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Caramel & Chocolate Showdown (+ a Giveaway!)

July 27, 2010 by Julie 385 Comments

Woohoo for yummy lunches!

Today I enjoyed a PBF favorite… a noodle bowl!

Noodle Bowl + Cheeeeeese

My bowl o’ pasta was a bit different today, as it did not include my beloved red sauce. Instead I opted for a cheesy sauce made with melted Laughing Cow light original Swiss cheese wedge and Babybel cheese.

Laughing Cow + Babybel

The combination of the two cheese flavors was delicious and definitely stood out against the chopped spinach and lightly steamed broccoli I also included in the bowl.

Lunchtime!

Though my bowl of noodly goodness was pretty darn fantastic, something else managed to steal the show.

Oikos Caramel Greek Yogurt

So stinkin’ good!

Last week Stonyfield (the company that makes Oikos organic Greek yogurt) sent me some coupons to sample their new caramel and chocolate Greek yogurt.

If you read this blog with any regularity, you know I am basically in love with Greek yogurt for its creamy texture and fantastic protein content, so naturally I jumped at the chance to try the new dessert-like flavors.

All I can say is hoooooooly (organic) cow! 😀

Both flavors were incredibly delicious, though I think for the first time in my entire life I preferred the caramel variety to the chocolate.

I really liked how the caramel and chocolate “topping” was located at the bottom of the cup, because it allowed me to enjoy as much or as little of the sweetness I wanted to at any given bite. Gotta love a healthy way to satisfy that sweet tooth!

Caramel Heaven

Eat Up!

Now that I’ve all but professed my love for these new flavas, it’s your turn to give ’em a try!

Oikos is offering one reader a Chocolate Indulgence Giveaway Package that includes:

  • 1 coupon for a free Green & Black Organic Chocolate Bar
  • 1 sample of Numi Organic Chocolate tea
  • 1 Dagoba/Eco Lips Organic Chocolate chapstick
  • 1 Skinnyskinny real cocoa organic soap bar
  • 2 free coupons for Chocolate and Caramel Oikos multipacks
  • Recipe card set featuring Chocolate Cheesecake, as well Oikos spatula

To enter this giveaway, simply comment on this post, telling me what dish that involves chocolate or caramel is your favorite. For additional entries follow Stonyfield on Twitter or become a fan of Stonyfield on Facebook and comment back telling me you did so.

A winner will be randomly select a winner tomorrow afternoon. Good luck!!!

Of Possible Interest

  • Article I wrote for dailySpark.com about my transition from eating for my weight to eating for my health (dailySpark.com)
  • 6 Essential Post-Workout Stretches (FitSugar.com)
  • Yummy Low-Calorie Summer Drinks (Health.com

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Babybel, cheese, Daily Spark, greek yogurt, lunch, Oikos, Stonyfield

About Julie

My name is Julie and I am a full-time blogger, new mama, fitness enthusiast (certified personal trainer and group exercise instructor) and food fanatic (mostly healthy... but also not-so-healthy) living in North Carolina with my husband, dog and baby boy. Thank you for visiting Peanut Butter Fingers! I hope you enjoy little glimpses into my life and have fun trying the sweaty workouts I frequently share and making some of my favorite recipes along the way!

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Comments

  1. Marilyn says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    Vanilla bean ice cream with caramel sauce is my favorite!

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  2. Courtney says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    Aaaand finally, I’m on a fan on Facebook! WOO HOO! 😀

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  3. Marilyn says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    I’m following on Twitter

    Reply
  4. Marilyn says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    I “liked” on facebook

    Reply
  5. Fervent Foodie says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:18 pm

    Hot fudge brownie sundaes!!!

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  6. Araceli says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:21 pm

    Caramel covered apple! Yumm 🙂

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  7. amber says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:22 pm

    I love chocolate chip oatmeal cookies.

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  8. Amy says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:23 pm

    Caramel apples are my favorite!

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  9. Amy says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:24 pm

    I’m following on twitter!

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  10. Amy says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:25 pm

    I liked on facebook. 🙂

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  11. elaine @ Om Sweet Om says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:29 pm

    sliced apples dipped in caramel sauce! next favorite after apples + PB!

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  12. *Andrea* says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:30 pm

    i love caramel apples from the orchard in the fall and warm molten chocolate cake in the winter…and every other season 😉

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  13. Laura says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:30 pm

    ooh what a delish giveaway! There are so many chocolate or caramel dishes that I love – I will just have to name my most recent creation 🙂 I made a sweet bowl of oatmeal with a tablespoon of cashew butter and a swirl of chocolate sauce! YUM!

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    • Amy says

      July 27, 2010 at 3:38 pm

      Hands down oatmeal carmelitas. You must try. It has oatmeal chocolate and caramel. Best dessert ever!

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  14. elaine @ Om Sweet Om says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    i’m following stonyfield on twitter!

    Reply
  15. Britt says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:32 pm

    I love caramel apples at the fair! In fact that is about the only food I actually eat there. It doesn’t matter how healthy I want to be, when we go there I always get an caramel apple!

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  16. AshB says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:32 pm

    i like brownies with hershey bar sandwiched between the dough!

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  17. Courtney says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:32 pm

    I think my favorite sweet is smores with that hot gooey marshmallow melting the chocolate yummy!!

