Here we are with a soup giveaway, as promised! A few weeks ago, I’ve been contacted by Sarah on behalf of the Campbell Soup Company, with an offer to send me some soup. Sarah has done her homework, she read my About Me page before sending me an email and saw that I was trying to lose weight by counting calories. This reminded me 2 things: 1) I need to update my About Me page (haha) – done!; 2) that soup IS a great, healthy and low calorie way to fill up and get a serving of vegetables while you’re at it. Since I reduced the amount of processed and packed foods out of my diet, somehow packaged soup got the same treatment. So many brands are high in sodium and full of artificial ingredients and preservatives. I was happy to hear that Campbell’s V8 soups have only 480 mg of sodium per serving and include no artificial flavors or preservatives. 1 cup of soup also has a full serving of veggies. Excellent… but how does it taste?
I tried the Vegetable Blend soup yesterday for lunch. For some reason I was expecting a thin blended soup (probably thinking of the V8 juice…) so I brought lots of veggies to bulk it up. I added some green beans and brown rice to the bowl and finally opened the container. What I discovered was that the soup was thick and had lots of veggie chunks. Instead of overloading the bowl, I put the rest of my veggies away. Topped with some pumpkin seeds, this soup was so satisfying. With 1/2 of english muffin for dipping, this was truly a complete meal. I’m going to try the other half of the box, just on its own. I have a feeling it’s great just the way it is 
Would you like to try it for free? I thought so! 
Campbell’s V8 Soup campaign focuses on “counting” your steps towards wellness, so together with 2 boxes of soup, you will also receive the following goodies, to help you count your servings of vegetables and count your steps towards wellness (pretty cheesy but can you really say no to vegetable shaped pens? So cute!)
V8 soup health journal and vegetable shaped pens to keep track of your servings
A pedometer to count your steps
A foldable grocery bag to stock up on veggies (please ignore the mess in our living room)
I think that’s a pretty great gift, don’t you think? Here are the rules to enter the giveaway:
1) Leave a comment on this post!
2) If you have a blog, let others know about the giveaway and link back to this post. If you don’t have a blog, tell someone about this giveaway and let me know that you’ve done so (after they enter the giveaway by commenting). *This earns you 2 bonus points*
3) If you have a blog, add Healthy and Sane to your blogroll (if I’m already on your blogroll, let me know – it counts!). If you don’t, shoot me an email and give me some feedback on my blog. *This also earns you 2 bonus points*
The giveaway will go through 5pm EST on October 29. I will announce the winner that night. Good luck! 
Wow… that is an awesome giveaway!!! Would love to win
I don’t have a blogroll on my blog, but I am subscribed on G Reader! I adore those pens, so cute!
OH lala on the modeling! I am excited for your review because i did assume that it was thin like the V8 juice…and well I like chunky veggie soup!
you have been linked back http://runtothefinish.blogspot.com/2009/10/outdoor-yoga.html
On my blog roll!!
Yes, I would love to win the give away. I haven’t tried the soup yet but it looks delish!!!
I haven’t tried the V8 soup! the veggie pens are so cute!
i have never tried these!
This is an awesome giveaway, i’d love to have a pedometer as well as some tasty soup.
I LOVE V8 soups! I used to be super hooked on the Campbell’s gold label or harvest select or whatever it was called, and then I tried the v8 brand. WOW!
love the veggie pens btw!
great giveaway- i really want those veggie pens!
YUM! That soup looks so delish– I’m such a sucker for soups in the winter!
That looks like a fabulous giveaway for a food nerd like me! You’re already on my blogroll. Duh!
This is a great giveaway! I am a huge fan of soup in general… and am always looking for new delicious and healthy options. Great prize!!!
great giveaway!
I’m a HUGe fan of soups. I really like kabocha soup!
you’re on my blogroll!!
This is a very neat giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity. My friend Laura E emailed me about it.
That soup looks great! I’ve tried the corn and red pepper V8 soup before and I thought it was really good. I don’t have a blog but I emailed my friend Rita about your giveaway and made sure she commented!
I don’t especially care for soup (especially vegetable) and I don’t usually enter your contests or giveaways because I see you all the time and reap your foodie benefits thus.
BUT, Oct. 29th is my 10 year anniversary, and I’m FEELING LUCKY! ;P
Hey girl! This looks great!
ANDDDD your on my blogroll
LOVE your new place
and it is certainly getting to soup weather! i have one of those in the cupboard, but i haven’t tried the veggie blend…
i’m totally up for a run this sunday
Great giveaway! I have been wanting to try the V8 soups!
the pens are soooo cute!! ive never tried these soups before, but they loo really good.
What an awesome giveaway!
1) You are on my blog roll
2) I have linked back to your giveaway on my blog
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Awesome V8 giveaway!
I love soup! You are already on my blogroll and I linked the giveaway to my blog!
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cool giveaway !:D
the soup looks amazing! I would love to try it =)
I also assumed the V8 soups were thin blended soups like V8 juice.
thanks so much for the giveaway! you are already on my blogroll too =)
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The soup looks great! I would love to try it. Great giveaway!
I just tried one of these soups last weekend and it was wonderful!!
Wow, what a prize pack and I LOVE soup!
Awesome!! I LOVE V8′s soups!!!
Love V8!
Awesome prize pack
V8 is great!!!!!!
Wow, killer giveaway!
This is great, thanks so much, hope to win!!!
VERY cool, thanks mucho!
Elina, great giveaway and I love the blog (V8 rocks by the way!)
So cool, I agree, V8 Rocks
i want vegetable shaped pens! and the soups! and the bag! and the pedometer! ok ok i’m entered right?
Hi Elina, what a great give away. I would love to win it!
Going to the store in about an hour, actually, and V8 soup is on my list!
Wow looks awesome, I love soup but also try to avoid sodium in mass quantity.
Not gonna lie I think my favorite part of this giveaway is the pea pen!! But i would love to try to new vegetable blend soup, I cant seem to find it anywhere in my area.
I would love to try out this soup. It looks so yummy!
What a fun giveaway! I’m always up for trying soup
What a great giveaway. Looks delicious!
…and I added you to my blogroll. I’ll definitely be coming back to this blog more often — some great ideas.
Mmm, I love soup in the winter/fall!
You have been linked back to/added to the blogroll here http://awomansintuition.wordpress.com/!
I just saw the commercial for the new flavor a couple days ago and wondered how it tasted. Glad to hear it was good! I love the butternut squash and tomato, though I tend not to eat either very often because they are a little pricey, in my opinion.
Oh, and I forgot to add that I already have you on my blogroll.
Veggie pens and a pedometer?! I love the healthie theme!!
You are of course on my blogroll, and I will link back on my next post
great giveaway! I’ve already to have a pedometer!
How fun! Enter me pretty please!
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I’d love to get this giveaway. On my own journey to become more healthy, and although I haven’t blogged about it, I really do find inspiration from your blog.
what a fun give-away!
What an awesome giveaway! Would love to taste the soup!
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I love V8 Soup!!!!
what a cute little giveaway! haha I’d totally be sporting those pens in class.
People would be like “who’s the chick with the veggie pens…”
Thanks for the giveaway!
Oh and I dont have a blog, but I did tell me roomie about the giveaway this morning
I looooove soup and would love to win:)
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I would love to win this. The soup looks yummy and the pens are so cute:)
mmmm yum yum! I love v8 soup, please enter me into the giveaway
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