Recently, I displayed my gross knowledge of stoner film trivia and won a $50 shopping spree at iHerb.com thanks to the lovely snarkful folks at Vegansaurus. (It's an SF-based website but incredibly useful for vegans everywhere, plus they curse like sailors so I <3 them!) When I got the news, I was beyond stoked! As you probably know, I was sick a ton in January and I've been dying to get my mitts on a few things to help get and stay healthy for the rest of this wicked cold-flu season. The budget's tight around here, so this win was quite helpful!

First things effing last: the website is 100% ungussied up, but don't let that fool you. The time and money they're not spending on a fancy site with a crapload of graphics is going straight into making sure they can offer you top quality products and super fair prices. Plus, first time buyers (including me!) get a 5 bucks right off the bat by using a coupon code (read on!) at checkout. How sweet is that??

With my $50 limit in mind plus my additional first-timer $5 off, I cruised around the iHerb.com website for the better part of an hour before I settled on the final contents of my shopping cart. They have SO many great products at fantastic, fair prices that it was a challenge to narrow it down. I finally managed to do it, though, and ended up with a nice selection of healthy supplements, tasty ingredients, and even a few things to help health-up my skin. Toss in a freebie iHerb.com pen made from recycled cardboard, and you've got yourself a jackpot.

I made $55 go a loooong way. Check out my bounty:



Because it's yummy, I scored a 12oz tin of Now Foods Cocoa Powder and a 16oz bag of Navitas Naturals Raw Cacao Nibs. Both are certified organic and make great additions to everything from my homemade soy yogurt to coffee drinks to smoothies and baked desserts. Because they're good and good for you, I grabbed a 1-lb canister of Now Foods Alfalfa Powder to add to my breakfast smoothies and a 13oz bag of Nutiva Organic Shelled Hempseed to sprinkle on my yogurt or sprinkle on top of salads. To help combat the wicked SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) we both suffer from, I stocked up on Biochem 5-HTP supplement which is a plant-derived amino acid that increases serotonin in the brain and acts as a mood stabilizer. The last two shopped-for items might be more about beauty than health, but it's all the same to me: 18oz bottle of Nature's Gate Fragrance Free Moisturizing Lotion for the perfect after-shower treatment and 4oz Kiss My Face Peaches & Creme Moisturizer for mah face.

I also scored a couple of other freebies in my package, like a sample packet of Source Naturals Wellness Formula, an herbal immune booster, and an iHerb.com pen made from recycled cardboard. I also snagged an iHerb weekly pill organizer for free (not pictured, oops!) and plan to use it when we travel to keep all my daily supplements organized without taking over my bag.

Ready to go shopping? Head on over to iHerb.com and start browsing! When you're ready to place your order, tell 'em I sent you by entering coupon code DIS168 to get $5 off your order. Also of note: ground shipping is a flat $4 or free with a minimum $40 order. They ship fast, too!