Welcome to the Wonderful World of Shelf Reliance!

 If this is your first visit here then WELCOME!  Today starts the 30 Days of Favs Blog Party sponsored by Party Plan Divas!  
If you have never heard of them before, and you are in a party plan business, you really need to check it out!!  They have tons of great ideas and advice.

So...for my 1st Day of Fav I just want to introduce you to Shelf Reliance!  I love this company and it's products!  My website is 

www.thrivingtexasmama.com

I can't wait to share our great products with you!

Shelf Reliance

We are in business
for 1 reason..

That's YOU!

Let us simplify your life, save you money, organize your pantry and give you a sense of peace!

Welcome to Shelf Reliance.  Shelf Reliance is the industry leader in providing nutritious, delicious, shelf stable food that saves you time and money!  By utilizing all primary food groups, THRIVE provides a solid foundation for proper eating to help maintain family health and happiness.  THRIVE's freeze dried fruits and vegetables offer optimum nutrition without any additives or preservatives.  And our line of shelf stable Basics save you time and money!

WHAT IF...
What if there was an easy way to create your own "home store", so that you didn't have to run to town just because you ran out of milk or eggs.  What if your store carried fruits and vegetables that were already wash and chopped?  What if great tasting fruit like peaches and blackberries were always in season at your store?  What if you didn't have to worry about salmonella making the price of eggs and spinach sky rocket?  What if I told you that this is all possible and much easier than you think and you that you can start stocking your "home store" without increasing your monthly food budget?

Want to know more?  Read "How to use the Q to build your own home store" on my blog.


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Tomorrow for the blog party I will start posting about specific products!  Is there a product that you are curious about?
Comment or send me a message and I will feature it!
See ya then!

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Homemade Ice Cream from THRIVE? YOU BET!

So I am on a mission to prove that you can make anything with THRIVE!  Not only make it, but make it better!!  A couple of weeks ago I decided to tackle homemade ice cream.  Since our THRIVE Butter Powder has such a strong butter taste, I ended up adding pecans to it and making butter pecan ice cream.  But I wasn't really happy with it.

So I decided that a Memorial Day cookout at my brother's was the perfect reason to give it another try!

And I must say that it turned out great!  

How does it look to you?

 So here it is....and it is soooo easy!!

8 cups THRIVE Instant Milk, prepared

1 1/2 cup THRIVE Powdered Butter, prepared

2 cups THRIVE Sugar

2 1/2 T of Vanilla  (adjust to taste)

To prepare Instant Butter, add water to butter and wisk well.  Start with 1/2 cup water, then add water 1/8 cup at a time until butter is the consistency of pancake batter.

Wisk in Sugar and then the vanilla.

To prepare instant milk, add the powder to water and wisk in.   Slowly wisk into butter and sugar mixture.   Mix well and pour into your ice cream freezer.  To cut down on the freezer time, prepare your milk ahead of time and chill.  

Oh, and don't forget that our THRIVE Instant Milk

is fat free!

This makes a nice rich vanilla ice cream.  I got so many compliments on this and it was so easy!

To make it Butter Pecan Flavor, double the butter and add pecans according to your freezers instructions.  I say this because some freezers like you to wait until the ice cream is starting to thicken before adding the nuts so they don't all fall to the bottom.  The Butter Pecan was good, but my bunch like the vanilla better!

I paired it with our Triple Berry Crisp from our THRIVE Cookbook.  Here is that recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 c thrive freeze dried blackberries, rehydrated
• 1 1⁄2 c thrive freeze dried raspberries, reconstituted
• 1 1⁄2 c thrive freeze dried blueberries, reconstituted
• 2 T thrive white sugar
• 1 c thrive white flour
• 1 c thrive quick oats
• 3⁄4 c thrive brown sugar, packed
• 1⁄2 t ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 t ground nutmeg
• 3⁄4 c cold butter, cubed

Instructions

*Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
*In a large bowl, gently toss together blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, and white sugar; set aside.
*In a separate large bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cut in butter until crumbly.
*Press half of mixture in the bottom of an 8x8-inch pan. Cover with berries, then sprinkle remaining crumble mixture over the top.
*Bake for 30-40 minutes (or until fruit is bubbly and topping is golden brown).

