Sample Share: Sweet n low holiday

I've done a few sweet n low sample shares in the past (Team Sweet N Low and Sweet n low sampling). This one was by far my favorite! It came with some cool swag:

tote bag, purse hook, recipe card, and samples!

I love, love, love the tote bag! It's cute and functional. I will get many uses out of it! The first thing I did when I got my kit was bring the sweet N low to work with me to give out as samples to my crew:

Next, I needed to plan when and where I was going to whip up the Eggnog. I called my mom who asked for my kids to come over and help make Christmas cookies. I was struck by inspiration: what goes better with cookies than eggnog??? With visiting friends and family, I was sure to reach more people! So I gathered everything up to go to my moms a few days later:

ingredients for a yummy drink!

blending that bad boy up!

finished product!

I had never tried eggnog that didn't come pre-made in a carton, so I didn't exactly know what to expect. I loved this eggnog! It was so tasty (and no weird after taste! I polled everyone for their feedback, since that is the number one thing I hear when asking people about their sweetener usage-I've sampled sweet n low, truvia, and equal!) and perfect paired with our raw cookie dough (I mean....oops!). I saved this recipe card so I can make it again-it was THAT good!

multi-tasking!

eggnog in one hand, beer in the other!

selfie time!!

Bob is so fancy!

showing off samples!

she's so excited ;)

Team sweet n low!

I recently got the chance to sample sweet n low. They sent me a neat package with a box of sweet n low for me, samples for my friends, and a neat pitcher (and cups with sweet n low pink logo napkins!). The plan was to have a ladies cocktail night, I ended up splitting it up into two nights, showcasing two drinks with sweet n low. The first night was alcohol-free. I invited my brother and his girlfriend (and let my boys steal a few sips). We did game night (we're big munkin zombie fans!) and shared some strawberry granita freezes. These were so good my brother and I each had two cups! My next plan is to make a wild berry smoothie based off of this recipe.

ingredients!

ready to blend!

yummy!

selfie with my creation!

gave out some samples to take home!

i told him to "hold it up and show me" ;)

L stealing a sip

C stealing a sip

Later on the week, we planned what started as a ladies cocktail night (and ended up with a few boys present!). The plan was to make skinny-mini mojitos. The actuality was ending up with skinny-mini chocolate mojitos! My friend is a gardener and has her own farm stand. So when I messaged her asking if she still had fresh mint available-she suggested I go with chocolate mint. It smelled amazing and had a unique taste. You have to add less (I'd say maybe a half cup) as fresh mint has a much stronger taste. We also added extra lime juice. It was an interesting drink! 

our ingredients

yum! our calorie cutting with our drinks earned us the pizza in the back ground! ;)

mojito selfie!

mom digs it!

sister showing off her drink!

my baby brother is still a year away from participating--so we sent him home with some pizza and a cool sample to add to his coffee! ;)

Crowd Tap: Sweet & Low sample share

I've been procrastinating blogging my sample shares this month. Getting used to a new work schedule and preparing for baby boy #3's fourth birthday has left me with little free time. Now, here I am with one day left to submit my next two reports! Earlier this month, I posted about how fortunate I have been this month with crowdtap (seriously, sign up now if you haven't yet!) and being selected for sample shares. Every time I do one, I like to post a blog on it to share my experiences.

When the sample share for sweet & low, I was interested in trying it out. My sole experience with sweet & low was when I was on the basket ball team (or maybe cheer leading team? I don't recall which year it was) in middle school. We went to Jade Garden to celebrate something, a rare win, perhaps? I sat with a table of girls and we ate all the sugar packets. Straight up. We ran out of sugar, so went for the sweet & low and equal. In hind sight, not a good plan. While they do an excellent job sweetening up a drink, our 11/12 year old selves did not enjoy eating them!

My mom has also been on a health kick lately. She's lost over 100 pounds by being active and watching her diet (Mom, if you read this, I'm so proud of you!). I knew right away that this sample share would be something she would love to partake in and try out as well. So I immediately hit the sign up button.

Sample share included: a 50 pack for me, recipe cards to try out, and 5 samples to share with friends.

The sample share came with recipe cards for low calorie drinks. I was very intrigued by those. Since I had a play date coming up, I went with the Sunny Citrus Soda to try first.

Ingredients and card

finished product

It was so yummy! It tasted like one of those delicious fruity drinks Ruby Tuesdays often has available. The calorie count and fruit juice made me feel good about drinking it. It was definitely a win in my book. 

I've tried a few different low calorie sweeteners, and so far sweet & low is my favorite. :)

Teen enjoy low-calorie options as well as grown ups!

My mom is so excited to try her sample!