Tropical Traditions Organic Thick Rolled Oats + A "Rich" Breakfast Smoothie Recipe ! ( R+G) 1/31 ( US/ CAN)

Oats provide high quality, well-balanced protein. Thick Rolled Oats and other whole grain oats are a good source of soluble fiber. Tropical Traditions Thick Rolled Oats are most commonly used for oatmeal, and cook in about 15 minutes. Thick Rolled Oats can also be used in granola and of course oatmeal cookies.

Oats when consumed has been known to slowly release energy and is also a great source of fibre and other rich nutrients. Me and my son regularly have oats at least 2 or 3 times a week.We love it! 

Tropical Traditions' Thick Rolled Oats comes in 10lb and 5 lb bags. They taste very natural and are free from any flavours or colours or other additives. Which means, you have a lot of space to create your own recipes with oats. Cookies always cross my mind when thinking about what to do with oats. We have been having it with bananas for breakfast and they are delicious.I haven't tried them in cookies but I am pretty sure that they will be a wonderful choice.

I also stumbled on a great Banana-Oatmeal Smoothie recipe and have been making it almost everyday now! I simply boil the oats to cook them and once cooled, I use it in this smoothie.I have tweaked it a bit to suit my own taste.

Ingredients:

• 2   whole Chiquita Bananas (best with brown flecks on peel)
• 2   cups Ice
• 1/3   cup Yogurt - regular 3% yogurt + 2 tsp honey
• 1/2   cup Cooked oatmeal
• 1/3   cup Almonds

Pour all ingredients in blender pouring ice in last. Blend on high for 30 seconds or until smoothie thickens.

The best thing about this is all natural ingredients mixed into a nutritious breakfast. The Organic Oats gives it a thick, smooth and heathy taste.

 Tropical Traditions Organic Thick Rolled Oats can be purchased for $10.69 for a 5lb bag.

Thanks to Tropical Traditions, one lucky reader will have the chance to win a 5lb pack of Thick Rolled Oats!

Beau"Tea"ful children's clothing from Tea Collection! (+$50 GC Giveaway) 1/31 ( US Only)

Tea is definitely "unique". I say that even before mentioning anything about the company because it IS truly a style apart. I love to dress my little boy in cute, stylish and vibrant colours that really reflects his personality. AND I also love to shop online. Such a time saver and I get look at so many clothes just at the click of a button. That's how I discovered Tea Collection.

The designs reflected in Tea Collection are a reflection of the thirst for travel and putting the experiences into a piece of clothing. "Travel is the only experience that can make you richer" - ever heard of that? Well, it truly has made the founders of Tea come out with ideas rich with style, texture and colours from different parts of the world.

Travel opens anyone's heart and mind to people and places that we don't know. The clothing we create at Tea transforms the foreign world into a smaller, friendlier and more familiar place. We believe that we bring a little bit of that world home to you. - Emily Meyer, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer.

I had the chance to try some pieces from Tea Collection. They are superb - cotton, soft, comfortable, colourful, stylish and definitely makes my little one look like an adorable little man.

The best thing about these clothes were that you can dress them up by pairing them with some formal wear or just wear it casually. For eg. the Ticking Stripe Pant, feels lovely and soft for play.Looks stylishly formal with a plain t-shirt, formal shoes and a jacket. This is a must have pant for a little boy! He won't feel like stopping in these pants.They are oh-so comfortable! Wish they had them in my size!

The t-shirts were just the right size. If you want your child to grow into them, order a size bigger. They fit nice and snug.The feel is very soft and my son wore it all day even after getting back home from church.

The one thing that got him showered with compliments were the Sweater Vest - $44.50. Everyone wanted to know where I got it from! It made him stand out and I was so happy!

It not only feels soft and looks great, but a perfect layer that can be work under a winter jacket. Especially like a cold place where we live in, we cannot step out without a good jacket.

My son hates layering clothes as he feels too hot.I tried this and it didn't make him feel hot.It was just warm enough over his t-shirt.

The clothes are 100% cotton and a bit expensive.But it is worth the quality.But you can find some good deals on their sale items.

Tea Collection also has beautiful clothes for little girls too! 

They carry 100% Marino wool sweaters! I love these for winter as they not only feel warm but so soft.

I love to wear Tunics and I found these to be modest and fashionable, for someone like me.

I would highly recommend these to my friends. Tea is shipping only within the US now. But Tea Collection can be found at many shops across Canada. Canadians please check out this list to find your nearest shop that carries Tea Collection.

Thanks to Tea Collection, one lucky US reader will have the chance to win a $50 gift certificate to shop at Tea Collection!