Monday, October 25, 2010

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!

23 comments:

  1. Yum! Can't wait to try Chicken Gumbo! Love spicy food!

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  2. I LOVE Minestrone by Progresso so that's my pick. :) Yum!!

    Chelle
    newmommiez at gmail dot com

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  3. I'd really love to try tomato parmasan. It sounds good!

    alaskawildrose at gmail dot com

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  4. I would love to try the tomato parm flavor. Yum!
    countrycookinmama@gmail.com

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  5. I'd have to try the Italian Style Wedding! Sounds nice for one of these Michigan winter days that are creeping up on us! Thanks! Paula
    cornellfamily at centurytel dot net

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  6. I want to try Garden Vegetable. Yummy!

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  7. You know they are all good but the garden vegetable is really good.
    vickie

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  8. Oh, i'd say Chicken Gumbo! tanyab@paulbunyan.net

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  9. My favorite is definitely chicken gumbo. I love gumbo, but love it even more when it's this easy to fix. And it tastes great too!

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  10. tomato parmesan!

    taramaag @ hotmail dot com

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  11. Tomato Parmesan sounds very good. It's cold and windy here today - good soup weather!

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  12. The reduced sodium gumbo!
    onecheaplady@yahoo.com

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  13. Tomato Parmesan sounds like a delicious choice in my book! :-)

    ~eunice b
    tigergal01 @gmail .com

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  14. http://twitter.com/tigergal01/status/28816092504

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    ~eunice b
    tigergal01 @gmail .com

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  15. would love to try the garden veggie!

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  16. I'd like to try Chicken Gumbo - sounds super yummy!

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  17. Tweeted about it
    http://twitter.com/randi094/status/28820355589

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  18. I'm most looking forward to that tomato parmasean. Sound like a great twist on traditional tomato soup with cheddar cheese. Yum!

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  19. Would love to try the Chicken Gumbo! I can almost taste it! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  20. I think Minestrone is my fav! Love Progresso! -Liz I.
    chlives at hotmail dot com

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  21. I love their soups. This soup is my favorite Beef and Vegetable.
    mary@cire.com

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  22. Mmm. I love Italian Wedding Soup. And I'm interested in your "Souped-Up Tomato Soup"!

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