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Thanks so much for all your kind birthday wishes for Summer. She had a blast at her party, and I can’t still can’t believe my little baby is now one! We’ve got some party decorations to put away (although I kind of just want to leave them up – they make me happy), lots of thank you notes to write, and plenty of leftover cupcakes to keep us fueled through it all. In the meantime, I wanted to share with all of you a chance to work with Meghan Telpner, a holistic nutritionist based in Toronto. I’ve been reading Meghan’s blog, Making Love In the Kitchen, for a few years now, and I love her whole foods approach to eating…I’m also really jealous of her custom built kitchen with a double oven, but that has nothing to do with anything really. Just thought I’d throw that out there…hey Santa. 
Meet Meghan…
How cute is she?
From Meghan: Even when we know the right things to do – it is so easy to get derailed by the busyness of everyday. Suddenly that time when we can eat the best food possible, look and feel amazing becomes some foggy lensed vision of the way off magical time in the future when we have all the hours in the world. You know what I’m talking about, right? Well, I have put together the ultimate detox program. Now this is not one of those lame, cheesy fad detoxes that requires you to starve yourself while pumping your bod full of supplements and laxatives. No way. Not my style.
My team and I have put together a Food Detox called The Fab Uplift Detox Program, and I’m giving away a few spots in this program! This cleansing detox is about rebooting your system and getting a fresh start. It is designed to help identify and eliminate hidden food allergens, boost immunity, shed a little poundage but most importantly, support you in kicking those icky food habits and cravings that tend to derail us.
Participation in Meghan’s Detox is valued at $79, though if you register on Monday, November 7th, the cost is just $69 and you can live anywhere in the world to participate.
Included in the program is all of the following:
- A full 16-Day Detox Program ebook which you can download immediately upon registration.
- 4 day pre-cleanse coaching tips and recipes.
- 8 Day Cleanse program including meal plan, shopping list and recipes.
- 4-Day Post Cleanse guidelines.
- Loads of info on why you should detox, what it means to detox, what this detox entails, and how to keep it going after the sixteen days have passed.
- A daily email offering tips and support, progress, and bonus recipes.
- Daily tweet coaching tips throughout the day (follow at #fabdetox)
- Group TweetChat on Sunday, November 20th at 9:00pm EST
- Live stream video chats with Meghan and her team (Scheduled for Friday November 18th and Friday, November 25th at 11:00am EST)
- Email support throughout the main eight days of the detox with my resident nutritionists Alexa and Jill
- Extra sweet incentive: At the end of the cleanse, send in a before + after on how you feel or a general testimonial and you will be entered to win some of our most fave detox goodies from some of our most fave detox loving brands.
You can get full deets on the program over on Meghan’s website.
For a chance to win a spot in The Fab Uplift Detox Program, simply leave a comment below telling me your favorite holiday tune. While food prepping for Summer’s birthday party, I whipped out my Christmas music, and I must say I’m a sucker for all of Amy Grant’s Christmas albums. Comments will remain open through tomorrow night (Monday, November 7th) at midnight, EST.
Edited to Add: The Winner of the spot in Meghan’s program is Lorne. Congrats Lorne. Expect an email from me soon!
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Carol of the bells
I’ve been reading Meghan’s blog for a while now too. She’s great and I’d love to do her detox program.
My favorite Christmas tune is Mariah Carey- All I want for Christmas.
have yourself a merry little christmas!
thanks for introducing us to Meghan. I will be checking out her site. As for my favorite tune, Amy grant is a favorite for sure…Have yourself a merry little christmas or any old hymn. I know, so old fashion.
This is a neat giveaway. I’ve never been one to detox, but I’ve been feeling a little “blah” lately. My favorite Christmas album is by Avalon. Great songs!
My favorite Christmas song is Mistletoe and Holly by Frank Sinatra.
I’m so glad glad the party went well. I knew you guys would have a blast!
It’s so hard to pick a favorite Christmas song!
