Thermal Lunch Bag Giveaway

Today's entry is all about snacks! I love to snack (after all, what American woman doesn't?) I don't know that many people who eat only their "three square meals" a day. So if you're following a clean eating, or whole foods, or vegan, (or anything in between all of that) diet, & you get the munchies just like everybody else, there is a shocking lack of convenient snack options available. (I've yet to see the vending machine that dispenses ants on a log or 12 oz. cans of unsweetened soy milk.) While a lot of restaurants are adapting to healthy eating, few gas stations, convenience stores, etc., have many choices for a hungry clean eating, vegetarian. The solution is simple - if the vending machine comets not to you, make your own (in other words, bring your snacks with you.) I have a thermal lunch bag that I take with me nearly everywhere. It's cute, convenient, and deceptively holds so much more than you'd think by looking at it. I bought mine from Thirty-One. My sister is a consultant & I love their cute (not to mention affordable) products.  My bag is great quality. It will keep cold all day as long as I remember to stick an ice pack in there in the morning. It's like a tiny fridge that is also an accessory.

No blog would be complete without a fun giveaway every now & then - so I am not only sharing my snack ideas, but I will be giving away one of these great lunch thermals as well (pictured at top in purple). There are a few ways to get a free entry in this drawing, and they are as follows: 

1. Follow this blog = 1 entry (if you are already following this blog you will be automatically entered.)

2. Pin your favorite recipe from this blog on Pinterest = 1 entry (or any of the recipes from this blog - I'm not going to be able to verify that one is your favorite anyway.)

3. Share a post from this blog on Facebook or Twitter = 1 entry (this is for the recovering Pinterestoholic who doesn't want to return to their addiction.) 

4. Comment below with your favorite snack idea = 1 entry

5. Recommend this blog on Google plus = 1 entry

All the entries will be dropped in a hat (ok, it's a draw from a hat app - the point remains it will be random.) Make sure you email me your name & address where to ship your lunch thermal, should you be the lucky winner. Include the following information in your email:

1. Name 

2. Address (you don't have to provide this right away - if you prefer, you may wait & see if you are the winner before disclosing any shipping info.) 

3. Color/Pattern you'd like your bag to be (click here to see what is currently available through Thirty-One gifts).

4. Any personalization you'd like on your bag including font & thread color. (My bag reads Clean Eats, but yours can be whatever is right for you.)

5. Number of entries (& how you earned them, i.e. 4 entries, 2 shared posts on Facebook, 2 on Twitter)- let me know any of the above entries that you are eligible for. It will help me to double check & make sure your name gets into that digital hat as many times as it should. 

I'll be taking entries until 5:00 pm EST, Monday 3/31, so be sure to get all your entries in by then. I'll be announcing the winner on 4/1 (& no, there won't be any April Fools jokes - I promise). 

Finally - here are some snack ideas that fit into my cooler.  

Apples 

Oranges

Clementines

Peaches 

Plums

Pears

Salad

Carrots 

Peppers

Kashi whole grain crackers

Quinoa crackers 

Blue corn chips & Hummus

Peanut butter

Grapes

Bananas

Cucumbers

Tofutti - Better than Cream Cheese 

Celery

Hot air popcorn 

Grapefruit 

Green leaf lettuce

Baby spinach

Red leaf lettuce

Salad dressing

Ezekiel bread

Homemade croutons

For more snack ideas, click here for my Munchies blog post. 

These are just some fun ideas that I've come up with - let me know your favorite "clean" treats below & we'll see who wins. :-)