The Shine Project: #Eatfreshchallenge Week 2 and a giveaway!

Last week we kicked off our #eatfreshchallenge with Colavita and Cooking Planit, and I've been surprised how much easier it has made my life. The Cooking Planit app really helps me when I am grocery shopping, and planning what to feed my little family for dinner. Even though I didn't always stick to the exact meal plan, I was prepared to make healthy dinners and adjust things based on how much time I had. I'm already looking forward to sharing next week's meals with you, and trying them out for ourselves!

Tonight we had Cheesy Chicken Pasta. My trusted helper, Zoe, assisted me in whipping up dinner for the boys. When I had gotten home from work, Mike had flowers and a card for me with "Happy Boss's Day to The Big Boss." He knows who runs things around here, so I decided I'd really earn my title tonight by cooking him a bomb dinner. We substituted Colavita's whole wheat noodles and olive oil in our recipe, and it was delicious. We've been trying ColaVita's line of food, and I have to say that their Virgin Olive Oil is probably the best I've ever used. It's very smooth and easy to cook with, and adds great flavor to the meals we use it for. They also have different sauces, and my favorite is their pesto, which I can't wait to use again this week!

This Marinated Beet Recipe would have also been a good side to throw in:

You can click here to get 20% off of your Colavita order with code EatFresh20 at checkout, and you always get free shipping over $99. Also, if you're like me and need help in the kitchen, head over to Cooking Planit's YouTube channel HERE, for a bunch of great how to videos.

Here's my upcoming meals for next week:

Burger Fresh
Asian Chicken Lettuce Cups
Artichoke Pasta
Apple Fritters (for dessert!)
Black Bean Chimichangas

Now you all have a chance to enter and win a Colavita Pantry Essentials Basket which is a $120 Value!! To enter is easy:

1) Take a pic or video showing how you used Fresh Ingredients for your meal.

2) Post it on instagram Twitter or Facebook.

3) Create a free Cooking Planit account and Follow Cooking Planit on Instagram.

4) Submit your name, Email and instagram, Facebook and/or Twitter URL through Rafflecopter.

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*This post was sponsored by Cola Vita, and all thoughts and opinions are my own.

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