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This post is sponsored by Puritan’s Pride. It also contains affiliate links. That means if you click on those links and make a purchase, I will receive a commission. Thank you for supporting Fabgrandma.

A lot of you may have made new years resolutions to lose weight, get in shape, or start an exercise routine. And just about now, you are looking for dietary supplements to help you stay on track with your goals. These products from Puritan’s Pride can help with your goals.

All Natural Vegan Protein Powder

If you are dieting and need an easy way to have a quick breakfast or afternoon pick me up, add a scoop of Puritan’s Pride All Natural Vegan Protein Chocolate with Quinoa and Oats-2 lb Powder to a smoothie or a glass of water. Each serving provides 17 grams of protein and 3 grams of dietary fiber to help fuel your body, aid in post workout recovery and help satisfy hunger.

Puritan Pride Hair, Skin & Nails One Per Day Formula

We all know that winter is rough on our hair and skin. Puritan’s Pride Quick Dissolve Hair Skin Nails-90 Tablets helps keep your hair, skin, and nails, healthy and beautiful with just one capsule per day. Each capsule contains many different beneficial vitamins, including Biotin, Vitamin A, Folic Acid and MSM, helping to keep you beautiful from the inside out.

Omega-3 Fish Oil plus Circulatory Support

Keep your heart and circulatory system in top shape while you work out or start a new exercise routine with Puritan’s Pride Omega-3 Fish Oil Plus Circulatory Support-60 Softgels. EPA and DHA fatty acids have been shown to support heart, circulatory and metabolic health, while fatty acids play a role in providing an energy source for the body. **Inconclusive research shows that consumption of EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.** One serving of Omega-3 Fish Oil Plus Circulatory Support provides 300 mg total of EPA, DHA, and other Omega-3 fatty acids.

The Puritan Pride Omega-3 formula also includes cinnamon to help support sugar metabolism.** Cinnamon’s beneficial effects on sugar and fat metabolism can support heart and circulatory health.**

Garcinia Cambogia & Coconut Oil

Puritan’s Pride Garcinia Cambogia 500 mg plus Coconut Oil 500mg-60 Softgels comes from a tropical fruit grown in India and Southeast Asia. The active ingredient is hydroxycitric acid (HCA). HCA has been thought to block fat and suppress appetite, thereby acting as an aid to weight loss. It inhibits a key enzyme, citrate lyase, that the body needs to make fat from carbohydrates. Coconut Oil contains medium chain triglycerides, which go straight to the liver from the digestive tract, where they are used as a quick source of energy.

Focus & Energy Formula

Puritan’s Pride Energy & Focus Complex-180 Capsules supports mental focus and boosts energy. It contains caffeine, Bacopa Monnieri Extract, Citrus Aurantium Exract, Cayeene Extract, reservertrol, rosemary, menthol, xanthinol, ecodia, and yohimbe.

Puritan’s Pride® began over 40 years ago, with the mission of making the finest quality nutritional supplements available at the best value to their customers. Today, the company remains true to its original commitment and serves millions of loyal customers. Puritan’s Pride manufactures thousands of vitamins, minerals, herbs and other nutritional supplements in their state-of-the art facilities located throughout the U.S. As part of the company’s commitment to quality, Puritan’s Pride only uses ingredients from suppliers worldwide that meet their Quality Assurance Standards, as well as Good Manufacturing Practices food quality standards

**These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

BUY IT: You can purchase all of these products at Puritan’s Pride.

WIN IT: One lucky Fabgrandma reader will win a package that includes all of the products in this post:

• Vegan Protein Powder 2 lb
• Hair, Skin & Nails One Per Day Formula 30 softgel capsules
• Omega-3 Fish Oil plus Circulatory 60 softgel capsules
• Garcinia Cambogia & Coconut Oil 60 softgel capsules
• Focus & Energy Formula 60 softgel capsules

To enter the giveaway just use the Giveaway Tools form below:

I received compensation for this post from Minted.com. This post also contains affiliate links. Shopping at Minted.com using these links will generate a commission for me, but will not cost you extra on your order.

Yes, I KNOW it is still just the beginning of October, and the holidays are quite a bit away still (As of today, October 10, there are 75 more days til Christmas!) But, I wanted tell you about Minted.com. The Minted website is a place where you can design  your own holiday cards. They have over 400 designs to choose from. You can pick postcards, folded cards, petite cards, cards with different shapes. And, with most of them, you can choose different colors for the printed message. And you can get flat print or foil pressed print. That is a lot of different choices to make. But really, after you decide on a design, it is easy to set up the rest of the card for ordering. Did I say that you can get these cards with your own photos on them, too?

While I was looking through the different designs, I found several that were perfect for me and Fabgrandpa. We are not much into Christmas, or Holiday, or decorating of any kind for that matter, but I was impressed that some of these cards expressed US so well. For instance:

People who know us know that we laugh. A lot. This card would be perfect for us to send out. With our photo, of course.

Or, this one, because we are known for nor putting a lot of emphasis on Christmas decorating or all things glittery associated with the holiday. It is us, to a T:

And then I saw this one! I am a country girl, through and through, and y’all is a word firmly embedded in my vocabulary. I LOVE this card. It’s like this one was designed with me in mind:

But then, I couldn’t decide if I wanted straight edges or shaped edges:

And I was still not done yet. I could choose different designs for the inside:

And different design options for the back:

With all these choice, you need more time to decide exactly how you want your cards to look. And, with Minted.com, you can guarantee that your holiday cards will be unique, and that they will be ones that really show your own personality.

