It’s that time of year for our annual Christmas giveaway! But this year I’m not only giving away a Vitamix, but also a signed copy of my Healthy Meal Prep cookbook!

It’s always so much fun for me to give these blenders away and brighten someone’s day. And today, one reader will have a chance to win my most prized kitchen tool — the Vitamix A3500 (read more about it here)!

Plus, you’ll be able to use this Vitamix for several of my favorite recipes in my meal prep cookbook! That includes recipes like my creamy white gazpacho, banana berry nice cream, all the hummus(s) you can imagine, and yes, even a dessert – my key lime tartelettes!

How To Enter the Giveaway

  • Leave a comment at the bottom of this post telling me which city and state you live in (please include your correct email address in the comment form, to contact the winner).
  • Subscribe to my email list here if you’re not already on it!

Giveaway Terms

  • This giveaway is open to those 18 years and older from the US and Canada (I wish I could make it global, but unfortunately, Vitamix can only ship to the US and Canada).
  • Entry closes at midnight on Thursday, December 22 and winners will be announced on Friday, December 23.
  • The winner will be contacted by email, announced in a newsletter next week, and updated on this post!

Good luck Downshifters! – xo, Lisa

Congrats to winner Kim G. from Cambridge, MD!!

About the author

Lisa Bryan

Lisa is a bestselling cookbook author, recipe developer, and YouTuber (with over 2.5 million subscribers) living in sunny Southern California. She started Downshiftology in 2014, and is passionate about making healthy food with fresh, simple and seasonal ingredients.

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3,503 Comments

  1. Love your recipes and videos! I’ve learned so much about cooking from you and am eating much more healthy meals. Thank you for all your wonderful ideas!

  2. Hi Lisa,

    Please enter my name in the Vitamix and cookbook giveaway. I live in Ontario, Canada.

    Happy Holidays,

    Marie Tremble

  3. Hi Lisa,
    I’m from Wenatchee, WA and I’m so happy to get my hands on your Healthy Meal Prep cookbook! The recipes are delicious, healthy and easy to make. Thank you!!

  4. Im from Dublin, Indiana and new to your site! Im trying to eat healthier and live a healthy lifestyle. You have helped! Ive bought 2 of your spiral books -one for a friend!
    Thank you for sharing yourself with others on the journey!
    Deborah

  5. Mission Viejo, CA. (I also spend a fair amount of time in Punta Allen, Mexico (near Tulum.))
    karensgiles@gmail.com
    I love your approach to meal prep. Hoping to receive your book for Christmas. If I end up with 2, trust me, I will gift one to someone else!

  6. Hey there, I’m in Columbus Ohio and love your book and videos!

    Thank you for giving us healthy ideas- 

    Molly

  7. Thanks for having this giveaway! I am waiting on your recipe book to arrive.
    I live in Spokane Valley, Washington.

  8. Hi Lisa, 
    I just want to tell you how much I’ve enjoyed learning to love cooking. I am in my early 50’s, single, and have my whole adult life used the excuse “why bother cooking for just one person “. I watched your video on youtube a few months ago, and have been meal planning ever since. Your recipes have been instructive and not too difficult to follow. Your cookbook is great, and I do enjoy the storage tips and photos very much. The lemony lentil soup is GREAT. Thanks so much. I live in Roanoke, Texas. 

  9. Hello, Lisa. I live in Colorado Springs, CO. Congratulations on the publication of your new cookbook. It looks absolutely lovely, just like you.

  10. Happy Holidays- and many, many thanks for your wonderful recipes and approach to eating and prepping. My daughter has Celiac and it is a true blessing to make your recipes and know that they will turn out and taste delicious! Loving your new cookbook!!💕

  11. Your cookbook is amazing! i’ve enjoyed watching the process of its creation and now i get to use it!!!  i live in oak hill virginia and want to wish you a very merry christmas!  God bless you Lisa!

  12. Have watched you for years. Love your recipes. Some have helped me greatly with my dietary restrictions and have helped me be more creative in my cooking. Thank you!

