Because it’s a Friday. And because you might be in a baking frame of mind, with the weekend looming…I thought it might be nice to do another giveaway. This time Loving Earth are generously giving away
25 almond butter bark packs, each valued at $20
Each pack contains coconut flakes and cacao nibs, to help get you geared up to make my almond butter bark, one of the sweet treats in my I Quit Sugar Cookbook.
photography by Marija Ivkovic
I’m a fan of Loving Earth – their products, and their ethos. Everything is sugar, dairy and gluten free, as well as being minimally processed, and not made with synthetic fertilizers, chemical pesticides, or herbicides. And if you’ve bought my cookbook, you’d have noticed a lot of their products throughout!
To be in the running to win one of these packs, simply buy your copy of the I Quit Sugar Cookbook by clicking on the button below – before 5pm Wednesday June 20 – and we’ll randomly select 25 winners.
* This competition is available to Australian residents only. Sorry!
Oh my goodness these are soooooo good! I make them all the time now! YUM
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I bought mine on the pre order so does that mean I can never enter any of the competitions? Cos I would love to win that!!
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June 15th, 2012 at 11:06 am
Jess, it means you got a great discount and a gift when you pre-ordered!
But, if you’re keen to be in the running for another comp, why not buy a copy for a friend? Jo x
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June 15th, 2012 at 11:29 am
I bought mine pre-order too, and I still have not received my gift…
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June 15th, 2012 at 11:39 am
Me neither. No Natvia gift as of yet.
June 15th, 2012 at 11:45 am
I’ll check on this… thanks guys.
June 15th, 2012 at 12:45 pm
Oops me neither! I forgot about it til I read this & I bought 2 copies! No dramas tho …
June 15th, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Me either.
June 15th, 2012 at 4:07 pm
No gift here either
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June 21st, 2012 at 5:15 pm
I was a pre-order too and no gift for me either yet,
but imagine it will be on the way soon
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I bought/downloaded my copy yesterday, does that still count for the competition?
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June 15th, 2012 at 11:07 am
Kat, the giveaway runs from today, til next Wed.
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I Love Loving Earth! Best brand ever, can i go into the draw even though i’ve already bought your IQS cookbook??
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Zo
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No fair! I bought my copy ages ago. In jan. and there were no offers then and I guess if like me you bought early and have been on he program for ages now and stuck to it, then don’t qualify for that. Boo hol. ( I’m still happy to be doing IQS though! So that makes me. Winner!
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June 15th, 2012 at 11:46 am
Allie – this is for the cookbook, which has only been available since May. But yes, you’re still a winner! That made me laugh!
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Hiya. I’m the same, bought on pre-order ~ awesome, but no natvia gift. I subscribed as they requested but have still recieved nothing.
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I also bought the Cookbook on the pre-release offer, but would love to enter this competition.
They look fantastic although I haven’t tried to make them yet.
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I too have not received my Natvia gift and have also subscribed as they requested.
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This always seems a bit of a money grab – buy my book and you’ll get a free gift, what about those who already got the book?? I don’t think you know how to maintain the loyalty of your database Sarah.
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June 15th, 2012 at 4:31 pm
Agree Craig…why not just give away something for the hell of it without there being a catch.
For me, this site is all about consumerism now run by Sarah Greedy Wilson
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June 15th, 2012 at 4:41 pm
This is so mean. I never get involved in online bickering but I just couldn’t not reply to you. Sarah’s not being greedy. She has spent so much time and energy creating a product that has true value. Why not promote it?! This is Sarah’s JOB. It’s how she makes a living. If you have an issue with greedy consumerism there are plenty of other places you could better direct your negativity.
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June 15th, 2012 at 4:42 pm
it’s just coconut flakes and cacao nibs FFS.
June 15th, 2012 at 4:42 pm
It’s called marketing. It’s about making your product appeal to a wider audience. A necessary part of any business and even more important when you work for yourself. It’s an incredibly basic concept.
Although you did just say you want strangers to give you things for free then called SOMONE ELSE greedy, so I’m not quite sure why I’m bothering to explain this…
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Ditto with the Natvia gift; guess they’re having a problem!
Great book, btw, whether it came with a discount, free gift or neither!
