Mmmm... Soup! A Giveaway From Progresso

Brrr... an autumn chill is in the air and with it come two fabulous things- gorgeous New England foliage and major cravings for SOUP! I simply love soup, most often for lunch but sometimes supper, and I love that it is so simple and can also be a great, healthy way to fill up.

I make some of my own soups and I am famous for my "Souped-Up Tomato Soup", but sometimes I also like to just open up a can and enjoy it, as is. Soup is so easy! How fantastic that it can also be a really healthy choice.

According to the folks at Progresso (and relying on information from the American Heart Association, 2008):

• Choosing select Progresso Reduced Sodium soups may help lower cholesterol when eaten with other heart healthy, soluble fiber containing foods.
• Progresso provides the "May Help Lower Cholesterol" banner and the Hearth Healthy logo on certain varieties of Reduced Sodium soups to make it even easier to stick to a heart healthy diet.
• There are five Progresso Reduced Sodium favorites that contain enough hearty veggies and legumes to provide 1 g of soluble fiber in every bowl, my favorite of which is the Italian Style Wedding!

To me, that means that these soups can be a part of a healthy diet. Being conscientious about cholesterol and sodium intake is part of responsible eating, in my opinion!

Just as important as healthy eating? Exercise and staying fit! I've always been proud of my abs (though they could use some additional toning these days!) and my very favorite way to keep them strong and tight is by using a balance ball. I have always been very open about the fact that I think part of why I tend to bounce back easily after pregnancy is because I start out with a tight tummy. I am a believer in the balance ball! I am so excited to be able to give one away!

Here's what's included in this great prize pack:

• 2 cans of Progresso Reduced Sodium soup (I'm not sure if they're all the same or not, but I received the new Tomato Parmesan Reduced Sodium variety and it was fantastic!)
• A Progresso soup mug
• A fitness ball (which I refer to as a "balance ball"... but it's the same thing!)

Sound good? Fabulous!

To enter:

Please leave a comment letting us know which variety of Progresso Reduced Sodium soup you are most looking forward to trying. (Reminder: the varieties are- Italian Style Wedding, Minestrone, Garden Vegetable, Beef and Vegetable, Chicken Gumbo, and Tomato Parmesan) If you choose to share about this giveaway on Twitter or Facebook, please leave an additional comment letting me know you did so for additional entries! Thanks and best of luck!

This giveaway will end on Monday, November 1st, when a winner will be chosen via Random.org.

The product, information, and prize packs needed for this giveaway were provided to me from Progresso through MyBlogSpark. All opinions, from the love of soup to the desire for tight abs, are mine and mine alone.

This post is linked to Things I Love Thursday!