Serious song – Ave Maria (my brother-in-law sings it so well!)
Love song – All I Want For Christmas Is You
Silly – Thistle Hair The Christmas Bear (Alabama sings it and it cracks me up)
Oh and I love Hard Candy Christmas by Dolly Parton from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas…well, because it’s Dolly Parton and I just love her.
I could go on and on…
Walking In A Winter Wonderland and Silver Bells.
Lovely giveaway.
After a weekend filled with parties and way too much indulging- I would love to try it.
And my fav holiday song is Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas
Hands down, it’s gotta be My Chemical Romance’s cover of ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’. It’s one of those tunes that, while a lot of ‘new’ Christmas music don’t do it for me’, INSTANTLY puts me in the mood for the season
I even secretly listen to it throughout the year… haha <3
My very favorite Christmas song is “Happy Holidays/It’s the Holiday Season” by Andy Williams. It puts me in a good mood every single time!
I love Amy Grant too! I also can’t help thinking of the Trans Siberian Orchestra….
Merry Christmas Baby by Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band…
I love frosty the snowman! It reminds me of drinking hot coco and watching the movie as a kid!
I definitely love me some christmas tunes by Elvis! But my all time favorite would have to be have yourself a merry little christmas by Judy Garland (the original).
Squeal- I love Meghan!! One of my fav. Christmas songs is Feliz Navidad. It always makes me want to get up and dance
Hope all is well! B
I love Amy Grant’s version of I’ll Be Home for Christmas. What a great giveaway!!
Great give-away! My favorite is Jingle Bells with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. The album Jingle all the way is what we listen to all December.
…I’ll Be Home For Christmas
The true sentimental is Silent Night but the all out fun my son and I sing is I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
The soundtrack for Bing Crosby’s Nutcracker Christmas! I listened to it all the time when I was little! My mom and I would put it on while driving out to the tree farm to pick a tree:)
Alvin and the Chipmunks will always be my favorite holiday ensemble
This isn’t a traditional Christmas song, but I love Last Christmas!
I love O Holy Night sung by Josh Groban!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!! I’ve been singing it for days and it just puts me in such a good mood
Thanks for all the info. I would love to participate! My favorite Christmas tune would have to O Little Town of Bethlehem or a close tie is Walking in a Winter Wonderland. Love Christmas music, but I’m waiting until at least after Thanksgiving!
BTW, loved your theme for Summer’s birthday party!
i love this program already! would be honored to win a spot
this is embarrassing, but i think my all time favorite holiday tune is n*sync “merry christmas and happy holidays”!!! embarrassing, i know!
Let it Snow, even though it’s more of a winter song and not a holiday song, per say, is my favorite!
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Oh Holy Night!
Silent night is my favorite.
I was looking over at her website and this would be something that I would love to try.
I’ve been having so much trouble with food lately and would love an opportunity to start fresh
My favorite songs are the charlie brown christmas songs.
such a cool giveaway- I would love a chance to participate!
The only Christmas songs I enjoy are symphony orchestra performances of the songs (Sleigh Ride & Little Drummer Boy are always my faves) but other than that- I can’t stand listening to it! I know I’m a freak, I’ve learned to accept it
Oh gosh, I NEED to win this program! Months of recipe testing and retesting for my cookbook have left me bloated, run-down, and with several extra pounds. Yes, even raw food is unhealthy if eaten in excess!
My favorite X-mas song when I was a kid was the Little Drummer Boy…specifically the Andy Williams version
Carol of the Bells is cool, too!
i like the Christmas song..chestnuts roosting on an open fire…i love that song!
i would also love this detox program! thanks!
I love Meghan, and have been reading her blog for years. She is what gave me hope when I was at the depths of my “incurable” sickness(es)! Can you believe she’s 32?? The girl looks 22
My favorite christmas music is the classic stuff (Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald, and the like). I really like Sufjan Stevens’ christmas album too for a contemporary one.
I love Jingle Bell Rock!
