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Gevalia Kaffe Giveaway!

MissyMaintains — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:11:25 +0000

I can’t start my day without coffee so I was super excited last week when I received two flavors of Gevalia Kaffe to review from MyBlogSpark!

I don’t really make coffee at home anymore because I am lazy and it never tastes as good as Starbucks but this was the perfect opportunity to try out my French press.

What makes Gevalia Kaffe so special?

Gevalia Kaffe is much more than your average ‘cup of joe.’ It’s a Swedish-style break from the usual coffee grind. Perfected by the Swedes’ passion for quality coffee for more than 150 years, Gevalia is an exquisitely rich smooth coffee experience that is never bitter. Gevalia isn’t just coffee, it’s ‘Kaffe’ to savor.

The Swedes know a thing or two about coffee. They know quality coffee should be savored and enjoyed. They also know you deserve a more unique/special coffee experience than what you can pick up on every street corner.
Gevalia is a luxurious departure from the everyday, an escape from the routine cup of coffee. Whether it’s a morning ritual made just for you, or the finishing touch at a dinner party, it brings the taste of Swedish-style luxury into your home.
In Sweden, where the citizens drink more coffee than almost anywhere else in the world, Gevalia is their preferred brand.
In fact, Gevalia enjoys the honor of being an official coffee of the Swedish Royal Court.

Gevalia, now available at Safeway, brings unexpected Swedish-style luxury and rich, never bitter taste to the Safeway grocery aisle.

Gevalia has been refining the art of luxurious coffee since 1853 and has a deep history of finding and blending the finest Arabica coffee beans from locations around the world.
Gevalia is expertly made with carefully selected beans, ground extra fine, to produce a rich coffee experience.
Previously available online only, Gevalia is now offering its top-ten varieties in U.S. coffee supermarket aisles nationwide in 10 varieties, including roast and ground, whole bean, flavored and decaffeinated varieties:

Gevalia Traditional Roast (ground and whole bean):
Gevalia Traditional Roast provides a perfectly balanced taste every time. Our most beloved blend – made of choice, mountain-grown Arabica beans – this coffee has a distinctive body and flavor with a lighter intensity. (Medium Roast).

Gevalia House Blend:
A Gevalia favorite, House Blend is a robust yet never bitter coffee. This roast has a captivating aroma that is only matched by its exceptional flavor. (Medium/Dark Roast).

Gevalia House Blend Decaf :
Delivering the same rich, never bitter flavor, House Blend Decaf has the same robust taste without all the caffeine. (Medium/Dark Roast).

Gevalia French Roast (ground and whole bean):
Gevalia French Roast is a coffee of impressive richness and dimension, expertly crafted from prized Arabica beans grown in Colombia and Brazil. Hints of aromatic smoke give this dark-roasted French Roast blend an intense, yet uniquely satisfying flavor. (Dark Roast).

Gevalia Colombia:
Grown high in the Colombian Andes, these beans produce a rich, bright and well-bodied Colombian coffee. This single origin classic is world-renowned, which is why we have sourced these beans for decades. (Medium Roast).

Gevalia Espresso Roast:
Gevalia Espresso Roast is made of premium, mountain-grown Arabica beans from East Africa and Central and South America. This roast is bold and full-bodied with a hint of caramel undertones. (Dark Roast).

Gevalia Vanilla:
This rich blend with vanilla flavor notes is crafted from choice mountain-grown Arabica beans, then roasted for exceptional body and flavor. Gevalia Vanilla is a flavorful and balanced experience with a heavenly aroma.

Gevalia Chocolate Mocha:
Gevalia Chocolate Mocha allows you to indulge your passion for decadent flavor. Rich, velvety chocolate flavor is blended with mountain-grown Arabica beans for a sweetly satisfying experience.

With its Swedish heritage and rich, never bitter taste, Gevalia is a premium coffee unlike any other.

Sounds good, right? And it was!

Wow, I figured out how to use my french press! It will no longer collect dust.

It made a delicious cup of French Roast coffee.

I really enjoyed this cup of coffee. It had a crisp, rich flavor and was not too bitter or strong. I will be using my french press much more in the future to make this coffee. It is going to save me $2.00 a day at the corner deli store!

GIVEAWAY!

MyBlogSpark and Kraft Foods are offering one lucky Missy Maintains reader the following prize pack:

(1) sample of the House Blend from Gevalia Kaffe
(1) sample of the French Roast Blend from Gevalia Kaffe
A Gevalia Kaffe branded coffee mug

How to Enter:

1) Leave me a comment telling me which of the Gevalia Kaffe varieties are you most looking forward to picking up at Safeway to try?

2) Tweet about the giveaway. “Win a Gevalia Kaffe prize pack from @MissyMaintains and #MyBlogSpark. Enter here: http://bit.ly/wB2ty3″

I will choose a winner this Friday, February 10. Good luck!

