Although I like the great outdoors, having chronic illnesses, makes it unsafe for me to go too far from home, especially where I have no access to a cell phone. Plus, if I’m too far and I need immediate medical care, that’s another reason to feel unsafe.

My best bet to enjoy the outdoors is to be in nature but close to help. A beach is good pick for me, a lake that has access to a main road or a resort that has an area that is just far enough to be quiet and peaceful, but not too far to be unsafe. When I’m in a flare, I’m usually at home in my backyard. We have birdhouses, some trees and a fenced in yard.

I love when my husband grills and we sit at a picnic table to eat. The only problem is that we have a gas grill where it isn’t easy to make smores because we really can’t roast marshmallows. I’ve been bugging my husband to get a firepit so that I can sit outside, relax, feel comfy and eat wieners and smores. It gives me a good feeling to be in the great, be it fake, outdoors.

*CONTEST ENDED. WINNERS ANNOUNCED.*

Sunsweet Growers has introduced a new product - Sunsweet Antioxidant Blend. It includes dried cherries, plums, wild blueberries and cranberries. This is a very healthy snack and it is tasty too. It is naturally sweet and can be easily in recipes too.

Eating food high in antioxidants can help prevent infection and slow the aging process. The fruits in this blend are four of the highest scoring oxygen-free radical fighting fruits on the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) chart.

Sunsweet Antioxidant Blend comes in a 5 oz resealable bag. They can be purchased in the produce section of major stores in the US for the suggested retail price of $3.99. Each serving is only 130 calories and has no fat, cholesterol, or sodium. It does contain 4% Potassium and Fiber. (This is daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.) It’s always nice to have a healthy snack that is handy especially for those of us that have a chronic illness. I like being able to reach my hand into the bag and enjoy.

Giveaway: Ten readers will win a V.I.P. coupon for any Sunsweet product up to $5.5o and a Reusable Tote bag.

The Rules:
1. Contest starts now and ends Monday, August 3rd at midnight EST.
2. Open to people in the US.
3. Winner will be chosen by Random.org.
4. Winner has 2 days to claim prize.
5. Have fun and tell your friends.

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