Reminder: FaveDiets.com is now FaveHealthyRecipes.com

In honor of the launch of FaveHealthyRecipes.com, we are teaming up with some of our favorite healthy foodies and cookbook authors to bring you a loaded healthy eating prize package worth over $475!

This giveaway ends on May 20, so be sure to head over to the FaveHealthyRecipes Facebook page to enter before it’s too late!

Click here to enter this giveaway

A few points to keep you in the loop:

1. Another reminder that all related blog posts are no longer appearing here but rather on the RecipeLion blog. Be sure to check in to the RecipeLion blog every day for the very latest updates.
2. FaveDiets.com is now officially FaveHealthyRecipes.com! We hope this change will better serve your healthy cooking needs, and all details about the switch can be found in this RecipeLion blog post.
3. We have a new home on Facebook! Be sure to “Like” the FaveHealthyRecipes Facebook page to stay on top of the very latest news and to talk with fellow healthy foodies.

Reminder: All FaveDiets-related blog posts can now be found on the RecipeLion blog. Be sure to check in to the RecipeLion blog to stay on top of all things related to FaveDiets.com.

We have big news to announce: Starting March 19, FaveDiets.com will be becoming FaveHealthyRecipes.com!

Check out the post on the RecipeLion blog to learn more about the change.

Remember, for the very latest on blogging from FaveDiets.com, head on over to the RecipeLion blog.

1. The Campbell’s Kitchen Facebook Giveaway (ends 3/12)
2. The Bob’s Red Mill Giveaway (ends 3/4)
3. All the new recipes being added close to every day on the site!
4. You stay in touch with all things FaveDiets via social media: YouTube, Facebook and Twitter as well.

Again, for the very latest on blogging from FaveDiets.com, head on over to the RecipeLion blog.

You have noticed that there haven’t been many posts of late here on the FaveDiets blog. Well, there is a reason behind that.

Going forward, FaveDiets blogging will be happening over on the RecipeLion blog. You will still be able to get the same giveaway announcements, blog hops, questions and healthy recipes that you saw on the FaveDiets blog in the past, except it will be on the RecipeLion blog. In addition, there you will be able to read great posts from RecipeLion.com, AllFreeSlowCookerRecipes.com, AllFreeCopycatRecipes.com and AllFreeChickenCasseroleRecipes.com.

The FaveDiets blog will still be up, so you will still be able to find all of the great recipes and posts that have been on the FaveDiets blog over the past two years.

When you’re on the RecipeLion blog, be sure to check out all posts written by Matt (that’s me!) to stay on top of all things FaveDiets.com.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the January Blog Hop: Favorite Winter Soup Recipes. We loved all the recipes and appreciate everyone voting to help us pick our winner. We had some fabulous submissions, from vegetable soup to hearty chili and a whole lot more. Every month we are so excited to see what you have been cooking up.

For more hearty winter soups, be sure to check out all of the healthy soup recipes over at FaveDiets.com!

(Editor’s Note: Next month’s blog hop will be held over on the RecipeLion blog, so be sure to check in over there in February for all the details)

Now, the winner of the Quaker prize package is…

The BEST Vegetable Soup. . . . NO LIE! from My Kitchen Adventures!

Just contact us with your name and address, be sure to add FaveDiets Blog Hop Winner – MK in your details. Congrats!

If you are a blogger who would like to participate in future blog hops and would love a monthly email reminder, just send your information through our Contact Us page and you won’t miss a single hop!

Editor’s Note: This hop ends tnight, so hurry up and enter and vote before it’s too late!

Welcome to our latest FaveDiets Blog Hop, and as always welcome back to all those that participated in last month’s! Be sure to visit last month’s hop which featured your Favorite Holiday Recipes. If you have a great recipe we would love to share it in this month’s blog hop!

We are so excited about this month’s blog hop theme, which is…

Favorite Winter Soup Recipes!

