$15 Panera Bread Gift Card Giveaway!
Hi guys!
I hope you all had a fabulous weekend!
And it’s about to get even more FABULOUS!
I’m doing my very first giveaway today for Panera Bread’s Eat Smarts Game and Contest.
They’ve been so nice and have sent me 4 $15.00 Gift Cards!
I am so excited to share the Panera love! I’ve been going to Panera for as long as I can remember…. umm.. You Pick Two – Broccoli Cheddar Soup and a Caesar Salad please?? …. ya that was my High School regular order.. post playing 4 sports at one time… I’m now addicted to their Chicken Cobb or I order a PBJ.. no joke. My favorite.
So what is Panera Eat Smarts?
Its a really fun new feature on the Panera Bread website that combines healthy tips, games, and challenges to help making eating more nutritiously at Panera and at home, a bit easier! You see why I love this giveaway??
You can create an account on the Eat Smarts homepage and begin playing a series of challenges in order to unlock new games and eventually enter to win a Trip to the Sandals Resort in Jamaica for Two! So the end prize is pretty nice but I swear the games are actually really fun! There’s one called “Spin-A-Meal” that lets you come up with different “You Pick Two” combos that keep calories in check and under 600 calories, makes ordering lunch sooo much easier :) But of course, my favorite is the “Culinary Class Challenge” that demos different Panera recipes!
As you all know, I don’t normally do a lot of giveaways, but I love how Panera is trying to promote healthy eating and nutrition at their restaurant and at home. We need more restaurants to jump on the bandwagon!
How do you enter the giveaway?
To win you must do all three:
1. Comment below with your favorite healthy go-to meals
2. Like my Facebook Page, here; Whipped
3. Follow me on Twitter, here; Whipped, or tweet about the giveaway!
The Giveaway Ends August 15th! And I’ll announce the winners on the 17th!
I love their tuna salad sandwich on honey wheat bread.
I like you on Facebook as Mary Happymommy.
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My healthy go-to meal is anything Mediterranean food. Hummus, Tabouli, Pita, Roasted Cauliflower. YUM!
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3. I follow you on Twitter and I tweeted! https://twitter.com/singerinkitchen/status/232466200779694080
cinnamon crunch bagels FTW.
My favorite by far is my homemade chocolate peanut butter oatmeal protein bars! So cheap to make and gooey!
I love the spinach salad
I love Panera as well, with my favorite healthy go-to being ‘turkey on sourdough’ (I think they start fixing it for me the moment I walk in the door….they’re fast!)
I absolutely LOVE Panera Bread – I love it so much that I work there during the summers!!! My favorites are the Napa Almond Chicken Salad Sandwich on whole grain bread, the Tomato Mozzarella Panini, & the Chicken & Wild Rice soup. Yum!
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I follow you on Twitter & tweeted the contest. Thank you so much! :)
I love their Broccoli Cheese soup.
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My favorite healthy meal would be baked chicken on a bed of mixed greens with lots of veggies laying around :) Mmmmm. Is it lunchtime yet??
I have now started to follow you on facebook :)
I am now following you on twitter :)
My favorite healthy meal is Greek salad
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One of my favorite go to healthy meals is to wrap sandwich fillings in lettuce leaves and omit the bread all together. All the flavors are there and you don’t feel guilty for eating two huge pieces of bread!
My favorite healthy meal is strawberry poppyseed salad. :)
I also liked your facebook page and followed you on twitter.
I so love Panera–I worked across the street from one in St. Louis and my go-to healthy lunch was their chicken noodle soup with a roll. Sigh. No Paneras up here, but I sure would like one!
Liked on Facebook as UsmcwifeMR and followed on twitter as AFriendtoborrow. My favorite go-to healthy meal is anything to do with fruit. Like a fruit smoothie! But my faaavorite Panera? Broccoli and Cheddar soup or their cinnamon crunch bagel. YuMmo!
I love a classic cafe salad and a cup of chicken noodle. and can’t forget the french baguette!
Love the bagels and coffee!
My favorite go-to meal is greek yogurt with fruit and granola :)
Liked you on FB!
