Namaste Foods: Allergen-Free Baking Mixes and More! #giveaway #spon

*DISCLOSURE* Thank you to Namaste Foods for providing product samples in order to facilitate this post.  All thoughts are strictly my own. 

Finding allergen-free baking mixes that actually taste good can sometimes be tricky.  Fortunately, we recently got to try some mixes from Namaste Foods and we were pleasantly surprised with how good they tasted.  We've tried a lot of gluten-free baking mixes and have found some duds.  Namaste Foods is a real game-changer! 

Namaste Foods are made in a 100% dedicated gluten and allergen-free facility.  Their pasta meals, grab‘n go soups, pantry staples, baking mixes and coating mixes are free from the Top 8 Food Allergens.  

Check out the goodies we received:

Organic Dark Chocolate Brownie Mix

These organic brownies are ooey, gooey fudgey and oh so delicious.  11-year-old A whipped them up for us for dessert and they were ahhh-mazing!  Super dark and moist...you can't tell the gluten is missing!

Check out the simple ingredient list:

Organic cane sugar, organic brown rice flour, organic cocoa (processed with alkali), organic tapioca starch, organic arrowroot powder, citrus fiber and salt.

 Spice Cake Mix

The aroma of this moist, scrumptious cake will make your mouth water but just wait until you taste it! Makes two 9" rounds!  This versatile mix is super easy to work with with.  It's a fantastic base cake and can easily be transformed into a delicious carrot cake.  Just add shredded carrot, currants or raisins and nuts, maybe a little cram cheese frosting...yum!

And another super simple ingredients list:

Cane sugar, sweet brown rice flour, brown sugar, tapioca starch, arrowroot powder, rice milk powder, citrus fiber, baking soda, salt, cream of tartar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves.

Organic Tapioca Starch

Tapioca Starch is gluten-free and adds a lovely crisp texture and body to the crust of gluten-free breads. This is the perfect choice for your gluten-free recipes calling for tapioca starch/flour. Tapioca starch, has a slightly sweet flavor. Tapioca flour is an alternative to traditional wheat flours and has a variety of uses in baking. It is extremely soft and smooth, which makes for a great thickening agent. In a convenient re-sealable pouch!

Our favorite recipe to use tapioca starch in is Pao de Queijo, or Brazilian Cheese bread.  These puffs bake up crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside.  They are absolutely divine!

Namaste Foods has a large selection of delicious allergen-free mixes that will shorten your time in the kitchen and give you more time to enjoy with your family.  You've gotta love that!

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One lucky ABCD Diaries reader will win a prize package that includes a wonderful Namaste reusable grocery tote bag full of one Pasta Meal, one Baking Mix, one Coating Mix and one Soup Cup.

Enter below:

Last-Minute Easter Goodies from Basic Fun! #spon

*DISCLOSURE* Thank you to Basic Fun for providing product samples in order to facilitate this post.  All thoughts are strictly my own. 

The new spring lineup from Basic Fun! puts the fun back into Easter baskets! These fun goodies are some really affordable options for basket fillers and just the right size and shape to hide for a morning treasure hunt.

Check out our favorites from Basic Fun! below:

My Little Pony Retro

Girls have loved My Little Pony since the 1980s, so to mark the 35th anniversary of the brand, Basic Fun! has recreated the original pony friends. 

With long, shiny hair that you can comb, braid, and style, they look and feel just like you remember and are the perfect gift for kids or adult collectors.

These ponies are exactly like those of our youth.  What a blast from the past!

Any pony-loving kiddo would get a kick out of these cool, retro ponies!

KOOSH

The irresistible KOOSH ball is back and it's easy to pick up, but hard to put down! Great for indoor and outdoor play, games, fidget play, and lots of squeezable fun, this is a perfect toy for spring weather. Add a few of these hot colored, trendy items to your child’s Easter goodie haul to inspire them to get up and get active!

MSRP: $3.99   Available now at Target, Walmart and Staples  Ages 3+                  

My Little Pony- Mash Mallows

Basic Fun! has paired the exquisitely soft, fluffiness of a marshmallow with a super slow rising squishy to create the foamy fun of Mash’Ems Mash’Mallows! This new trend of slow rise squishies is hot to trot and we know that your readers will be begging for a squeeze.

MSRP: $4.99   Available now at Target  Ages 4+

Cake Pop Cuties

Take the sweetness of a cake pop, the fun of a dough squishy and put them together: now you’ve got the adorable line of CakePop Cuties. With delightfully sweet characters including Chocochip-Cubbie, Cocoa Pup, Honey Bunny and Tortel, the Easter Bunny is bound to want to hide some of these deliciously squishy treats! 

MSRP: $4.99  Available now at Target, Walmart and Toys “R” Us  Ages 4+

Squishy Pops

Squishy Pops are a highly collectible toy that all kids will love. Squishy Pops are a squishy, mini collectible that really Pops and allows kids to play with their favorite characters in a whole different way.

Available now at Walmart, Target and Toys "R" Us

Power Rangers- Mash'Ems

Introducing the all new and exciting Power Rangers: Super Ninja Steel edition Mash’Ems! Be on the lookout in your capsule hunt this Easter for the ULTRA RARE color changing character. Just heat it up in the palm of your hands, or in a bowl of warm water, and watch it change color!

MSRP: $2.99   Available now at Target, Walmart and Toys “R” Us   Ages 4+

My Little Pony- Fash'Ems

Get ready to be off to the races because Basic Fun! has added another series to their lineup of soft, fashionably fun My Little Pony Fash’Ems. Series nine is home to six gorgeous ponies, including one ULTRA RARE sparkle pony! Each Fash’Em comes in a blind capsule, adding the element of surprise every time you open one up!