Anything from Joshua James’ Christmas CD (Fields & Floods)– so beautiful, with several new renditions of classics and one or two entirely new songs. Definitely one of my favorites. aaaaand now I just want to listen to Christmas music…
Definitely Josh Groban – I’ll be home for Christmas….or really anything from him! The boy went hunting yesterday all day so I stayed home and had Christmas music blaring! Love that the holidays are right around the corner! Thanks for the giveaway!! I could definitely use a detox in my life.
hmmm… my favorite holiday tune? it’s got to be trans-siberian orchestra’s version of “carol of the bells”
My favorite is “Silent Night.” Sung by pretty much anyone. Always gets me!
And my favorite Hanukkah song is “Ochos Kandelikas.”
So glad Summer had such a fun day! (We had our girl’s party yesterday, too.)
(And, of course, musn’t forget “The Hanukkah Song” by Adam Sandler!)
I love “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and for a more religious Christmas song I love “Mary, Did You Know?”
I have always like O Come All Ye Faithful – but in our house, my boys have selected Frosty the Snowman – which they continue to sing through at least March.
I love any Christmas music by Frank Sinatra!!
i would love a spot in the detox! please please!
oh and my favorite holiday tune is “the holly and the ivy”
love love love walking in a winter wonderland and rudolf!!!
I secretly love the Mariah Carey Christmas CD!!
You know, I don’t have a favorite holiday tune but I will need to look into some of the ones already posted. The detox program sounds very interesting!
I love ALL Christmas songs, but if I have to pick one … I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas! It makes me laugh because in my head I’m thinking ” I don’t want to look like a hippopotamus after Christmas”.
Nsync christmas is my holiday guilty pleasure
So many great tunes to pick from, but I’ll go with Silent Night. So beautiful!
I can’t say I have a favorite, but Bing Crosby’s version of White Christmas is the first Christmas song I listen to every year.
I like Jingle Bells!!
This sounds like an awesome opportunity, with all I am going on with motherhood, “wife-hood”, taking care of the house, son, husband + the masters degree I am in need of a major detox. My stomach is in knots lately and everything I eat seem to make me sick/hurt, it is awful. And I do eat healthy, I just don’t know if I am not making the right choices for my type of organism I guess. I don’t know, all I know is this sound great and something I truly wish I could be part of.
Ohh, and A Super Happy Birthday Wish for Summer!! I am sorry I didn’t get to comment on the previous post Heather, school is killing me this semester, I have been busy even on the weekends. But I know it is going to be worth it.
I am sure you all had a great time at her birthday party! Hard to believe she is already one, but that is the most wonderful thing there is, seeing your child grow is amazing, and I am sure you know how I feel about being a mom!
Hugs,
Ana
Nat King Cole singing O Holy Night.
I love Christmas music! My favorite holiday tune is All I Want for Christmas by Mariah Carey!
Call me crazy, but we always jam out to N Sync’s Christmas album. For the most part upbeat and good soundtrack for the opening of the gifts
Haha – that’s awesome! Love me some JT
“All I want for Christmas is you” is by far my favorite Christmas song….but I love them all!
Judy Garland’s “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” — and anything Judy did for the holidays!
Oh Christmas music – love, love, love it. It’s never too early to start.
I have to agree with a few others here – definitely Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Xmas is you” – have you seen Love Actually where the little girl sings it? Love that.
BUT I’m a big goon…and FALL for Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton’s Christmas CD! I play that one over and over…;)
I am obsessed with all Christmas music!! But some of my favorites are ‘Silver Bells’ and ‘Do you hear what I hear’.
Definitely the Nsync Christmas album:)
Walking in a winter wonderland is my favorite tune!
Have yourself a merry little christmas!! Great giveaway!
All i want for christmas by Mariah Carey!! I love the holidays
Josh Groban, Ill be home for christmas!
I loved the decorations you made for Summer
my favourite christmas song would have to be rocking around the christmas tree!