Already follow you on Twitter :)
I love all things Panera Bread especially their chicken salad sandwich :-)
I’m craving a pick 2–
1/2 Tomato & Mozzerella panni on ciabatta with a cup of Chicken Tortilla soup….yummy & my favorite when they have that soup!
One of my favorite healthy go to meals would be a big salad with an olive oil and vinegar dressing.
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My favorite healthy go at Panera is the tomato Basil soup or the Greek Salad.
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I don’t do twitter
pasta salad with lots of veggies!
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My favorite go to meal is a hearty sandwich on good bread with turkey, avocado, and tomatoes. Green monster smoothies for breakfast are also a must when I am trying to be healthy.
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I follow on Twitter.
Giiiiiiiiiiiiiirl, you know I love Panera!! And you. This is like…..an epic combo.
Healthy go-to meals? Hmm…when I’m crunched for time and/or energy, I really love creamy avocado pasta (with whole wheat pasta, obvs). OR anything with avocado, let’s be real.
Umm.. so maybe we should just be going to Panera for our Foodie date seeing as every other option is failing us! Hahaha! Seriously, how is Feast closed??? It literally had to of closed within the past 10 days…
My favorite go-to at home are soups, the perfect healthy comfort food. When out on the run I always trust that I can stop by Panera for a healthy meal. I count the calories and order a You-Pick-Two sandwich and salad or soup and salad with a side of an apple under 400 calories. I get the Classic Salad with the Fat Free Poppyseed Dressing and I have the apple sliced to top the salad for some added sweet crunch.
Well, fiddle. I just have a dumb phone, so I can’t tweet. BUT, I will tell you that one of my favorite healthy/low cal dinners is my grilled chicken mango salad. The dressing is mango and rice wine vinegar with various fruits on the lettuce salad and a grilled chicken breast with a pepper/curry rub. Yum. Actually, it’s what is planned for Friday’s dinner. I love that you have the dietician on board. My husband and I have been using myfitnesspal.com to help us lose weight (the idea is to burn more calories than you take in). He’s lost 21 pounds, and I’ve lost 16! Woot! And, it’s all been about portion control, for the most part. It’s a way of life. Panera just about every Sunday after church is the way to go!
Congrats to you and your husband! That is amazing! Panera every Sunday sounds perfect to me :) I could live off their you-pick-twos!
I actually went to Panera today after my sister and I went to her doctor’s appointment on the North Side. I ordered the You Pick 2 Combo with a Caesar sandwich and an Asian chicken salad. Not my best choice looking back on it…Too many flavors. It may not have been the healthiest thing too, but I felt pretty rushed by the ten people behind me waiting to order.
With all the choices that Panera has for a person to choose from, I will never forget when you ordered a peanut butter sandwich when we went in college. It looks like your tastes have become much more sophisticated since then. Good luck with the blog and I hope to see you soon.
haha! I will never ever forget that. Especially because do you remember how weirdly runny the peanut butter was? Like the oil had separated and no one had mixed it back in? And it came with a Go-Gurt.. like for a 5 year old. Best first date ever :)
Favorite healthy go to lunch- turkey or egg salad sandwich on wheat, pb choc chip lara bar, piece of fruit, carrots. OR a perfect healthy lunch at Panera would be a Strawberry Poppyseed & Chicken Salad and a Low Fat Black Cherry or Mango smoothie :)
I love Asian cuisines, especially sushi…so healthy, but so expensive. As for Panera, I love their fuji apple chicken salad and their black bean soup! Thanks for the giveaway
ps – i like you on facebook and follow on twitter (@j_mosh)
It’s not a meal, but my favorite healthy go-to snack is vanilla greek yogurt with honey and peanut butter chocolate chip granola
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I like veggie wraps
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Congrats on gettring your first giveaway opportunity my friend, I am so proud of you :D
Oh and liked you on fb!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Luv your website and have been enjoying your receipes. My son loved the ooey gooey peanut-butter s-mores. Thank-you for this wonderful tasty (lower cal. Delite).
I am not a Facebook person(or any other media/social network gal-including the twitter bird)-so how can I enter the give-away without being apart(y) to these sites?
Often on the blog world I see these “friending” things and it is just not my thing.(for me-healthy respect to others who like this).
Thanks for the info. In advance-an I look to see more of your lovely receipes in the future.
