giveaway: sparkpeople cookbook

by Laura on October 27, 2011

Disclaimer: This giveaway is being provided with my own money because I truly love this cooking resource. Sparkpeople has no idea I’m giving away their new cookbook.

Hi peeps!

I posted my weigh in from this week last night if anyone is interested.

Things have been ROUGH round here lately. I’m going to San Francisco next weekend to hang out with Michelle, Sarah and anyone going to Foodbuzz (I’m not, just hanging out) so I’m trying to get ahead of my school work so I can enjoy myself while on the trip!

To make up for my absence lately – let’s do a giveaway shall we?

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I’ve mentioned it several times, but I LOVE Sparkpeople and credit them for inspiring me to become healthy, change my life and the decision to return to school to become a Registered Dietitian.

Their cookbook came out on October 4th, and I received it on October 5th. I pre-ordered the cookbook from Amazon and have been scouring the book and trying to make as many recipes as I have been able to. I seriously LOVE this cookbook and it may be my favorite cookbook ever created.

The recipes are simple, have common ingredients and provide solutions for a variety of different situations. There are recipes for breakfasts, salads, soups, entrees, vegetarian meals, whole grains, pasta, dessert, snacks and seasoning mixes. There are recipes for slow cookers, 30 minute meals and meals for a crowd. There are common American recipes that have been remade healthier, as well as meals that are more creative and full of healthy ingredients.

I love how many recipes have been re-made from member submitted recipes on sparkrecipes.com. There are also three weeks of meal plans, tips for weight loss, tips for cooking/certain foods and spark member testimonials.

Basically, this cookbook is amazing and I want every person out there to own it!

Here are the recipes I’ve made so far:

Creamy Broccoli-Cheese soup

Slow-Cooker White Bean Chicken Chili

Slow-Cooker Turkey Sausage and Bean Stew

Slow-Cooker Rosemary Chicken Breasts

The Downies’ Honey-Ginger Salmon

Better-for-you Beef Stroganoff

I’ve also made their caramelized onions, but have no picture of it!

So, do you want to win this cookbook? I’m going to give you the chance!

Each person can get up to 3 entries to win a copy of this cookbook. The giveaway will be open from Thursday, October 27th, 2011 at 8AM CST to Sunday, October 30th, 2011 at 8PM CST. I’ll announce the winner on Monday.

Here’s how to enter:

Leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite cookbook is
Tweet that you are entering my giveaway and link both back to me and my site. Leave a separate comment on this post telling me you tweeted.
Become a fan of Becoming The Odd Duck on facebook. Leave a separate comment on this post telling me you are a fan. If you are already a fan, this counts too so let me know!

If you don’t know what to tweet, try this:

I’m entered to win the new @sparkpeople cookbook on @LLBean75 ‘s blog. You should enter too! http://wp.me/p1GZP9-YY

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. I wish you all good luck winning this amazing cookbook and I’ll have the winner posted on Monday!

{ 70 comments }

1 Brenda Boitson October 27, 2011 at 8:42 am

My favorite cookbook so far is the fix it and forget it crockpot book, but having been a member of Sparkpeople since ’07, this could be a new favorite for me!

2 Brenda Boitson October 27, 2011 at 8:43 am

http://twitter.com/#!/crazywidow/status/129553673033498624 I tweeted about this @crazywidow

3 Brenda Boitson October 27, 2011 at 8:43 am

I became a fan on facebook as Brenda Boitson

4 Christina Collins October 27, 2011 at 8:44 am

I’m mainly in love with Spark Recipes as well!! =] But I also love Tone It Up! Thanks for this awesome opportunity!

5 Rebecca Addison October 27, 2011 at 8:45 am

Okay…. one, two, three…. my favorite cookbook is my old Betty Crocker cookbook that I have had for years. H

6 Rebecca Addison October 27, 2011 at 8:47 am

I did the fan thing on Facebook, and I did the tweet… guess that is items 2 and 3.

7 cindy b October 27, 2011 at 8:48 am

I’m a big fan of the betty crocker cookbook although a lot of it is really not healthy at all. lol.

8 Michelle Alemi October 27, 2011 at 8:49 am

My Favorite cookbook is clean food!

9 Christina Collins October 27, 2011 at 8:49 am

Just became a fan on facebook!! =] Thanks! I’m excited to start following you more!

10 Vicky D October 27, 2011 at 8:52 am

Didnt know about this blog before.. glad I found it. I really want the Sparkpeople book! I also love Hungry Girl cookbooks!!!! Her books and website and her TV show ROCK!

11 D.J. B October 27, 2011 at 8:54 am

I don’t have the SP cookbook yet. I love my old Better Homes and Gardens cookbook my mom got me when I got married. Have to edit the recipes to make them healthier though.

12 Colleen @ Goodbye, Fat Girl October 27, 2011 at 8:56 am

I just tweeted about the giveaway! Awesome!

