The ShiftCon Organic, NonGMO, Eco-Friendly Love Package Is En Route

Here at ChiIL Mama we rock the Green Parenting and are always on the lookout for eco-friendly options for our family and yours. That's why we're jazzed to be selected to receive a ShiftCon Love Package full of complimentary natural products to review from Leah Segedie and Mamavation! 

Follow along on our social media channels with the hashtag  #shiftconlovepackage so you don't miss a thing. 

Here are the brands we're reviewing: 
Here's a master list of all the natural products we'll be reviewing here over the next few weeks. The ones in bold have arrived already and we'll be doing features on them first. Check back like we vote in Chi, IL... early and often.

Organic Valley
PlusCBD Oil
Yum and Ona
Oral Essentials, Inc.
Earth Mama Organics
Simply Real Foods Market
Kyo-Green
Clearly Filtered Inc.
Flora, Inc.
Just Thrive Probiotic
NeoCell
White Oak Pastures
RidgeCrest Herbals
Betsy's Best Gourmet Nut & Seed Butters
NutriGold
Mountain Rose Herbs
Kombucha Kamp
SeaSnax
Cybele's Free-to-Eat

Details About the ShiftCon Package Offerings

What: ShiftCon Love Package 2018

Brands Involved: Organic Valley, PlusCBD Oil, Yum and Ona, Oral Essentials, Earth Mama Organics, Simply Real Foods, Kyo-Green, Clearly Filtered, Flora, Just Thrive Probiotics, NeoCell, White Oak Pastures, RidgeCrest Herbals, Betsy's Best Gourmet Nut & Seed Butters, NutriGold, Mountain Rose Herbs & Kombucha Kamp.

- PlusCBD Oil Extra Strength Balm, PlusCBD Oil 1oz 100mg Peppermint or Unflavored Spray, PlusCBD Oil 10 count 15mg Gold Softgels

- Organic Vally products or free product coupons (to be determined)

- Ona functional fuel bars (two types) 

- 14 pack of Oral Essentials Teeth Whitening Strips

- Earth Mama Organics mini-deodorant 4-pack

-Simply Real Foods organic coffee

- Kyo-Green Green Blend single serve

- Clearly Filtered Clean Water Pitcher

- Flora Women's Care Probiotic

- Just Thrive probiotic re-usable shopping bag

- NeoCell super collagen powder

- White Oak Pastures handmade grassfed tallow soap and candles

- Ridgecrest Herbals ClearLungs Immune

- Betsy's Best 1 jar of Gourmet Almond Butter and 1 Jar Gourmet Cashew Butter

-NutriGold Organic Women's Multivitamin

- Mountain Rose Herbs Gourmet salts and organic spice blends

-Kombucha Kamp Fermentation Culture - Kombucha, Jun, Water Kefir or Milk Kefir (You'll receive one of these to make your own)

Mamavation Influencer Network Presents the ShiftCon Love Package

It's back again! After ShiftCon Social Media Conference, we gather together some of our favorite brands and put together a special "Love Package" offer for influencers who were not able to be there but STILL want to have more organic, nonGMO and safer ingredient brands in their life. And thus sharing the love of non-toxic products with their audience.

Here at ChiIL Mama, I'll also be reading and reviewing Leah Segedie's Green Enough, out March 20th.

Disclosure: Here at ChiIL Mama, we've been chosen to receive 18 packages of love from non-toxic brands and agree to share the love of safer products with our audience. I have been compensated with complimentary review products. As always all opinions are my own.

WIN BIG With Miss Jones Bake-it-Better Challenge With A $1,500 Grand Prize

Bake Organic Easy With Miss Jones Baking Co.

Here at ChiIL Mama we LOVE to bake (& eat) sweet treats, and rarely have the time to make goodies from scratch. That's why we were elated when Miss Jones Baking Co. asked us to partner up on this sponsored post and spread the word about their Bake-it-Better Challenge this holiday season. We were sent two decadently delicious chocolate cake mixes and Cinnamon Sugar Buttercream frosting 

to sample along with a fun t-shirt & bowl scraper. Miss Jones' baking mixes and frostings are organic, non-GMO, responsibly sourced, plant-based, and contain no artificial colors or flavors, so I feel confident I'm treating my family to the best. We also love to give back to those who are struggling, and every entry in Miss Jones Baking Co's Bake-it-Better Challenge means a $1 donation to the SF-Marin Food Bank.

ChiIL Mama created an easy Chocolate Cinnamon Sheet Cake 

with Seasonal Decorations added by my 13yo daughter, Sage

 (Cinnamon Imperials, Christmas DOTS, and Reese's Holiday Peanut Butter Trees)

Bake-it-Better Challenge

Calling all of ChiIL Mama's readers who adore baking. 

Comment and share your own creations and enter the contest to 

win an incredible Grand Prize, valued at over $1,500!

1. Bake up a treat of your choice using Miss Jones baking mix and/or frosting, and they will donate $1 to the SF-Marin Food Bank. 