As a kid, my favourite was definitely Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer.
And I really like some of our Australian carols, like The Carol of the Birds, and one that starts with “The north wind is tossing the leaves”, but I can’t remember its title!
Rudolph, of course!!
My favorite Christmas/holiday song is “Minnie and Santa” by Cyndi Lauper. Her entire Christmas album is awesome.
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire – Nat King Cole. Makes my heart full of christmas love!!
O Holy Night….
I just love the line…His law is love and His gospel is peace…
Such an amazing, beautiful song!!
I’m going to have to say “O Holy Night”, but I always get a kick out of the spoof toon “The Restroom Door Said Gentleman”.
I could really use a post partum detox uplift RIGHT NOW!!!! I’ve been in a bit of a funk lately!
I like Meghan’s blog, I sent the way of a few friends with some major digestive issues.
Of course – CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE – how many times did I belt that out over the years?!? HA!! classic.
Thanks for introducing us to Meghan. My favorite christmas tune: Jingle Bell Rock.
For Christmas, it’s anything that’s sung by Josh Groban! And I look forward to browsing Meghan’s website – I like her philosophy and look forward to learning more.
Do you hear what I hear? is my favorite. But I love all Christmas song, especially what I sing in Lessons and Carols. Renaissance carols are so fun to sing.
Jingle Bell Rock…reminds me of high school choir class every time I hear it!
Looks interesting! My favorite Christmas song is “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
I am about to head over to her website now!!
My favorite christmas song is the Love Actually version of “All I want for Christmas” by Mariah Carey. LOVE IT!
Definitely Brenda Lee’s “Rockin Around the Christmas Tree”! And I have a soft spot for anything by Bing Crosby.
Wow! Sounds amazing…. my favourite Christmas tune would have to be “Snoopy’s Christmas” – it gets stuck in my head so bad though arrrrrrrrgh
Happy christmas (War is over)
I love Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas
I have been following Meghan’s blog too and she is so inspiring.
Oh! I would love to do a Meghan Telpner cleanse!
um, holiday song. Let me think. Um, Here We Come A-Wassaling?
I Love “Whte Christmas” and “Silent Night” I’m pretty old school.hehe:-)cc
Love Judy Garland or Bing Crosby…oldies but goodies
. Happy Bday to the beautiful Summer!
I’m pretty embarrassed to admit this…. but… I love ANY of the songs off of the *NSYNC Christmas album… lol.
Hands down…Heirloom by Amy Grant. ‘A Christmas Album’ is my all-time favorite December music!
I wish I could’ve been there to see Summer’s 1st BD! Can’t wait to see the pics!
Favorite – omg – lots – but one “Oh Come All Ye Faithful”, love Josh Groban, Natalie Cole, Bing Crosby, Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton, the whole gamut!
I’ve been following Meghan for quite a while – think before you! I’d love to win this cleanse, it’d be a great pre-Christmas boost! Thank you for sharing!
love the idea of a detox before the holidays…would definitely set the tone for all of the big eating events and temptations!
hands down – Silver Bells. Reminds me of my Grandma and decorating her Chrsitmas tree with my sister. She was all about the silver, stringy tinsel!
I love Josh Groban’s version of “I’ll Be Home For Christmas.” Gives me chills
My favorite Christmas song is by Amy Grant ‘A Christmas to Remember’. When I listen to it now, it brings back great memories of my deceased husband and I during the Christmas season.
However, White Christmas is another favorite of mine and I make sure to start the Christmas season watching the movie every year.
Patricia
The Boney M Christmas album always makes me nostalgic for my childhood…
Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmas Time!” I simply cannot be seated when this song comes on. It makes me want to jump around, throw snow in the air, and eat grandma’s famous sweet rolls drenched in icing sugar
how wonderful!
