Trying Wendys NEW Berry Almond Chicken Salad with Houston Bloggers {Giveaway}
Monday, May 30, 2011
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If you love eating salad as much as I do, you may or may not have heard of Wendys new Berry Almond Chicken Salad. My family and I had the wonderful opportunity to try it out at a local Wendys with an amazing group of Houston Bloggers. We got to mingle with the Blogger's families then we headed to a nearby park to let the kids play.
Thanks to the Wendys and TheMotherhood, a big group of Houston Bloggers made it out to Wendys on Saturday. Our mission? To take over the restaurant! No... not really, however, we did a good job of filling up tables very quickly and we all had our cameras and smartphones out documenting every last bit of it.
I'm a little OCD when it comes to being on time. So, we were really early to the event making a great time to get our order in and beat the line. My daughter and I decided we'd both try the NEW Berry Almond Chicken Salad, while the boys... well they were boys. They went for their usual cheeseburger. The salad itself comes in two sizes, small and large (pictured below):
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| Can you tell the difference in size? |
I went for the large and my 7-yr-old daughter went for the small. In hindsight, we could have both had the small. The large size was WAY more than I could eat alone. The salad comes with Berry Vinaigrette dressing and a package of almonds to sprinkle on top. I was pleasantly surprised to see that my salad was jam packed with lots of strawberries and blueberries and the lettuce was fresh and crispy, just how I like it.
After we ate, we packed up the kiddos and headed to a nearby Houston park. I was a bit bummed because we had NO idea that the park we chose ALSO had a water park. My kids were BEGGING to go swimming, but we were not at all prepared with our swimsuits, but I don't think they minded. They were happy to meet new friends.
At the end of the afternoon and after we melted underneath the Texas Sun, we decided to document the awesome group of bloggers with a group picture. I hate that we did it at the end because some bloggers already left and weren't able to get in the picture, but the one that did are below:
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| Pictured from Left to Right: Christy from Blogging Extra Lite, Lisa from MilehiMama, Sara from Momma Findings (me), Crystal from Simply Being Mommy, Alba from Independent Mami, and Shannon from Potamus Prefers. |
Final Findings:
All in all we had SUCH a great time mingling with area bloggers at Wendys. The NEW Berry Almond Chicken Salad was delicious and paired with their Berry Tea, made for a GREAT meal. I, however, found the price to be a bit steep for me at $6.49.
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One lucky Momma Findings winner will receive a $25 Wendys Gift Card so you can try to the NEW Berry Almond Chicken Salad.
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Tell me, in the comment section, what kind of salad you like creating. I'm looking for new ways and wasn't sure I'd like the berries in my salad, but I did. So I wanna learn what you guys put in your salads.
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I like a salad with lettuce, tomatoe, carrots, thinly sliced chicken and a creamy italian dressing. Sometimes I even add in kidney beans or chick peas.
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I like bacon, croutons and egg in my salad.
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I like creating a tuna salad over romaine lettuce with fresh pomegranate seeds!
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I like salads with hard boiled egg and bacon bits.
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I like making salads out of whatever is in the fridge.
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I like adding chicken and pear slices and grapes to my salads.
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I put lettuce, tomatoes, chopped ham and cheese in my salad.
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I like to have shrimpin my salads. Thanks for the chanccce.
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I love salads with fruits in it like pineapple
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I like my salad with lettuce, tomatoes, olives and chunks of Mozzarella cheese.
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I love salads that have olives and cherry tomatoes. I've recently started, also, putting very mild banana peppers in mine.
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First off, this salad is amazing! For salads I make at home, I like different kinds of lettuce, carrots, cheese, hard boiled egg, tomatos, and blue cheese dressing
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I like to create antipasta salads.
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I like shredded cabbage in my salad
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I just put cheese and crutons in my salad.
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I like fresh spinach with berries, blue cheese and walnuts.
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I love chopped salads - carrots, cucumbers, edamame, red peppers, cheese, grilled chicken...yum!
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I cannot stand boring salads so I go overboard. I love...spring mix lettuce (variety), sunflower seeds, peanuts, avacado, carrots, cucumber, shredded cheddar, diced egg, raisins and ranch dressing.
