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My new Frigidaire range.. yes it really helps save me time, especially when my 9 year old does the cooking!

Frigidaire RangeSo I’ve been using my new Frigidaire appliances for about a month now and am LOVING all of them. Each of them has saved me time in one way or another and I am excited to tell you that my Frigidaire range has saved me more time than I imagined.. partly because of my 9 year old! The Frigidaire Range has passed the More Me-Time Gauranteed test.

Sebastian absolutely loves using our new Frigidaire range.

  • Did he cook before we got our new range? Uh, no.
  • Did he prepare food before we got our new range? Uh, no.
  • What gives?  Let’s see.. maybe it’s the Quick Boil feature?  The shiny stovetop surface? The 5 racks in the oven? The huge capacity? The 5 stovetop burners? I don’t know!?

So far, Sebastian has made pancakes (2 days in a row!), the kids all time favorite.. macaroni and cheese, and roasted potatoes.  Yes, Sebastian has used all of these features of our new Frigidaire Range.. as have I.  He doesn’t do all of the cooking after all.

Frigidaire appliances - Range

As I’m sure you are aware, timing dinner can be difficult. That’s when the Keep Warm setting comes in really handy.  OK, so maybe it’s not dinner timing so much as it is MY TIMING.  I can be pretty unorganized (I blame it on ADD) when it comes to preparing meals and will have one part of a meal done before another, so the Keep Warm setting is one of my favorites.  I can keep the food that I ‘accidentally’ finished first, warm while preparing and cooking the rest of the food.  My husband especially appreciates the Keep Warm setting as he won’t eat food that isn’t HOT!

A couple of other features Frigidaire Range features that moms will appreciate are:

· Fits-More™ Oven: A unique rack configuration creates more cooking space, so I can do more.
· Largest Range Capacity with Second Oven: Cook a large meal effortlessly with the double oven range. Offering the largest cooking capacity available so you can cook two meals, at different temperatures, at once.

I can even put magnets on my new Frigidaire ‘REAL Stainless Steel’ Range! I’m not sure when you’d want to do that, but I think that’s pretty cool.

icon-star Check out the entire line of NEW Frigidaire Gallery Appliances on the Frigidaire website here.

P.S. Follow me on Twitter to be kept up to date on me and my new Frigidaire appliances!  Exciting, huh?

More Frigidaire links to check out and how you can win Frigidaire appliances:

  • Frigidaire More Me-Time Guarantee
  • The Frigidaire DAILYDARE
  • Tell Frigidaire what 5 things you would do with an extra hour and you’re automatically entered for a chance to win a suite of NEW Frigidaire appliances!
  • Frigidaire on Facebook

Alicia Hagan, Editor

NUK BPA Free Learner Cup

NUK Learner Cups - BPA Free

The Nuk BPA Free Learner Cup easy grip handles are ergonomically shaped with anti-slip soft grips, making it easy for your ‘learning to hold a cup’ baby to hold.  My son, now 9 years old, was holding a cup by the time he was 2 months old.  Just kidding.. I was trying to be funny like the competitive moms at those kids gym classes. Madelyn however, was not quite as coordinated from what I remember and didn’t hold her cup until she was a little older, like 3 months.  Ha!

The soft, spill-proof spout is gentle on baby’s gum and is top rack dishwasher safe.  No more hand-washing cup tops!  Available in a variety of colors, NUK Learner Cups ease the transition from breast or bottle to cup while baby enjoys the colorful cup.

  • The NUK Learner Cup is part of NUK system and compatible with NUK wide neck bottles
  • Top rack dishwasher safe. Handles are removable for easy cleaning
  • offer a variety of colors: blue, red, green, in 5oz size

Gerber NUK accessories are now BPA free. Look for the BPA free logo on package.

Learn more about NUK Learner Cups here.

Alicia Hagan, editor

Design your own SIGG Water Bottle + A Giveaway!

Sigg customized water bottleI was so excited when I was given the opportunity to design my own branded SIGG Water Bottle because both of my kids have had a SIGG water bottle for 2+ years and I haven’t! It’s my turn now and mine is bigger than theirs! Childish.. I know.  Sebastian has a ninja inspired SIGG water bottle while Madelyn has a glow in the dark space SIGG water bottle.

Now, through Cafe Press, you can design and order your very own personalized SIGG water bottle. Type whatever you want such as “World’s Greatest Mom”, “Best Dad Ever”, or your brand name which is what I did and you will instantly see what it will look like on the SIGG design of your choice.  I chose the Leaves design (left) and had “The Mommy Insider” printed on my 1 liter SIGG water bottle.  You can choose from 7 special edition designsStop wasting plastic water bottles and design your own SIGG water bottle that you will have for many many years.  These SIGG water bottles can be washed in the dishwasher.  Attach a caribeener to the SIGG top and then attach your SIGG to your backpack or diaper bag and you’ve got easy access to it all of the time!

