Our entire family loves General Mills' Big G Cereal, especially Cheerios (even Baby loves munching on Cheerios!), and now several Big G cereals are marked with a white check, indicating whole grain is listed as their first ingredient, meaning there's more whole grain than any other ingredient!

According to Dr. Travis Stork, emergency room physician and host of "The Doctors," identifying whole grain products can be challenging. Shoppers can look for nutritional cues on the front of the box, but they need to read the ingredient list to know if they are getting enough whole grain. Ingredient lists detail ingredients in order of prevalence, and if the words "whole grain" are followed by a grain like wheat or oats, it means the food contains more whole grain than any other single ingredient. 

To help with choosing products with whole grain, General Mills developed "Fast Lane for Whole Grain," an online educational game. Consumers can navigate virtual grocery store aisles and identify products that have whole grain as the first ingredient, with the option to enter a sweepstakes to win one of each of the 50 cereals with the white check. Make a commitment to add more whole grain to your diet by simply pouring a bowl of cereal with the white check including Cheerios®, Lucky Charms®, Cinnamon Toast Crunch®, Honey Nut Cheerios® and Total®. For more information on the importance of whole grain and a chance to enter the "Fast Lane for Whole Grain" sweepstakes, visit www.WholeGrainNation.com.

I was fortunate to receive several boxes of General Mills cereals from MyBlogSpark, all of which had the white check.

I love that so many of our favorite Big G cereals, (including Honey Nut Cheerios my personal fave), are marked with the white check, making it simple for me to shop for the cereals we love that include the whole grains we need.

To find out more about Whole Grain Big G Cereals with the white check, visit Whole Grain Nation.
 
Win: One lucky winner will receive 5 boxes of General Mills cereal with the white check!

• To enter, visit Whole Grain Nation and comment on your favorite General Mills cereal with the white check.
  
• You’ll get one extra entry each if you do any of the following (be sure to leave a comment for each “entry”):
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• The deadline for entries is February 9, 2012 11:59pm HST.
• If you submitted an eligible entry and it is chosen by random.org as the winner, you will be notified via email on or about February 10, 2012 (make sure your email address is in your profile or comment and be sure to check your junk/spam, etc. folders) and will have 3 days to respond.
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Celtic Woman's new CD, Believe, just released today, January 24!

Celtic Woman is the all-female singing sensation featuring vocalists Chloë Agnew, Lisa Kelly, Lisa Lambe and Celtic violinist Máiréad Nesbitt performing classic Irish songs (“The Water Is Wide,” “Green Grow the Rushes,” “A Woman’s Heart,” “The Parting Glass”), timeless pop anthems (“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Sailing”), and inspirational songs (“You’ll Never Walk Alone,” “Ave Maria”) with their signature Celtic Woman twist, under the distinct musical direction of Emmy-nominated music producer, David Downes. 

Celtic Woman will embark on their BELIEVE: LIVE US tour February 3rd in Nashville, TN. They will travel across the U.S. and end up in Las Vegas on April 29 2012, before heading to Europe. For tour dates go to http://www.celticwoman.com/north-american-tour-dates-2012/. 

Celtic Woman debuted on Public Television in March 2005 where they quickly emerged as a top attraction for the network. BELIEVE enters the music market at the pinnacle of Celtic Woman’s illustrious career of genre-defining, multi-Platinum-selling projects: Celtic Woman (CD/DVD 2005), A Christmas Celebration (CD/DVD 2006), A New Journey (CD/DVD 2007), The Greatest Journey (CD/DVD 2008), and Songs From The Heart (CD/DVD 2010).

Celtic Woman has distinguished their sound as a transcendental force and their spectacular live shows embody a radiance and pure confidence that reaches far and wide with jubilant applause from an adoring fanbase with more than six million CDs/DVDs and over two million concert tickets sold worldwide. Each of Celtic Woman’s past project releases debuted at #1 on the Billboard World Music Chart.

BELIEVE Album Tracklisting:

Awakening
Nocturne
Sailing
Mairead Solo - The Foxhuter
The Water Is Wide
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Black Is The Colour
Follow On
Ave Maria (Schubert)
Téir Abhaile Riú
You'll Never Walk Alone
A Spaceman Came Travelling
Songs from the Heart (Walking The Night; The World Falls Away)
A Woman's Heart
The Parting Glass

Shop: You can purchase Believe on Amazon.com (SRP $11.88)

Win: One lucky winner will receive a signed copy of Celtic Woman: Believe.

