Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Review/Giveaway More Than Alive Raw Nuts Package

 
I have recently made a big push to go with a real food diet for our family.  This is not as hard as it is for some people.  I have long made almost all of our foods from scratch, at first out of necessity due to it being cheaper, and then as an added bonus of tasting amazing and being better for us.  But still, our diets had tons of room for improvement.  The more nutrient rich and organic I can make my cooking the better.  So when More Than Alive offered to send me some items for review I was thrilled. 
 
 
More Than Alive is a company that carries food storage, high quality water filters, bulk foods, bulk herbs,  supplements, books, and clothing accessories.  They focus on natural health and promoting health through high quality products.
 
They have an extensive Bulk Foods sections where they carry things like nuts and seeds, nut flours, black teas, spices, and cacao powder to name a few.
 
 

 They sent me their Nut Package for review.  I use nuts all the time in my cooking and snack foods.  Nuts are extremely healthy.  They contain tons of minerals and healthy fats.  The minerals are especially important to the healthy function of our bodies.  I received one pound each of Raw Almonds, Raw Cashews, Raw Walnuts, and Raw Pecans.

My children love having nuts mixed into their yogurt as a treat, or mixed into snack mixes in the afternoon.  This is one of the best ways to get them minerals in my opinion.  Another way I use these nuts is mixed into my morning oatmeal. I like the walnuts personally and use steel cut oats which metabolize much slower into your blood stream so there is less of a sugar spike from the carbs.

I used some of the almonds and pecans in my Homemade Healthy Granola.  The almonds were big and plump and had a great sweet taste.  The pecans were huge and full halves.  The quality is obviously very high.  The cashews we have just been eating out of hand as a snack and with yogurt.  They are really yummy.  I haven't used the walnuts because I am saving them for holiday pies, but I did sample a few and they are very good.  Sometimes walnuts can be bitter but these are not.  Walnuts can be used in many recipies that call for pecans and I have had a great walnut pie that is like pecan pie.
 

I would recommend these nuts to anyone, they are at a good price and would make great additions to the diet or use in holiday baking.
 

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The Giveaway!

More Than Alive has generously offered to give one of my lucky readers a Nut Package full of the same items I received. That's one pound each of Raw Almonds, Raw Cashews, Raw Walnuts, and Raw Pecans.  Use the rafflecopter to enter.  All entries will be verified.

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The Thrifty Housewife was not compensated for this post, I did receive a sample product(s) for the purposes of review. This did not influence my review or my opinions. My views are 100% my own. This giveaway is not affiliated with facebook, pinterest, twitter, or any other social media website.  The winner will be chosen through the rafflecopter form which uses Random.org.  Winner will be notified by email within 48 hours of contest end.  Winner has 24 hours to respond to the  email.  Failure to respond will result in a new winner being chosen.  Open to US only.
  

27 comments:

  1. I like some of their food storage ideas!

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  2. Erin Sorgard - The oats would be nice to try.

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  3. Diatomaceous Earth - food grade powder

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  4. I would love to get the Wise Food 7 Day Ultimate Emergency Meal Kit. That would be really great to have here on the Gulf Coast during hurricane season. Thank you.

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  5. I like the barley grass powder.

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  6. I'd like the raw organic cacao powder

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  7. i would love to have some of the organic rolled oats

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  8. I would love some activated charcoal or bentonite clay.

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  9. I'd love to try the Gut Guardian product they offer.

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  10. I'm very interested in the water filters like the Big Berkey and would love to get one soon!

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  11. Oh my, these guys have AMAZING products. I would love to try the food items, but would love to have a food storage system.

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  12. I love the variety of bulk food items. I would like many of them. I would choose the organic flax because I'm running low, if I must only pick one.

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  13. I would like the super mom supplements to keep me healthy and going!

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  14. I would love to get some of the Cayenne Powder 40K HU to have on hand.

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  15. I'm hoping to budget in a Big Berkey system but, at a minimum, I would like to have one of the Sport Berkeys for each family member.

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  16. I would like to get bulk foods like whole almonds.

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  17. Berkey water filter is my dream

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  18. Rolled oats... my husband practically lives off the stuff.

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  19. I am slowly but surely replacing my pantry with healthier options. I love the bulk products...I'd like the stevia leaf- powder!

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  20. I'd love to have this book for my new grand-daughter.
    http://www.morethanalive.com/How-to-Give-your-Baby-Encyclopedic-Knowledge
    Terri P
    pr4gatheringroses AT gmail DOT com

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  21. So many things! Gojii berries sound great for now!

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  22. I've been considering one of those lovely scarfs for quite some time. I'd also like to try the goji berries, never had those before.

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  23. I would love to have the Wise Essential Survival Kit from MTA. I would also like to try the Organic Cacao Powder.

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  24. I would also like to have the Wise Food 56 Serving Breakfast and Entrée. Preppers dream :)

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