13 @ACSKay October 27, 2011 at 9:06 am

I don’t have a favorite cookbook. If I need one my sister collects them and has 2 – 8 foot long 5 shelf bookcases stuffed full! I like browsing online for recipes…like Sparkpeople where I’ve been signed up for a many years. So excited they have a cookbook out. I also like allrecipes.com, helpful for creating based on ingredients or printing my shopping list.

14 @ACSKay October 27, 2011 at 9:10 am

Ok, now a fan of Becoming the Odd Duck. Tweeted too! Already following Sparkpeople of course! Now following you too.

15 Stepfanie October 27, 2011 at 9:13 am

I want to win! Just kidding! Seriously, my friend, you are too kind and oh-so-awesome. You should know that I just emailed this link to SparkGuy himself! Email me because I was JUST thinking about you–I have something neat-o to ask you.
Have fun in San Fran–though not as much fun as I did last year.

16 Colleen @ Goodbye, Fat Girl October 27, 2011 at 9:15 am

I’ve heard you talk about this cookbook many times and would LOVE to check it out!

My favorite cookbook (at the moment anyway) is the Biggest Book of Slow Cooker Recipes by Better Homes & Gardens. I use it so much it’s dirty inside and many of the pages are crumpled! And the recipes have nutritional info!

17 Colleen @ Goodbye, Fat Girl October 27, 2011 at 9:16 am

I just became a fan on FB!

18 Erin October 27, 2011 at 9:24 am

I love Spark People and I am looking forward to getting the cookbook–whether I win it hear or just buy my own copy. The chili picture makes me HUNGRY!!! Thnaks!

19 Erin October 27, 2011 at 9:25 am: Oh, and my favorite cookbook right now is The Joy of Cooking. No nutritional information but you can pretty much look anything up and understand the how and why of cooking it. I give this to all couples I know getting married.

20 Kristie @ Family Scrapbooks and Coffee October 27, 2011 at 9:26 am

I’m loving the Hungry Girl Cookbooks!

21 Kristie @ Family Scrapbooks and Coffee October 27, 2011 at 9:26 am

http://twitter.com/#!/KWorrell0514/status/129563774750433280
TWEETED!

22 Jordan @ food, sweat, and beers October 27, 2011 at 9:29 am

I’m a big fan of Cooking Light’s Fresh Food, Fast book! 5 ingredients is something even I can handle!

23 Jordan @ food, sweat, and beers October 27, 2011 at 9:31 am

I’m a fan of you on facebook!! Mostly because you send me amazing packages. Yummm.

24 Lindsay @ The Lean Green Bean October 27, 2011 at 9:36 am

i love my artisan bread in 5 minutes a day cookbook!

25 Debbie Davenport October 27, 2011 at 9:47 am

I love my Classic Thirty-Minute Meals Cookbook by Rachel Ray. So easy and I don’t have to alter many of them to make them friendlier to eating healthy! I also tweeted and became a fan!

26 Richard Appelbaum October 27, 2011 at 9:54 am

My favorite cookbook is “help!! My apartment has a kitchen in it!”

27 Laura October 27, 2011 at 11:38 am: This made me lol! Haha

28 Richard Appelbaum October 27, 2011 at 9:55 am

Just became a fan on facebook, following you on twitter and will be tweeting soon! Great contest idea!!

29 sarah (sarah learns) October 27, 2011 at 10:30 am

i love the cookbook that my mom made me full of her handwritten recipes! love it.

i am also a big fan of my trader joe’s cookbook. i love tj’s & the cookbook has great suggestions for using their products!

30 Dominique October 27, 2011 at 10:43 am

My favorite cookbook is Cooking Light The Essential Dinner Tonight Cookbook. The recipes are fast, delicious and easy, which means I don’t have to eat grilled chicken breast every night!

31 Dominique October 27, 2011 at 10:43 am

I tweeted about your giveaway.

32 Dominique October 27, 2011 at 10:45 am

I also became a fan of Becoming the Odd Duck on Facebook.

33 Sara October 27, 2011 at 11:28 am

I just became a fan of Becoming the Odd Duck on Facebook =)

34 Bronwyn October 27, 2011 at 11:36 am

I actually don’t have a favorite cookbook– but I LIVE on sparkrecipes.com!!

35 Sara aka vibehoney October 27, 2011 at 11:36 am

My favorite cookbook right now is Hungry Girl 300 Under 300. I just got it so have only had the chance to make 3 recipes out of it.

36 Bronwyn October 27, 2011 at 11:39 am

I tweeted! My twitter handle is @MusicalThought

37 Bronwyn October 27, 2011 at 11:42 am

I ‘liked’ Becoming the odd duck on Facebook!

38 Jodymarie Cushman October 27, 2011 at 12:19 pm

My favorite cook books are ALL of the one’s by HUNGRY GIRL!!!