• To enter, comment on why you'd like to win.
  
• You’ll get one extra entry each if you do any of the following (be sure to leave a comment for each “entry”):
• 1)Blog about this giveaway and link back to Sage and Savvy and Celtic Woman (leave the link in your comment)
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• The deadline for entries is February 7, 2012  11:59pm HST.
• If you submitted an eligible entry and it is chosen by random.org as the winner, you will be notified via email on or about February 8, 2012 (make sure your email address is in your profile or comment and be sure to check your junk/spam, etc. folders) and will have 3 days to respond.
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Finding Nemo is one of our families favorite movies. We can't wait until Finding Nemo 3D hits theaters on September 14!

Academy Award®-winning Best Animated Feature “Finding Nemo” returns to the big screen for the first time ever in thrilling Disney Digital 3D™. In this stunning underwater adventure, with memorable characters, humor and heartfelt emotion, “Finding Nemo” follows the comedic and momentous journey of an overly protective clownfish named Marlin (voice by Albert Brooks) and his son Nemo (voice by Alexander Gould)––who become separated in the Great Barrier Reef when Nemo is unexpectedly taken far from his ocean home and dumped into a fish tank in a dentist’s office. Buoyed by the companionship of Dory (voice by Ellen DeGeneres), a friendly-but-forgetful Pacific regal blue tang, Marlin embarks on a dangerous trek and finds himself the unlikely hero of an epic effort to rescue his son––who hatches a few daring plans of his own to return safely home.

Mixbook is making sure you have Valentine's Day covered with a sale on their fantastic Valentine's Day Cards!


From now until January 27th, when you buy 10 or more cards, receive 10 cards for FREE. Use Mixbook to create your custom Valentine's cards this year and save at the same time. Valentine's Day is coming up sooner than you think, so hurry on over to Mixbook to take advantage of this great promotion!

This card offer is only valid with coupon code 10FREECARDS and is valid for purchase of any ten card items, to get ten card items of equal or lesser value free. To redeem this offer, please add 20 or more cards to your cart. This offer does not apply to photo books or calendars. This offer cannot be combined with other coupons, vouchers, Groupons, or applied after an order has been placed. Discount applies only to completed projects. No adjustments on previous purchases. Shipping and taxes will apply. Offer expires 01/27/2012 (11:59 pm PST). Limit ten free cards of equal or lesser value per order of 20 or more cards.

Yes, I'm one of those who made a resolution to get healthier this new year.  One of the ways I'm trying to accomplish this is by watching the amount of calories I consume.

For many lunches, I've been having Progresso Soups.

I buy the multi-packs from our local warehouse club and sometimes I'd eat only the soup, or other times I'd eat it with a salad or sandwich.

My favorite soups are the Chicken Noodle and Chicken & Wild Rice.  They're so flavorful and filling, and they're less than 100 calories per serving!


With 40 delicious soups with 100 calories or less per serving, Progresso Soup has a variety of offerings that help you beat diet boredom and satisfy your taste cravings, while helping you stick to your weight management calorie goals. Progresso soups are packed with hearty ingredients like pasta, beans, rice, meat and vegetables that suit your taste buds and make you feel good about including it in your meal choices. 

40 Delicious Flavors.  100 Calories.  1 Souper You.

• This year, the Souper You® Contest will provide three lucky winners with an ultimate makeover experience in Hollywood; this includes a trip for 2 to Los Angeles, California where the winner will receive a head-to-toe makeover including hair and makeup, guided shopping spree with a $1,000 fashion retailer gift card, $1,000 spending money and 2 tickets to this season’s live finale of NBC’s The Biggest Loser
• Progresso is asking fans to visit www.SouperYou.com and submit their photo with a brief essay about why they love Progresso soups and why they deserve a makeover, by no later than February 22nd
• Fans can check back on March 12th for the announcement of the top ten finalists, and to vote for their favorite finalist until March 25th
• Also, tune into The Biggest Loser on NBC Tuesdays at 8/7c

Click here or watch below for a video of the 2011 winner's experience.

