Oh lordie, Paula Deen, just doesn’t get it! Late last week, she was quoted by AP as saying I think a few people who have access to a TV camera and ink kind of wanted to hate on me for coming down with something. First, she didn’t “come down” with diabetes – it’s not a [...]
Archive for February, 2012
Stuff Dieters Say – Too Funny!
Yeah, I’m sure I uttered a few of these when I was first starting out. This gave me some good giggles. Thanks Norma! “If I don’t eat after 8″ – that’s a real popular one. Never really followed that one. haha, I eat when I be hungry! ;) “Starbursts are low fat” – hahaa “Before [...]
Cook This, Not That 350 Calorie Meals – Book Review
When I first started changing my lifestyle, one of the first books I borrowed from the library was “Eat This, Not That” and then the “Eat This, Not That: Supermarket Survival Guide.” Yeah, these books get you thinking in the right direction (and they did help me initially), but truthfully, they are really just about [...]
Multi Grain Peanut Butter Cheerios – What’s Next General Mills?
Cheerios used to be thought of as one of the “good” cereals, but over the years, General Mills has capitalized on the Cheerios name to produce UN-healthier, alternative flavors like Dulce de Leche Cheerios and Chocolate Cheerios. And now Peanut Butter is part of the Cheerios flavor family! Cheerios Multi-Grain Peanut Butter cereal ingredients: Whole [...]
Project Food Budget / My Healthy Budget: February Month 4 / Week 3
Project: Food Budget Weekly total: $132.55 My healthy budget goal is to eat seasonal, home-cooked meals while sticking to a $400 monthly budget for all food including groceries, dining out, entertaining, vitamins/supplements, and spices/herbs. There’s two of us eating 3 (mostly) meals per day. My husband occasionally eats take-out lunch at work, & that $ [...]
MyLinkables Current Deal for Trader Joes
Attn Foodies! My Linkables is offering a deal for $5 off a $40 purchase at Trader Joe’s! (See below for my update) For those interested in the fine print, without having to sign up for membership, here are the details: Offer Terms and Conditions: Discount of $5.00 off your next purchase of $40.00 or more [...]
Project Food Budget / My Healthy Budget: February Month 4 / Week 2
Project: Food Budget Weekly total: $70.25 My healthy budget goal is to eat seasonal, home-cooked meals while sticking to a $400 monthly budget for all food including groceries, dining out, entertaining, vitamins/supplements, and spices/herbs. There’s two of us eating 3 (mostly) meals per day. My husband occasionally eats take-out lunch at work, & that $ [...]
Organic Whole Chickens – One Day Sale at Whole Foods Market
This Friday, Whole Foods Market is having a great sale on organic whole chickens – $1.99/lb. I called my local store and they are specifically selling chickens rated Step #3 on their 5-step animal welfare rating system. No, Step #3 is not as wonderful as step #4 which is “fully pastured” but it’s much better [...]
Some Local Farmers Markets Are Turning Into Commercial Marketplaces
Yesterday, I was reading the online vendor list for a Farmers Market located at a nearby Agway store, and I noticed this week they were also allowing Girl Scout Cookies for sale. Sorry, a Farmers Market is not the place to sell high-sugar junk-food made with partially hydrogenated oils, I don’t care what the organization [...]
Trouble Printing Coupons on a Mac
Thanks to Kait over at yoga beauty life, I am getting deeper into couponing for whole foods. It’s been frustrating to print coupons on my Mac. Some coupons print with no issues, and some would go into my Printer que & hang for minutes until failure with an “/usr/libexec/cup/fliter/coupon convertor_v2 failed” error message. This morning, [...]
