Giveaway -- Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil (1/19)

Prizing for this giveaway has been sponsored by Tropical Traditions. Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product. All opinions in this post are my own.

I have a great new giveaway for you guys today, sponsored by Tropical Traditions! I know that many of you use coconut oil for various purposes, and Tropical Traditions recently sent over a jar of their popular organic Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil to try out and tell you guys about.

MashupDad is an enthusiastic convert, now regularly taking coconut oil in his morning coffee (along with his usual creamer!). It melts quickly and dissolves right in, and he quite enjoys the extra bit of flavor and texture it adds. Plus, since MashupDad is also AtkinsDad, he's a big fan of zero carbs.

In addition to being zero carbs, Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil is also USDA organic, and contains no cholesterol or sodium. So, we went with the low-carb theme here and cooked up a couple of recipes for MashupDad and Dairy Free Junior High guy, both featuring their virgin coconut oil!

First up, we have Low Carb Dairy Free Coconut Oil Fudge, which both the large and the smaller boy pronounced just fantastic. With just a few ingredients, this was super quick and easy to make, and it's so nice to have recipes on hand that are both low carb and allergy friendly.

Since we had everything out and plenty of virgin coconut oil left, we also cooked up some Nutty Dairy Free Low Carb Coconut Cocoa Bark that same afternoon -- it's all about choices! The Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil also provided a great base for this easy low carb and dairy free treat, and we'll definitely be using this in our cooking a lot more from now on.

Want to know more about Virgin Coconut Oil?

Check out the following pages for more info!

• What is Virgin Coconut Oil?
• How to Use Coconut Oil

On to the giveaway

What can you win?

• One lucky Mashup Mom reader will win ONE QUART of Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil.

How do you enter?

• Mandatory entry: Subscribe to the Tropical Traditions email newsletter here; then come back here and comment letting me know you have done so -- and your favorite use for coconut oil!
• Optional second entry: "Like" Tropical Traditions on Facebook, then pop back here and comment a second time saying you've done so. (Please do not link to or mention Mashup Mom on the Tropical Traditions page; thanks!)

One entry per comment; each comment is an entry; a maximum of two entries per household. Enter through 11:59 PM Central on 1/19/14. U.S. residents only, please. If you are reading this through email or Facebook, please click on the title of this post (up at the top where it says “Giveaway — Tropical Traditions…”) to go back to the blog. Scroll down to the bottom of the post and you will see a box to enter your comment; just comment there to enter. Email and Facebook entries will not be counted. If you are reading the Mashup Mom homepage on the web, look at the bottom of this post where it says “___ comments.” Click on that to get the box to enter your own comment.

The fine print

Prizing and information for this giveaway has been provided by Tropical Traditions. I received a product for purposes of this post/review; however, all opinions here are my own. The winner will be randomly selected from all comments received on or around 1/20/14 and will have 48 hours to respond to notification email; Mashup Mom will choose a runner up if no response is received in that time frame.

No purchase necessary. The number of eligible entries receives determines the odds of winning. Void where prohibited. Please allow 8 weeks for delivery of your prize.

If you order by clicking on any of my links and have never ordered from Tropical Traditions in the past, you will receive a free book on Virgin Coconut Oil, and I will receive a discount coupon for referring you.