Fiber One is giving away a free sample of their cereal bar along with a sample mini-cereal box and $5 in coupons. It’s a quick and easy 2 page form and on the second page they ask if you want to sign-up for their newsletter, but this is optional.

If you’re a fan of Fiber One, this is a sweet freebie and as usual, expect your gratis sample in 6 to 8 weeks. Ole!

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Vegan Vanilla Cupcake

Are you ready for our big great giveaway? In honor of Cinco De Mayo and the fact that we love any excuse to throw a party – we are giving away a copy of the best selling book by vegan chef Isa Chandra Moskowitz – Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World. The book is a compilation of vegan cupcake recipes and features great photographs of dozens of cruelty-free and divine cupcakes.

The book is based on this blog and has been on the best-sellers list over at Amazon for a gazillion weeks. Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World has over 75 dairy-free vegan cupcake recipes such as:

* Brooklyn Brownie Cupcakes
* Chocolate and Vanilla Marble Cupcakes
* S’mores Cupcakes
* Lemon Macadamia Cupcakes
* Mucho Margarita Cupcakes
* Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
* Cappuccino Cupcakes filled with Espresso Crème

Basically the book is 144 pages of awesome. Thanks Isa and Terry!

Win The Book!

Want To Win A Copy? I hope you said yes, because we have one copy to giveaway. To win a copy of this book, simply leave a comment answering the following question:

What’s your favorite vegetarian or vegan dessert recipe? (discuss below)

Guidelines: Open to US residents only. Deadline to enter is May26th at midnight. Winner announced here on the blog.

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Hey why not spread the word – write about it on your blog or tweet it!

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North American Indians were enjoying many different varieties of squash before the Europeans arrived. The Indians grew their squash together with corns and beans on little hills because these three food plants actually grew healthier this way. The squash is enjoyed for its delicate flavor and its incredible nutritional value.

image via City of Holland

1. Squash is officially a fruit and the smaller the squash, the more flavorsome it will be.

2. There are both winter and summer varieties of squash so you can get “squashed” year round.

3. The winter varieties produce more beta carotene after storage than when the squash is fresh from the vine.

4. When spaghetti squash is cooked, it forms delicious strands that can be covered with your favorite spaghetti squash or just butter and salt.

5. The sweet dumpling squash is so sweet that all you have to do remove the top and the seeds, bake whole and serve with butter and cinnamon as a dessert.

6. Many parts of the squash plant, besides its flesh, are edible including the seeds, leaves, tendrils, shoots and flowers.

7. The tradition of lighting candles inside a carved pumpkin at Halloween is originally from Ireland where lit vegetables were hung in the window to ward off Jack O’ Lantern, a wayward soul condemned by the devil to walk the earth for all eternity.

8. George Washington, the first U. S. president, loved to grow squash.

Many gardeners enjoy growing squash because, depending on the variety, one squash plant can produce much fruit and it is very easy to grow. You practically just have to bury the seed, water occasionally and watch the squash grow.

Any variety of squash will provide loads of fiber, beta carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C and protein.

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Well they do and i just found this out via the awesomely awesome giveaway over at Veggie Chic. Michelle who runs the blog is giving away not one not two, but 10 boxes of Cutie’s mandarin oranges. Can you say wow?

The catch is you only have till tomorrow (Thursday) to enter to win. So head on over to the mandarin oranges giveaway post and leave a fab comment. That’s it, that is all you have to do and you will be entered in the giveaway. Wait, don’t go yet. Read below.

To hear about other fruit and veggie giveaways, subscribe to my RSS feed or follow Groovy Veg on twitter. You use Twitter, right? Of course you do. My readers are hot hip happening folks, and that’s why i love you all.

Till nex time.

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I am grateful for my health, my family, my pets, my blogs, my laptop, my friends, my readers, chocolate, Coldplay, and so much more. Hope you too have lots of things to be grateful for. Don’t eat too much!

Black Friday Deals

And if this year you won’t be braving the flip flop weather, the crowds, and general Black Friday madness, i have a few *hot* online deals for you. I prefer to do my shopping online, as i’m not a fan of crowds and mayhem. ~Woot~ Hope you find something you like. Enjoy and stay safe!

*the deals below last from 11/27 to 12/01

I Am A Peacekeeper (Vegan Cosmetics) – 35% off any purchase

Aeropostale – Guys Accessories from $2.99

Aeropostale – Girls Accessories from $2.99

Nimli – 25% off any purchase at green and eco friendly shop Nimli

Amazon – Black Friday Deals at Amazon

eBay – When in doubt, hit online supercenter eBay

I consistently keep finding better prices on eBay than most major retailers when it comes to shoes, electronics, books, and PC equipment. I recently found a nice four hub USB port for my laptop for $5 and it works perfectly. I easily saved about $15 by shopping at eBay as opposed to Best Buy, or even Walmart.

Speaking of Walmart, they have the item i so want this Christmas, the Flip Video Cam.

Well that wraps up this post, have a safe and fun Thanksgiving. Cheers!

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I always wanted a forum on Groovy Veg for those who come here with questions and as such, it is aimed at Vegetarian Newbies. Please visit, join, and feel free to start a thread. You can introduce yourself, ask a question, post a review, share the link to your blogs, etc.

To tell me what you think of the vegetarian forums, leave a comment below. Thanxs!

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Protein – 12 grams, Fiber – 10 grams, Calories – 286

This black bean soup recipe is high in sodium, but it is a good source of protein and fiber. Black beans are a great source of many vitamins and nutrients.

Do feel free to share your own black bean recipes below. (click link above for recipe)

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Hug A Vegetarian day is brought to you by the omni-present guys and gals of PETA. They seem to have a series of days for us non-meat eaters, they really know how to shower us with Holidays. LoL.

Be sure to give all your vegetarian friends, family members, co-workers, neighbors, church mates, (and others) a big fat hug. And if they are far and away, send them an e-hug.

Like the button banner magnet above? Feel free to add the button banner to your site, blog, or Myspace page. Go to my image hosting site and download the code. There are other banners and signs to choose from, take a look at the gallery for more. Need help? Just shoot me an email.

Have a great weekend. See you next week. Hugs.

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PETA2 is giving away 5 free animal rights t shirts to 3 lucky winners. Each winner will receive all 5 t shirts. Pretty freakin cool. To enter to win, just head on over to the blog, and leave a comment. Specify which is your fave shirt and leave your shirt size. That’s it. Oh! and deadline to enter is October 3rd.

By they way, if you’re not following PETA2 on Twitter, you should add them. Twitter usually updates faster than RSS feeds, and when PETA2 updates their blog, you get instant notice. (usually) This Friday they are having a fabulous giveaway.

CONTEST COMING TO GROOVY VEG

I will be holding my own fantastic vegetarian t shirt giveaway in the next week or two. Code-Creations, an organic cotton tshirt maker, that designs vegetarian themed t-shirts has signed on to sponsor the contest. Kudos to Amber for the good word.

Stay tuned next week and be sure you’re an RSS feed subscriber (or email subscriber) so you don’t miss out.

Have a great weekend. Missy.

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