I'm Lovin It! @McDonalds‏ #happinesssservedlocally

I was really excited to take my boys to a new McDonald in Omaha. You can find this McDonalds at 14449 W Center Rd Omaha, NE 68144. I love going to new places. Everything is so clean, and in this case modern.

I get tired of McDonalds getting a bad wrap for having unhealthy food, when they try to have options for their Happy Meals, salads with options, and now fresh burgers.

Did you know that most fast food places have pre frozen meat patty's, and do not serve fresh meat? McDonalds was one of those places, but they have changed their ways. :)

We were welcomed with smiles, a fun McDonalds backdrop, and a display of good food!

Mica had the craziest look on his 12 year old face. It was cracking everyone up! I knew he was having a great time once the words, "You can have whatever you want, and it's on us!" came out of the manager's mouth.

Isaak typically puts on a great smile for the camera. He hasn't entered that new stage of, I'm too cool for the camera.

Their set up of food looked so yummy! 

What to Order in Their Kiosk:

Typically between the 4 of us we order 2 meals, and 2 sandwiches. Then we split the fries, and drinks.

Last night it was just the two boys and I. Since we could have anything, but knew we were getting samples we ordered fairly light. Each boy got a sandwich, I got a South Western salad, and we each got a shake.

I have to admit that was was judgy with the any self order spot in any store. I'm getting used to it. The boys love it. Possibly it's my old school ways. I'm finding myself using self check out more at stores because it's faster.

My salad was good, but I didn't use any dressing. It tasted good without it. It's great if I can get used to eating salad without dressing. That's where the calories are.

They asked why we didn't get one of their Quarter Pounders, so we got one for the boys to split...

and one for me that had some yummy seasonings. It tasted very Southwestern. Oh my goodness it was good! Isaak had a sliver off mine.

They gave us a fry, for waiting on some chicken to grill. It was so not needed. We had so much food. We all split the fries.

The boys were really excited to have a shake! They picked chocolate and I picked strawberry. What's your favorite flavor of shake?

Food Coma

After that we were in a food coma. Isaak was laying his head on my shoulder at the booth, and Mica couldn't even stand up straight. Ha!

Swag!

They were so nice and gave us a some McDonalds swag.

 Maybe I'll be a McDonald's worker for next Halloween. ;)

Go to McDonalds and order a Quarter Pounder today!

Disclaimer: McDonalds was kind enough to give us the food mentioned in this post. They in no way told me what to say when writing this post.

Stainless Steel Smoothie Straws - Set of 5 Review

If you're a long time reader you know that we drink smoothies a lot. We have one 3 or 4 times a week. I love the new Stainless Steel Smoothie Straws - Set of 5 I got to review!

We love these straws! Isaak is not a huge smoothie fan, he loves them now that he has a straw. They really are the secret to the perfect healthy smoothie.

What's in this smoothie? 

• A handful of spinach leaves
• Frozen bananas
• Frozen strawberries
• Ground down probiotic (I use a coffee grinder to grind probiotics down)
• Unsweetened almond milk

We try new things in our smoothies all the time.

The straw kept my drink cold, and I felt like I was drinking in style. Smoothie doesn't get stuck. The straw is wider than most straws.

Better For Us, Better For Our Environment

Stainless Steel Reusable Straws are safe. They have no harmful chemicals that plastic straws have. No worries about BPA being in them, or worse chemicals than BPA. We reuse them, so straws are going into the landfill from us.

This set comes with a straw cleaner. The straws are wider than normal straws, so I found that I don't need to use the brush every time. I did use the brush on them, and my thermos I use for work. It cleaned my thermos straw out well.

You can clean these in the dishwasher. I have only hand washed mine. I hand wash something every day, so I clean my straws in with that sink full of dishes.

Why Their Stainless Steel Straws Are Better:

• High Grade Stainless Steel 
• Unique Design 
• Straight & Extra Wide Makes Sipping Thicker Shakes & Smoothies Easy 
• They Won't Bend
• They Won't Rust 
• They Won't Break Like Glass or Plastic Straws Do 
• Plastic Free Packaging
• No Chemicals
• No BPA
• No Phthalates
• No Metallic Taste 

You will save money, and cut down on toxins by using this set of straws.

If you are a malt, or shake fan these straws work for that to! :)

Cost: $24.90, but on sale for $9.90! Pick up a set, or 2 on Amazon today!

Disclaimer: I received this set of Stainless Steel Straws for a discounted price for the purpose of this review. The opinions are 100% mine.