The Next Bariatric Foodie Pledge Grand Prize Bonus Item is...

Maaaaaaan, you all just need to know I am not good at keeping secrets and it was not easy keeping this one!

But I had to. So I did. I'm proud of myself.

If you're viewing this on a computer, you'll see the COMPLETE grand prize list on the right menu! On it, you'll see that in addition to winning one of every weekly prize awarded (for my mobile peeps that's prize packs from CLICK Espresso Protein, BariMelts, Squeaky Cheeks, Celebrate Vitamins, BiProUSA, Torani and Quest Nutrition), and in addition to winning a set of Livliga Home dishes, in addition to winning a full-set of Bariatric Foodie books and the book "Slim By Design," by author Brian Wansink, the grand prize winner will also win a Nutri-Ninja blending system!!!!

I'm so excited and I'm not even in the darn running.

About the Nutri-Ninja

You all might remember that I got to experience the power of the Ninja Kitchen System first hand when I attended an annual conference called Fitbloggin (where Nik goes to learn to be a better blogger for YOU!)

There I got to sample a bunch of all-natural fruit and vegetable drink blends made with the Nutri-Ninja, which is a smaller, cup-style blending system with the power of the NINJA! (Ok I will admit maybe I'm having a bit too much fun with this). After the conference I decided to connect with the folks at Ninja to see if I could hook a Foodie up - and they were game!

So what's so special about this blender. Well, several things I'll list here but you can learn even more on their website:

• Nutrient extraction: The powerful blades and motor on this blender are super efficient at breaking down whole foods (fruits, vegetables, nuts, etc.) so that the vitamins are more accessible to your body. (NOTE: Folks with malabsorptive procedures, this applies even to you. Just because you can't absorb all your nutrients doesn't mean the ones you do absorb can't be good!)
• Speed: All that nutrient extraction? Happens in mere seconds!
• Convenience: The Nutri-Ninja cup is portable, making nutrition on the go a snap!

I've been testing out my Nutri-Ninja and will post my review this week (I keep meaning to but I want to use my own pictures and I keep missing the good light) along with some of the yummy things I've created. 

Are you excited about the grand prize competition? I'm glad! If you're read this far I will give you a little head start on the competition. It begins on Sunday, March 1. (That we already knew.) Those competing for the prize will actually have to DO stuff in order to win. I've asked several Foodies not competing this year to help decide some of the things to do but I will tell you that everything is...well, do-able. And you should have plenty of time to get it done. 

So that's all I'm saying for now. Good luck to you all with your last Pledge week!