Monday, April 19, 2010

Goodies Giveaway 9: Purely Elizabeth Mixes


UPDATE: 4/28/10 @11:14 p.m.: Congratulations to reader Nina, whose name was selected at random as the winner of the giveaway. Thanks to all who entered.

Since childhood, native Philadelphian Elizabeth Stein strived to be a healthy eater, but has long had a soft spot for homemade baked goods. While pursuing a career as a holistic nutrition counselor at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, she learned about the connection between what you eat and how you feel; how sugar, wheat and dairy (the key ingredients of her favorite treats) can negatively impact health. With her enthusiasm for sweet treats diminished, she sought to create a better option. Her mission was to recreate homemade baked goods using ingredients that were not just "healthy" but actually beneficial for the body, filled with vitamins, minerals and nutrients.

In September 2009, she launched purely elizabeth, a line of gluten-free and vegan baking mixes made with whole grains and “superfoods” (hemp, flax and chia seeds) and also free of sugar and dairy. The company’s products include Ultimate Cacao Muffin Mix, Blueberry Maple Muffin Mix, Apple Spice Muffin Mix and Perfect Pancake Mix. The products are packaged on equipment used exclusively for gluten-free products. All of the raw ingredients come certified by her suppliers to be free of gluten.

The mixes are available locally in Philadelphia at Essene Market, Healthy Bites and Milk & Honey Market, in Jenkintown at Curds & Whey, and in Dresher at Shop n' Bag. They can also be ordered at purely elizabeth’s website, with flat-rate $4.95 shipping.

Elizabeth has generously offered a Gluten-Free Gift Sampler, containing one package of each mix, to give away to a lucky Gluten Free Philly reader. To enter the giveaway, leave a comment to this post about the one purely elizabeth mix that you’d most like to try.

Some brief guidelines: (1) please do not enter unless you or a family member is on a gluten-free diet; (2) one comment per person; (3) U.S. residents only. Most important is to make sure your comment provides a way for me to contact you. If your comment does not link back to an email address, blog or website through which I can get in touch with you (some past entrants have blocked their Blogger profiles), post your email address in the comment in the following format: "name[at]domain[dot]suffix."

The giveaway runs now through Sunday, April 25 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. I’ll randomly select one winner the next day and will contact him or her by email. If I don’t hear back from the person with his or her mailing address by the following Tuesday at 8 p.m. Eastern, I’ll select another name.

Good luck!
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33 comments:

  1. My daughter and husband (both celiac) would love to try the cacao muffins. SoundYummy!

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  2. I would love to try the Perfect Pancake Mix!
    stacywlane@gmail.com

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  3. I'd love to try the blueberry muffins!
    nina[at]sylvaticasolutions[dot]com

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  4. I just read your news and notes and saw this contest. I took a look at her website and the mixes being offered. While they all look terrific and I do want to try them all, I think I am most interested in the pancake mix. Since learning that I had to avoid all wheat and gluten, I have tried a couple of GF pancake mixes and I didn't like any. As a result, I have stopped trying. This list of ingredients looks delicious.

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  5. I would love to try the apple spice muffins! Since being diagnosed with celiac's I've missed my grandmother's homemade apple cinnamon bread and this sounds like it would be a great replacement!
    emiliecarr@gmail.com

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  6. I've been eating GF since November and would love to try the Apple Spice Muffin Mix! They all sound great! byerley79[at]verizon[dot]net

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  7. I would love to try the cocao muffins. In addtion to my mom and I being celiac, my sister has a dairy allergy. My mom also has been trying to cut sugar out of her diet for the past few years, so this mix sounds perfect!

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  8. Blueberry Maple Muffins sound incredible. I would love to try them. Thank you

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  9. I think the maple blueberry muffins would top my list. Although they all look delicious!

