This is a compensated review from BlogHer and So Delicious®.

You’d think, while raising five kids, my husband and I would find enough things to disagree on without having to invent things to argue about. But still, we will occasionally get ourselves all worked up over something silly. It’s almost always a product of our upbringing, too. For example, belly buttons. My husband is completely ridiculous about protecting his belly button at all times. He somehow got it in his head that you can rupture your intestines by sticking your finger into your belly button. No amount of evidence will convince this college-educated man that his information is…flawed. I am just as guilty of sticking to my guns, though. My mom wouldn’t buy us sugar cereals, so I won’t buy them for my kids, either. Even though I know there’s more sugar in the apple juice they drink than there is in the bowl of cereal. It’s weird, the way we tend to stick to our guns over the most ridiculous things.

Recently, we had a discussion about milk consumption. I am not a fan of milk. I’ve never liked it, and I really only use it to moisten my cereal. Contrast this with my husband, who not only adds milk to his ice cream, but will only eat a slice of birthday cake if it’s served in a bowl of milk. He has it in his head that I am heading straight toward osteoporosis thanks to my lack of love for dairy, and he’s convinced that our kids are going grow up with brittle bones because they don’t drink a glass of milk at dinner time. I don’t believe my kids are going to be in leg braces by their teenage years, but I do understand the importance of dairy in their diet. So when So Delicious Dairy Free offered my family a sample of their Coconut Milk, I was intrigued.

I was surprised to find So Delicious Coconut Milk directly above the generic skim milk I usually buy at my regular supermarket, and bonus, it was even on sale. I know lots of folks shop at stores like Whole Foods, but to be honest, I am much more likely to buy organic, “specialty” foods if I can find them at the store I usually shop at. The half-gallon comes in Original, Unsweetened, and Vanilla flavors. The single serve 8-packs come in Vanilla, Chocolate, and Sugar Free flavors. (Mmmm, chocolate!)

So what did we think of it? Well. One of the things So Delicous says to describe their Coconut Milk is, “Tastes Just Like Milk – Only Better!” I didn’t think it tasted like milk. Milk is nasty. This stuff is GOOD. I didn’t chug down a whole glass of it or anything, but my kids did! I served up four little glasses to my kids at dinner, and all but one asked for seconds.

We went through that coconut milk lightning fast, and my kids have been bugging me to buy more of it ever since. They loved it on their cereal, and guess what? I did, too! In fact, we found all sorts of uses for it.

Here are 7 ways to use coconut milk!

1. Pour it in your coffee, instead of that vanilla creamer that doesn’t even require refrigeration.
2. Dip your Girl Scout cookies in it.
3. Add it to your mashed potatoes. YUM. (Uh, don’t use the vanilla flavor for this.)
4. Pour it into your hot oatmeal. (Definitely use the vanilla flavor for this!)
5. Smoothies!
6. Throw it in a lunchbox.
7. Make a cocktail. Hey, those kids have to go to bed eventually.

But the easiest, most satisfying way to use So Delicious Coconut Milk is to just drink it! The taste is smooth, creamy, and refreshing. It’s a good source of vitamin B12 and calcium. It’s dairy-free, soy-free, certified non-GMO, gluten-free, cholesterol-free, kosher, vegan, and hey – it’s even endorsed by Jillian Michaels.

Want to win some awesome stuff? Check out the 100 Days of Change Giveaway on the So Delicious Facebook Page, where one change-for-the-better prize will be awarded every day for 100 days from February 10th through May 20th, 2011. It’s easy to enter! You can log in with Facebook, and enter daily to increase your chances of winning the Grand Prize trip to the Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary & Holistic Spa.

And if that’s not enough for ya, So Delicious and BlogHer are teaming up in a sweepstakes of their own, from February 23rd through March 20th, 2011. You can win a $100 Visa gift card! First, Visit the Official site and then leave a comment here telling me which So Delicious Dairy Free coconut based product you’d be most likely to try. Some quick rules: No duplicate comments. You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:

a) Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post
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d) For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry.

This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected. The Official Rules are available here: Visit the Official Rules and Visit the Exclusive Offers section for more chances to win. Good luck!

I want to introduce you to my new obsession: Funky Mama. I’m her brand new stalker, and she doesn’t even know it yet. We received this CD to review a few days ago, and I’ve listened to it no less than a dozen times. I even listened to it alone in my van coming home from my twin club meeting last night. Should I admit that? Perhaps not. Seriously, though, this chick can ROCK OUT. Her voice is amazing – she’s like Susan Tedeschi meets Laurie Berkner. Her songs are funny and catchy, but if you weren’t paying attention to the words, they’d be perfect background music for shooting pool at the bar. It’s such a perfect blend of grown-up sounding music with kid-friendly lyrics. And did I mention this chick can rock out? I want to sing like her! Check out this video clip of her song Grandma’s House I found on YouTube:

Isn’t she awesome? And isn’t it crazy, hearing that gigantic, soulful voice coming out of such a cute little MOMMY? Here’s another clip from a news interview with Funky Mama Krista Eyler, where she talks about playing at the Easter Egg Roll at the White House and her former career as a television news anchor:

And finally, here’s a clip of her on the news rocking out to her song MOO JUICE, with her big ol’ pregnant belly. Don’t you love it? All pregnant, up there with her bright red guitar – you GO, girl:

Here is the track listing for Funky Mama’s brand new, just released album, MOO JUICE:

• Moo Juice
• Sippy
• Pop n’ Hop
• Potty Train
• Freeze Dance
• Down Down Baby
• Ooo, Ahh, Oww!
• The Grandparent Song
• My Dad Rocks
• No Sleep Tonight
• Let’s Drive
• Hot Time In the Old Town
• Multi-Taskin’ Mama
• Stuck Inside
• Can You Hear Me-1-2
• Sambalele
• Hush Baby, Hush Child

Check out clips of each song from her Moo Juice album right here. My personal favorites are My Dad Rocks and Multi-Taskin’ Mama, which I can completely relate to! All the songs are great, though – we are seriously loving this album, and I’m so excited to be sharing it with you!

Do you want to win a copy of your very own? Of course you do! Go to the Funky Mama website and listen to the song clips, then leave a comment here letting me know what song you like best from the Moo Juice album. One comment will be picked at random and the winner will receive the CD for free.

Here’s how to enter…

Leave a comment on this blog entry, telling me which song from this album you like best. Additional entries may be gained by posting about this contest on your own blog, and by voting for this entry on various social networking sites, such as Digg, Kirtsy, and Stumble Upon. Leave a separate comment here for every method you’ve used to share the love. This contest is subject to the contest rules posted in the menu bar above. Contest runs until the end of September, at which time I will draw the winners for all the CD giveaways featured throughout the month.

Each week, I’ll be spotlighting different artists and giving away CDs, so plan to discover lots of great music! Here are some of the bands participating:

• Milkshake

• The Laurie Berkner Band
• The Dirty Sock Funtime Band
• Hot Peas ‘n Butter
• Rebecca Frezza and Big Truck
• And lots more!

If you have little kids, you’ve probably seen lots of these folks on Noggin! Now you can win some of their CDs! And plan to discover some great artists who haven’t made it big yet. Just think, when they’re on Noggin and Nick Jr., you’ll be able to say, “Hey! I knew them when they were but a wee little garage band, rocking out for their children…” Woohoo! It all begins in just one week. Mark your calendar!