When Pete was a newborn and Poppy was still a toddler, I decided I needed to get out of the house on a regularly scheduled basis. So I applied for a weekend job at a locally owned coffee shop near the apartment we lived in at the time. I only worked there for a little while, but it was long enough to get hooked on those frosty blended coffee beverages. (You may be familiar with them if you’ve ever been to that coffee shop with the mermaid on the sign.) They’re refreshing and delicious, but they’re pricey and not what you’d call low-cal. So regardless of how much I’d like them to be, they’ve never been an “anytime food.”

Except that last week I discovered that I can make them at home — for way less money and fewer calories, too — using Seattle’s Best’s new Frozen Coffee Blend product. They sent me a few packs of the Creamy Caramel flavor to try out last week, and I was sitting next to our little pool enjoying what I like to call a Nice & Icy Creamy Caramel Toffee Coffee Supreme minutes after the FedEx guy left the driveway. That’s way less time than it would’ve taken to load the kids into the car for the drive to the coffee shop.

The Frozen Coffee Blends also come in Coffee Chiller, Mega Mocha and Very Vanilla, and Seattle’s Best is looking forward to giving 50 of you the chance to try them out. Leave a comment here before noon EST on Friday, July 5. The first 50 commenters will get a coupon for a free Seattle’s Best Frozen Coffee Blends package! (One coupon per person; please don’t leave multiple comments. I’ll be emailing you for your mailing address, so make sure you leave a valid email address.) comments are closed!

Disclaimer: Seattle’s Best provided Nichole with free product for review purposes. All opinions expressed are solely her own.