Chex Mix Wants to Give You a Turtle Spa Day (giveaway)
November 12, 2008 by Jennifer
Filed under All MommyBlog Reviews, eating, wearing
I love turtles. Mixing caramel, chocolate, and nuts is one of the true joys in life – I don’t know anything that tastes more decadent and luxurious than yummy-licious turtle goodness.
When General Mills told me they had come out with a new Turtle Chex Mix Bar … how could I say no?
So the kids and I inhaled tasted the bars and we’re here to report if they’re as good as they sound.
What it Came With
- A box of six full size Chex Mix Bars – Turtle flavor
- A really cute basket that contained…
- A loofah sponge thing with a handle thing.
- A wood nubby thing with a handle for massaging, I think.
- Three lovely chocolate scented tealight candles.
- A nail brush (I forgot how great these were for the kids’ nails – and mine)
- A spa towel (that means mini bathroom towel, I didn’t know that)
- A huge bottle (13.5oz) of the most edible tasting Caramel Buttercream body lotion EVER. (Seriously, when you smell it, you will want to eat it. Don’t. Just trust me, it doesn’t taste as good as it smells.)
That is a lot of stuff in a cool, reusable basket.
My Expectations
I wondered if all the stuff that came in the basket was supposed to distract me from the actual taste of the Turtle Chex Mix Bars. For a moment, I was scared to try them – so I figured I’d give them to the kids first. My expectations were pretty low – I figured if the bars weren’t good I could eat the lotion.
The Results
After the kids ate their bars in record time, I figured they were probably pretty good and I snuck one out of the box before my kids could tackle me for it. Like everything else I have encountered graced with the name of Turtle…it’s YUMMY!
It has 3.5g of fat per bar. Not the lowest level of fat I’ve seen, but a heck of a lot better than a candy bar. Plus each bar has 4g of fiber and 2g of protein. So you can totally pretend it’s healthy and enjoy your Chex Mix Bar guilt-free!
Conclusion
I’m in. I already bought another box of these (and by box I mean the 35 pack from amazon.com – I love buying in bulk so it lasts forever) and have gone through a lot of the products that came in the spa package. I cannot get enough of the lotion and still have to resist eating it every time I put it on my hands. I know you think I’m saying it smells better than it possibly could, but I swear to you, it smells like caramel buttercream like on a cake. The smell mellows on your hands so there is just a wafting of the smell.
The Giveaway
I have three….yes three….spa baskets to give away to my wonderful, amazing readers. One basket per person, though … so if you enter eight times (which you could) and you win twice, I’m sorry but you’re only going to get one basket. That’s so everyone has a chance to get something. If you have a better idea of how to make it fair, I’m available through email and open to suggestions!
- Rules for gaining extra entries (and there are bunches of ways) can be found on the main Giving Thanks for Giveaways post.
- Comments posted through Nov 21st @ midnight central time will be eligible to win.
- A winner will be announced on the blog Nov 24th.
Good luck!
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My son is a chex fanatic. Thanks for the contest.
What a great prize! Id love to share this with my granddaughters
This is something that I would love to have.
I love spa activity
Spa + Chocolate = Heaven
Whoa turtle-ly goodness!
sounds great!
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I would love to win one of these..todays my birthday and it would be a great win!
Thanks!
This would make a great Christmas present for my daughter-in-law. Thats why I would love to win this.
these baskets look great!
These baskets sound amazing. Who couldn’t use a little pampering.
my mouth is watering. those bars sound simple irresistible!
I love chocolate and I could use a little pamperng this winter!
Thanks!
That’s an awesome prize. Thanks.
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These look absolutely AMAZING! I love grabbing things like this for breakfast…you could say I have a heck of a sweet tooth
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I would love to win this!
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I would so love to win this! This would be a perfect Christmas gift for my older sister! Thanks for the giveaway!
I have tried the Turtle Chex bars and absolutely love them as do my kids! They are one of the best new snacks around!
everything looks so yummy–i’d love to win!
mmmm i love Chix mix and chocolate! I can see by the foto that there are only 130 cal i each bar. Not much more than a 100 cal snack. Ill bet that taste better too! I would love a mini spa day. Thank you for a great prize
I would love to win this for my sister!
I would love to win this basket. I am absolutely addicted to the new Chex bars. They are so good and I would love to win more of them. This is a great giveaway. Thanks.
We love Chex stuff. I would love to win this. Great giveaway. Thanks.
I would love to win this for my wife. She would go nuts over this.
This basket looks like it would be a lot of fun and I would like to try the new Chex bars.
This looks so great! Thanks for the chance to win!
Great snacks to give the kids in their backpacks!
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Chex is a great snack and the gift basket sounds wonderful.
Oh, those look delish! I also am excited about the nail brush. Imagine that.
Yummy! I love chex, and of course I love CHOCOLATE!!!
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I cant wait to try these.
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