This month we’d love to hear what your favorite soup recipe is. January is officially National Soup Month, and we want to see what you have been making to prep on commemoration of this month. Whether it’s a hearty lentil soup, comforting beef stew, spicy chili or anything else, share here your soup recipes!

How It Works

1. Write a blog post on your own blog showcasing any Favorite Winter Soup Recipes or link to one that is already posted on your blog. You can talk about the cooking process, write up a tutorial, or merely show off the finished product, it’s up to you!
2. Add your link to this post by clicking on “Click Here to Enter” at the bottom of the screen and following the instructions. Make sure you link to your specific blog post, not your homepage, and give it a caption.
3. Remember to copy the FaveDiets Blog Hop button below and paste it into your blog post, linked to this FaveDiets Blog Hop post, so that everyone who reads your blog can see that you’ve been featured on FaveDiets!
4. One link per person please, due to our Giveaway feature, which is explained below.

GIVEAWAY!

Yet again we have a special treat for all our Blog Hop participants. We are opening the hop up to voting!

Every blogger is allowed one link to their favorite winter soup recipe and readers of the blog can now play along by voting for their favorite one. So be sure to tell your friends, family, followers, and fans to vote for you. Voting and submissions end January 19th at midnight CST.

The recipe with the most votes will win a Quaker prize package!

The Quaker prize package includes the following:

• Two containers of Quaker Stila oat clusters bits (flavors are green apple and strawberry)
• Two boxes of Quaker Chewy Yogurt bars, blueberry and strawberry flavors

Please be sure to cast your vote and help us pick a winner!

**Don’t have a recipe for this Blog Hop but want to be notified via email about future events? Sign up for our blogger list and we will let you know when the next Blog Hop is up so you can join the fun!

*Note: Only folks in the U.S. and Canada are eligible to win this prize.

Now you have a chance to win a a V8 V-Fusion Smoothie prize package!

One winner will win a sample of the three new flavors of V8 V-Fusion® Smoothie (Mango, Strawberry Banana and Wild Berry) plus a reusable juice bottle and a Vera Bradley tote bag.

Click here to enter this giveaway today!

V8 V-Fusion® is a breakthrough juice that gives you a full serving of vegetables plus a full serving of fruit in every 8-ounce glass. The result is a nutrition-packed beverage made of 100% juice that’s also delicious and refreshing—choose from 8 different flavors! V8 V-Fusion® even includes vitamins A, C and E, and it has no artificial colors, flavors, preservatives, or added sugar. Who would have thought that something so nutritious could taste so good?

Plus, be sure to check out the FaveDiets product review of V8 V-Fusion smoothies.

The V8 V-Fusion Smoothie Giveaway Summary

• Prize: Three bottles of V8 V-Fusion Smoothie (Mango, Strawberry Banana and Wild Berry), one reusable drink bottle and a Vera Bradley tote bag for one person.
• Timeline: Begins on January 11, 2012 at 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Time, and ends on January 22, 2012 at 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time
• Contest open to residents of the U.S. and Canada only. Winners must claim prize within 14 days of being announced.

Good luck!

Matt, in the FaveDiets Test Kitchen

Amongst all of the editors here, Matt Kaplan stands out a bit (just check out our Meet The Editors page…). After all, how many apple core-eating freegans do you personally know? Still, he is quite the fit as the editor of FaveDiets.com, biking to FaveDiets HQ for most of the year and eating vegetarian food out of old glass containers.

Depending on who you ask, the kitchen is either a panoply of delightful aromas or a bio-hazard wasteland when Matt heats up his leftovers for lunch. When everyone else brings in cookies and candy, Matt brings in jars of homemade pickles. A foodie at heart with an obsessive eye for saving money, he is always open to new experiences and tastes. He spends his free time staring down his two cats, reclaiming fruit and yelling nonsense at vehicles.

