Is It Still A Vitamin When It's Mostly Sugar?

   I have heard people mentioning good things about taking Goli Nutrition for their health, so I was very excited when I saw them on the TikTok Shop for half price and double the bottles! I was able to use my TikTok referral awards on them so they were actually no out of pocket cost for me! The kit included two bottles of each: Ashwagandha, Matcha Mind, and Apple Cider Vinegar Gummies. 

   When the vitamins arrived, I got right to taking them. Upon trying each of them, the first thing I noticed was how sweet all of these are! This prompted me to actually pay attention to the nutrition facts on the back. I know that should have been one of the first things I checked, but the excitement got too far ahead of me. Now the flavor of each are fine, but I couldn't shake the feeling that I was just eating little candy gummies every morning. 

   So let's take a look at Goli's nutrition facts. 

   The Ashwagandha Gummies have 30 servings per container with the serving size: 2 Gummies. In 2 Gummies there are a total of 25 Calories, 7g Carbs, 4g Sugars, 25mcg of Vitamin D2, and 300mg of Ashwagandha Root Extract; You take these twice a day.

 

   In the Matcha Mind Gummies, there are 20 servings per container, where you take 3 gummies once daily. In those 3 gummies, there are 30 Calories, 9g Carbs, 6g Sugars, 100mg of Matcha Powder, and 250mg of Cognizin Citicoline. 

   In the Apple Cider Vinegar Gummies, there are 30 servings where you take 1-2 gummies 3 times a day. Each serving contains 25 Calories, 6g Carbs, 4g Sugars, 400mcg Folic Acid, 2.4mcg Vitamin B12, and 1000mg of Apple Cider Vinegar. If I were to calculate all of the calories and sugars you would get in a total day, by taking these as directed, you would be consuming 235 Calories and 38g of Sugars. 

   That's 9.5 teaspoons of sugar, just from vitamins! Something that is supposed to be healthy for you! According to American Heart Association, that's more than the recommended amount of sugar we should be eating a day. After digesting this, and weighing out my reasons for originally deciding to take these vitamins, I decided that I would discontinue my use of them, as I am sure you can find better nutrition from something with a bit less sugars. 

Homemade Grilled Cheese Roll Ups

To make Homemade Grilled Cheese Rollups you need:

Butter

A Rolling Pin

A Butter Knife

A Cookie Sheet

Slices of bread (1 slice makes 1 wrap)

Slices of Cheese (a slice per every slice of bread)

   To begin, flatten each slice of bread with your rolling pin. You can cut the crust off, but that's optional. After the bread has become flattened, lay a slice of cheese on it and roll it up in the bread. Lay the roll on a buttered cookie sheet and butter the tops. 

Place in the oven on 350 degrees

 and cook til melted and crispy!

Enjoy on it's own, or dipped in Marinara sauce! Also great baked with pepperoni slices tucked inside!

Tough Cookie - A Christmas Story Book

 

Are you looking for a fun Christmas themed children's book? Check out "Tough Cookie - A Christmas Story" by Edward Hemingway. It's about a little gingerbread type cookie that is trying to find its place in life. He doesn't understand why he is salty and not very tastable, so he befriends a fox and begins his journey to figure out just who he is. The illustrations are adorable and the story line is sweet with an excellent ending. They also include a couple of recipes in the back of the book, so that you can make your own tough cookies or cute lil ornaments. You can also combine this book with a fun gingerbread craft your little ones will enjoy! Check out these paper gingerbread guys here.

You can find Tough Cookie available on Amazon or in a bookstore near you. 

You Are A Child Of God - Book Review

 

   You Are A Child Of God by Michelle Alisa Fritch, is a beautiful faith based children's coloring book filled with little notes to remind you of God's love. Each page has a sweet saying based on different bible verses, such as "God is Always thinking of you. If we were to count His thoughts of you, they would outnumber all the grains of sand in the world."(Psalm 139:13-18) and "God has great plans for you. He plans to bring you goodness and hope for your future."(Jeremiah 29:11) I like that the end of the book refers to the Bible verse where each phrase has come from. There are also a little designs throughout, that can be colored, adding your own little personal touch to each page. 

   This book is filled with encouraging phrases that uplift the reader and help them see how amazing God's love is for each of us. It's an adorable book to read with your little ones, and they will enjoy learning what each phrase means, while adding color to the pages as they go. It would make a great faith based baby shower book to give as a gift, but even adults
can enjoy this book for themselves, as it is a good reminder to read everyday... especially on those days we might be feeling down. The addition to bringing your own coloring to each page, will help bring a sense of calmness, creativity, and relaxation. 

Get your copy of "You Are A Child Of God" today! Available for purchase via Amazon.

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Many thanks to GoodWorks Mission for providing a sample of the product for this review. Opinions are 100% my own.

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Little Gingerbread People Paper Craft For Kids

 

      Making Crafts during the season of Christmas, is so much fun! 

   An easy one for your little ones, is to make these fun Gingerbread People! For older children, they can draw their own gingerbread, but for younger, you can print off a pre shaped gingerbread character to trace. Use either brown construction paper, a paper store bag, or the packing paper Amazon delivers their gifts in (basically any brown paper you can use for this, but bonus points for repurposing!) and cut out little gingerbread guys. Have them draw designs with white paint or marker, and give them facial features with markers, stickers, beads, glitter ect. This project is so versatile! There are many options you could do to bring the craft to life. 

   Once the front of the gingerbread is dry, flip it over and glue cotton balls on and add glue to the sides, then place another piece of gingerbread cutout on top and smoosh it all together for a puffy gingerbread man! Another option would be to punch holes around the gingerbread siding and have them lace string through the holes to close it up. And if you want to make this activity even more fun, pair it with a good book about Gingerbread men! You could also stuff the gingerbread with little treats or candies, instead of cotton balls… the options are endless and it will look so cute any way they do it!

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