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Good morning everybody and welcome to The Balancing Act.
We're glad you're here.
I'm Julie Moran.
And I'm Olga Villaverde.
Alright, food for thought today plus ways to improve your mind,
your body, and your spirit on the ultimate vacation get away.
I need one.
I do to.
A spa vacation sounds rejuvenating and relaxing.
Alright, I say lets go.
Lets go.
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Plus we're in the kitchen cooking up some delicious Easter
dishes courtesy of our friends at Honey Baked.
I love Honey Baked and we're serving up a spread that melts
in your mouth.
Yummy, I'm hungry.
Me too.
Let's go eat.
Let's go on that spa.
Ok let's get thru the show.
Yea.
The Balancing Act starts right now.
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Easter's a special time for millions as we reflect on
renewal and our blessings.
It also means creating special memories at family gatherings.
We do that all the time.
And what better way to share the day and season then with
scrumptious mouth watering Honey Baked Ham.
And joining us once again, someone who knows what
scrumptious is all about, with us to celebrate tasty full
prepared hams for Easter and beyond is Mary Adams, a General
Store Manager for Honey Baked Ham.
Her store by the way located in Columbia, South Carolina.
Welcome back.
Thank you.
So great to be back.
How was the New Year?
The New Year was awesome.
Excellent and now that we're celebrating Easter we've got
alot to talk about, but once again I want you to tell our
viewers the wonderful wonderful title you received.
Yes, at our sales conference this year it was so exciting to
receive the award of Manager of the Year.
I am so honored.
How long have you been working with Honey Baked Ham.
I'm coming up on my 15th year.
15 years with them.
God bless you.
Let's talk about Honey Baked Ham and God bless Honey Baked ham
too because I personally you know, with time being so
precious and Easter we've got to go to mass, we have family
gatherings, it's hard for me to cook all day and this is a great
choice because you already have it ready to go.
Wether your doing a small intimate Easter gathering or
preparing a large dinner, we have a ham size
available for any occasion.
Honey Baked Ham offers a delicious spiral sliced half
ham.
We even have our delicious boneless ham, complimenting with
our delicious turkey breast.
Honey Baked Hams full cooked and ready to serve.
And it's sensible too because if you have left over, what I love
about it, is it really doesn't go to waste.
I mean we've had it sometimes for a week in the fridge and
we'll make it for breakfast, we'll serve some for snack,
I mean it goes a long way.
Yes, you can't forget left overs and of course, the great thing
about buying a holiday ham, you have another meal to
plan with your left overs.
Great for sandwiches with the kids.
Our ham just keeps on coming and coming and coming.
They're awesome.
And you can freeze it too.
You can freeze it up to two months.
And something that's great is how long Honey Baked Ham has
been around.
I mean it's tradition at this point.
Yes, Honey Baked Ham open its' first Honey Baked in Michigan
over 50 years ago.
Wow!
Patented with the spiral slice machine slicing those tender,
moist delicious hams.
And of course, the crown jewel on top, that sweet crunchy
glaze.
Three generations and 400 stores later, the tradition continues.
Let's talk about what we have here.
And all of this by the way you can get when you walk into a
Honey Baked Ham store.
So that's it you got dinner right here.
Let's talk about it.
We have the complete meal for you of course spiral sliced
ham...
Of course.
We also offer for smaller gathering, we have our boneless
ham, compliment with our delicious slice and fully cooked
turkey breast and a variety of heat and serve sides.
We have everything from America's best mac and cheese
made with the creamy cheddar cheese that is so awesome.
I love that.
Kids love it.
We also have our delicious broccoli and rice casserole and
we have a variety of premium desserts.
A variety of pies and of course our Easter cakes.
The coconut layered and the lemon creme.
And something that is great to offer is catering.
You cater to whatever number someone may have.
Yes, we offer an awesome catering program.
We're now serving breakfast and we have catering for any event,
any size engagement.
And we just love doing it.
And Feeding America is something that Honey Baked Hams loves to
do.
Giving back to the community and helping those that don't have
enough.
Talk to me about Feeding America and what it means to you.
It is Honey Baked Hams mission to celebrate life one meal at a
time and we feel it is our responsibility to help
those struggling with hunger.
During Easter at our registers we take donations and 100
percent of those proceeds go towards Feed America
and its' food bank.
And it makes a difference because I know that one dollar
can help make ten meals.
Wow, that's amazing.
It is.
For those that maybe have not experience this amazing joy
here, are they nation wide?
Can someone find a Honey Baked Ham near them?
Yes, you can find a Honey Baked Ham from coast to coast and you
can check us out on HoneyBaked.com.
And we should add that um even though it's Easter, Mother's Day
is right around the corner so for those wonderful mothers like
you and me that don't want to cook, this is a great idea,
isn't it?
Yes, Honey Baked Ham has complete meals for mom.
More time with your family and friends and no time in the
kitchen for Mother's Day.
Samantha and Daniella did you hear that?
Honey Baked Ham for mommy.
Thank you so much.
Happy Easter.
