479 Popcorn Review & Giveaway (Ends 5/5)

So we are popcorn fanatics in my house! I love to try different flavors and I am always looking for new and fun snacks. So when I came across 479 Popcorn I was super excited. Not only did a mom create it, but it is also an organic snack made with high quality ingredients. Oh and did I mention that it also comes in the funkiest and yummiest flavors!
479 Popcorn Flavors:

• Alderwood Smoked Sea Salt

• Chipotle Caramel + Almonds

• Black Truffle + White Cheddar

• Fleur de Sel Caramel

• Ginger Sesame Caramel

• Madras Curry Coconut + Cashews

• Pimenton de La Vera

• Vietnamese Cinnamon Sugar

479 Popcorn began when creator, Jean Arnold, was a child and the only popcorn her mother served was organic popcorn from a stovetop popper. Since then Jean experimented with making her own organic popcorn and flavoring it with exotic seasonings that were inspired by her international upbringing and training at Le Cordon Bleu in London. Why is it called 479 Popcorn? Well, 479 degrees Fahrenheit is the optimal temperature for popping corn. So Jean started popping corn by hand in San Francisco with her husband and now she is selling her wonderful popcorn at 479 Popcorn!

479 Popcorn Features:

• Popped in heavy copper kettles in small batches and seasoned while still warm

• Never mass manufactured or stored in a warehouse. It is made to order, then shipped out same day.

• USDA certified organic.

• Only highest quality ingredients are used from local farmers around the world.

• Only farmers who support sustainable organic farming and fair trade practices are used. Spices used are from growers who follow certain methods of cultivation and production, from seeing to harvest to stringent storage requirements.

So now you may be wondering why choose organic popcorn? Well by using old-fashioned organic popcorn, the distinct corny, nutty taste, and enticing toasty aroma is kept. So since the popcorn is not mass-produced and seasoned with artificial additives flavorings, it is easier to enjoy the actual popcorn. 479 Popcorn actually comes from a small family-owned farm since 1945 and uses strict sustainable farming practices that rely on rotations and natural compost.

Not only does 479 Popcorn taste fresh and full of seasonings, but also it is better for you than conventional popcorn. What I was surprised to find out is that conventional, non-organic popcorn was identified as one of the top ten foods most contaminated with pesticides and chemicals in the FDA’s 2003 Total Diet Study. There were actually 33 toxic residues found in non-organic popcorn that have been linked to serious healthy issues. Wow! So I am glad that I enjoy this popcorn, since it is healthier for me!

What did I think about the taste? I loved all the flavors! They were just so different and I felt pretty cool eating gourmet popcorn. I think my favorite is the Ginger Sesame Carmel popcorn. It tasted so rich and different. My husband loves the Madras Coconut Curry + Cashew because it is spicy and full of flavor.

479 Popcorn is also so sought after and loved that it even made Oprah’s O List this month!

479 Popcorn is sold in Sampler Packs and Collections. The Sampler Packs contain 5 different flavors, packaged in a beautiful gift box perfect to treat yourself or give as a gift! There are 4 different Sampler Packs to choose from depending on what flavors you are most interested in. Now the Collections include three 1-gallon canisters of the different flavors. So whether you are a Carmel lover like me or you prefer some of the other unique flavors, there is definitely something for everyone! And I promise you won’t be disappointed by how rich and flavorful this popcorn is!
Guess what? I got to try out the Globetrotter Sampler and since I love it so much, I have teamed up with 479 Popcorn to offer 1 Lucky Reader the chance to win one!

Win It: Check out 479 Popcorn and tell me what Sampler or Collection you would choose, other than the Globetrotter!
Also, if you just put a generic comment like “I want to Win” then I will have to disqualify you. Sorry! Also, this contest is only open to US.

Extra Entries (Only valid after above entry is done!) :

1. Subscribe to Mama’s Money Savers

2. Follow me (let me know if you already do)

3. Blog about this contest or send an email to your friends/family and CC: ckachelmuss@gmail.com

4. If you have EntreCard, drop your card on me (or advertise on my site!)

5. Post my blog button on your site

6. Add to Technorati Favorites

7. Sign up for the 479 Popcorn Mailing List (on the left side)

Please leave me a comment for EACH entry and your email address if it is not in your profile for each entry that you complete above so I can accurately pick a winner. So you have a total of 7 entries to win and 7 possible comments. This contest ends on May 5th. Thanks everyone and I good luck to everyone!

Also, check out my other giveaways! (I have a link to current giveaways posted at the top center of this blog and a permanent linky under my Giveaways tab above!)

Looking for even more giveaways? Check out Sweepstakes Advantage and Ultimate Blog Carnival on LiveGiveaways.Com, and the Mom Most Traveled Blog Carnival!