The Mushroom Council is reaching out this month to support of City of Hope and Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Did you know mushrooms are a fabulous meat substitute and high in vitamins? Plus, a little giveaway for you, too!
I never really considered the nutritional benefits of mushrooms. I knew they didn’t contain any fat, and because I enjoyed eating them I happily popped them into meals and pasta sauces without a second thought. Little did I know, I was loading up on vitamin D, vitamin B and antioxidants for very few calories and plenty of flavor.
Just this summer I shared my new favorite burger recipe that contains absolutely no meat at all, instead using halloumi cheese and portabella mushrooms as a substitute for burger and bun. Turns out heaven on a bun is really fresh basil leaves and halloumi tucked inside two mushrooms. Gluten free and good for you.
In my family there is one mushroom holdout. He’s a smart lad despite his mushroom-hating tendencies and the only one of my children with the same eye color as me. (I always thought I’d have more than one brown-eyed monster, but instead the rest are all steely grey.) Still, he’s become quite adventurous at trying his mushrooms on for size, even when he doesn’t think he’ll like them, which is often half the battle.
To get Kjell interested in mushrooms, we love switching up how we serve them, and he’s found that he actually likes them prepared several different ways, including on homemade pizzas. Here are just a handful of ways to try mushrooms on for size:
::Beef Tenderloin with Red Wine Balsamic Mushrooms
::Potabella and Halloumi “Burgers”
::Spicy Mushroom Miso Ramen
::Portabella Mushroom Fajitas
::Roasted Mushrooms with Herbs
For National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, retailers across the country will be selling mushrooms in pink containers to raise awareness. The Mushroom Council has supported leading research and treatment facility City of hope since 2002 with $750,000 in grants towards their research and will be donating another $50,000 this fall. To find out more about City of Hope’s research into mushrooms slowing breast cancer cells, join us for the Mushroom Council #gno Twitter party on Tuesday, October 4 from 9-11p ET.
HOW TO ENTER TO WIN a Mushroom Council Prize Pack that includes:
- Mushroom slicer
- Cuisinart Chef’s Classic Stainless Saute Pan with Cover (5 Quart)
- Book: MyPlate for Moms, How to Feed Yourself & Your Family Better
1. Leave a comment letting me know how you support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
2. Follow @FoodforMyFamily and @MushroomChannel on Twitter and tweet the following, and come back and let me know you did:
Win a @MushroomChannel Prize Pack from @FoodforMyFamily http://su.pr/22V58N #giveaway
3. Join the Food for My Family community on Facebook. Come back and leave a comment letting me know you did.
4. Join the Mushroom Channel community on Facebook. Come back and leave a comment letting me know you did so.
THE RULES:
This giveaway will run until Sunday, October 9th at 11:59 p.m. EDT and is open to all U.S. residents. A winner will be chosen at random using Random.org from all eligible entries. Each reader has 4 chances to win by completing the above tasks and leaving a separate comment for each entry method completed. Chosen winner must respond within 48 hours of notification to claim their prize. Good luck!
This post was sponsored by the Mushroom Council and Mom It Forward. The opinions are my own. I really do like mushrooms, and I’d rather have them for buns to my “cheese” burger than the alternative.
I support breast cancer awareness by trying to inform women that there are more options then just mammograms. That breast thermography and self awareness go a long way!!
Those mushrooms look fab girl!
Shaina, O.M.G. a) I love mushrooms to the point of actual PAIN. b) these look incredible to the MAX. c) I’m all for support!
My mother in law is actually a breast cancer nurse, so the thought of how to get women in for their screenings is a constant conversation whenever I see her. I pretty much will buy anything pink during the month of October, and just telling some of the MIL’s stories of prevention when people blanch at the idea of a mammogram really helps bring some folks around.
I follow you both on Twitter and tweeted.
I am a fan of you on facebook 🙂
I am a fan of the Mushroom Channel on Facebook
Follow you both on Twitter and tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/saladgoddess/status/121220476575039488
I wear my pink baseball cap to school.