I'm actually pretty simple! I like lettuce, cheese, croutons, ham, and ranch dressing!
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Fave thing for salads- strawberries, balsamic & pecans.
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I like lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onions, and cheese.
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I love to top a green salad with raisins or mandarin oranges. I love fruit on my salad. Thanks for the review and giveaway!
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I like taco salads. I just put tons of chili and cheese on the top!
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I like pecans in my salad.
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I guess i am a plain ole salad person. I like lettece , cucumbers, fresh mushrooms. cheese, crutons, sunflower seeds and ranch dressing.
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Debra Hall the salad with berries is very good i didnt think i'd like it either
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I like using Romaine lettuce, sliced grape tomatoes, shredded carrots, sliced cuccumbers, sliced radishes topped off with crumbled Feta cheece
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I'd put lettuce, tomatoe, bacon, chicken and hard boiled egg
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tonight's salad was - romaine lettuce, tomato, garbanzo beans, avocado, peas, asparagus, carrot, red onion, sliced almonds, fresh mozarella cheese -- yummy!
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On top of home grown red lettuce, I'll put either corn or green beans, sun dried tomatoes, raisins (think mediterranean flavor), avocado, salsa (love my salsa), and either ranch or vinagrette dressing
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Salad are so fun, because there is no wrong way to make them. I am loving taco salds at the moment...green leafy lettuce...cumbled chips...any left over meats...cheese...tomoates...olives...salsa...and guac for the dressing. This is the only way I can get my tot to eat salad. Thanks Patricia yellow_patricia at hotmail dot com
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I like putting hardboiled eggs in my salads
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I like the baja chicken salad. I tried the berry almond and it is OK, but I prefer the ceasar or baja varieties. i love everything in my salads - especially chick peas and olives
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My favorite salad has it all: fried chicken pieces, bacon, cheese, and the lettuce and veggies of course.
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I love putting chicken bites and almonds in my salads!
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We eat a lot of salads here. I like to add anything and everything fresh- often that includes red grapes, grape tomatoes, cucumbers, and I love toasted pecans with gorgonzola cheese crumbles! My favorite dressing is just simply olive oil with balsamic vinegar.
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I like making a spinach salad with baby spinach leaves (I don't like the stems, so I pull all of them off), strawberries, pineapple, blueberries, mandarin oranges, walnuts, and Ken's (or Newman's) Raspberry Walnut dressing.
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Mine are pretty simple. Lettuce, cucumber, carrots and that's about it.
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I like a traditional chef salad with turkey, ham, and cheese on top of lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers.
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I like shredded beets on my salad!
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I love fruit in my salad - either fresh (apples, berries, etc) or dried (cranberries or raisins) and lots of crunchy things like croutons, nuts and won tons
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i love red onions and ranch dressing on my salads
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I usually use some sort of meat (chicken, turkey), cheese, croutons, carrot, and lettuce.
i also like sunflower seeds, shredded cheese, sliced up cooked eggs, kidney & garbanzo beans
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I like my salad with the usual lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, and cucumbers but I also add in dried, diced fruits like apricots, apples, pears, and plums, with a sprinkling of sunflower seeds—delish!
Oh yeah....I LOVE fruit in my green salads....my usual salad is red leaf lettuce, cucumber, avocado, tomato and dried cranberries...yum!
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My favorite salad is topped with grilled chicken (with bbq sauce), corn, black beans, onions, tomatoes, and honey mustard. I could eat it constantly. I made one yesterday with grilled turkey breast on top and it was pretty good too.
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I love toasted pine nuts in my salad ... but they are soooo expensive. Delish but expensive.
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I love sliced almonds on my salads...
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i love avocado in my salads.
I love avacados, black olives, and sunflower seeds on my salads! Thanks so much for the chance!
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I called it my "fish" salad with fresh fish, lettuce, diced tomatoes, and the "cole slaw" cabbage without the sauce it comes with. Top it with shredded pepper jack and your choice of dressing! It is so good! Of course, you can add fruit or other veggies. Sometimes I put mango in it.
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I like ham or turkey, egg and cheese in my salads
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