Okay, that was a lame attempt at alliteration but it’s still true. LightFull Satiety Smoothies are my new favorite snack, and considering they’re made from all-natural ingredients and are low cal and heart healthy, that’s saying a lot! Move over Trader Joe’s dark chocolate covered raisins and reduced-fat Oreos, there’s a new snack in town.

The lowdown: LightFull Food’s Satiety Smoothies are 90- to 100-calorie smoothies designed to keep you satiated (i.e. “full to the point of satisfaction”). They have 5 grams of fiber and 5 grams of protein and they’re sweetened with all natural sweeteners like real fruit puree (fruit flavors), evaporated cane juice (only a touch) and erythritol (low-glycemic sweetener that occurs naturally in pears, grapes and melons). Because foods high in fiber and protein slow digestion and prolong the “I’m full” feeling, you’ll eat fewer calories and feel full longer. These smoothies also contain no saturated fats, trans fats or cholesterol. But can something so good for you—they’re also gluten free and an excellent sources of calcium—taste good? They wouldn’t be my new favorite snack if they didn’t!

I received samples of LightFull Food’s 8.25-oz bottles in Mango Oasis, Chocolate Satisfaction, Peachy Cream, Strawberry Bliss, and Café Latte. Though I didn’t test the Cafe Latte (from other reviews it’s really tasty!), I did taste test the other flavors and I can honestly say they are all pretty yummy. If you’re a fruit lover you’ll enjoy the Peachy Cream for sure, and even though Chocolate Satisfaction wasn’t as tempting as, say, Starbucks’ double chocolate frappuccino, it still tasted pretty good (and had a lot fewer calories, sugar, and fat).

But I have a personal story to share that help prove the satiety power of these little drinks. Before heading to a family party (about a half-hour drive) where pizza was the main—and only—course, I drank a Chocolate Satisfaction. By the time we arrived I didn’t feel the need to fight my way to the front of the line and I only ended up eating two pieces (an all-time personal low) before feeling pleasantly full. So now LightFull Food’s Satiety Smoothies are not only a favorite snack but a favorite weapon in the fight against overeating at family get-togethers! —Emily

It’s time for our first exciting assignment with Boutique Cafe TV, and we hope you’ll each run to your video camera (or computer iSight camera) and answer this question: “What’s your Greatest Dream…for Yourself?”

*GIVEAWAY!! If we get enough video entries back we’ll air them in a special show for Mother’s Day! We need you to get involved and make this assignment happen, so to inspire participation Boutique Cafe is offering a PRIZE!! Each entry will go into a hat and entered to win a 1 month banner ad in our popular Market that you can use to promote your blog or business!! In your video reply be sure to mention your name, if you have children & how many, and your business name if you have one – and then share your dream with us. Submissions become the property of Boutique Cafe.com for use within our show exclusively. For further information on submission guidelines contact: daria@boutiquecafe.com subject: Video Submission

**Boutique Cafe is brought to you by Aveeno Baby. Visit the Aveeno website for their NEW Aveeno Baby webpage, it’s full of information on Caring for Your Baby, Bonding, Skin Care, Tips and Product Information.

To help make your Mother’s Day shopping a little easier, georgie tees is offering free Priority Mail shipping on all orders placed before midnight, May 7th. For details visit georgietees.com. You can view our entire line of infant and maternity tees, including our “mama lisa” tee, which is perfect for moms-to-be and moms-who-are. (By the way, we include free gift wrapping with every order, and not just for Mother’s Day—we gift wrap all year long!)—Emily

Whether you’re already experiencing true spring weather or still waiting for it while watching the falling snow (that would be me), Kensington Baby has your little one prepared for sun or snow with their super chic, super unique line of baby hats.