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  10. Great idea! Thanks for offering this promotion. I am gluten, dairy, yeast and sugar free from allergies. I would love to try the blueberry maple mix. Thank you.
    janel1999@hotmail.com

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  11. Since I've been working on a blueberry muffin recipe myself, I would love to try the "Purely Elizabeth" Maple Blueberry Muffin mix. As someone who can't eat gluten and who also tries to stay away from sugar and dairy, I am always anxious to try new options. Having a tasty mix would make baking fresh things so much easier! It's so exciting to see all of these new G-Free options on grocery market shelves!
    zupafernandez@yahoo.com

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  12. The bluberry muffins sound wonderful. They were one of my favorite things before I was diagnosed and the additive of maple to them makes them sound that much yummier!

    alp1462[at]esu[dot]edu

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  13. Wow! They all look great! I would love to try the perfect pancake mix!

    trishydee@gmail.com

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  14. As a diabetic with celiac I would love to try the cocoa mix. It sounds really delicious.

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  15. I've always been a chocolate girl, so I have to say the ultimate cacao muffin looks the most scrumptious to me!

    kochac22[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  16. I have Celiac and would love to try these mixes!
    Ebee333@aol.com

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  17. These all look great! I would love to try the apple spice muffin. I haven't had a good apple muffin since my celiac diagnosis 1 1/2 years ago.

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  18. I would love to try the blueberry maple muffin mix! Blueberry muffins were always my favorite breakfast treat and I have yet to find a good alternative.

    bethgosnell@hotmail.com

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  19. All the mixes sound great but I'm most interested in the pancake mix. I used to have strawberry shortcake (made by laying pancakes, strawberries and whipped cream) for my birthday each year because I loved the Strawberry Shortcake cartoon character as a kid. Since going GF I've yet to find a pancake mix that tastes and feels like the original wheat pancakes.

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  20. My husband and son have Celiac, so our family of 5 all follow a gluten free diet. I would love to try the mixes.

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  21. I've been doing an experiment in 2010 where I've been trying a different diet every month, in an effort to get a self-education in nutrition, and provide an example for those looking to pursue a better life through a better diet. April just happens to be gluten free, and I've been seeking out products that would replace conventionally made treats with a healthy alternative. I'd love to try the pancake mix, as breakfast seems to be one of the trickier meals to compose without wheat. This is a great offer and a really helpful site. Thanks! daniel@thethirteenthdiet.com

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  22. The cocoa muffin mix sounds devine :)

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  23. it's a toss up because they all sound amazing, but the mix i would most like to try is the blueberry muffin one. i haven't tasted a blueberry muffin since i had to adopt a gluten-free diet over 3 years ago.

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  24. Arrgh! I had such problems posting before that I realized after I posted twice and omitted the email address. giacovetti@gmail.com

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  25. Since finding out I needed to eat gluten free to be healthy I've tried to find even more healthy ways of eating, including reducing the amount of sugar and other refined products in my diet. I'm excited to try ALL of the Purely Elizabeth Mixes!! st8cyle@gmail.com

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  26. Would love to try those mixes! Ebee333@aol.com

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  27. I would love to try any of the Purely Elizabeth mixes! The apple spice muffins sound great! I am also always looking for a good pancake mix!!! cmatta324@msn.com

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    mcglynnb@gmail.com

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  29. We're newly gluten-free at our house and my head is swimming! I'd love to try these mixes, although even if I don't win just knowing about them is a huge help.

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  30. Doh! Newbie mistake...my previously entered comment neglected to include my e-mail address: marsha.wirtel@gmail.com

    Many apologies!

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  31. My wife is gluten intolerant and we all try to follow a gluten free diet. She would love to try the blueberry muffin mix. jpinsonjr[at]comcast[dot]net

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  32. These all look delicious and I would really like to try the blueberry maple muffins!

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  33. I miss pancakes so much since I've went gluten free! I have been so disappointed in the gfree pancake mixes and the frozen pancakes. I would love to try the Perfect Pancake Mix! However, they all sound so delicious!

    k.m.caiazzo[at]gmail[dot]com

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