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The holidays are here and it’s time to kick up our snacking a notch or two! One of my favorite snacks of all time is popcorn. I love to put out a big bowl when I have guests and see it disappear by the handful. And if you want to add some extra special holiday flair to this go-to snack you must check out 479°  Popcorn.

This popcorn is like no other. The flavors are fun, sassy and irresistible. 479°  Popcorn is snacking at its best.

And lucky for us 479°  Popcorn has two new must-try limited-addition (get ‘em when you can!) flavors for the Holidays: Pumpkin Pecan Praline and Dark Chocolate & Bing Cherry.

The founder of 479° Popcorn, Jean Arnold, started the company because she had nothing but fond memories of fresh, organic popcorn that was made by her Mom and enjoyed with her family during cozy moments playing cards. Her mom would make the popcorn with a “sturdy stove-top popper that she’d hand crank until the kernels turned into a delightful fluffy treat.”

And over the years, and with years of culinary training, Jean started experimenting with exotic seasonings and flavorings on the same type of organic popcorn her mom popped many years before… and 479° Popcorn was born! (By the way, the name 479° Popcorn comes from Jean’s discovery that 479° is the optimal temperature for popping popcorn! See… you DO learn something new every day!)

479° Popcorn varieties are all also certified gluten-free, Non-GMO and (drum roll please!) low calorie!

Besides the two special-edition Holiday flavors, the other flavors are: The Savory flavors… Asiago, Parmesan & Cheddar; White Cheddar & Black Truffle; Creamery Butter; Sea Salt; Farmers Market Herb and Toasted Sesame & Seaweed. And the Sweet & Salty varieties include… Toasted Coconut Caramel; Sea Salt Caramel; and Chipotle Caramel & Pumpkin Seeds.

All of these savory, sweet and salty snacking reasons are why I am so thrilled that 479° Popcorn is the sponsor of this Win-It-Wednesday on BeFreeForMe.com.

A total of three (yes, 3!) BeFreeForMe members will be selected to win 2 bags each of the two Holiday limited edition 479° flavors  (Pumpkin Pecan Praline and Dark Chocolate & Bing Cherry). Two (2) winners will be randomly selected from the entries received before Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 11:59 PM EST, and one (1) more winner will be randomly selected to win from the entries received between Wednesday, December 10 and Tuesday, December 16, 2012 at 11:59PM. SO – make sure you enter two times to win!

How can you win?
Easy!

Reply to this blog and tell us what variety of 479° Popcorn looks the best to you! (Me? I love the new Holiday flavor Pumpkin Pecan Praline… yum!)

Good luck, remember to keep your Holidays popping with good snacks… and as always,

Be Free!

P.S. Want to be the first to know about news, flavors, giveaways, and going-on’s at 479° Popcorn? Then follow 479° Popcorn on Facebook!

If you love popcorn but get tired of the same old flavors (I mean really?  How much of the traditional plain or white cheddar popcorn can a person eat without getting bored!) you need to check out 479° Popcorn.

This popcorn is like no other since it has the most unique and tantalized flavors… flavors made for those that have impeccable taste and demand nothing but the finest in life… even when it comes down to their snacks.

The founder of 479° Popcorn, Jean Arnold, started the company because she had nothing but fond memories of fresh, organic popcorn that was made by her Mom and enjoyed with her family during cozy moments playing cards. Her mom would make the popcorn with a “sturdy stove-top popper that she’d hand crank until the kernels turned into a delightful fluffy treat.”

And over the years, and with years of culinary training, Jean started experimenting with exotic seasonings and flavorings on the same type of organic popcorn her mom popped many years before… and 479° Popcorn was born! (By the way, the name 479° Popcorn comes from Jean’s discovery that 479° is the optimal temperature for popping popcorn! See… you DO learn something new every day!)

479° Popcorn varieties are all also certified gluten-free, Non-GMO and (drum roll please!) low calorie!