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Jo is there a way to attach photos on the comments here?
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June 15th, 2012 at 12:49 pm
I don’t know if you can – I can’t see how? I think only way is to include a link to a photo, unless anyone else knows?
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June 15th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
Thanks Jo this might work:
http://followgram.me/i/204310529709454482_28853340
Made these the other week (actually have made them more than once – addictive stuff lol)
So if you haven’t made them yet do so! Oh and I sprinkle fleur de sel on them SO GOOD!
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Me too – preorder but no gift
Robyn D
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Ditto on the pre-order but no gift, and on the disappointment at not being able to enter the comps
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Ditto for the pre order and gift.
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Hi Sarah, just had a look over the Loving Earth site as it sounded great – but turns out a lot of their ‘sugar free’ products are sweetened with agave – which is actually higher in fructose than ‘normal’ white table sugar… you have actually covered that in your blog before (& mentioned their chocolate specifically) so just surprised now by this promo.
this is from one of your blog posts:
“Loving Earth chocolate contains agave, which is 90 per cent fructose. Which is not what you want to be eating. Health food shops are awash with agave-sweetened, “sugar-free” products. Be very aware!”
I have bought your new cookbook but to be honest haven’t had a chance to go through it in detail – will have to check if it is ‘sugar free’ or fructose free… seems to be a confused message here.
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June 15th, 2012 at 5:59 pm
I was wondering the same thing about the Loving Earth products re-agave.Have avoided all things agave since I finished my bottle (wasn’t going to waste it) and after I read Sweet Poison.No Natvia for me either.
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June 16th, 2012 at 6:40 am
Sarah actually answered this in a previous post. She said she loves the products such as raw cacao, but steers clear of the bars etc which contain agave. No mixed messages
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Bought a copy late yesterday afternoon… here’s hoping I’m still eligible?
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I am loving your book – purchased on Tuesday. Fingers crossed I’m in the running. Happy Friday everyone ~ Caitlin.
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This is frustrating. I bought my book – I didn’t pre-order so I just bought my book at full price. Why is it that these offers or competitions only come up after a while purely to encourage more people to purchase your book? I don’t understand why it is that not everyone who has bought the book not be entitiled to be eligable to be in the running for any giveaways etc. It seems that sometimes the most loyal are the ones that miss out. Seems even the ones whom pre purchased have yet to be compensated for their eagerness
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Same I pre-ordered as well and haven’t recieved the natvia gift. Do we still get a chance to win this Friday’s giveaway if we have already bought the cook book?
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Sounds to me like you might all need a teaspoon of sugar to sweeten yourselves up. hmmm
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Mmmmm, I preordered and I didn’t get my Natvia gift either. It’s a gift, I understand. just wondering whats happening.
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I did not receive my gift eityer
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I meant either
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Oh, almond butter bark is awesome!!!
If I am having a craving for something sweet and naughty (which is a fairly regular occurrence…) I’ll whip this up. It hits the spot!
I’ve blogged about it here too http://sugarfreeme-naomi.blogspot.com.au/
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I can’t believe everyone is complaining! It makes me laugh! IQS is a gift in itself, let her earn a living through this AMAZING blog! Gift or no gift, I’m hooked!
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I love your blog & IQS! Any chance of some giveaways being available to int’l readers? (I’m in Canada)
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Congratualtions on a wonderful cookbook. Since giving up sugar in Feb this year I have been thinking that there needs to cookbooks and recipes that help us look at food combinations in completely different ways to develop a whole range of non fructose yummy food. – Sarah you’ve don’t it!
One day food manufactures will realise that there’s $$$ in for them to make food for us to grab at the supermarket or even online while we are a small group! In the meantime – it’s back to the kitchen for us!
Just clarifying… in your recipe “grain-free power bars” is there any rice malt syrup in there? For the stove top version it says “heat all the wet ingredients” does that mean just the coconut oil?
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Done, thank you! Thanks so much Sarah for getting me sugar-free
I’ve also gone one step further and become paleo… am loving it!
Thanks again, your blog has been a huge help and inspiration!
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Thank you ! Just bought the cookbook ! Can’t wait to read it from cover to cover
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