Sportline Product Giveaway!

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Well, you heard my Summer Wellness Confessions: And Plans to Execute. Now I want to hear from you! Together, let's stay active all summer long for our own health's sake, and to model healthy behaviors for our children.  For a bit of incentive, we are giving away a couple great fitness monitors courtesy of Sportline. There will be one winner for each of the following items:



Sportline Women's DUO 1010 Heart Rate Monitor



Sportline Women’s DUO 1010 Heart Rate Monitor ($69.99 value): A heart rate monitor can set the proper pace for any kind of workout by ensuring the user stays within a certain heartbeat per  minute zone to get a more effective workout. This monitor is a works with or without a chest strap. Simple to use, but full of features, the DUO 1010 allows for continuous and on-demand HR monitoring. Activate your heart rate by touching the watch face (no chest strap required), or utilize the included chest strap for continuous measurement. The DUO 1010 provides EKG accurate data and helps the user increase or decrease intensity to get a more effective workout. The DUO 1010 has pre-defined HR zones, audible alerts, numerous heart rate indicators, and tracks calorie burned.

Sportline Qlip Any-Wear Pedometer

Sportline Qlip Any-Wear Pedometer ($34.99 value): Those who walk fewer than 5,000 steps a day are more likely to be overweight…people walking 9,000+ steps daily are more likely to be of normal weight. Pedometers are a great way to get and stay motivated in your walking routine. It’s an advanced digital pedometer that can be worn (clipped) anywhere on the body and provides real-time feedback for individuals pursuing fitness and walking goals, including accurately tracking steps, distance, and calories burned.

I have personally tried both of these items while running and they are quality pieces that provided accurate data for me.

How Does The Giveaway Work? Get one entry for doing any or all of the following:

- Describe at least one thing that you and/or your family has changed to increase your health in 2011 on the Mommy Dietitian Facebook page.

- List out ingredients and directions for a quick, healthy but tasty recipe for a meal or snack on the Mommy Dietitian Facebook page.

- Recommend the Mommy Dietitian Facebook page your family and friends using the “share” button (you can find at the bottom left column of the Mommy Dietitian Facebook page). Make sure to tag us in your status by entering @MommyDietitian in your comment of your post so we count this as an entry.

Please do not include links on your posts on your Mommy Dietitian page comments (any comments with links will not get an entry). This giveaway is not for the purposes of promoting a product or service, but instead providing general ways to include more whole foods and physical activity.

The more entries you have, the better chances of winning! Winners will be selected using randomizer.org. Enter to win through 11:59 PM Friday, July 8th, 2011. Best of luck!!

Special thanks to Nada Shabana, Mommy Dietitian dietetic intern for co-authoring this post, and to Sportline for sponsoring this giveaway.

Healthy Habits Giveaway – Amazing Package!

We are all about healthy family habits here on Mommy Dietitian, so we wanted to keep them going with a fabulous giveaway. The National Pork Board recently did a Healthy Habits 2011 Survey and learned that 60% of those surveyed believed that sticking with healthy habits can be more difficult than learning a new language, quitting smoking or even winning the lottery! Because of this, The National Pork Board has graciously provided a wonderful gift package which will assist you with your family’s healthy habits, that includes:

Enter to win this wonderful package.  Act quick!
This contest ends at midnight on February 28, 2011.

• $25 of complimentary pork cuts of your choice
• A large assortment of spices to complement lean pork cuts and inspire flavor-filled healthy meals
• A sauté pan for cooking your favorite lean pork recipe
• A digital meat thermometer to ensure that your healthy meals are delicious yet safe
• BPA-free glass food storage containers
• A digital pedometer to help you measure your success in the new year
• Eating Well’s 500 Calorie Cookbook that includes healthy pork recipes

Pork: The Other White Meat
Pork really is the other white meat. Just like any meat, the key is leanness. Here are some tips:
• Choose cuts of pork that come from the loin – including chops and roasts – and 96% lean ground pork, which are the leanest cuts of pork available.
• In addition to protein, look for foods high in fiber like fruits, vegetables, beans and whole grains to help keep you fuller.
• Ham It Up - What’s the key to long-term dieting success? Finding healthy foods that taste great and make you feel fuller, longer. Yet, only 30% are aware that pork can increase the feeling of fullness.
• Meat-Myth Busters - Reducing fat is essential to healthy eating. Too bad that nearly half of Americans (46%) don’t know that pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast, and 23% mistakenly think it is fattier than chicken.
• Swine Sans Salt - There’s no rule that diets can’t be delicious. Cut out the salt without forgoing flavor. Only a third (33%) of Americans know that fresh pork is low in sodium. Its versatile cuts pair well with a variety of flavors year round.

NEW Recipes:

One-Skillet Pork with Wild Rice and Herbs
Tex-Mex Stuffed Peppers
Game Day Pork and Chile Wraps

How The Giveaway Works

Get one entry for doing one or more of the following:

- Take the Mommy Dietitian Family Nutrition Survey (only 5 questions!): http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7PMY7RQ Comment below to let me know you did this anonymous survey.

- “Like” the Mommy Dietitian Facebook Fan Page. If you get one of your friends to “like” it, then you will both get an entry! In other words, for every person you get to “like”, you can an entry. Document this on the Facebook page or comment section below this post.

- Follow Mommy Dietitian on Twitter! We are getting close to 1000 followers and we’d like to surpass it with this giveaway. If you are already following, get others to follow and document this via a direct message on Twitter or mentioning the giveaway with @MommyDietitian handle and a link to this giveaway post. For every person you get to follow Mommy Dietitian on Twitter, you also get an entry. For every tweet where you mention @MommyDietitian along with the giveaway link, you get an entry.

Enter to win through Monday, February 28th at midnight. One winner will be selected using Randomizer.org. Good Luck!

Disclaimer:  Mommy Dietitian and Angela Lemond, RD, CSP, LD has not received any monetary compensation from the National Pork Board, nor is employed in any way by this organization.  They only supplied the prize pool.