With the holidays, families tend to rush, dining out more then normal. This can wreck havoc on a families diet thats why its a good idea to keep healthy snacks on hand. In my home, we have California Raisins to beat those hunger pangs. Not only can they be eaten on the go but they can also be added to recipes to create healthy meals.

I personally love to add raisins to my salads. Not only does it give my salad a sweet taste to counter the tart oil and vinegar dressing I always add, but it also provides me with antioxidants to keep me healthy! They can also be added to yogurt, oatmeal and even pancakes!  If you’re not sure how to use raisins in your recipes, you can get some recipes from nutritionist Claudia Gonzalez by clicking HERE. If you’re not fluent in Spanish, you can translate the page by clicking the translate button at the top of the page or you can view the English site by clicking HERE.

California Raisins is so sure you’ll enjoy making a few of their recipes that they are giving away TWO (2) California Raisins gift baskets to two Latina On a Mission readers! The gift baskets will contain the following goodies: 

•          Mr. Raisin
•          Gold Raisins
•          Purple Raisins
•          CA Raisin Magnets
•          CA Raisin Snack Pack
•          Spatulas
•          An Oven Mit
•          Table Clothes
•          CA Raisin Canister

Below is a picture of the gift basket. Isn’t it perfect for the holidays?! I received one myself and love it, especially because it matches the colors of my kitchen!

Ready to enter the California Raisins giveaway? Read on …

MANDATORY ENTRY- YOU MUST DO THIS BEFORE YOU CAN RECEIVE ANY EXTRA ENTRIES:

Which recipe would you like to try from the Spanish site (HERE) or the English site (HERE)?

EXTRA ENTRIES:

1. Subscribe via e-mail or feed. Subscription options can be found on the right-hand side. If you’re already a subscriber, let me know!  NOTE: If you subscribe by e-mail, you must validate your e-mail address. You can do so via the e-mail sent by Feedburner. If you do not validate your e-mail address the entry will be disqualified.

2. Follow @MsLatina on Twitter and tweet about the giveaway, stating the below. Provide me with the tweet url in a comment. One tweet per day till the giveaway ends, so go ahead tweet away!

Enter to win a California Raisins Gift Basket full of raisins & kitchen goodies!  http://tiny.cc/g2 #GIVEAWAY #MsLatina RT

3. Blog about the giveaway, linking back to this post, and provide me with the url in your comment (2 extra entries).

4. Fan my Facebook page (2 extra entries).

5. Leave a comment on TWO other posts for TWO (2) extra entries. Note the post in your comment and don’t forget to enter each in a separate comment! Wouldn’t want you to miss an entry!

6. Don’t have a blog or twitter account? Provide “Latina On a Mission” with a positive Alexa review for FOUR (4) extra entries!  Click HERE to write a review. Note your review name below in FOUR (4) separate comments (example: Alexa review #1 under name, Alexa review #2 under name, etc.)

7. Enter any OTHER giveaway for 2 extra entries.

Good luck/Suerte!

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GIVEAWAY ENDS December 14, 2009 at 11:59 P.M. EST

Giveaway is open to US residents only.

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As always, I will use random.org to select the winner. The winner will have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be selected. Also, don’t forget, in order for random.org to count all of your entries a separate comment must be entered for each item that is completed. Random.org will not count it otherwise!

Disclosure: As part of my review, I received the same product being given.  No other compensation was given and the opinions in this post are mine. They have not been influenced by the product given.

Share and Enjoy. Go ahead, you know you want to.

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