This was sooo good!!
Be sure to visit ThrivingTexasMama.com to order some of our THRIVE Butter Powder and our Instant Milk!

 Only available in #10 Can - $20.19

Pantry (Small) Can $9.09 or in a #10 - Can $21.19


I have some special posts coming up on both of these great products! 

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Pork Chops with Raspberry Sauce and sauteed green beans

Any time I cook with THRIVE I try to take pictures to show you that I do really cook with this food all the time! I'm not trying to sell you something that I don't feed to my family!  My hubby always asks if I am done playing with dinner so he can eat!  Please try to remember that I am an old school kind of cook!  I don't really measure if I am not following a recipe, so adjust seasonings to taste!

Today I am going to share pork chops with raspberry sauce and sauteed green beans.

YUMMY!!  We love the green beans this way!  Measure about 1/2 cup THRIVE Freeze Dried Green Beans per serving and about 1 to 1 1/2 tsp of Freeze Dried Onions per serving.  Some of the Freeze Dried Mushrooms would be great in here too!  Soak in water for about 15 minutes.

Soak 1/2 cup Freeze Dried Raspberries per serving in apple juice or in THRIVE Peach Drink, just enough to cover them.  Sprinkle 1tsp sugar on top and stir.  Let set.

Meanwhile season pork chops as desired and coat in bread crumbs.  Add a few Tbs olive oil (or oil of choice) to pan.  Cook chops until juices run clear.  Remove chops from the pan.  Add raspberries and juice to pan and bring to a boil.  Simmer and stir frequently until juice is reduced and slightly thickened.  Place a few. spoonfuls on top of cooked pork chop

To finish the green beans drain beans and onions.  Heat about 2 tablespoons oil (ok I confess....I used bacon grease.) in skillet.  Saute onions and 1/2 tsp minced garlic (adjust to taste) until onions are clear.  Add green beans, stirring to coat.  Stir frequently, cooking until beans are tender.

Enjoy!  A dinner that looks complicated but is made so easy thanks to THRIVE!

Let me know if you try it!

A Well-Balanced Diet Just Got Easier

April 29, 2011 by Tawny Nicole

Gone are the days of the old food pyramid and the 4 basic food groups.  The New Food Pyramid is a tool to educate people to eat a more balanced diet from a greater variety of food choices without counting calories. The USDA has now expanded the four food groups to six groups and expanded the number of servings to meet the calorie needs of most people.

 

The New Pyramid, or MyPyramid, is color coded. Orange for grains, green for vegetables, red for fruits, blue for dairy, purple for meats and beans, and yellow for fats, oil, sugars, and basics.

 Shelf Reliance has incorporated these colors on each label of THRIVE products. All your grains are easily recognized by their orange labeling, and your veggie by their green label, your fruits by their red label and so forth.

 Our color coded cans keep your food conveniently organized while ensuring your diet contains the proper amount of balance and variety. When used in conjunction with our Food Rotation Systems, THRIVE Foods are continually rotated, guaranteeing your family receives the freshest food possible.

THRIVE has made planning, preparing, and storing healthy & nutritious meals for your family simpler than ever before!!

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Sour Cream Powder/May Q Special!

 If you have not tried our THRIVE Sour Cream Powder, you are missing out!  It is so convenient and easy!  While the texture doesn't get as creamy as fresh sour cream, the taste is wonderful!  It is great to use for cooking!  I used it just last week in making Chicken Enchiladas and they were superb!!  I can't wait to try the cookies below!  

You can bet I will share pics!

Sour Cream Powder in the #10 can regular $24.59.  But for Q members this month it is $16.64!!