Just one favorite? Impossible!!! Funny that you mentioned Amy Grant…..one of our local christian stations started playing Christmas music this weekend. I happened to walk through the garage when Amy Grants “God Is With Us” was playing. Love, Love, Love the message in that song! My youngest will be 3 in December……Hosannah is our Christmas miracle
Blue Christmas by Elvis. Love that voice.
baby it’s cold outside!
“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” – the original Judy Garland version from Meet Me in St Louis. So heartbreaking, and yet so familiar and comfortable for me. It’s one of my mom’s favorites as well, so it always reminds me of her!
Most definitely ‘Silent Night’! You both rock by the way! Keep up the positive, and holistic, energy boosting efforts!!
Not necessarily my favorite but I have fond memories of my brother singing Bing Crosby’s Mele Kalikimaka during the holidays.
My body so needs to win this… but regardless, my absolute favourite Christmas carol is O Holy Night (but so many other good ones too… The Huron Carol… O Come All Ye Faithfull…. and I could go on and on!)
Even after many traumatizing years of working retail during the Christmas holiday season (Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree in particular still makes me want to throw things), I still love Nat King Cole’s version of The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire).
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ll be eating almond butter and drooling over Ms. Telpner’s new kitchen.
A Christmas album by Johnny Mathis from the ’60s. An extra benefit was that the vinyl album itself was a lovely green.
ooh meghan is my super hero role model!! I like the regal choral music in Home Alone!
Not sure if this is the right title or who sings it, but I love the original “Baby It’s Cold Outside”
I don’t care what anyone says, Madonnas Santa Baby is still my favourite.
I’d love a kickstart on the detox front. My favorite holiday tune is Fairytale of New York… always makes me smile.
White Christmas!
O Holy Night by someone who can really, really belt it out. The kind of performance that induces goosebumps even as a digital version and not live.
My favorite tune is Winter Wonderland!
Thanks for all the awesome posts!
All I Want For Christmas by Mariah Carey. I love the upbeat tune it has!
Such a fun giveaway! I love I’ll Be Home for Christmas and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas!
would love to jumpstart my way to health. My favorite Christmas song is silly it’s Grandma got run over by a reindeer. I know but it’s great driving music when you have 6 grandsons in the car.
the Mel Torme Christmas song…”chestnuts roasting on an open fire…”
mmm. roasted chestnuts.
Oh this is a great giveaway and a Great question! My favorite tune is Angels We Have Heard on High sung by Josh Groban and Bryan Mcknight – the song uplifts Jesus and it is so beautifully done. And a close second is Amy Grant, Mariah Carey & NSYNC Christmas albums from the 90s. You know how it goes – they are so good!
I love Christmas music (way before Thanksgiving).
My favorite is Bing Crosby’s and David Bowie’s version of The Little Drummer Boy….it’s so beautiful!
Little Drummer Boy parrummpappumpum : )
John Prine’s “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause”
I’m not even religious, but I like “O Come, O Come, Immanuel.” It’s so musically haunting.
I couldn’t wait as a kid for all the TV Christmas specials, my fav from those days would have to be The Little Drummer Boy (not typical but I always had to watch it) or the main song from Charlie Brown’s Christmas special
The Little Drummer Boy.. I just love it
I like the religious ones the best. Oh Holy Night, Huron Carol, and Angels we have Heard on High are my favourites .
Hallelujah Chorus by Johnny Mathis!
What a great time for this giveaway!
Picking one is too hard, I’ve have to say Winter Wonderland and Silver Bells!
I love Andy Williams. I really need a detox Im blah and need and new energy start.
O come O come Emmanuel is one of my faves. Especially on the cello.
I heard Dominic the Donkey the other day in a store and burst out laughing… ’tis the season!
I love O Holy Night!
Being Jewish I don’t listen to much Christmas music but I was in band in high school and have a soft spot for jingle all the way- mostly because I can pick out all the instruments.
Josh Groban’s Christmas album is amazing. It’s our official baking music around the holidays : )
What Child is This? especially if one of my daughters is playing it on the piano.:-)
I love any music from the movie White Christmas which I watch every Thanksgiving weekend and I am my mothers child–years ago she had an album with Mario Lanza and it had this beautiful song called Guardian Angels around my bed–I love this one. I have Amy too and love her Christmas CD.