MSRP: $2.99 Available now at Target, Walmart and Toys “R” Us  Ages 4+ 

Hatch'Ems

This collectible line is definitely something to chirp about! These delightfully cute creatures are housed in surprise egg shaped capsules. 

The eggs are then popped, and bopped to hatch an inflated Chick that will shrink back down to collectible size after 24 hours.

 Series one is home to six adorable feathery friends: a chick, a duck, an owl, a parrot, a penguin and a bird.

MSRP: $4.99   Available now at Target, Walmart and Toys “R” Us  Ages 4+

Basic Fun! makes it easy to fill those baskets with goodies that are sure to  be a hit with your kiddos!  Check them out for some good-old-fashioned basket fillers this Easter!

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Disclosure: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

Get the Outdoor Gear You Need with a Monthly Subscription to Alpha Outpost--The Hideout Box Edition #spon

*DISCLOSURE* Thank you to Alpha Outpost for providing product samples in order to facilitate this post.  All thoughts are strictly my own. 

Spring is here on the Texas coast and that means it's time to get outside!  We love doing anything that gets us outside...from fishing to hiking, kayaking to camping, we LOVE being outdoors!  Spending so much time outdoors means we are always on the lookout for gear that helps us enjoy the things we love in a safe and healthy way and if they add a little convenience, that's definitely a good thing!  Alpha Outpost is an amazing company that offers super awesome and useful outdoor gear in a monthly themed box. 

This month's theme is the Hideout Box which focuses on lightweight camping gear.

The Hideout Box will get you set for a solo overnight in the wilderness!  It includes a simple tent, a bedroll and an inflatable pillow.

All of the items in the Hideout Box are OD green and perfect for blending in outdoors.  

The tent is super simple to set up and comes with stakes and enough 550 cord to string it up.  It zips securely, and though it's very basic, it will get the job done.  Plus, it's is insanely lightweight and great if you're backpacking in to camp.

The bedroll is also super lightweight and surprisingly comfy for as thin as it is.  It rolls up quite compact and allows you to easily pack a comfort from home! 

Finally, one last comfort item, an inflatable pillow:

It's soft, brushed velour on the outside making it even more luxurious out in the wild 😊

The Hideout Box wouldn't be complete with without the collector's badge and the information sheet full of handy tips for "hiding out"

9-year-old D was super excited about the Hideout Box and used the items to go on his very own adventure...his first solo overnight camping trip (in the backyard:)  He said he slept really well...the tent kept him protected from the bugs and the bedroll and pillow kept him comfy and cozy!

Being a member of Alpha Outpost has lots of fun and useful perks.  They offer life-saving training tips via magazine articles and videos.  The gear they offer is great quality and every item in this box is something we would use...the sure sign of the perfect subscription box!

Alpha Outpost boxes are $39.95/Mo+S/H and worth every penny in my opinion! Plus, members get past boxes for $39.95, so you can catch up on all the cool gear you've missed.  

If you live an active, outdoor lifestyle, check out Alpha Outpost, get your gear and get outside!!

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Disclosure: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

Fun Easter Gift Idea: Shark Tail Blanket from Lovely Pumpkins! #spon

*DISCLOSURE* Thank you to Lovely Pumpkins for providing product samples in order to facilitate this post.  All thoughts are strictly my own. 

Last year we got A a mermaid tale blanket and she loved it.  So did D, but being a 9-year-old boy, he wouldn't have dreamed of telling anyone so!  You could imagine how excited he was to get to review this Shark Tail Blanket from Lovely Pumpkins!

The Shark Tail Blanket comes in this handy drawstring bag which is great for storing the blanket or anything else really.

But the star of the show is the Shark Tail Blanket itself:

This blanket is made from the softest material!  It is super cushy and cozy and D is in love with it!  The sizing says it fits ages 3-8, but I'd say you could up that to 10 or so.  It fits D with plenty of room to grow.  It measures 56 inches tall and 35 inches wide.  Plenty of room to curl up right inside this shark's mouth 😊

D absolutely loves to cuddle up in his shark tail blanket and you can find him snuggled up with a book, playing video games, doing his schoolwork or watching a movie.  He even sleeps in it!

The Shark Tail Blanket would make an excellent gift for the Easter basket this Spring.  Lovely Pumpkins also makes Orca and Dragon blankets.  Any of these would make a really fun gift!

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Disclosure: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

Stop Muscle Cramps with Pickle Juice Sport Drinks from The Pickle Juice Company! #spon

*DISCLOSURE* Thank you to The Pickle Juice Company for providing product samples in order to facilitate this post.  All thoughts are strictly my own. 

I LOVE pickles! Dill pickles to be exact.  And I am a huge fan of drinking pickle juice.  Did you know pickle juice has a ton of health benefits?  Drinking pickle juice is an amazing and simple way to stop muscle cramps.  The Pickle Juice Company has designed a sports drink and sports drink shot to harness the power of cramp-fighting pickle juice:

Originally Developed in 2001 with the dual purpose of replenishing electrolytes lost during strenuous exercise and addressing muscle cramps, The Pickle Juice Company, LLC has evolved to become one of “the best kept secrets” in the Athletic Trainer and Elite Athlete communities. The formula was tested and revised in the marketplace for the better part of a decade in order to develop the most effective formula possible to address the neurological elements that directly lead to muscle cramping as well as replenishing electrolytes that contribute to hydration.

The Pickle Juice Company uses a simple blend of dual filtered water, vinegar, salt, natural dill flavor, Potassium, Zinc, Vitamin C and Vitamin E to create Pickle Juice Sport and Pickle Juice Shots.

Both of these taste great and have been a huge help this training season!  Replenish electrolytes and stop muscle cramps with Pickle Power!

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Disclosure: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.