From now thru October 20, 2014, Minted.com is having an Autumn Event Sale with 200+ beautiful designs & three shades of real foil to choose from, all at a savings of 10% with the code AUTUMNFS14. The sale ends at 11:59 p.m. on 10/20/2014 so you have to hurry up!

Oh, and did I tell you that they have Ornament Holiday Cards too? There are lots of choices, but I like this one:

Which design would you pick for your holiday cards? How many people are on your holiday card list?

I received a complimentary Keurig 2.0 from Influenster

Watch my vlog to learn more about the Keurig 2.o 550 Brewer, and see me demonstrate the Carafe. #HelloKeurig!

What did you think of my video? Do you have a Keurig? Do you love it?

I received product from Red Gold in order to write this post.

With Fall beginning, and cooler weather here in Georgia, it’s time for us to get out more and go do things away from home. I like to start dinner in a slow cooker before I leave, so that all I have to do is make a salad or some toast and it’s ready to eat.

On Saturday, my grandson Owen had a birthday party. Because they just moved back to Georgia from Maryland, I was able to actually go to his party for the first time. Before I left, I started some Italian Mushroom Stew in my slow cooker.

It isn’t hard to make this hearty stew. A few Italian sausages, a can of Red Gold Tomatoes with Garlic and Olive Oil, some mushrooms, a bell pepper, and garlic, and you are done!

Italian Mushroom Stew Recipe (Gluten Free)

3 garlic cloves

1 green bell pepper

1 lb button or portobello mushrooms

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 lb frozen green beans

fresh basil leaves

fresh parsley leaves

fresh oregano leaves

1 (16 oz) can Red Gold Tomatoes with Garlic and Olive Oil

1 package of Italian Sweet Sausages

2 carrots

1 (16 oz) can chicken broth (gluten free)

1 cup rice, uncooked

Dice the garlic cloves, bell pepper and mushrooms. Heat the olive oil in a skillet, add vegetables, and cook until garlic is browned. Pour into slow cooker. Add frozen green beans to slow cooker. Remove casings from sausages. Slice into 1/2 inch slices, and cut each slice in fourths. Add to skillet, and cook until sausage is browned. Drain off grease, and add cooked sausage to the slow cooker. Add the Red Gold Tomatoes, two cans of water, and the can of chicken broth. Chop up the fresh herbs and add to the slow cooker. Stir to mix ingredients together well. Cover and cook on low at least four hours.

Twenty minutes before serving, cook rice in two cups of boiling water. Serve hot stew over rice.

Red Gold Is Giving Away Two Slow Cookers A Day!

To win one, you have to go to the Red Gold Facebook Page. They are hosting the giveaway from Sept. 17  until Oct. 8, during which time they will give away two slow cookers a day for— that’s 44 Crock-Pots. Just go to Red Gold on Facebook to enter.

In addition to the giveaway that Red Gold is hosting on their Facebook page, they are giving away a Red Gold Prize Package right here on Fabgrandma.com. The prize pack includes a 6 pack of Red Gold Tomato Products, a Red Gold Apron, a wooden spoon, and some tasty recipes. To enter the giveaway use the Giveaway Tools form below. Good Luck! There is only one winner.

Coming Clean About Laundry Organization

If laundry rooms are where clothes are cleaned, then it seems odd that it would also be one of the most poorly organized and cramped areas in the home. You might dump your clothes in the middle of the floor near the washer, or you might spread clothes over the dryer while they air dry. Before washing another load of laundry, take out some time to look into better laundry room organization with laundry sorters, stain charts, laundry bags, and other laundry room supplies.

Sort it It

Laundry sortersare a must for any well-organized laundry room. Detergent, fabric softener, irons, stain fighters, linens, and several other common laundry room finds can easily be stored and organized.

You can also buy a laundry sorter that has a drying rack. You’ll most definitely want to look into getting a drying rack if you have a lot of cotton button-down shirts since they have a tendency to shrink if they aren’t removed from the dryer while they’re still a little damp.

 Un-stain It

 You might also want to think about having a handy stain chart in your laundry room so that you know exactly how to take care of grease, grass, red wine, lipstick, ink, and mud stains. Shooting in the dark when it comes to handling of stains can sometimes do more harm than good, and that’s especially true if there are several articles of clothing in the washer that can potentially become stained.

Having a few small baskets in your laundry room is a great storage option for all of the supplies you’ll need to treat those stains so you don’t have to go through the house hunting for them when you do stain your clothes.

 Small Spaces

If your laundry room is especially cramped, you could look into getting a stackable washer and dryer in order to maximize your space. You can also install a pull-out self between the washer and dryer so that you’ll have a place to fold your clothes without taking up too much space. Another good idea for small laundry rooms inside of homes is to hang a matchstick shade over your laundry area so that you can hide the room away when you’re expecting company.

Bag It

If you have a lot of clothing items that have to be dry cleaned, you can buy a couple of laundry bags with handles on them so that you can easily transport them to the dry cleaners. This is also a good way to separate your regular wash clothes from clothes that have to be dry cleaned. It’s also a great idea to add tags to the bags that you use for dry cleaning so that you can write down your contact information on them.

Laundry Cart

Laundry carts are a great option for small laundry rooms. You’ll have plenty of room for all of your laundry supplies, and you’ll have a flat surface for ironing. Make sure you get a cart with wheels so that you can easily move it around if need be.

Clean up your act and organize your laundry room with sorters, laundry carts, baskets, and drying bars.