Summertime Grilling Tips - I Can't Believe It's Not Butter GIVEAWAY

Healthy eating and living makes me smile!

Especially when I smile at the scale when the numbers reflect that I "Reach Right!" I've been "reaching right" for over a year when I gave up butter! My whole family loves I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray!
It's good!



ICBINB asked me to participate in their Summer Grilling Giveaway and healthy grilling. You bet! That's what we do! It was wonderful to have my sweet friend, Jen here to enjoy the experience together.



We had a fun time making the ICBINB recipes. We used the recipe below with Shrimp! And we especially loved the Grilled Corn.. Summertime Grilling at its finest!

Jen @ One Mom's World and I got to have a Grill UP and Eat Up together! Check out our recipe!

Rosemary-Orange Grilled Chicken & Veggies
Serves: 4
Preparation Time: 20 Minute(s)
Cook Time: 15 Minute(s)



Ingredients
- 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cubed
- 1 small eggplant, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 medium red, green and/or yellow bell peppers, cut into 1-1/2-inch squares
- 1 medium yellow squash, cubed
- 30 sprays I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® Spray Original, divided
- 1 tsp. chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 tsp. grated orange peel
- 2 Tbsp. orange juice
Instructions
Spray chicken and vegetables with 15 sprays I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® Spray Original, then toss with with rosemary and orange peel. Alternately thread chicken and vegetables on skewers*. Grill or broil chicken and vegetables, turning once, 8 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked and vegetables are just tender.
Arrange chicken and vegetables on serving platter. Spray with remaining 15 Sprays, then drizzle with orange juice.

Here Jen helps prepare the meal. We had a wonderful time enjoying the kitchen together. She also loves healthy living and eating. So this was a real delight to make this meal together.
I Can't Believe It's Not Butter




Join the ICBINB Tweet Up! the Taste & Tweet will be a fun evening of eating, Tweeting and sharing grilling and entertaining tips with fellow participants and our grilling and entertaining co-hosts: @GrillCompanion (www.grillingcompanion.com) who will be sharing their grilling expertise and answering questions on all of your barbeque and grilling questions to help you grill like a pro, and entertaining expert, @HWTM_Jenn (www.hostesswiththemostess.com), who will be sharing her insider tips on how to throw the perfect outdoor party and back yard barbeque this summer. We’re also excited to have Chef Normajean Longfield from the Unilever Test Kitchen who will be Tweeting with @ICBINotButter to give you tips on all of the great ways to spray I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!

Our hashtag for the event will be #ICBINotButterBBQ, so please be sure to include it in your tweets to follow along with the conversation. Your first tweet including the hashtag will automatically be entered in our sweepstakes to win one of two grand prizes each valued at $125! The prize features:
· Weber Smokey Joe grill
· I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! grill basket
· Crate and Barrel four-piece tool set!

You can view our full sweepstakes rules by visiting, http://www.tasteyoulove.com/Taste-and-Tweet-Sweepstakes-Rules.html. Please use your first Tweet/contest entry to disclose that you are participating in the Taste & Tweet and received a package from I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter. Something along the lines of: “I’ll be Tweeting tonight for @ICBINotButter’s Taste & Tweet and received a grilling kit from them. #samp #ICBINotButterBBQ”


GIVEAWAY! Enter to win by taking these steps - one comment/entry per step:


1) Comment how you would use ICBINB Spray? Food item? :)
2) Tweet this out this Giveaway link
3) Join Carolina Mama Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Carolina-Mama/288936420402?ref=ts

Good luck! This Giveaway is great - here's what it offers!

The gift set includes:
· Two coupons for a FREE I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! product
· I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! Summer Newsletter with great grilling recipes
· I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! Grill Basket perfect for grilling veggies, fish or chicken
· Set of Crate & Barrel Corn on the Cob Picks and Dishes
· Crate & Barrel Melamine Serving Bowl
· Crate & Barrel Grill Tongs and Turner
· BBQ Mitt

*Thank you ICBINB for sponsoring Carolina Mama on ICBINBSpray! It is the best! Also, this is published at "Tasty Tuesday!" and at "Works For Me Wednesday!" for a chance to learn more amazing Tips, check them out!


