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Crest Pro-Health Complete Rinse Clean Mint

October 14, 2010 By

I’m participating in a campaign for Crest Pro-Health Complete Rinse Clean Mint through Mom Central. I enjoy using mouthwash, but not the kind with alcohol that burns my mouth. The great thing about Crest Pro-Health Complete Rinse is that it doesn’t contain alcohol, and it contains fluoride to help prevent cavities and strengthen enamel. It also provides these six benefits in one:

  • Rebuilds Teeth Enamel
  • Helps Prevent Cavities
  • Cleans Teeth & Gums
  • Kills Bad Breath Germs
  • Freshens Breath
  • No Burn of Alcohol

Currently, I am brushing my teeth twice a day (coincidentally, with a Crest Pro-Health toothbrush and Pro-Health toothpaste that my dentist gave me!) and flossing once a day at night. I’m hoping that adding in the Pro-Health Rinse twice a day will help keep tartar from building up around my gumline, because my least favorite part of going to the dentist is when the hygienist scrapes the tartar off :P

The rinse comes in Fresh Mint and Clean Mint flavors, I received the Clean Mint. I’m not actually sure what the difference is between Fresh mint flavor and Clean mint flavor!  I would just describe the Clean Mint flavor as, well, minty.  I’ll be using it twice a day for the next few days and then reporting back on whether my teeth, gums, and/or mouth feel or look any different.

Look for Crest Pro-Health Complete Rinse Clean Mint everywhere oral care products are sold.

disclosure: I received Crest Pro-Health Complete Rinse Clean Mint from Crest through Mom Central for this review. All opinions are my own.

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Yoursphere Post #2 – What are Spheres?

July 16, 2010 By

For my second post about Yoursphere for Mom Central, my assignment was to have Nathan check out Spheres, which are groups kids can join where they can also upload their own content. Spheres come in these categories:

  • Music
  • ourWorld
  • Causes
  • Sports
  • Gaming
  • Fashion
  • TV & Movies
  • Academics
  • Animals
  • Art & Photography
  • Travel & Places
  • Performing Arts
  • Notebook

Nathan joined the Music, Gaming, and ourWorld spheres. Spheres can have images, videos, and posts about that topic. Only kids 18 and under can participate in Yoursphere, and all postings are strictly monitored. So you can be sure your kids won’t see anything inappropriate!

Once your child joins a sphere, which they do just by clicking a button, they can create a sphere of their own, as long as it fits within one of the above categories. Nathan chose to create a Sphere within Music about his favorite band, Daft Punk. If you want to check it out the URL is http://yoursphere.com/s/27208.

What I like best about the Sphere creation process is that it’s very similar to a blog page, but way easier to customize. There’s a main content area plus left and right sidebars, and any can be dragged and dropped to a different section of the page. It’s easy to customize the background of the page with a solid color or upload a background image that will tile across the screen.

For an image for Nathan’s sphere, we just went to Google Images, stuck the image into My Pictures, then on the Sphere page, browsed to the image and uploaded it. Easy peasy!  Check out Yoursphere for yourself and use referral code YSMC-0040 so that they know you came from a Mom Central reviewer. Thanks!

Finally, I showed Nathan how to join another user created Sphere. On any Sphere page, on the left side is a list of spheres created by users in that category. Nathan joined the Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare under the Gaming category.

What makes Yoursphere unique from other social networking sites for kids is the ability to do so much customization. And the fact that I can log in to my parent account and see everything Nathan does, from creating spheres to posting comments.  Spheres are a fun way for Nathan to share his interests and find others who share them too!  Check out Yoursphere for yourself and please use referral code YSMC-0040 so they know you came from a Mom Central review. Thanks!

I wrote this review while participating in the Yoursphere Test Drive program by Mom Central on behalf of Yoursphere. I received a free lifetime Gold membership on Yoursphere.com, Yoursphere t-shirts, and a $50 American Express gift card to facilitate my review.

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La Choy Creations Blog Tour

February 7, 2010 By

I participated in a blog tour for new La Choy Creations, organized by Mom Central.  La Choy Creations are new boxed kits that come with rice, seasonings, and sauces, all you add is protein and you make a one-skillet meal.  The kits come in three varieties – Asian Fried Rice, Teriyaki Chicken, and Sweet and Sour Chicken.

I received the Teriyaki Chicken which came with rice and teriyaki sauce, I added a pound of boneless skinless chicken breast cut into small pieces. While it was tasty, it was not enough to feed my family of five, I would say it feeds three people max.  The flavors were good,  but I have to say, it was not very appetizing to look at. With the beige pieces of chicken and the light brown sauce, this meal was begging for some kind of color. I’d recommend buying a can of La Choy Stir-Fry Vegetables or adding your own steamed veggies to this dish to boost the color and nutritional value.

La Choy Creations Teriyaki Chicken gets a thumbs-up from me for not containing MSG and for being very easy to prepare. If you like the flavors of Chinese Food and the convenience of one-skillet meals, give these a try. Click here to download a $1.00 off coupon.

disclosure: I wrote this review while participating in a blog campaign by Mom Central on behalf of La Choy and received a sample for review. Mom Central sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.

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