Sweet as Sugar ~ #EqualCanada

Our monthly shopping trip into the city arrived this week, so complete with lists, coupons and snacks we headed into our whirlwind day of stocking up and shopping for the month ahead! Getting ready for a trip into the city with 3 kids under the age of 5 (and with one in the oven!) is quite an ordeal at times...so I like to start preparing a day or two in advance. I gather up all the coupons I've found that we'll be using, I check the sale papers (both the ones that arrive in our mailbox as well as some others that are available online), I make my lists of stores we're going to and what we're buying at each store. Then I pack lunches for our family, snacks for the family, and all the other things that are needed for a day away from home with young children.

Finally...the morning of the trip arrives and we gobble down some breakfast and head out the door as early as possible - usually by 8am if possible! Yes, a day in the city is always a family affair, which although it requires a little more work and planning, it is great and the kids love it as well. I'll take any extra opportunity I can get to spend extra time with my kids & my family - even if it means hauling them all along to a day of running errands in the city.

This month we had a special opportunity to purchase some Equal Sweetener from Walmart Canada. This is a new product from #EqualCanada and is now readily available at Walmart, which is perfect since this is one of our common stops during a trip into the city.

We have never purchased Equal before, so with my shopping cart full of children, I set off to discover exactly where I could find this new product. We were in a bit of a hurry so after looking around a bit and not finding it, I asked an employee who directed me to the pharmacy section (I'd been looking in the grocery section). Once we were in the right area of the store we were able to quickly locate the canister of Equal Sweetener. See? Here it is...sitting on the shelf, just waiting to be bought and taken home. :) This canister is normally $9.97 - but is currently on a Rollback for $7.97 at Walmart this week. However, our Walmart must've forgotten to add the Rollback sign this week as it was missing. I do notice though that people (ourselves included!) are much more likely to purchase or at least consider purchasing a product that has a sign/ad such as the rollback sign nearby ~ a sale is always a plus in our books!

After a day of shopping, we headed back home and unpacked the van. Later on that evening my eyes caught that nice-sized canister of Equal Sucralose sitting on y counter. It's a product I've never owned or used before, and I began to wonder what exactly I'd do with it. Basically, it is a tasty No Calorie Sweetner and 1 cup of Equal is the same as 1 cup of sugar...sounds pretty easy to substitute in any of my baking recipes! The container is ideal for storing in the pantry when you're not using it and it has a great-sized opening at the top so you can scoop your measuring cups right into the container instead of trying to 'pour' it out.

That about sums up a taste of what a shopping trip, complete with a "sweet" trip into Walmart looks like for our family. And although we sometimes need a few days to "recover", we still look forward to doing it again next month. ;)

Check it Out Yourself!
Sound like a product you may like to purchase for your own family? Or for a friend who's looking for a No Calorie Sweetener? Before you head over to your local Walmart to pick it up, why not take a peek at Equal Canada on Twitter and Equal Canada on Facebook. In addition, there's always the Equal website which is full of helpful information and details on all their products.

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