2. Post your creation using the hashtag #betterwithmissjones on social media. Visit their website for more info. We can't wait to see your tasty treats (with the secret ingredient of creativity and a pinch of holiday cheer). Miss Jones also offers tons of recipes and inspiration online to get you started like candy cane Christmas cookies, maple cheesecake brownies, chocolate cake waffles, pumpkin cake bars, chocolate and pecan cupcakes, maple and walnut sugar cookies, and many other unique creations sure to wow the friends and family you're entertaining during prime baking season.  If you're submitting via Instagram, be sure to tag @missjonesco, too! If you're submitting via Facebook, be sure to post your entry directly onto the official Miss Jones Baking Co. Facebook page.

I was a vegetarian for 10 years and still have many vegan friends and friends with food allergies and other dietary restrictions, so I was thrilled to see that Miss Jones cake mixes offer loads of customized baking directions right on the box, like plant based milk substitutions and more. 

We'd never tried Cinnamon Sugar frosting before and it was fabulous with the chocolate cake. The cake we made was moist, flavorful and all around excellent, and the family devoured it in record time. I think we're going to attempt chocolate doughnuts with our 2nd box. 

Order their mixes easily on line. They even have gift sets in a range of prices, in case there's a master baker on your holiday gift list. We highly recommend Miss Jones Baking Co., so give them a taste. 

ChiIL Mama's submission to 

Miss Jones Baking Co.'s Bake-it-Better Challenge,

Easy Chocolate Cinnamon Sheet Cake with Seasonal Decorations 

From now through December 23, 

Miss Jones Baking Co. 

is holding the Bake-it-Better Challenge, 

which gives you the chance to win a Grand Prize 

worth over $1,500—including a $1,000 gift card, 

the full line of Miss Jones products, 

a KitchenAid Mixer, William-Sonoma Goldtouch Baking Set, 

Scharffen Berger Chocolates, and much more!

HELP OUT: Remember every entry means $1 donated to the SF-Marin Food Bank. At this time of year every little bit helps—so join in the fun and make the holiday season sweeter for everyone. 

That's it. For each entry containing the hashtag #betterwithmissjones, $1 goes to the SF-Marin Food Bank—and you can enter multiple times! 

Disclosure: It was a sweet treat to partner up with Miss Jones on this sponsored post. We were compensated with the goodies above, which included product samples to review, in exchange for spreading the word about their holiday contest to our readers. As always, all opinions are my own.

Mrs. Green's FREE Holiday Cookie Decorating THIS Saturday #mrsgreens #organic #FoodieFun

Green grocer has a whole new meaning these days.   And we're excited to welcome Mrs. Green's Natural Market to the Chicago market!   This newcomer is all about organic, eco friendly, and healthy produce and products that go way beyond fresh fruits and veggies.   They also have a delectable selection of deli sandwiches, and pre-made foods. Foodies and newbies will relish the unintimidating atmosphere and friendly staff.   We'll have a big photo filled feature up shortly.   For now, we wanted to give you the heads up on a sweet event going down tomorrow morning.

ChiIL out with Mrs. Green's FREE family cookie decorating.  ChiIL Mama & Du-Jay went last week and had a blast!   But why should the bloggers & press have all the fun?!   This one's for YOU.

Healthy doesn't have to mean all granola and keifer (though we do dig those, too).   Mrs. Green's has a wickedly delicious dessert case, fantastic coffee, and more tasty treats!   They may not be low cal, but they're made with natural, fresh, organic ingredients and come in a variety of configurations to suite any allergies or dietary needs.   

It was my great pleasure to sample many of their sandwiches during their press opening and I was suitably impressed.   Their Cajun selections will give your winter blues a kick out the door, with just the right spice combos to heat things up.   You'll find a great fit here whether you love to cook or love to leave the cooking to others!

Last Saturday, I returned with my 12 year old to decorate holiday cookies, take a store tour, and chat with the staff nutritionists.   My son, Dugan, got "best big brother ever" points for specially requesting blue food coloring so he could morph a wreath into a 1st place ribbon for his little sister who was going to compete at state the next day!   She'd placed 1st all around in her last 2 meets and missed the cookie fun because she was at 1 last grueling 3 hour practice before state.   

They were so helpful and nice at Mrs. Greens they even encouraged us to take home extra cupcakes, cookies and ingredients so our gymnast could decorate her share at home!   The treats were super tasty. And the kids (and adults) had a blast being creative with the confections.



While we were at Mrs. Greens I was elated to pick up an excellently flavorful & strong cup of coffee and arnica in tablet and gel forms for my gymnast.   It's great for healing bruises and muscle strains and crazy hard to find around town.   We live by the stuff!

As we were checking out, we overheard numerous people raving about how excellent the sausage samples were, so we made our purchases and detoured back in the front door to try a few for ourselves.   Their reputation was well deserved!   We tried the bacon sausage, cracked black pepper, maple syrup, and cheddar and all were amazing.

Mrs. Greens is a warm, welcoming space and a great addition to Chicago.   I can easily see frequenting this market.   They're an excellent resource for omnivores, vegetarians and vegans.   

Come by with the littles THIS Saturday for free cookie decorating 10:30am-11:30am and check out Mrs. Greens for yourself!