POM Wonderful

 

Recently, I was contacted by POM Wonderful and asked if I would like to receive a sample package of their products for review.  I jumped at the chance!!  I love me some healthy, free swag!  Unfortunately because I’m in Canada they can’t send actual product (typical!) so instead offered up some coupons for free products that I can purchase here.  WooT!

 

Along with my coupons, POM included a few pages of product and health information.  A few highlights are:

• POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice is the only juice whose health benefits are backed by $25 million in medical research.
• The only brand guaranteed to contain 100% authentic pomegranate juice.  All-natural and contains no added sugars, preservatives, colors or cheap filler juices.
• We grow our own fruit, pick it by hand, squeeze it with our own proprietary presses and even manufacture our own bottles!  We never use imported juices (California grown!).
• “Wonderful” is the variety of pomegranate.  The Wonderful variety is known for its unique combination of superior antioxidants, delicious taste and deep crimson color.
• Throughout history, the pomegranate has been revered as a symbol of health, fertility and rebirth.

 

Read more on the POM Wonderful website...

• Antioxidant Superpower
• What are Antioxidants?
• POM Orchards
• And the section I’ll be visiting…Recipes!!  (um, hello, POM Velvet Cupcakes with POM Cream Cheese Frosting!  *drool*)

I have only ever tried the POM juice once, and that was over this past Summer when I won a giveaway from Julie for one free bottle.  I got the blueberry and LOVED it! 

On this weekend’s shopping trip I picked up a bottle of the original flavor.  I’ve enjoyed it as a spritzer but look forward to trying it out in actual recipes and other drink concoctions.  Yum!

What is your favorite way to enjoy POM Wonderful juice?

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[information taken directly from POM Website]

Make it. Post it. (And maybe even get paid for it.)

It’s POM Wonderful’s popular POM Fresh Recipe Contest. Compete against other POM Wonderful pomegranate lovers for a chance to be crowned our beloved blogger!

Here’s how to enter:

→ Submit an original recipe using POM Wonderful Pomegranates along with a photo of your recipe.

→ Enter from October 15th thru November 30, 2009.

Here’s how submissions will be judged:

→ An internal panel will begin judging on December 10th. This panel will select 10 finalists based on the recipe itself as well as the quality of writing.

→ The POM Community will vote on their favorite. The winner will be the recipe that receives the most points and will be featured on the POM Wonderful website. They will also receive a ‘POM Pack’, a goody bag filled with all things Wonderful.

→ Grand Prize winner will be announced on January 15th, 2010.

→ Winner will become the 2010 POM Featured Blogger and will receive $4,000! This will be paid in equal instalments of $363 every month from February thru December 2010 upon receipt of his or her monthly blog post.

→ Official rules

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