This is a sponsored post provided by Van’s Natural Foods. Imperfect Women did receive compensation for promotion.
We here at Imperfect Women know how busy you all are with your lives and most days you can use all the help you can get. We were excited when we were contacted by Van’s and asked to share with our readers these awesome mealtime hacks that are both delicious, nutritious, and will save you time throughout your day. We hope you enjoy this simply delicious article and take a minute to enter the giveaway too!
Hello from Van’s Foods!
We know how busy life can be for Van’s foods fans. Between work, working out, parenting, driving, walking, riding, creating, days get full – fast.
Some meals are easy, and you’ve got plenty of time to plan, shop and put together something delicious.
Other times, there’s yoga or soccer or Scouts or a late meeting, and you need something fast and easy that you can still feel good about eating.
Which brings us to our gift to you this month – easy, nutritious mealtime hacks from your friends at Van’s. They’re all delicious, nutritious and a cinch to pull together.
First up?
Breakfast. To pack a quick protein punch, start with Greek yogurt and pair it with whatever fresh or frozen fruit you’ve got on hand. Add Van’s Soft Baked Whole Grain Granola Clusters and you have decadent flavor and a hearty, wholesome start to your day. (With taste like that, you’d never guess they’re gluten-free!)
Snack. Now before you put away those breakfast fixings, tuck that handy re-sealable bag of granola in your briefcase, purse or backpack. It’ll be there for you all day as a soft, chewy pick-me-up whenever the snacking urge strikes. The best part? You can feel great about every whole grain bite.
Dinner. For homemade feel in a fraction of the time, gather the following: Van’s new gluten-free Ultimate Cheddar Penne Pasta, a rotisserie chicken and the fresh or frozen veggie of your choice.
Warm up your veggies while your pasta is cooking – and take a moment to slice the chicken for serving. Season your veggies with salt and pepper and serve with the pasta and chicken. (For variety, you can also choose Van’s Rotini & Red Sauce or Creamy Herb & Garlic pasta.
No time for veggie prep? Grab some pre-cut crudités while you’re at the store, and embrace the convenience.
Need more ideas for delicious, nutritious meals? Stop by our blog, where we feature great recipe ideas from some of your favorite writers. Happy hacking!
GIVEAWAY TIME!
At Van’s Foods, we know it can be tough to stay active and track progress along with everything else in your life. To make it a little easier, we’re offering one lucky winner the chance to win:
- a complete yoga set with all the basics including a 1/4″ thick yoga mat, 12″ foam roller, D-ring yoga strap and foam yoga block
- a Fitbit
- coupons for free Van’s foods and
- a $50 Visa Gift Card for a total value of $220 in prizes!
Begins NOW and Ends 3/13/2015 at 12 AM Central Time
Open to legal residents of USA who are 18 or older
Terms & Conditions can be found on the Rafflecopter
Enter on the Rafflecopter below and good luck!
This is a sponsored post written by Van’s International Foods, Inc. and facilitated by Imperfect Women.
This is really one awesome giveaway and I’ve seen quite a bit of Vans foods to know that they’re pretty good. Good luck to whoever wins, lets hope it’s me.
We don’t have Van’s around here on the east coast, but I wish we did. It sounds like they have some great food there.
Everything looks so yummy! Thank you so much for such an amazing giveaway and post ^_^
What a great giveaway! I LOVE Van’s – I have some of that Mac & Cheese in my pantry right now! LOL
Oh yum it all so nice, I love the look of the clusters though, yum! x
These snacks look so good. The chunks of fruit on their page look great! I am crossing my fingers for a big win.
I haven’t seen this brand but you really make me want to try it out. I am all for easy quick and healthy. Total win combo if you ask me 🙂
My daughter has celiac disease and loves Van’s foods. We always pick some of their pbj bars up from the store.
We are big on Rotisserie chickens here! I will have to try the clusters. They sound yummy!
That is an amazing snack, so simple and easy to make; i would love to have that!
What a great giveaway! I’m getting hungry just looking at everything here!
All of this food looks so amazing. I’m hungry now!
I haven’t heard of Vans before, but it looks like they have some tasty food options. I will keep my eyes open for the brand at my local grocers now!
I would love the cheddar penne. This isn’t a brand I have ever heard of before but it sounds great!
I have never heard of Vans before. They seem to have some great items though!
We are big fans of Van’s! I’ve bought some of their crackers for snacks for kids with allergies at our church … great brand!!
We don’t have a Vans around here in Massachusetts. But the products look great.
I’ve never heard of vans before but this sounds like a really great giveaway! Very great ideas, and the food all looks so good!
Cheddar Penne Pasta sounds so good to me right now. I’d love to try it.
All these foods looks so yummy. Thanks for sharing such a great giveaway. I would love that Chedda Penne Pasta for my dinner & I love that delicious snacks as well.
Thank you for these awesome suggestions. I am always looking for some quick and easy meals.
Yum! Everything looks so good. I’m going to check out Van’s soon.
Ohh yum. All of it looks amazing. I love adding granola to my Greek yogurt along with fresh berries too!