And the flavors –  Wait until you see! The 479° Popcorn flavors are: The Savory flavors… Asiago, Parmesan & Cheddar; White Cheddar & Black Truffle; Creamery Butter; Sea Salt; Farmers Market Herb and Toasted Sesame & Seaweed. And the Sweet & Salty varieties include… Toasted Coconut Caramel; Sea Salt Caramel; and Chipotle Caramel & Pumpkin Seeds. And the final flavor is 479° Popcorn’s Limited Addition flavor… Pumpkin Pecan Praline.

All of these savory, sweet and salty snacking reasons are why I am so thrilled that 479° Popcorn is the sponsor of this Win-It-Wednesday on BeFreeForMe.com.

A total of two BeFreeForMe members will be selected to win a case of 479° Popcorn.  One (1) winner will be randomly selected from the entries received before Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 11:59 PM EST, and one (1) more winner will be randomly selected to win from the entries received between Wednesday, May 14 and Tuesday, May 20, 2012 at 11:59PM. SO – make sure you enter two times to win!

How can you win?
Easy!

Reply to this blog and tell us what variety of 479° Popcorn looks the best to you! (Me? It’s a toss-up! I love the Farmers Market Herb and the Chipotle Caramel & Pumpkin Seeds… yum!)

Good luck, remember to keep your days popping with good snacks… and as always,

Be Free!

P.S. Want to be the first to know about news, flavors, giveaways, and going-on’s at 479° Popcorn? Then follow 479° Popcorn on Facebook!

This Win-It-Wednesday is sponsored by a small business owned by two popcorn guys, Steve and Peter, who make popcorn with BIG flavor!

Steve and Peter started Yolo! Snacks because they’re popcorn fanatics. They knew that they had an awesome product that had people smiling. They both decided they wanted to share all the smiles that kept popping-up after people enjoyed their fantastic popcorn, and Yolo! Snacks was born.

The popcorn is made in a factory in Vermont.  Yolo! Snacks makes the freshest popcorn possible, and use a lot of local Vermont flavors in their varieties…  Pure Maple popcorn (popcorn kissed with sweet maple syrup) , Cheddar (a flavorful union of cheddar and spices), as well as the Original (a unique marriage of herbs, buttermilk, and sea salt) and Barbeque (Chipotle heat with sweet!). All the flavors are unique and original… they are nothing like any other popcorn you’ve ever tasted!

The fabulous, tasty, gluten-free popcorn flavors make me so excited to announce and share this Win-It-Wednesday contest with all of you!

Four (yes, 4!) winners will each receive a prize pack of the Yolo! Popcorn . Two (2) of the winners will be randomly selected from all comments / entries received before Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at 11:59 PM (EST), and two (2) more winners will be selected from all comments / entries received between Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at 12:00 AM (EST) and Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at 11:59 PM (EST).

How Can You Win?

Easy!

Reply to this blog and tell us which Yolo! Snack Popcorn flavor looks the best to you (Me?  I LOVE the Maple Popcorn … it has just the perfect amount of sweetness!)

Good luck, keeping popping and, as always…

Be Free!

P.S. Check out Yolo! Snacks on Facebook and Twitter too!

Want to buy Yolo! Snacks? Check them out here at Snackaisle!  http://www.snackaisle.com/yolo-snacks/

This week’s Friday Favorite is awarded to a new exciting snack that I found recently – Yolo Popcorn.

I know. You’re probably all thinking that popcorn is just popcorn.  How exciting can it be? Well, the folks at Yolo know just how to make popcorn a fabulous taste-sensation that will have your taste-buds tantalized and your mouth smiling after every single crunchy gluten-free bite.

The trick is in the flavors. Being made in Vermont, the folks over at Yolo Snacks looked right in their own backyard to find the tastiest flavors around. The flavors that offer a taste of New England in every bag are the Maple Popcorn, full fluffy popcorn kernels that are maple sugar kissed, and the Cheddar Popcorn, popped up with sharp Vermont Cheddar and aged Parmesan. Other flavors include Original Popcorn with herbs, buttermilk and sea salt… which is delicious too!

The fabulous, tasty, gluten-free flavors make this week’s Friday Favorite winner, Yolo Popcorn, the best of all the rest! Congratulations and keeping popping up the good work!