Kraft Foods has provided sample product to me and is providing the prizes for this program at no cost to me. This program is not administered or sponsored by Kraft Foods or its affiliates, but solely by Missy Maintains.

$1000 Scholarship Giveaway: Institute of Integrative Nutrition

MissyMaintains — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:54:19 +0000

Hello all! I have a $1000 scholarship for the Institute of Integrative Nutrition that I can give to one lucky friend.

You must enroll between February 1 and February 3 to receive the scholarship. On top of that, if you pay in full, you will receive a free iPad! If you are interested in becoming a health coach, now is your chance! Please let me know if you have any questions about the school. I will give it to the first person who responds!

Bb.U Model Project: Like Us!

MissyMaintains — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:53:35 +0000

Hello! As most of you probably know, I work with the Bb.U Model Project as a hair model coordinator. We just launched our own Facebook page on Friday so I would be very grateful if you could show your support and “like” the page. We will be sharing information on FREE cuts, color, and styling, hair model castings, events and more. We are hoping to reach 50 likes by the end of the day! You can read more about us here: bbumodelproject.com.

LIKE US

Thank you!!

Bill’s Burger and a Winner!

MissyMaintains — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:32:48 +0000

A rainy Friday always seems like the perfect time to order a comforting, and not-so-healthy meal for lunch. My coworkers suggested Bill’s Bar & Burger in the Meatpacking District so I happily agreed!

Bill’s Burger in the MPD does not deliver so we left work for a few minutes and picked it up. I now know where to go next time I want to meet a business man! Hello! I was very tempted to have a beer while waiting on the food but I don’t think having beer breathe at my meeting just now would have been the smartest idea. Sigh…

I was originally going to order the veggie burger but called to ask about it and found out it was simply deep-fried chickpeas. Why not call it a falafel burger then? I really wanted to order sweet potato fries so I decided to skip the deep fried “veggie” burger. I went with the turkey burger on a multigrain bun instead. Probably not that much healthier but it seemed like the best option at the time.

I made the right choice! The turkey burger was delicious and the sweet potato fries (and steak fries) were both amazing. The burger was juicy, had a ton of flavor, and had some special dressing on it that was to die for!

This $15.00 lunch cannot become a weekly habit but sometimes a juicy burger and greasy fries are completely necessary on a day like today. Happy Friday!

What did you eat for lunch today?

What is your go-to comfort lunch on a rainy day?

It is now time to announce the Trop50 $50 Spa Week Gift Card winner!

17- Dori!!

Congrats friend! Thanks for tweeting!!

Have a great weekend!

Love Your Body, Move Your Body

MissyMaintains — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:18:24 +0000

Last night I attended a special intenSati event at Chelsea Studios called, LOVE YOUR BODY, MOVE YOUR BODY. The event was hosted by two amazing intenSati instructors, Natalia Pertzela and Erin Stutland.

About the event:

What we mean is that feeling and being your very best self means committing to go for it in EVERY part of your life, from body to work to love to friends to money. In 2012, we are committing to go for SUPERWOMAN status, no matter what!

Join us, Natalia Petrzela and Erin Stutland for our latest LOVE UR BODY, MOVE UR BODY event: kick off the year with an extended, super-charged intenSati workout (and special giveaways and discounts) guaranteed to get you inspired to call up your super powers in all areas of your life… RIGHT. NOW. READY FOR YOUR BEST YEAR EVER? WE ARE!

I take Natalia’s class every Thursday and Erin’s class every Friday at Equinox but jumped at the opportunity to take a class where they would be teaching together! Yes, Natalia is due to have a baby in 2 months and looks that amazing! It is good to know that intenSati is safe for pregnant women!

The class was an hour and a half and really fun! Natalia and Erin both have so much energy so I love when they teach together! There was a plank contest in the middle of class and I managed to be one of the last people to hold the plank! I guess I can do any exercise full out when there is a competition involved! I especially loved the fun dance combination that we did to end the class.

There were lots of cool sponsors at the event like K-Swiss. Did you hear that Jillian Michaels is the new face of K-Swiss? Love it!

A very cute (and Sati-like) apparel line called IAMMAI was also there offering discounts on all of the gear.

Blueprint Cleanse was also there with samples of all the juices! I loved every single one but am in no hurry to try a cleanse again after my Organic Avenue experience. If I do try another one, it will definitely be Blueprint!

Sweaty girls!

We got some nice goody bags to take home with lots of coupons and discounts!

After the class, I went home and made a grilled chicken sandwich with Laughing Cow, avocado, popchips, and a salad.

Yes, the chicken was pre-cooked from Trader Joe’s but I am still proud of myself for making dinner! I never show you my food these days so here you go!

Erin and Natalia will be holding these events every month so I will keep you updated of the next one!

What workout did you do yesterday?

Don’t forget to enter my $50 Spa Week Gift Card Giveaway!