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  18. Sarah says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:34 pm

    Fave dish that involves chocolate? My mama’s peanut butter blossoms! http://forneylife.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/peanut-butter-blossoms/ Of course, I only make them at Christmastime or else I’d be in trouble! (These cookies are so good that I was convinced your blog was actually called peanutbutterblossoms for a few days… clearly these cookies have a hold on my brain) And thanks for the heads up that Stonyfield is on twitter, I didn’t realize they were on there! It looks like they tweet many a healthy-fied recipe.

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  19. Hope F. says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:34 pm

    Homemade churros dipped in home made chocolate sauce…delicious!

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  20. Lauren says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:35 pm

    I absolutely looove any candy bar with chocolate and a hint of caramel!

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  21. Amy @ Vitamin Amy says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:35 pm

    What an awesome giveaway! My favorite dish including chocolate would have to be chocolate ice cream :). I also love caramel sauce on an ice cream sundae!

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  22. Amy @ Vitamin Amy says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:36 pm

    P.S. I’m also following Stonyfield on Twitter :-D.

    Reply
  23. Sara says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:37 pm

    I LOVE anything caramel AND anything chocolate, but when you get them together they are more than twice as good. I love a good chocolate cake with caramel frosting. Or homemade caramels dipped in chocolate.

    I “liked” Stonyfield on Facebook, too!

    Reply
  24. Hope F. says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:37 pm

    And I’ve become a fan of theirs on Facebook.

    Reply
  25. The Viva la Vida Project says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:40 pm

    Sliced apples with microwaved hot caramel sauce, and cocoa powder sprinkled on before the dip dip dippin’ action begins, mmmm

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  26. lisa says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:40 pm

    just tried the caramel greek yogurt sprinkled with pecans…..yyyuuummmm

    Reply
  27. Jordy P says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:40 pm

    Once I had a chocolate and caramel crepe with creme on top… TO DIE FOR!

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  28. Jordy P says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:41 pm

    I also follow them on twitter!

    Reply
  29. lifewithacrazypup says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:42 pm

    I looove caramel.. Anything with caramel. My aunt Susie makes homemade caramel and that is my favorite candy (if that’s considered candy?) EVER! I don’t think I have enough patience for it though 🙁

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  30. jenny in new york says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:42 pm

    A little something i like to call…. Rolos! hahaha

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  31. pursuitofhealthfulness says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:45 pm

    I sampled both flavors a while back. Like you, I was expecting to like the chocolate more, but actually preferred the caramel. Weird stuff, I tell ‘ya.

    Generally I’m a chocoholic. My favorite dessert is molten lava cake… Yum.

    Reply
  32. Ashley says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:46 pm

    I love turtles!! something about the combination of chocolate, caramel and nuts yum yum yum!

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  33. Tina says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:50 pm

    I am a new reader and already hooked! What kind of pasta do you use in your noodle bowls?

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  34. Elizabeth R. says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:52 pm

    I love oatmeal chocolate chip cookies!

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  35. Elizabeth R. says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    I also ‘liked’ Stonyfield on Facebook.

    Reply
  36. Meg says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:54 pm

    I LOVE pecan caramel turtles 😀 And OIKOS! YAY!

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  37. Meg says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:55 pm

    I’m already a fan on Facebook 😀

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  38. sweetsbyalli says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:56 pm

    Such a hard question! Hmmm…I would have to say a good ol’ hot fudge/caramel sauce sundae! MMM! LOVE your blog and I read it everyday! Have a wonderful afternoon!

    Reply
  39. Elizabeth says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:57 pm

    warm caramel brownie sundae. I LOVE chocolate and caramel.

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  40. Madeline says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:57 pm

    This is a tough one! Ice cream definitely comes to mine, but I don’t think I could choose between chocolate or caramel as a favorite…with coffee ice cream I’m all about hot fudge sauce, but vanilla ice cream with caramel sauce is so simple and delicious!

    Reply
  41. Elizabeth says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:57 pm

    And a fbook fan

    Reply
  42. Kim Lummus says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:57 pm

    That yogurt sounds soooo good!!! My favorite & most simple thing in the world is to stir a little peanut butter into a container of light or fat free cool whip & divide it between 12 lined muffin tins. Freeze this til it’s firm & then drizzle some homemade ( or store bought ) chocolate syrup over them. Sooooo good!!!!

    Reply
  43. Lauren @ BIOCHEMISTA says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:58 pm

    For a treat I love Sarbucks nonfat caramel macchiato! 🙂

    Reply
  44. Beth says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:58 pm

    I love chocolate pudding, I know it’s not the best for you, but I can’t turn it down! I also love to sprinkle dark chocolate chips in almond butter.

    Reply
  45. Lizzy @LBBakes says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:58 pm

    YUM! My favorite caramel dessert is actually a caramel cookie I created just last week. Look out for it on the blog soon. 😉

    Reply
  46. Lizzy @LBBakes says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:58 pm

    I’m following Stonyfield on Twitter now. 🙂

    Reply
  47. cinnamonlvr says

    July 27, 2010 at 4:04 pm

    Mmm, I think chocolate cake and chocolate icing would be my fave!

    Reply
  48. cinnamonlvr says

    July 27, 2010 at 4:05 pm

    I’m already a fan on fb!

    Reply
  49. laura says

    July 27, 2010 at 4:06 pm

    Chocolate Truffles!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  50. diazc07 says

    July 27, 2010 at 4:06 pm

    my mom makes the BEST caramel popcorn around christmas! its amazing!

    Reply
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