The custom-designed bottles are available for $27.99 on CafePress’ SIGG section here..

Learn about SIGG on their website here.
GIVEAWAY!
We have (1) 1 liter SIGG water bottle to give to a lucky reader. The 1 liter bottle is exactly like what you see pictured here with “The Mommy Insider” printed on it.  Leave a comment below related to SIGG, water bottles, and/or being ‘green’ and you are entered to win.  Contest ends July 15th, 2009.

We will be giving away the same SIGG water bottle on TheFind.com and MomLogic.com!  Subscribe to our email updates (green bar at top of the page) to find out when the other contests begin.

Design your SIGG bottle at CafePress!

Jif To Go™ Reduced Fat Peanut Butter and Jif’s Natural Peanut Butter

Jif To Go reduced fat peanut butter spreadWe went to a park today and Jif To Go went with us.  It was a huge hit with the kids and my husband and I loved it too.  We dipped crackers and apples in our Jif To Go. Each Jif To Go Reduced Fat Peanut Butter Spread is 2.5 ounces and is plenty for a sandwich (a couple of sandwiches actually), and to dip crackers or apple slices in.

Jif To Go Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread comes in a package of six convenient, portable 2.5-ounce cups and is a great way for kids and moms to get their protein and enjoy their favorite peanut butter on the go with fewer calories than before.   During summer vacation we are out and about more than any other time of year and it’s important to bring healthy snacks.  Jif makes it easy with Jif To Go.  Now with eight less grams of fat than the regular Jif To Go Creamy Peanut Butter Spread and 16 grams of protein per serving, Jif To Go Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread is a delicious portable peanut butter that is easy to eat anywhere, anytime. Whether used as a dip for pretzels or celery or as a spread for crackers, Jif To Go Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread fits into a lunchbox, diaper bag, book bag or gym bag and is ideal for on-the-go snacking. If you don’t peel the cover all the way off when opening your Jif To Go you can push it back down to cover what is left over, if any.

Jif Natural Peanut Butter SpreadI was pleasantly surprised to find that Jif’s Natural Peanut Butter Spread has just about the same texture as regular Jif.  Natural peanut butter products I’ve bought in the past were either very grainy or kind of juicy.  Jif’s Natural Peanut Butter Spread is just right.

Jif Natural Peanut Butter Spread is available at your local grocery store and is $2.70 for 18 oz. and $4.15 for 28 oz while Jif To Go Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread is $2.99-$3.19. Visit www.jif.com for product information. These two new flavors add to an already variety rich Jif product line giving moms lots of options.  Other Jif varieties include Creamy, Extra Crunchy, Simply Jif, Reduced Fat Creamy, Reduced Fat Crunchy, Creamy Peanut Butter & Honey, Natural, Jif To Go and Reduced Fat Jif To Go.

GIVEAWAY!
Jif is giving 2 lucky readers a 6 pack of Jif To Go Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread and a jar of Jif Natural Peanut Butter!  Simply leave a comment below.. related to Jif or peanut butter in general (how much your kids love peanut butter, how long you’ve been a loyal Jif buyer, etc..).
Contest ends July 10th.

New Pillsbury Baking Products – make and enjoy cookies with your kids!

Pillsbury Baking MixesI don’t buy pre-packages cookies because I like to make them, but I rarely make them from scratch so I have to find a middle ground. I am thrilled to have recently found out about and tried a great new cookie mix from Pillsbury.

Pillsbury Baking Mixes give families an easy way to bake delicious, fresh-baked cookies at home without bakery prices.  My favorite of the three new Pillsbury Cookie Mixes is the Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookie Mix which Sebastian, my 9 year old, made a couple of weeks ago. How I wish we had some Pillsbury cookies now! It’s been a long and stressful day. My daughter had her first dentist appointment today.. enough said.

The other two of the three varieties are Funfetti® Cookie Mix and Reduced Sugar – Sugar Cookie Mix. The new Pillsbury Cookie Mixes will be in stores in June and the SRP is $1.99. The price is great for a product that you and your kids can make and enjoy together.  Pillsbury’s new baking mixes are quick and easy to make making them a great desert or special snack for you and your kids to make and enjoy on a whim.

Other new Pillsbury products include Pillsbury Brownie Minis™ Brownie Mix and Pillsbury Easy Frost™ No-Fuss Frosting.

For more information about Pillsbury’s new Baking Mixes and Frostings, visit their website here.