To put it simply, Kensington Baby has taken a simple knit cap and turned it into a fabulous fashion statement, but there’s nothing simple about these fab hats. The hats for baby girls are embellished with everything from posh ribbon (love the polka dots!), Swarovski crystals and flowers. Our little Livi received the Ella in white, and I can’t help but smile when I think about it. That hat is about the cutest thing I’ve ever seen, especially when the cutest little girl is wearing it! With its green and white striped ribbon, sweet little flower and Swarovski crystal accents, what little girl wouldn’t make a fashion statement wearing the Ella or any other hat from the girls line?

But don’t think Kensington Baby is just for girls. Their boys hats have me wishing my little boy weren’t well into his terrible twos. With totally cool patches ranging from baseballs to fire trucks to hockey skates, your little one will be stylin’ in his stroller rain or shine (or snow in my case). Plus the 100% combed cotton baby rib hats fit 0 to 18 months and can be folded down as baby grows, so feel free to let your little one make that fashion statement until his second birthday. (After that the terrible twos take over and he may have a different idea as to what kind of fashion statement he wants to make! My two-year-old’s stylin’ outfit? His favorite pajamas and cowboy boots… You know, I bet if he had on a Kensington Baby hat it would totally complete the outfit!—Emily

* Promotion! Kensington Baby is offering Daily Dish readers 10% off their purchase. Simply enter code “Cafe” at checkout.

Hang on to your sewing machines, we have exciting news for boutique design groups right now! Boutique Cafe would like to feature your groups designs for an upcoming launch you might have in the works. We realize this may take some coordination to get images together and sent in so we’re booking features for group Fashion Shows now through the end of summer. Bookings will be done on a first come, first served basis and the fashion showcase will last one week on our front page (then of course in our archives).

If your design group would like to be featured please send me an email to daria@boutiquecafe.com
Please include information about your group: – Date of your launch (this is critical) – Number of participants – Theme/Name of your launch – How long your group has been running – The leader’s name and contact info if applicable – If you’re group would like to offer a prize or giveaway to coincide with the feature on Boutique Cafe (we highly recommend offering a giveaway of some kind to correspond with your launch.)

*Once your date is approved and we confirm with you, we’ll require some additional information, 1 image per participating member for the Fashion Show, your group logo and a quote about your group and what makes it special. (images will need to be supplied at least 1 week in advance of your feature date in order to create the movie)

We’re so excited to offer this great opportunity to so many talented designer groups! Cheers – Daria

***UPDATE – Check out our NEW GROUP Fashion Show Bookings Calendar for availability. We’ll work hard to keep it updated regularly.

Pretty Ditty has such mouth-watering aprons in their Etsy shop. This funky Shibuki Dragon apron is ideal for the wearer who wants something a bit more edgy and fun.

Snag it on Etsy >
And if you have a LOVE for aprons be sure to check out my Apron A Day Blog

This week, Daria shares exciting news about her new article featured this month in Yummy Mummy magazine , entitled “Handmade is Hot”. We invite you to check out the article to learn more about Handmade Artisan clothing for your children, as well as gain some valuable resources in the hunt for the perfect designer. Thanks so much to Amy from ToteandTee.com for use of her beautiful images to accompany the article. Additional kudos to Emily our Contributing Editor for her mad editing skills and assistance in creating an informative article for those just introduced to the Boutique business.

The Portland Quilt Market is taking place May 16-18th at the Oregon Convention Centre. Boutique Cafe will be in attendance at this Trade Only event and will be covering it for our listeners. Look in the coming weeks for interviews with some your favorite fabric and pattern designers. If there’s someone you would for BC to interview at market be sure to let us know!

Boutique Cafe is also elated to have Aveeno Baby from Johnson & Johnson as our New Sponsor. To support us please visit Boutique Cafe often and click on the Aveeno Baby banner at the top of our page. Your clicks show them just how active and interested our community really is. Thanks so much for your help. We love Aveeno Baby and are excited to have a sponsor who’s products we use and enjoy! **If you use Aveeno Baby products leave a comment in our shownotes today and let us know which product is your Fave. Podsafe music in this episode from Lee Coulter “Photograph”.