EMaa
That’s absolutely no problem Emmalu! You’re entered :) So happy you’ve been enjoying my site! Thank you for all of the kind words!
I like ham sanwich
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Ooooh yeah! Panera’s great. Michael’s a big fan. I don’t think they have them in NY :(
Sad! Maybe its just a Midwest thing? Its one of those places I just assumed everyone had… oops. I’ll have to send you some :) They have the BEST cinnamon crunch bagels.
Oh I know, I did go to Panera’s when I was in Ohio. There are a lot of chains that just aren’t in NYC (like Walmart).
Walmart’s not in NYC?? Did not know that, I thought Walmart was taking over the world. I’m glad you guys are at least immune over there :) Well then at least you could maybe use the gift card next time you’re in Ohio…. ha
:P
Favorite? Probably Low-Fat Black Bean Soup and/or the Bagel with Hummus and Veggies…yumm!!!
I like turkey wraps made with whole grain tortillas, or a PB & J on good bread (like Panera’s Country White). A toasted bagel with cream cheese or peanut butter.
I love to have their Mediterranean sandwich, cafe salad and apple
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Thanks for this lovely giveaway!
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Thanks for the chance to win!
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my go to meal is probably a fruit salad! Thanks for a super giveaway!
I make spinach salad topped with grilled chicken, tomatoes, onions, olives and feta.
I’m a FB fan (Mari Doug)
I’m a twitter follower (LuckyDuckyToo)
hm…i guess I would say my favorite go-to meal would be a salmon salad! :D
i already liked you on facebook and follow you on twitter!
also, I love panera! cafes like these are always so cute to eat in. LOL
Me too! I used to study in them all the time in college, that and borders :)
Awesome!!! I love Panera!! I love wraps and salads. I also love hummus with veggies and chips or crackers.
My healthy go to meal is a simple grilled chicken salad!
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My favorite go-to healthy meal would be grilled or steamed veggies. I love my vegetables!
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I like the tomato and mozzarella panini on the go
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My fav. is a great salad with grilled chicken and fruit.
I’ve also liked you on Facebook and followed on Twitter! :)
my favorite healthy go-to meals is a turkey sandwich on rye, with spicy mustard
I like you on fb as Dee G :)
I tweeted http://twitter.com/DeeGee13/status/234400882647773184
My favorite healthy go to meal is a simple garden salad made with fresh veggies and just a little bit cheese tossed in with a balsamic vinegar dressing :)
My favorite healthy meal is a big salad with a veggie burger patty and hummus!
I liked you on FB! (terri)
Im not on twitter- but i would follow you if i was! (hope maybe this can count as an entry??)
I re-tweeted :-)
You’ve been “liked” on FB :-)
One of my favorite healthy meals veggie lasagna … Yum :-)
Any kind of salad is great in the summer. I love the Panera recipe for Asian Sesame Chicken Salad with barbecued chicken breast.
i love making smoothies as a go to meal in the morning
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My favorit meal is french onion soup an sieara turky. its god its alwas fresh its amazing. if I could id have one now
I just got their Roasted Turkey Fuji Apple salad to go!
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I love making myself a teriyaki chicken bowl with a lot of veggies. It’s healthy and easy!
my favorite healthy meal from panera is the classic salad with whole grain bread.
I like whipped on fb as bell martin
I love roasted vegetables and skinless chicken breast.
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I tweeted the giveaway.
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I follow on twitter(sweeper78) and tweeted: https://twitter.com/sweeper78/status/235905746926194689
steamed veggies & grilled chicken!
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I love Panera! Otherwise known, for those of us who live in the St. Louis area, as Bread Co. :) I am especially fond of their Fuji Apple Chicken salad. I also don’t eat a lot of bread, but their tomato basil bread is delish. I sometimes request that with the Mediterranean Veggie Sandwich.
1. My favorite healthy go-to meals are: kale salad w/grated carrot, cucumbers, shredded rotisserie chicken, feta, tomatoes, lemon and olive oil; egg white omelet w/sundried tomatoes (not packed in oil), green onions, chia seeds, spinach and coconut oil; and peanut butter oatmeal (w/pb2) w/cinnamon, walnuts, flaxseed and blueberries.
2. I liked you on facebook.
3. I am now following you on Twitter.