Back to school on a budget with Phil Lempert

by Michele Dortch on August 31, 2009 · 17 comments

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Register for FREE webinar with Phil Lempert!

Kids heading back to school? Mine have been back for three weeks now and aside from daily homework woes, my biggest challenge is coming up with healthy, yummy lunches for them to take to school each day. The first week, I did so well! But every day since, I’ve wracked my brain and our cupboards searching for alternatives to the usual PB&J sandwiches and bag of chips (with a side of fruit, of course).

That’s why I was beyond thrilled when ConAgra invited me to spread the word on a FREE webinar with Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert. The online presentation is this Wednesday, September 2, 2009 from 11am to 12 noon Pacific (that’s 12-1 pm Mountain, 1-2 pm Central and 2-3 pm Eastern). Phil will share his insights on lunch box alternatives, money saving shopping tips and quick meal ideas.

So there are two things you can do from here (I hope you’ll do both!):

#1. Register for your spot in the online presentation on September 9th: Click Here. The webinar is open to everyone, so feel free to pass along this information to your friends and family.

#2: Enter to win one of three (3) Supermarket Guru shopping totes filled with $50 worth of ConAgra Foods products & coupons, plus Phil Lempert’s Healthy, Wealthy & Wise book. To enter, just leave a comment here with the food or snack your child loves to see in his or her lunchbox. And do it fast! This giveaway ends Friday, September 4, 2009.

You can earn up to five (5) additional entries for the Supermarket Guru shopping tote by doing the following:

{1 entry} Subscribe to The Integrated Mother blog via RSS or email and leave a comment here letting me know you’ve done so.

{1 entry} Tweet about this giveaway on Twitter, then leave a comment here with a link to the tweet. Tweet up to 3 times.

Giveaway @integratedmom: Win grocery tote filled w/ $50 ConAgra foods, coupons + book http://bit.ly/lempert #FoodULove

{1 entry} Click Here to take The Integrated Mother’s reader survey, then leave a comment letting me know.

Giveaway Guidelines
This giveaway is open to US residents only. I’m giving away three (3) Supermarket Guru shopping totes filled with $50 worth of ConAgra Foods products & coupons, plus Phil Lempert’s Healthy, Wealthy & Wise book. You must enter a valid email address when submitting your comment; entries will be verified. Please note, any comments that simply say “enter me,” “pick me,” or something similar will not count. Entries must be received by 11:59 pm EST on Friday, September 4, 2009. Winners will be chosen at random by Random.org and announced here by Monday, September 7, 2009. Winner has 48 hours to respond to my e-mail request for their mailing address before forfeiting their prize. Forfeited prizes will be given to another randomly selected entry.

Note: ConAgra is the sponsor of this post and giveaway; however, the opinions included are all mine.

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{ 17 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Erika Kerekes September 2, 2009 at 12:29 pm

My kids just started back to school this week, so I’ve been packing lunchboxes too. Their favorites (and I recognize they are somewhat unusual):

- smoked salmon and avocado on whole grain bread
- Brie and prosciutto on a baguette
- cut up seasonal fruit, e.g. nectarines, pluots, grapes right now
- cut up veggies with hummus or white bean dip or guacamole

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2 Erika Kerekes September 2, 2009 at 12:34 pm

I just subscribed to your RSS feed, and I also tweeted about this giveaway: http://twitter.com/erikakerekes/status/3717091627

Hope I win! (Although, truthfully, I never win anything.)

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3 Melissa September 2, 2009 at 12:46 pm

My son likes to find a little bit of chocolate in his lunchbox. It can be just one bite, but something fun!

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4 Erika Kerekes September 2, 2009 at 1:11 pm

And I just took your reader survey. I must really want to win!

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5 Melanie September 4, 2009 at 10:29 am

My boys love to find applesauce in their lunchboxes!

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6 Susan Heim September 4, 2009 at 3:00 pm

My boys love to see yogurt in their lunchboxes!

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7 Susan Heim September 4, 2009 at 3:01 pm

I took the survey!

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8 Susan Heim September 4, 2009 at 3:03 pm

I subscribed via email!
smhparent [at] hotmail [dot] com

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9 Susan Heim September 4, 2009 at 3:04 pm
10 Keonte' September 4, 2009 at 3:29 pm

My son likes chips. Anything that crunches, has a weird shape, and leaves your fingers all messy is a keeper in his lunchbox.

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11 Keonte' September 4, 2009 at 3:39 pm

I subscribed using Google reader (luvdamall at gmail dot com)

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12 Keonte' September 4, 2009 at 3:50 pm
13 Keonte' September 4, 2009 at 3:56 pm

I took the survey.

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14 Melanie @ Mel, A Dramatic Mommy September 4, 2009 at 7:12 pm

My son just started this week but he loves PB&J, granola bars, yogurt tubes and Goldfish crackers. I try to switch things up, but he’s a creature of habit!

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15 Melanie @ Mel, A Dramatic Mommy September 4, 2009 at 7:14 pm
16 Melanie @ Mel, A Dramatic Mommy September 4, 2009 at 7:15 pm

You are in my reader and LinkedIn.

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17 Melanie @ Mel, A Dramatic Mommy September 4, 2009 at 7:20 pm

I took the reader survey.

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