Silent Night is my all time favorite. My 8 year old still has me sing it to her at bedtime year round.
I definitely enjoy listening to Baby It’s Cold Outside.
Amy Grant is by far my favorite Christmas music too! I listened to her growing up and still pull out her tape (yes, tape!) and play it on my old boom box. Good thing I also have the CD’s now too. Grown Up Christmas List is my favorite!!
*Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer*
The holiday season can be stressful, my own grandma would sing this song, and it always makes me smile.
I love Christmas Wrapping by the waitresses, not the most traditional but I love hearing it every year.
I love “what child is this”, but also love Casting Crowns Christmas album.
I am loving the Taylor Swift versions of classic Christmas songs!!! Every one I have heard so far is a winner
My all-time favorite is O Holy Night. It makes me eyes water every time someone hits that high note at the end. Love!
My favourite Christmas song ever? Susie Snowflake. Remember that?!?
My favourite Christmas song that I sometimes get to hear? I’m a sucker for Last Christmas by Jimmy Eat World.
Susie Snowflake? Nope, don’t remember that one, but will have to check it out.
While Halloween is my favorite holiday and “This is Halloween” is my favorite Halloween song; my favorite holiday tunes above all are those of the Charlie-Brown-Christmas-Vince-Guaraldi collection. Love it.
Oh my gosh! Thank you so much Heather for posting about Meghan – she had Crohn’s!!! Now there is a girl who understands my journey. I was up to 1.30am this morning looking at her blog (hence the puffy eyes this morning). I just love people who dare to challenge the notions of ‘incurable’.
You made my day with this post Heather, thanks again….
Lorne,
You’re so welcome. Can’t believe I haven’t told you about Meghan before. You should read her book about her journey to rid herself of her Crohn’s symptoms. I reviewed it here: http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/08/21/review-the-healthy-cookie-unbaked/
I can’t help but love (and sing along to every time) “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”. Amy Grant’s Christmas album was always a selection during Christmas as a kid. And Nat King Cole. Love it all!
Anything sung by my 4 year old daughter. I love when children sing!
Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas (Is You)’!
And each Christmas Eve, when the kids are tucked in bed, my husband and I snuggle up on the couch together with some cookies and tea and watch our designated Christmas movie: ‘Love Actually’ – with my favorite performance of this song in it.
“Fall on Your Knees”…though I think it has a different name???
It’s so hard to choose, but one of my faves to wrap my presents to is ‘merry christmas baby’ – the otis redding version. Christmas Wrapping by the Waitresses comes a close second!
Anything off the Charlie Brown Christmas CD and/or whatever Christmas song my children are singing!
Cool giveaway! Perfect timing too. Fav song… Little drummer boy by Bing Crosby.
all i want for christmas is you!
always gets me singing
I love “Oh Holy Night” and the Christmas song from “Love Actually”. I think it’s time for a detox…
For me, it would have to be Dreidl, Dreidl, Dreidl!
Okay, this is a contemporary pick:
Hope is Born Again — Jim Brickman with Point of Grace
This is the season when I pull out all my old vinyl and start playing records!
My fav Christmas song is ” I ‘ll be home for Christmas ” . No matter how busy we are or how involved in our own lives, when Christmas comes around we all yearn to be with family. My only child started college this year and I am already feeling that yearning!
God bless you and your lovely family.
Thanks so much for introducing me to Meghan!
My favorite Christmas Songs: All I want for Christmas is you, Blue Christmas and Silent Night
Nothing beat’s Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You”
and for the bonus…best christmas movie of all time is “It’s a Wonderful Life” I love that Jimmy Stewart!
Nothing beats Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You”
And for the bonus…best christmas movie of all time is “It’s a Wonderful Life” I love that Jimmy Stewart!
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