39 Jodymarie Cushman October 27, 2011 at 12:19 pm

I am a fan of your page as well.

40 Carmen October 27, 2011 at 1:01 pm

My favorite cookbook is the 1950′s version of Betty Crocker. Not exactly healthy, but it has all the classics and is my default, go-to cookbook.

41 Carmen October 27, 2011 at 1:02 pm

tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/cmouse01/status/129618736511590400

42 June October 27, 2011 at 1:36 pm

My favorite cookbook is a collection of “real people” recipes from a long time ago. I just alter them to better fit my needs
I’ve been thinking about getting the sparkpeople cookbook……hmmmm…..

43 June October 27, 2011 at 1:39 pm

Tweeted my li’l tweetheart :):)

44 June October 27, 2011 at 1:42 pm

I’m your fan on fb now tooooooo!
Thanks for doing this – awesome idea. You Rock!
Have fun in SF! ;o)

45 Kelly October 27, 2011 at 1:43 pm

I don’t really have a favorite cookbook. At the moment I’m more of a fan of online recipe searching, however I will say Joy of Cooking is good for times that I need simple directions for how to make basic things that aren’t exactly meals – like how to hard-boil an egg.

46 Kelly October 27, 2011 at 1:44 pm

I’m a Facebook fan

47 Kristen Peterson Grimes October 27, 2011 at 1:51 pm

My favorite cookbook is…as horrible as it is it is actually a Comfort Foods magazine/cookbook. Everything I have made from it tastes really good and it also keeps the hubs happy! LOL It may not be all that great on the waistline, but I try to make it healthier as much as possible.

48 Kristen Peterson Grimes October 27, 2011 at 1:51 pm

I’m a fan on Facebook!

49 Punkbrite October 27, 2011 at 2:22 pm

My face cookbook right now is 1001 low carb recipes. So excited to enter.

50 Punkbrite October 27, 2011 at 2:22 pm

I’m a fan on Facebook.

51 Punkbrite October 27, 2011 at 2:23 pm

I tweeted about this giveaway. Yay for 3 entries.

52 Tori October 27, 2011 at 2:32 pm

I am super excited to check this cookbook out! My favorite cookbook is a collection of family recipes. As my cousin’s wedding shower gift to all of us, she had everyone submit their fav. recipes and she compiled them and made cookbooks for everyone. Not only are their delish recipes in there, it’s cool to find recipes from my great great grandmother and try ‘em out!

53 Laura @Scribbles and Sass October 27, 2011 at 5:18 pm

Looks fantastic!
I’m a big fan of Tosca Reno’s Eat Clean Cookbooks.

54 Laura @Scribbles and Sass October 27, 2011 at 5:20 pm

Tweet tweet!

http://twitter.com/#!/LaurBridge/status/129683704468602880

55 Laura @Scribbles and Sass October 27, 2011 at 5:22 pm

Just gave you the thumbs up on FB. I like

56 Brandi Cook October 27, 2011 at 6:13 pm

Those pictures look amazing, especially the rosemary chicken and white chicken chili. I find that I keep cooking chicken the same way, so this would be amazing!! I would have to say that my favorite cookbook is actually a hand-made one that I received on my wedding day. It has recipes from everyone in my family. They are delicious recipes and very dear to me; however, I think finding alternatives to some of them would be great.

57 Brandi Cook October 27, 2011 at 6:15 pm

I also liked your page on facebook, but I don’t have twitter, so no tweeting for me.

58 Debby H October 28, 2011 at 4:47 pm

Fix it and Forget it is my alltime favorite cookbook!!.

59 Debby H October 28, 2011 at 4:49 pm

Im already a fan on facebook!! Thanksfor the chance to win!

60 Luann October 28, 2011 at 5:11 pm

I’m a fan on FB!

61 Jeff Wonders October 28, 2011 at 7:25 pm

I liked you on Facebook under Jeff Wonders

62 Jeff Wonders October 28, 2011 at 7:25 pm

I tweeted this and followed you on Twitter @jqwonders

63 Jeff Wonders October 28, 2011 at 7:26 pm

My Favorite Cookbook is BBQ USA Steve Raiclin

64 Kaulean October 30, 2011 at 1:42 pm

I just recently started trying to cook healthy meals at home and my favorite cookbook so far is Jaime Oliver’s Food Revolution cookbook. He makes it simple enough that even I can handle it!

65 Jessie October 30, 2011 at 2:29 pm

Honestly, my favorite cookbook is the black composition notebook my mother has been filling with recipes (hers, and ones from magazines, etc) since I was a child. That book is filled with comfort food, and holiday goodies that I will always treasure.

My favorite published cookbook is anything by America’s Test Kitchen. I love that they detail their trial and errors alongside most of the recipes, and that they give advice on what they think are the best products to use.

66 Jessie October 30, 2011 at 2:30 pm