Savvy Savings: SAVE $1.25 on FOUR when you buy FOUR CANS any variety Progresso® Light Soup by clicking here.

Win: One lucky winner will receive a Progesso Souper You Prize Pack to include (2) VIP Coupons for Progresso Soup and a copy of “The Biggest Loser” Workout DVD

• To enter, visit the Progresso website and comment on your favorite flavor.
  
• You’ll get one extra entry each if you do any of the following (be sure to leave a comment for each “entry”):
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• The deadline for entries is February 5, 2012 11:59pm HST.
• If you submitted an eligible entry and it is chosen by random.org as the winner, you will be notified via email on or about February 6, 2012  (make sure your email address is in your profile or comment and be sure to check your junk/spam, etc. folders) and will have 3 days to respond.
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Thomas & Friends: Curious Cargo:
Bunnies and birds and giraffes, oh my! Thomas and his railway pals are carrying some great and unusual freight in the all new release Thomas & Friends™: Curious Cargo. Thomas and his engine friends embark on four fantastic adventures as they deliver the Wildlife Center’s newest, long-necked resident, make friends with local animals, chuff off in search of the perfect home for friend Bash and more!

DVD SYNOPSIS
All aboard for a wild ride on the Island of Sodor as Thomas and his engine friends deliver some Curious Cargo – from giraffes and cows to birds and bunnies and more! Thomas meets a tall challenge while taking a giraffe to the Sodor Wildlife Center, Percy learns to be gentle with the animals of Sodor and Belle and Toby discover the importance of listening to others. Join Thomas on his wildest adventures yet!

Episodes:
· “Thomas’ Tall Friend”
· “Percy’s New Friends”
· “Toby and Bash”
· “Big Belle”

DVD BONUS FEATURES
· “Find What Doesn’t Belong” Game
· “Determination” Song Karaoke Music Video
· Exclusive Activities & Fun with Driver Perkins

VOD BONUS FEATURES
· “Buzzy Bees” Bonus Episode

Musician always looks forward to watching new Thomas & Friends DVDs, and I think Curious Cargo is his new favorite, especially because of the Thomas' Tall Friend episode.

He loved the giraffe in the episode and was curious to see how Thomas would go under a bridge despite transporting a very tall giraffe.

The giraffe did eventually lie down with the help of Thomas' friends, but he wouldn't wake up, so Thomas had to figure out what to do, and he did!

Musician kept wanting to watch this episode, and after watching the DVD a second time, he ended up getting a foamie sticker giraffe and placed it on one of his Thomas toys to recreate the episode at home!


I personally liked the Big Belle episode.  It was all about how Belle tried too hard to be Toby's friend, but ultimately they did became friends once Belle realized she didn't need to try so hard, and all she had to do was listen to what her new friend was saying.

I often see this happen in real life - where people try too hard to be friends with someone, and they don't really take the time to listen or find out more about someone.

This episode taught a great lesson - about how it's important to listen and be yourself.

Curious Cargo delivered several great episodes and lessons, and I know Musician will keep watching it again and again, especially to see Thomas and the giraffe!

Shop: You can purchase Curious Cargo at various retailers online and nationwide (SRP $14.98). 


Win: One lucky winner will receive a copy of Curious Cargo!

• To enter, comment on why you'd like to win.
  
• You’ll get one extra entry each if you do any of the following (be sure to leave a comment for each “entry”):
• 1)Blog about this giveaway and link back to Sage and Savvy and Thomas & Friends (leave the link in your comment)
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• 4)Follow me on Twitter (leave your Twitter name in your comment)
• 5)Tweet this giveaway--you may tweet once per day based on HST (leave the link in your comment) 
• The deadline for entries is February 4, 2012 11:59pm HST.
• If you submitted an eligible entry and it is chosen by random.org as the winner, you will be notified via email on or about February 5, 2012 (make sure your email address is in your profile or comment and be sure to check your junk/spam, etc. folders) and will have 3 days to respond.
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  Good luck!

Layla Grayce is offering 15% off their favorite pink items including home decor, and women's and children's clothing and accessories.

You can find blankets and bedding, dresses and leggings, and so much more!

Use code 15pink; offer expires 02/14/12