5 Questions – An Interview with Matt Kaplan

1. What are your 3 favorite ingredients to cook or bake with?

Argh, this is a tough one for me as I look to cook with a whole lot of ingredients. I would say though that my three favorites are turmeric, ginger and rosemary. I love how just a little bit of spice or fresh herb really transforms a dish. Plus, all three of these ingredients are super versatile.

2. What would you eat for your last supper?

Even though I’m a vegetarian, my last meal would probably have to be a lobster roll from Kelly’s in Revere paired with Bell’s Hopslam. Dessert would be a huge helping of rich pistachio ice cream.

3. What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten?

Ha, I feel like this question was included for me! I’ve eaten my fair share of unusual things, but the weirdest has to be ant. There’s this particular type of ant found in the Northeastern rainforests of Australia that secrete acid from their rears. When you lick their backsides, which I did, they taste like a very tart lemon-lime candy. Outside of licking ants, the weirdest things I’ve eaten is probably kangaroo, crickets and camel.

4. What’s your go-to snack food?

Almonds! They’re by far my favorite out-of hand snack, followed closely by homemade baked tortilla chips with homemade hummus. My hummus is way tastier, and way cheaper, than anything I’ve found in stores and goes with anything.

5. What’s in your fridge right now?

With three males in my household, food never seems to last very long! Right now, I think it contains corn tortillas, Brussels sprouts, brown mustard, kombucha, vegetable broth, lemons, limes, water, chickpeas and kimchi I think.

As Editor for FaveDiets.com, Matt sees all kinds of recipes. Have you ever wondered what recipes HE loves?? Well, you should check out…

Matt’s All-Time Favorite Recipes on FaveDiets.com

Butterscotch Squares

Dollar Store Casserole

No Bake Nutella Oatmeal Cookies

Matt’s All-Time Favorite Recipes on RecipeLion.com

Easy Anytime Frittata

Chocolate Chirpie Chip Cookies

Poor Man’s One Pot Rice and Beans

Matt’s All-Time Favorite Recipes on AllFreeSlowCookerRecipes.com

Slow Cooker as a Foot Bath

Slow Cooker Candles

How To Make Yogurt In A Slow Cooker

Matt’s All-Time Favorite Recipes on MrFood.com

PB & J Bars

Back Door Company Spread

Sweet Endings Pizza

Matt’s All-Time Favorite Recipes on AllFreeCopycatRecipes.com

Low Cal Wendy’s Style Frosty

Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits Made Healthier

Jonah Lisa’s Copycat Sabra Hummus

Matt’s All-Time Favorite Recipes on AllFreeChickenCasseroleRecipes.com

15 Minute Chicken Casserole

Family Favorite Chicken Casserole

Healthier Cracker Barrel Copycat Chicken Casserole

Now you have a chance to win a $25 e-gift certificate for Nonuttin’ Foods

One winner will win $25 good towards any online purchase on the Nonuttin’s Foods website.

Click here to enter this giveaway today!

The goal of Nonuttin’ Foods founder Alana Elliott was to create safe food for most food allergies and she began producing the world’s first allergy friendly granola bars in 2004. In 2007, Nonuttin’ granola bars and granolas were the first to begin using gluten free oats so that Celiacs could also enjoy their great taste. Being a food manufacturer means being responsible to the many consumers who must safely enjoy Nonuttin’ products. Alana believes that part of that responsibility must include education for those requiring or choosing special diets. Whether you are looking for tasty food choices, interested in the latest science, looking for tips or feeling overwhelmed, Alana hopes to offer you the information and products you need to successfully navigate your journey.

Plus, be sure to check out the FaveDiets product review of Nonuttin’ Foods.

The Nonuttin’ Foods Giveaway Summary

• Prize: One $25 e-gift certificate for Nonuttin’ Foods for one person.
• Timeline: Begins on January 4, 2012 at 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Time, and ends on January 15, 2012 at 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time
• Contest open to residents of the U.S. and Canada only. Winners must claim prize within 14 days of being announced.

Good luck!