    From-Toronto, Ontario Canada

  13. I’m grateful to have found you through your appearance on GMA.  Living with food allergies, your meal planners have truly been a life saver.  Being able to prep healthy and nutritious meals for the whole week, with little substitution, and half the time in the kitchen has been amazing.  Thank you!!
    Rye, NH

  14. Sarah Jacobs
    – – – sarahjacobs@yahoo.com – – –

    314-348-3302 – – – -I love your recipes and have done many of them. They turn out great each time. Keep it up! You provide a great service to others and I can tell you love it.

  15. I’m new to Ms Lisa and her recipes but I’ve become a fan after just a few meals that I utilized (her cabbage soup was in a word, scrumptious) !
    Thank you for your assistance 😊

    G Bortoluzzi,
    Virginia Beach, Virginia

  16. Cleveland, Ohio.
    I’m so glad I found you, love all your easy simply recipes, I’m no cook so your recipes help me out a lot. Many thanks and blessings to you. I’m still waiting on your book in the mail.
    Again many thanks, Sandra Cember. Cleveland Ohio

  17. Just begging to explore this wonderfully delicious site. You make it look so easy and tempting!
    Can’t wait to try so many things!

    Washington State

  18. Just begging to explore this wonderfully delicious site. You make it look so easy and tempting!
    Can’t wait to try so many things!

  19. Hi Lisa!  Got your cookbook and we are making several of your Recipes for Christmas dinner. The chickens with pear and fennel and the glazed carrots.  Will also make your shrimp cocktail!  You’re such an inspiration!  You’re the reason I bought a vitamin in the first place.  I still want to win the blender and cookbook so I can give them to my daughter and my daughter in law to be. 

    I’m also Lisa, last name Palmer and I live in Deerfield Beach, Florida!  Email is Lmoise@aol.com

    Happy Christmas!!

  20. We love your recipes!  They have never failed me and always taste delicious. Many thanks from
    Gurnee, Illinois 

  21. I have enjoyed your videos and every recipe I have made.  Thank you for the opportunity to win a vitamix and cookbook. I live in Nashville, Tennessee.

  22. Greetings from Spokane, WA!!!!
    Lisa, what a blessing to have found you … i love your youtube channel, i have loads of printed recipes and NOW i have your fantastic cookbook!!! Your no nonsense approach, your love for life and food, your knowledge of what works with flavor, nutrient, etc combined with the most lovely way you film and edit your content give me hope that i too can create meals that will not only fuel and heal my body but also bring joy to my soul! thank you thank you thank you!!!
    Dawn

  23. I found your YouTube channel looking for a healthy banana bread recipe for my daughter, and I got hooked!!! I’ve been cooking from your page ever since. I have cooked every zucchini recipe. Plus your amazing and super easy thanksgiving turkey is the recipe I follow every year!! Thank you for sharing all these amazing recipes.

  24. I’m so excited for your book! I work in a library and we offer free programs that focus on healthy living. I requested a copy for our patrons and thank you for all the work you put into everything you do!
    Cullowhee North Carolina

  25. Hi Lisa, 

    Our family is sendeing gratitude to you for keeping us healthy and non-stressed. We live in Manhattan Beach, California. Much appreciation! 

  26. I can’t wait to read your book! I work at a library and requested we buy it. We have free community programs that focus on nutrition so I love materials that promote a healthy lifestyle. Thank you for the work you do!

  27. I’ve been following you for a while and love all of the healthy but still flavorful alternatives. My husband is gluten-free, and I have several other friends & family with various diet needs. My favorite, so far is the chicken and rice with lemon. So yummy!

    Burnsville, Minnesota

  28. Lisa’s recipes are always a hit! From simple family dinners for just the two of us to dinner parties for eight, her healthy and yummy dishes never disappoint. As a bonus, her recipes are easy to follow and call for readily-available ingredients.

    Sharon Mendelsohn
    Hendersonville, NC

  29. I love your cookbook. I’ve already marked many recipes to try. I hope your family has a wonderful Christmas.

    Glenolden, PA