address so I have a way to contact you. This giveaway will end on Friday, June 18th at 12:00 a.m. EST The winner will have 48 hours from when I contact them to get in touch with me, otherwise I will draw another name.

1.) Go to the Pound for Pound website and make a pledge to loose weight before June 30th. Come back and tell me that you've made a pledge. I won't ask you to share how much weight you've pledged to lose, but if you'd like to share I'd love to help encourage you. And I promise I won't be a Jillian to you. :) http://www.pfpchallenge.com/Kroger

2.) What is your favorite General Mills product that helps you maintain a healthy life style?

3.) Follow @chiccraftychick on Twitter and Tweet the following: Come win a $30 Kroger gift card with the @chiccraftychick blog and the Pound for Pound challenge. http://bit.ly/XVmhS
You can tweet one entry per day. Be sure to leave a comment with a link to your tweet.

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5.) Add Chic Crafty Chick to your blogroll, or add my badge to your sidebar. Be sure to come back and leave the link to your site in a separate comment.

I can't wait to read your comments and to here how you plan to participate in the Pound for Pound Challenge.