If you'd like more information on today's holiday segment visit
us at TheBalancingAct.com or get the conversation going, log onto
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Have you ever thought about taking a spa or a wellness
vacation?
Well you know something to nourish the body and mind.
Today we continue our series on the ultimate luxury vacation
packages.
It's our final segment in this very special series and we're
going to welcome back a friend at this point, Lauren
Tosti from AM Resorts.
I'm so glad to see you again.
Thank you so much for having me again.
Alright, so first we covered vacations for the family
including the children.
Then we did Secrets, which is the vacation for two and getting
that romance back.
Now we're going to be talking about wellness and spa.
Love this.
You guys offer so much.
AM Resorts, let's talk about it.
We offer something for everyone.
We are a collection of 37 different properties and all
over the map.
So we're located in Mexico, we're located in Jamaica,
Dominican Republic, St. Thomas, Costa Rica.
Great locations.
We have something for everyone.
And how are these resorts or this resort, I should say,
different from others?
The Zoetry Resort in particular, we are a collection of
destination experiences.
All of our Zoetry Resorts are the highest end, all inclusive,
luxury experience you could ever imagine.
Anything that you desire ore you would like on a vacation your
going to get it at Zoetry.
And Zoetry, where are the locations for this one?
So we only have four Zoetry properties.
Well four is good.
And there all boutique so there under 90 rooms.
The biggest Zoetry that we have is a 90 room property.
Wow.
So their very um boutiquey, very unique.
We're located um we have 2 in the Rivera Maya region, we have
one in Cabo, and then we have one in the Dominican Republic.
So when we get there, and I know this is more about relaxing,
this is more about nourishing the body, this is more about
letting go, so when we get there what can we experience as soon
as we arrive?
As soon as you arrive again, just like our other properties,
your never going to have a wrist band, especially at a Zoetry.
A Zoetry is this unique wellness, holistic, organic
experience.
So definitely no wrist bands.
Your going to experience the ultimate in relaxation and
luxury.
You can wake up every morning and practice yoga.
You can practice yoga three times a day if you want at our
Zoetry resorts.
That's wonderful.
Yea, it's amazing.
And what about the spa?
Tell me what that entails?
The spas are...
Amazing.
Exceptional, amazing, amazing of course.
Just like our Secrets properties, but the Zoetry Spas,
we offer something very unique at two of our Zoetrys' and
that's a Thelaso Therapy.
What's that?
Thelaso Therapy is when we bring in sea water from the ocean and
we use the sea water in the pools.
You go into the pools and you have a relaxing therapeutic
session while your in them.
While your in the pool.
Oh, that's wonderful.
It's amazing.
And you can have a massage.
You can do massage, you can do facial, if you just want a
pedicure a mani something like that.
You can again spend the entire day at the spa.
We have the water circus just like we do at our Secrets
resorts as well.
What about special events and maybe an excursion if somebody
wants to do so.
Umm-hmm.
We have tons of different excursions, the same as you can
do at any of our resorts and I don't think we've ever talked
about our Ship Sailor and Sea programs.
No what's that?
At our Zoetry resorts that's the highest end resort.
So you have the opportunity to go and visit any of our other
properties and experience a day there.
You can eat there, you can drink there, anything.
So if you want to go to a Dreams, you want to go to a
Secrets, if you want to go to any of our properties within the
destination, we arrange for you to go and you can experience
that and it's all included in your package.
So this is really something that's just so spiritual and at
the end of the day you come back rather then being exhausted from
a vacation maybe feeling you again.
Yea.
I think so many times people go on vacations and they want to
experience everything and they're going and
they're going all day long.
That's me.
And they plan it.
I do it to, right?
But when you go to a Zoetry, you are relaxation is the number one
goal.
Relaxation and really becoming one with yourself and in some
cases becoming one with the environment that you're in.
And like I said were a collection of destination
experiences, so at each one of our Zoetry resorts your going to
see a different type of ambience.
A different type of culture.
Our newest resort is Zoetry Villa Relande and it's really
like you're on a at Santorini.
Your on this Mediterranean vacation and it's just amazing.
It's on the water when you go to Zoetry Vill Relande you have to
take a boat to get there.
You can't get there by road.
So you take a private yacht, you arrive and at you know from the
second that you go it's just this amazing sense of arrival.
Thank you so much.
This has been so much fun.
It's been great.
For our viewers who want information on the family or the
couples or the Zoetry, tell us where.
AMResorts.com.
You can find any of our brands there.
Ok, thank you so much.
Thank you.
This has been a blast.
You know your welcome to come any time you want.
I'll be back.
This is more important.
To talk about these things.
Thank you so much Lauren.
And if you want to learn more log onto our website
TheBalancingAct.com.
Check out AM Resorts.
You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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It's time for today's tech tip.
Did you know that you can own a fully loaded high quality tablet
for 50 bucks?
Well you can.
Joining me high tech expert, Elizabeth Little of iRULU
technologies.
Great to have you here again.
Thanks for having me back.
Alright, you know I want a high quality all the bells and
whistles, reliability, great value.
Does the iRULU X ProX1 achieve all that?
