My McCafe Visit In Search Of Equal! #cbias #equalcanada

My quest for Equal Sweetener has lead me to my local new McCafe McDonalds. It opened a few months ago and although I have visited the drive-thur Ive never actually been inside until today.

The hubby and I had a ton of xmas shopping to tackle today but before we took on the crowds (or lack there of at my local mall) we stopped at @McD_Canada for breakfast. As we entered we met a friendly man who gave us some coupons that were expiring that day - how sweet.

The lobby was decorated with a xmas tree and garland and it was seriously the most high-tech McDonalds I have ever seen. There were signs mentioning free WI-FI and tv screens everywhere with the news or the McCafe menu.

I had an egg McMuffin (no meat) and a McCafe Latte with sugar free vanilla syrup while the hubs had 3 hash browns, 2 breakfast burritos & a hot chocolate because he says he is a "growing boy".... oh and we also got free cinnamon bites with the coupon which we had only a bite of since it was so early.

I asked the cashier for Equal Sweetener she informed me that they didn't carry it but offered only 1 substitute instead... All the more reason for me to fill out the comment card online via their website info found on my receipt along with a chance to win $1000 of course ;)

 I have been a huge sweetener user for years but in the last few months Ive started slowing down my consumption of it but I wish restaurants would offer more selection in the way of sweeteners.

So the quest for Equal continues, until the next adventure......

For more information on Equal Sweeteners please check out Equal Canada on Facebook & their Twitter page @EqualCanada


This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias. #CBias however all opinions are my own.

Did You Know Tomorrow is World Diabetes Day? #Equalcanada #CBias

Did you know that there are more than 9 million Canadians are living with diabetes or prediabetes, and that number is increasing? With November being National Diabetes Month, what better time to talk about preventative measures, and the importance of managing the disease. 

I'm sure we all know someone who is affected with the disease (for me it is my cousin) and at this time there is no cure available, so having a proactive approach to the disease is the only way to properly treat Diabetes.

The 4th annual Report on Diabetes comes out November 10th for World Diabetes Day, 

which is on Nov 14th. The 8 page spread, available in The National Post as well as online, will discuss prevention and diabetes management. 

For this edition they are featuring former wrestling superstar Bret Michaels (who also stared in The Apprentice) as their cover story, he will be discussing his battle with Type 1 Diabetes.

This year, Equal is being featured exclusively as the only artificial sweetener in this publication. Equal will have a spread with a recipe (woohoo!) in the National Post on Nov 10, in conjunction with their 8 page feature for World Diabetes Day.

You may know Ive been in search of Equal sweeteners in some of my past coffee adventures and would love to see it available in more establishments as it is an acceptable part of a diabetics diet. Here's a fact for you: Substituting traditional Equal products for sugar in coffee* and on cereal* each day will save an unbelievable 20,440 calories per year.  *based on 2 teaspoons of sugar in coffee and 2 teaspoons of sugar on cereal each day I have been on more of a health kick for the wedding but also to better myself and to make sure I live better. I see how its affected my cousin and others in my life and so I will personally be donating Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Want to know how you can help? Donate to Juvenile Diabetes. 


Did you also know that Equal's website offers all kinds of yummy recipes? Check out this Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe that is too good to NOT try!

Well check it out and before you head to the grocery store to stock up just an FYI, Sobey’s has a special ‘Baking Flyer’ out, and Equal Suraclose is on sale for $5.99 this week!

If you would like to know more about Equal be sure to check out their Facebook & Twitter. Want to know more about World Diabetes day? Pick up your National Post or visit them online.

*This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias. #CBias however all opinions are my own.

On a Mission To Find a Coffee Shop That Provides #EqualCanada Sweeteners!

Remember my fabulous coffee date with a little princess last week? Well I was given the task again by the lovely folks at Collective Bias #Cbias to go on a mission to see if any local restaurant or coffee shop of my choice offered Equal #EqualCanada.

I chose Timothy's Cafe at our local mall for my coffee/catch up date with my girl Amelia. Well actually if you want the truth, my future husband had his bachelor party yesterday and was um... well hung over. His hangover food craving? EDO JAPAN! The only place to get Edo Japan near us was the mall as so I was sent of 2 missions., 1 for Equal and 1 for Edo lol.

I dont normally go to Timothy's as I generally think Tim Hortons when I was tea or coffee but this mission to find a place that serves Equal had me wanting to try something different. I looked around and found the area where they stocked all their sugars and sweeteners and noticed yet again that little blue Equal package was mission.

We placed our order, green teas with a shot of ginger in it (very refreshing) and then Amelia asked the girl serving us if they had any Equal available... the answer was (as suspected) nope...

They had all kinds of coffee and teas but no Equal Sweeteners... At this point I was told I wasn't allowed to take pictures so that kinda put a damper on the mission and we left.

And so the quest continues....

CHEERS!

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* This Shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias. #CBias but views expressed are my own.