Thursday 14 March 2013

BlueWater Grill Fish Review (and GIVEAWAY)

Giveaway Now Closed

I was contacted by BlueWater Seafoods to review their new gluten free frozen grill fish fillets. I was excited to try this product because we are big fans of fish and easy dinners. In the mail I received 1 FPC (free product coupon) for a BlueWater frozen seafood item and a BlueWater bag. I also received 3 envelopes, each stuffed with a coupon and bag to mail out to 3 lucky readers.


 


 I decided to purchase the Haddock Classic Grill variety. I baked the fish in the oven according to the directions on the back of the box (I believe it took somewhere around 15 minutes at 400 F). It is clear that this product is made with high quality ingredients. The texture of the fish was moist, tender and flaky.  My only complaint is the size of the fillet. I felt that I could have eaten at least 1 1/2 times the amount. The flavour was very good but not too spicy or overpowering for those that prefer mild seasonings. These fillets would be a good option for people who do not especially enjoy fish, but are trying to incorporate more fish in to their diet, because there is no strong fishy after taste.

frozen haddock

after baking
As most of you probably know, fish is a very healthy meal option. BlueWater products make it easier to incorporate fish into your diet because the fillets are so easy to prepare. Many packaged, pre-seasoned products contain gluten, but BlueWater has provided a gluten free version that is equal to or greater in quality than other similar products. This convenience does come at a price, however. When I used my coupon to buy the Haddock Classic Grill fillet, it was on sale for $3.99 (for 2 fillets - 179g). I believe the regular price is somewhere around $5.00 and above. This makes for a very expensive meal, especially if you are feeding more than 2 people. I usually buy frozen, unseasoned white fish for  $1.00-$1.50 per 100g. The BlueWater Haddock product came to over $2.00 per 100g on sale. It's not something that I would be able to afford on a regular basis, but if you can afford it and you think it will help you get more fish in to your diet then I would definitely recommend it. Or you could just win a free box of fish by entering my giveaway (see below)!

BlueWater Haddock with a veggie and quinoa side dish
I served up our fillets with stir fried veggies mixed with quinoa and a little Italian dressing. I found this meal to be extremely filling and satisfying. BlueWater has some gluten free recipe ideas on their website if you're looking for something a little more exciting to do with your fish.


Health       5 stars
Cost          1.5 stars
Taste         4.5 stars
Texture     4.5 stars
Overall Rating 3.9 stars




What you can win:

1 FPC (free product coupon) for any BlueWater frozen seafood item
1 BlueWater bag

FPC
bag in attached case
open bag

GIVEAWAY INFO - now closed

You can enter up to 3 times but will only be able to win once (it will just increase your chances of winning)

Note:You need to post a new comment for every entry because I will be using a random number generator to choose the winning posts. If the same person is drawn twice, I will generate a new number in its place.

This giveaway is only open to Canadian readers. Sorry to everyone else :(

Entry 1: Post a comment on this blog saying why you would love to try the BlueWater grill fish fillets. (Send me an email at andraglutenfree at gmail dot com with your email address so I can notify you if you win - or simply include your email address in the comment)

Entry 2: Go to the gluten free page on BlueWater's website and tweet the page on your twitter account (click here to go to website). Post the link to your tweet in a new comment.

Entry 3: Go to the gluten free page on BlueWater's website and click the like button to like them on Facebook (click here to go to website). Post a new comment telling me you did this.


I will accept entries until March 30th, 2013. The winner will be contacted by email and announced on this page. The winner will have 48 hours to respond. If I have not heard from them by then, I will choose a new winner and they will have 48 hours to respond etc, etc.



Thanks BlueWater Seafoods for providing these free samples for me to review. All opinions are my own.



16 comments:

  1. They look so yummy!
    helllo2youtoo at hotmail dot com

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  2. I would love to try this. It sounds and looks very delicious!

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    1. https://twitter.com/jnunavut/status/313417418691194881

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  3. I'd love to try this fish as I need to get more fish into my diet and this fish looks really tasty!

    ajmizen(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  4. Tweet:
    http://twitter.com/glogirl3/status/313464903774109696

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  5. I clicked the "like" button to like them on Facebook.

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  6. I love fish and I love free, please put me in your draw.

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  7. I would love to try the BlueWater grill fish fillets because they look delicious and healthy
    thanks

    flower_child_23(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  8. tweet
    https://twitter.com/flower_child_23/status/314408904735997952
    flower_child_23(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  9. I clicked the like button on BlueWater's website
    angela m
    flower_child_23(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  10. I'd love to win because i love their products.

    billiondollarprincesss@hotmail.com

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  11. I would love to try it because it sounds so yummy,,we all love fish in this house,,but never eat it very much for some reason,,this would be a nice meal to try.

    ksceviour at hotmail dot com

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  12. I tweeted the page
    https://twitter.com/ksceviour/status/316370668956573696

    ksceviour at hotmail dot com

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  13. I liked the page on facebook (Karla Sceviour)

    ksceviour at hotmail dot com

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  14. Congrats to Glogirl, flowerchild and ksceviour! You have each one a bluewater prize pack! I will be contacting you by email for your mailing info.

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