Absolutely Julie.
It does.
It does everything that you would expect from a tablet from
surfing the web, to browsing video content and playing games.
It has a powerful Quad 4 processor which gives it great
speed an functionality for aps and games.
And what about the price?
And the price is only $50.
$50.
I mean how does iRULU, how do they keep their prices so low?
We keep our costs low by selling directly to the consumer 100
percent online through iRULU.com and other reputable retailers.
We pass that savings on along to our customers.
That's so cool.
Well this is a cool tablet.
What do you think is one of the reasons that makes it such a
cool tablet.
Well the other thing that makes it cool besides the price...
Yea, that's number one.
Well they run on Android technology, which connects to
Google Play and in Google Play you can find over a
million aps, games, and music.
And also these tablets are able to connect directly to your tv
so you can stream television and video to watch for
the whole family.
So cool.
And where can viewers go to purchase the X ProX1?
They can go to iRULU.com where were offering 20 percent off and
free shipping.
They can also go to eBay, Amazon, or Neweg.
Wait a minute.
Viewers did you hear that?
You said 20 percent of for our viewers.
We love that.
Thank you Elizabeth.
Your welcome.
And if you'd like to learn more about today's tech topic, visit
us at TheBalancingAct.com.
Or socialize.
Log onto Facebook/TheBalancingActFans.
I've got to check these out.
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What if there was a way to make butter better?
Fewer calories, healthier, even organic.
Well there is.
Meet Cygnia Rapp, Founder, and Meg Carlson CEO for Prosperity
Organic Foods, the parent company of Melt Organic.
I am so psyched to have you in the studio this morning.
Thank you for having us.
We're excited to be here.
It's a great product.
Tell me about your journey to finding Melt.
I originally developed Melt out of a personal need.
I had several digestive disorders that forced me to
adopt a restricted diet.
So I had to give up butter and I missed the flavor of butter, but
also not having my normal sources of fat and protein.
I struggled with hypo glycemia so that was when I started doing
my own independent research on dietary fats and learned how
amazing Virgin Coconut Oil is especially when your blending it
with Omega 3s that you get from Flax Seed and monounsaturated
fat that you get from Sunflower Oil.
So not only did Melt help my food taste better it was a great
support for me when I needed something that can form
to my restricted diet.
And I love that it comes in a variety of flavors.
There's not just one flavor.
Yes that's right.
So the spreads come in three flavors.
Ok.
We have our original rich and creamy which is going to taste
most like butter.
Ok.
We also have honey and chocolate, both lightly
naturally sweetened with a little bit of Wild Flower honey.
They are good in your morning toast or you muffin or your
bagel.
Both honey and chocolate are a nice way to give yourself a
little treat if your having pancakes, frech toast or waffles
and you don't get all the heavy calories and added sugars of a
syrup on top of those breakfast treats.
And of course kid friendly and mom guilt free.
Everybody loves a banana chocolate spread sandwich.
Yea.
And so we developed our chocolate melt intentionally to
be a healthier alternative to candy bar in a jar which we
don't want to give our kids if we can help it.
I love that you have like, you have breakfast, lunch, dinner
and snack.
You've got it all here.
Yes, well so you can also bake with these products.
They're beautiful in all of your most favorite brownies, or
chocolate chips or breads that you make, but they also make
great recipes so here we have a fruit coleslaw that's made with
melt and who doesn't like a grilled cheese sandwich.
This is our...
Love.
This is our Ultimate Veggie Grilled Cheese sandwich made
with Rich and Creamy Melt.
I'm just going to taste this right now because it looks so
good.
Oh my gosh.
This is so rich and creamy.
Is it made from dairy?
No, actually Rich and Creamy Melt is Dairy free and it's
Vegan.
So 40 million Americans in this country are lactose intolerant
or they can't eat butter and we hear from moms and dads
regularly about their children with food allergies or those
special dietary needs.
And I continue to be moved by the customers that we hear from
who only eat Melt.
They love Melt and it's the only butter replacement that they eat
because it's the only one that makes their food taste better
and that also helps them feel better at the same time.
And many of those people have actually said that even if they
could go back to butter they wouldn't.
Wow.
Because they love Melt.
Where can viewers and where can I find Melt and is it available
in stores yet?
We're so glad you asked.
All three varieties are available across the country in
grocery stores both on the natural side and
conventional side.
Great.
And we're just launching right now into Targets in the western
part of the country.
Wow.
So we're very excited about that.
We do have a store locator on our website.
Ok.
So MeltOrganic.com.
And on our website you can also find fabulous recipes many of
which were developed by home cooks or bloggers so you
know they've been taste tested.
Thanks for joining us.
Thank you very much.
Thank you for having us.
Alright, you want to learn more?
Log onto TheBalancingAct.com.
You can also follow u on Facebook and Twitter.
We want you to share your favorite recipes with us and we
might put them on the air.
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So much great information on today's show.
Oh one of my favorite shows when you talk about food and
vacations, I'm all in.
She's there.
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Looks us up there and again we'll see you again soon.
Alright, remember everybody find you balance.
So long.
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