DeCA Eat Healthy Your Way Cookie Contest 2010

Yeah!!! This is a really cute and neat contest that DeCA Commissaries is holding. I am rather exciting because the contest offers a great grand prize! They are looking for a festive and healthy holiday cookie recipe which will appear in the Fall 2010 issue of Eat Healthy Your Way. Take one of your favorites and give it a health-wise makeover (see guidelines below). The recipe testers in the EatingWell Test Kitchen (the people behind the recipes in EatingWell Magazine, EatingWell cookbooks and eatingwell.com) will bake them up and select a grand-prize winner.




Submit your holiday cookie recipe by June 4, 2010. All recipes received will be entered into the contest. Winners will be notified no later than August 20, 2010.



When entering your recipe, follow these Healthy Cookie Guidelines:



1. Replace as much of the all-purpose flour as possible with other whole grains, such as whole-wheat flour, white whole-wheat flour or oats.

2. Do not use margarine or other partially hydrogenated oils.

3. Limit butter to about 1/2 teaspoon per cookie. You can reduce the amount of saturated fat in the recipe by substituting canola or nut oils for some of the butter in the original recipe.

4.Limit salt in recipes to 1/2 teaspoon or less per batch.

5. Use all sweeteners (white and brown sugar, honey, etc.) judiciously; less is better.

6. Steer away from ingredients containing artificial color or flavor. (Use natural versions whenever possible.)

The official rules of the contest are as follows and are strictly outlined and enforced:
These rules apply to the DeCA Eat Healthy Your Way Cookie Contest.




NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. THIS CONTEST IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF VERMONT. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.



ELIGIBILITY: Open to United States DeCA shoppers, who are 18 years of age or older as of October 15, 2010. Employees, officers or directors of DeCA, Eating Well, Inc. and Cooking.com and/or their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, parent and related companies, agencies, and individuals living in the same household (whether or not related) or immediate families (spouses, parents, children and siblings, regardless of where they live) of such employees, officers and directors are not eligible. All taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winner.



HOW TO ENTER CONTEST: Recipes must be original. Any recipe that has been previously published will be disqualified.



All recipes must be submitted using the online form. Once your entry is received, you will be entered and eligible to win a prize. Entries will not be returned.



ENTRY DEADLINE/RECEIPT: Recipe entries must be submitted or postmarked by June 4, 2010. Only entries actually received by Eat Healthy Your Way will be entered. “Received” means when the Eat Healthy Your Way servers record the entry information. Any automated computer receipt (such as one confirming delivery of email) does not constitute proof of actual receipt of an entry for purposes of these Official Rules. In the event of a dispute about the identity of an online entrant, each online entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet Access Provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. If the winning entry is an online entry, the potential winner may be required to provide proof that s/he is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the winning entry.



PRIZES: The grand-prize winner will receive a $1000 “Baker’s Dream Kitchen” gift certificate from Cooking.com.



Acceptance of the prize or parts thereof constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use the winner’s name, likeness, and statements for publicity purposes without additional compensation or limitation. Cooking.com is not bound to replace any lost or stolen prize items. Any expenses not specifically stated are the sole responsibility of the winner.



Gift certificates from Cooking.com are redeemable for merchandise only at Cooking.com. Any unused balance on the gift certificates will be available for future purchases under the same gift certificate number. Gift certificates are not refundable, cannot be used to purchase other certificates and have no cash value. Gift certificates cannot be applied to previous purchases.



SELECTION: Eat Healthy Your Way and EatingWell Magazine editors will judge original recipes on healthfulness, creativity, taste and practicality. Practicality will be based on efficiency, ease of preparation, expense and availability of ingredients and supplies, among other factors. Decisions of the Eat Healthy Your Way and EatingWell judges are final and may not be appealed. Winners will be selected by August 13, 2010 and notified via postal mail or e-mail. If a winner does not respond to claim the prize within 10 days, the prize will be forfeited. Prizes will be delivered as determined by Eat Healthy Your Way, EatingWell and Cooking.com at their discretion



GENERAL: By entering this contest, all copyright rights of winning recipes belong to Eat Healthy Your Way, Eating Well, Inc. and to its contest partners. Entry constitutes permission to use winner’s name, recipe, recipe name and any other information provided in the entry for editorial and promotional purposes by Eat Healthy Your Way, Eating Well, Inc., and EatingWell's contest partners, except where prohibited by law. Information collected for this Contest is subject to Eat Healthy Your Way’s, EatingWell’s, and EatingWell’s contest partners’ privacy policies.



By entering, participants agree to release Eat Healthy Your Way, Eating Well, Inc., and contest partners, their respective agents and parent companies and each of their respective officers, directors and employees from any and all liability, loss, or damage arising out of participation in this promotion or with respect to awarding, receipt, possession, use and/or misuse of any prize.



GOVERNING LAW: All issues and questions regarding the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules or the rights and obligations of entrants in connection with the Contest shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Vermont . If this type of contest is prohibited by state or local law in your place of residence, do not enter the Contest.



All claims or disputes relating to the Contest shall be resolved in Chittenden County, Vermont, by mediation or in a court of competent jurisdiction.

So ladies and gents here is a great opportunity to show off your cookie making skills. It definitely sounds like fun and to everyone good luck!!