For non Q members it is $22.89 for the #10 can.  It pays to be a Q member!  As a Q member you receive top priority in shipping, special monthly sales and have the option of being in the Q Club where you earn points on every dollar 

that you spend.  

Points can be traded for products!

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Last Chance To Enter Contest at Sales Moms Network!

This is your last chance to enter the contest I have in conjunction with SalesMomsNetwork.com Here is the info:  YOU WILL NEED TO ENTER THROUGH THEIR SITE!!!

Your Chance to Win Big with Shelf Reliance! Enter Now Contest Ends This Friday!

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:06 AM PDT

Let us simplify your life, save you money, organize your pantry and give you a sense of peace!
Welcome to Shelf Reliance. Shelf Reliance is the industry leader in providing nutritious, delicious, shelf stable food that saves you time and money! By utilizing all primary food groups, THRIVE provides a solid foundation for proper eating to help maintain family health and happiness. THRIVE’s freeze dried fruits and vegetables offer optimum nutrition without any additives or preservatives.
Use our innovative program called The Q to build your “home store” and stock it with fruits and vegetables that are always in season, vegetables that are already chopped, meats that are already cooked! All of these have an average shelf life of 25yrs unopened and 1 to 2 years after opened.
STOP wasting money by throwing away produce that you bought with the best of intentions, but forgot it was there!
Visit www.thrivingtexasmama.com to see our line of wonderful products. Contact me at thrivingtexasmama@gmail.com for a personal phone consultation!

I am so excited to share Shelf Reliance with you I am giving away a package of 4 of our best sellers.
One lucky winner will walk away with a prize pack that includes the following:

• THRIVE Freeze Dried Strawberries  – THRIVE Freeze Dried Strawberries will have you snacking and munching the healthy way. GMO-free and a strong source of vitamin C, our strawberries are cut length-wise and then freeze dried. This makes them perfect and lovely in anything from your morning cereal to parfaits or decorative cakes.
• THRIVE Freeze Dried Bananas –  THRIVE Freeze Dried Sliced Bananas are great for the little ones who love to monkey around. All natural and great on the go, this treat is delicious when rehydrated or when left in its freeze dried state. You can enjoy these slices at any time of the day, whether added to oatmeal in the morning or desserts after dinner!
• THRIVE Whole Egg Powder –  Made up of both egg whites and yolks, THRIVE Whole Egg Powder is both incredible and edible. Adding eggs to your diet is an easy way to feel the benefits of choline, an important nutrient that most of us don’t get enough of. Eggs are also a great source of protein and several B vitamins.
• THRIVE Non-Fat Powdered Milk –  THRIVE Powdered Milk is a non-fat, just-add-water mix made from part dairy and part soy. Since it’s perfect for cooking, having powdered milk on hand will make all of your favorite recipes more convenient and worry-free than ever. There’s no need to wonder if you have any milk left in the fridge (or if that last little bit has passed the expiration date). Just add a little water to powdered milk to make it ready for cakes, waffles, or tasty milkshakes.

So here is how you can win!  There’s more than a couple ways, even BETTER chances for you!

1. Swing on over to the THRIVING TEXAS MAMA and let me know what your favorite product is (Here)
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NOW THAT’s ALOT of ways to win!
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PRAYERS NEEDED!!

I don't normally do this on this blog, but its getting really scary around here!  There has been wildfires burning to the west of us since Thursday!  With no rain in sight and winds gusts up to 50 mph these firefighters are exhausted!  There has been 55,000 acres burnt, around 50 homes and a church lost and one fireman has died.  We really need rain.  This has been the driest March in recorded history for our area!  Please pray for rain!  It was also in the upper 90's today and forecasted to be 98 tomorrow!

 The circles indicate the fires.  

I live just north of the yellow area on the right.  

These are some pictures of the smoke from my back yard.

That little spot is the sun!

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