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    NuVal may not be in your area yet. But I see the scores while they are "hot off the press" and because of that I am able to make better decisions about what to feed my family.

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Trade-Up Tuesday: Pancakes & Maple Syrup!

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 09:18 AM

Welcome to Trade-Up Tuesday, a weekly feature here on A Better Bag of Groceries where I tell you about Trade-Ups I’ve made since learning about NuVal and I give away free stuff.  Today, I have a fantastic giveaway!  In honor of Fat Tuesday and the Winter Olympics taking place in Vancouver, Canada, I am giving away pancakes and Canadian maple syrup!  Oh, and the winner gets a NuVal T-shirt too!  Good times!

Sorry, the skis are not included!

To learn more about why I traded up to Aunt Jemima’s Whole Wheat Blend Pancake mix, check out my Youtube video. 

To Enter Today’s GiveAway:

Leave a comment and tell me something that you learned on the video, such as:

  • The NuVal score for Aunt Jemima’s Whole Wheat Blend Pancake Mix
  • The NuVal score for regular Aunt Jemima’s Pancake Mix
  • The NuVal score for the frozen mini pancakes that I used to buy
  • What I do now so that I have easily accessible pancakes during our busy weekday mornings
  • What it says on the back of my T-shirt
  • What my son’s drawing is on the front of my refrigerator (you get bonus points for that one!)
  • My favorite brand of chocolate chips

Don’t cheat!  No fair if you just look at the other commenters.  However, if you are at work and can’t really watch a video right now, I’ll take a comment on your favorite Winter Olympic sport!

One winner will be randomly drawn from all the comments.  The contest closes at 11:59 EST on February 16th.  Be sure to check back here tomorrow to see if you’ve won!

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