Swanson Vitamins’ Healthy Foods Recipe Contest: Guaranteed to Win

(Vocus) February 23, 2009 -- Each month, Swanson Vitamins sends their customers recipe emails that feature a healthy recipe made with products that can be purchased from their site. Every month those recipe emails are forwarded more to friends and family than any other email they send out. Unfortunately, the email team is running out of ideas. The Swanson Healthy Food Recipe Contest (http://www.swansonhealthnews.com/newsletters/recipes/090208_contest/090208_contest_alt.html?SourceCode=INTN025) was created because they need help. What better way to get it than to ask those that love reading the recipes each month? As an added benefit, every person with a qualifying recipe that is submitted will get a $5 coupon to use at Swanson Vitamins.

For a recipe to qualify it must contain (http://www.swansonhealthnews.com/newsletters/recipes/090208_contest/090208_contest_alt.html?SourceCode=INTN025):

•    3 ingredients that can be purchased at Swanson Vitamins.

•    Heart-healthy, nutritionally dense ingredients with no trans-fats or unhealthy fats

•    A brief explanation of what inspired the creation

Email the recipe to recipes (at) swansonvitamins.com and include your name, preferred contact info, Swanson customer number (if applicable), recipe, instructions, and inspiration.

Each month Swanson’s email team will look through all of the recipes they receive and choose one to feature in the upcoming recipe email. The winner will be awarded a choice of a $100 Swanson Vitamins gift certificate, or a 5-piece set of Mercola cast iron pots and pans, a $197 value.

The next featured recipe email is slated for March 22. Recipes sent before March 10, will be eligible for that email.

February’s winner, Sylvia Baker sent in “Nutty Sweet Tooth Snacks”

¼ cup raw almond butter, creamy style (or other nut butter of your choice)

1 tablespoon Swanson Organic Cocoa Powder, unsweetened

2 tablespoons YS Organics Wild Flower Honey (http://www.swansonvitamins.com/YS017/ItemDetail?INTN025)

¼ cup Swanson Raw Cashews (chopped)

¼ cup Swanson Raw Walnut Halves and Pieces (chopped)

¼ cup Swanson Raw Sunflower Seeds

¼ cup Swanson Thompson Seedless Raisins

1 teaspoon Swanson Ultra Himalayan Crystal Salt

Directions:

Stir first three ingredients together and fold in remaining nuts, seeds, raisins and salt. Form into little balls, and place on tin foil sheets in the freezer or refrigerator. Makes 12.

Swanson Vitamins is an industry leader in bringing vitamins direct to consumers at the lowest price possible. Swanson Vitamins, located in Fargo, ND, offers the highest quality vitamins, supplements and natural health care products and is GMP certified. Swanson Vitamins goes a step beyond its competitors by offering powerful guarantees. All products are backed by a 100% Satisfaction, Money-Back Guarantee and Double the Difference Lowest Price Guarantee. For more information, please visit Swanson Vitamins (http://www.swansonvitamins.com/?&SourceCode=INTN025).

Contact Information:

Theresa Hagen

Phone: 701-356-2807

Fax: 701-356-2780

Email: pr (at) swansonhealth.com

Website: www.swansonvitamins.com

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