I support National Breast Cancer Awareness month by being aware of the brands I buy and which ones donate proceeds towards Breast Cancer Awareness organizations, many practice this during the month of October
I like Food for My Family on facebook (Gina R)
I like The Mushroom Channel on facebook (Gina R)
I support breast cancer awareness month by reminding people to be aware of what they buy. Sadly, even products that have pink ribbons on them can be filled with carcinogens.
I support breast cancer awareness all year long. Mainly through the Relay for Life event! We love mushrooms – yum!
I support breast cancer awareness through donations at work year-round
I already like food for my family on FB.
Like the Mushroom Channel on FB.
During the month of October I go out of my way to support products that give to breast cancer charities. I also make sure that I and my friends do our exams!
My Mother-In-Law is a Breast Cancer Survivor. Every year I walk in our local Race for the Cure with her, my two young daughters, my own mother, and other relatives. It is important to me that my daughters start understanding and supporting this cause that has, unknowingly to them, touched their lives. They are still to young to understand the disease itself, but we have conversations every year around the time of the Race. They both recognize the Pink Ribbon and say, “Mommy, it’s the Race for the Cure!”
I support Breast Cancer Month by being aware of my body and doing Breast Self Exams on a regular basis and encouraging others to do the same.
Tweeted the contest!
I follow you on Facebook.
I buy some products that support breast cancer, and I may try my luck at a 5k charity run for breast cancer
Fabulous post! Can’t wait to see you tonight on the twitter party! I heart mushrooms
I love buying products that are “Pink” this time of year where the proceeds go towards Breast Cancer research.
I like Food For My Family on Facebook.
I like Mushroom Channel on Facebook.
Wearing pink and attending an event
I buy any aware products that I can, wear pink, and ran in one race so far
I Follow @FoodforMyFamily and @MushroomChannel on Twitter and tweeted about this giveaway
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I Joined the Food for My Family community on Facebook.
I Joined the Mushroom Channel community on Facebook
I try to purchase products with the pink ribbon and support friends walking for a cure!
I follow you both and tweeted!
I like Mushroom Channel on FB
I like you on FB!
Hi – love your blog, love mushrooms! I support National Breast Cancer Awareness month in several ways – by contributing funds to various medical research organizations, participating in fundraisers and by getting my annual check ups!!! Tweeted about your giveaway, like food for my family on FB and like the Mushroom Channel too… this is so much fun!!!!
I have donated through a friend that has done several Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cures.
I follow @FoodforMyFamily and @MushroomChannel on Twitter and tweeted about the giveaway
I like the Food for My Family on Facebook
I like Mushroom Channel on Facebook.
I happen to like mushrooms. I don’t eat them all the time, but I do eat them frequently. I like adding them to salads, in burgers, stuffed, grilled… I think they’re tasty.
Thanks for sharing!
Isn’t it funny how tastebuds change? I used to HAAATE mushrooms, and then one day realized how meaty and rich and wonderful they were. Glad your son is changing his tune on mushrooms too!
The corporate takeover of breast cancer really bothers me. I hope that the constant reminder of the month keeps people focused on prevention, detection and finding a cure.
I follow you both and sent a tweet. http://twitter.com/#!/HSlater351/status/121691189698232320
I am already a member of your facebook community.
I joined the mushroom channel’s community on facebook!
I’m in your boat. One mushroom lover, one that will only eat them on pizza. We serve them several times a week for the flavor and medicinal benefits, especially during cold and flu season since they boost the immune system!
We support breast cancer research on many levels. My paternal grandma, aunt, and great aunt all had breast cancer at a young age. I’m hoping to reverse the trend!
I love mushrooms!! In omelets, in quesadillas, in pastas, in everything. I must go cook and eat now…
I liked the Mushroom Channel on facebook.
I liked Food for my Family on Facebook!!
I supported it by giving money to Vons during checkout for it!
Carla
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