Nearly every weekday afternoon from kindergarten through senior year, my brother and I would unceremoniously drop our backpacks on the floor next to the kitchen table with a thud, grab a glass of water, and head straight to the pantry to scrounge around for a snack. Notorious for our sweet teeth, we almost always snagged 2 or 3 of the popular name-brand soft baked chocolate chip cookies, or maybe a sugary jelly-filled granola bar.
On our more “virtuous” days, we reached for the cheddary fish or buttery crackers slathered in peanut butter instead. None of our choices were exactly the healthiest, but they kept us quiet until dinner and helped motivated us to tackle our homework, which left Mom extremely pleased!
When I moved away for college, I attempted to clean up my snack attacks. I bought big bags of pretzels, boxes of raisins, and pounds of crisp apples, and while I happily munched and crunched my way through most afternoons, the monotony of the same 3 options eventually grew boring. Once I finished off all of those, I sometimes I caved at the grocery store during my next visit and dropped a box of those sugary granola bars into my basket. Even the chocolate chip ones were almost impossible to resist!
If only Gold Emblem Abound had been around back then… This summer, this new snack line—available exclusively at CVS pharmacies—is rolling out a huge array of tasty options to curb your cravings the healthy way! They’ve created lots of granola bars, fruit snacks, trail mixes, and even crunchy bran cookies. (My picky eater guy, the one who refuses almost all desserts, snuck a whole row of those cookies after I went to bed one night!)
To continue celebrating my birthday, Gold Emblem Abound has generously offered one lucky person an assortment of their fun snacks as a gift to you for being such sweet readers!
To enter, just follow the instructions on the Rafflecopter box below. It sometimes takes a few minutes to load, so be patient! (If you’re reading this in an email, you’ll need to click the link to visit my blog and enter.) After logging in with your email address or Facebook account, enter using as many options as you’d like.
*CVS Gold Emblem Abound Giveaway will be open until 11:59 PM Pacific Time on July 9, 2014. Open to the US only. Winner will be emailed and will have 48 hours to respond, or else a new winner will be selected.
What a wonderful giveaway, if I win I would have to share with my family.
So sweet of you Barbara! 🙂
I’d share them with my buddies
They must think you’re the best friend Kaylin! 🙂
These look great! I am always needing afternoon or after dinner munchies and these look perfect!
I always need something to nibble on in the afternoon and evenings too Kim! These have been perfect for that, especially when I have a chocolate or fruity craving. 😉
I would share them with my hubs (if he is nice) 🙂
You’re too cute Kim!!
I’d take a couple packages with me for a day in town, and share them with people I may be
That sounds like fun Rosie!
Where can I find the nutritional information for these?
The CVS website has all of the Nutrition Information for their products. Just use their search bar to find whatever product you’re looking for!
The nutritional information for these products weren’t on their site.
I would share them with my whole family.
So sweet of you Elle! 🙂
These sound delicious
Glad you think so Julia!
These look great! I would share them with my husband n kids most definitely! But I would save some to share with my mom when we chat next 🙂 <3
That’s so sweet of you San — your mother must love you! 🙂
Thanx! We are close…Im so blessed and thankful!
Hope your birthday was great!
I’m so happy for you two! 🙂 And thank you! It was a fairly low-key day but ended with a really yummy chocolate cake!
I would share them with my husband.
That’s really sweet of you Pat!