Warmly, Carolina Mama

Look Who Sponsored Our Spring Refrigerator Makeover

With the arrival of spring, our family is deciding to not only get the spring cleaning done around the house, but to tweak the diet up a notch as well. My husband and I are always striving to have a healthy, well balanced diet. Along with everything else in life, however, it does need to be brushed up on occasion. Read on, Giveaway at end of post! :)

It really is incredible the difference in how you feel on a daily basis when you eat a nutritious, healthy, well balanced diet along with exercise. They really do go hand-in-hand. There are some awesome products in place to help with the diet transition.

My family was given an opportunity for a refrigerator turnover this week by ICBINB. As you can see, it was time for the weekly grocery run. You can see the middle row by the Brita is the carb shelf... pitas, bagels, tortillas.... No comments please on the lovely mega-jar of "light" mind you, Mayonnaise. Bobby Flay would be so proud! Seriously, that was a result of my fine Triples Coupon Days at Harris Teeters! And my ode to my Southern roots - think: pimento cheese sandwich, tuna salad, egg salad... that list goes on. Hey, I said "light" mayo y'all! (Just don't remind me of this post when I tweet out that I can't figure out why my weigh in is flat. :) So this now...

BEFORE



It's time. This time, however, the goal was to get a lot more fruits, vegetables and other healthier items for the week. We did replace our white flour tortillas with whole wheat ones. Also, reduced fat cheese slices are tasty and healthier.

The I Can't Believe It's Not Butter products are one incredible example of this. I just learned that there is canola oil and Omega 3 in the tub of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!! For those of you who do not like salmon (which we love), this is great news!



We have been fans of theirs for some time now. The ICBINB butter spray is absolutely phenomenal. It really rocks on popcorn, for those of us who love extra butter on that snack. Now we can enjoy it without the guilt!

AFTER



Yes, the Tigers helped reload the Refrigerator Makeover with me in about ten minutes flat before dinner! So do notice the content not so much the not-so-perfect stacking, etc. :)



It was awesome getting some ICBINB, to go with our asparagus and broccoli. A trick we have been using for a while is to use the spray on bread. (We try to go with wheat when possible). Part of our healthy kick has been to have lots of beans around. They can be used for a variety of chilies and things in the crock pot. We look forward to hosting our friends on Easter to a healthier cooked meal thanks to ICBINB.

Mountain Man has always said, "Everything in moderation."
His theory behind this is to not completely give up some of the unhealthier choices we crave, but to sparingly eat that kind of food. This trick also helps us not to crave the junk as much. Health, diet and exercises are very important to us, and it is wonderful that there are a lot of different ways today to help balance this crucial part of our everyday lives.

* Giveaway: One lucky Winner receives a "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!" Kitchen Gift Set prize! to help jump-start your healthy living! It includes:
· Crate & Barrel white porcelain serving platter
· Rubber spatula
· I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter reusable grocery bag
*I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter recipes and information
*Coupon for a free tub of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter
*Stainless steel “not butter” spreader

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter is sponsoring this giveaway and will provided a gift set to one lucky winner (open to U.S. residents only).

1) Tweet the contest;
2) Facebook a link to your friends and fans;
3) Post

** Re-enter each time you do one of these steps! And Good Luck to winning! It's so great!

Thank you "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!" for sponsoring our Refrigerator Makeover and the Giveaway! Thank you for encouraging wellness and healthy living for everyone. The enthusiasm here is my own, we love ICBINB and healthy living!

And you? What's holding you back? Here's a recipe just for fun from ICBINB!

Grilled Salmon with Citrus Salsa





Ingredients
- 2 large navel oranges, peeled, sectioned and coarsely chopped
- 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 2/3 cup sliced green onions
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/4 tsp. hot pepper sauce*
- 4 salmon fillets (about 1-1/4 lbs.)
- 20 sprays I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® Spray Original

Instructions:
Combine oranges, tomatoes, green onions, cilantro and hot pepper sauce in large bowl. Season, if desired, with salt and ground black pepper; set aside.
Spray salmon with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® Spray Original and sprinkle, if desired, with salt and pepper to taste. Grill or broil salmon, turning once, 10 minutes or until salmon is opaque. Serve salsa with salmon.
*Such as Tabasco®.


Warmly,