Snacks and Meal Planning
2011 – The Year of the Vegetable
The following article was written by George Ball, Burpee Chairman & CEO, and is being reposted here as a shortened version of the original, which ran as an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal. It is reprinted with Mr. Ball’s permission:
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Childhood obesity is now the nation’s disease—an ailment crippling the body politic. The long-term [...]
Freschetta Pizza Giveaway and Sweepstakes for a Ford Hybrid – CLOSED
My family absolutely LOVES good pizza, which is why I typically make my own. But when time is short, we pull something form the freezer just like almost every other family. Now, there’s a new option at the grocery store: Freschetta® California-Style Pizza. Freschetta’s newest pizzas takes fresh taste to new heights, fusing together creative combinations [...]
22Nov2010 | lipsticktocrayons | 25 comments | Continued
T.G.I. Friday’s Giving Away $10 Gift Cards
T.G.I. Friday’s restaurants recently announced it will treat guests to a free $10 Gift Card for a limited time at participating restaurants in the U.S. when they purchase two entrees from Friday’s® new Caribbean-inspired Summer menu featuring fourteen new appetizer, salad, sandwich, entree and combo dishes starting at $8.99 including selections that are glazed [...]
12Jul2010 | lipsticktocrayons | Comments Off | Continued
Great New(tritious) Snack
I love snacking on nuts, but don’t love the amount of fat and calories that come with that snack. Don’t get me wrong — nuts in moderation are certainly a nutritious snacking option, but sometimes 20 almonds is just not enough!
Enter KooLoos- an original new snack that packs lots of taste by combining roasted soybeans [...]
Frugal Road Trips with Kids
My husband, toddler and I drove today from St. Louis, Missouri to Oklahoma City for a swim meet. We travel by car fairly often to attend the swim meets of our teenage daughter, so we’re really mastering the art of traveling with kids and doing it on a budget.
As I was driving today, it occurred [...]
My Journey In Frugality
When I started thinking last year about how I was going to significantly reduce our monthly expenses, I was a little overwhelmed. It is an overwhelming task, to be sure. But, as I began to put my plan into action over the last six weeks, I’ve realized that small steps are starting to make a big [...]
14Feb2010 | lipsticktocrayons | 5 comments | Continued
Tyson’s Any’tizers Giveaway
Tyson recently added some outstanding new varieties to the Any’tizers product line, two of which have made stir fry night around here a lot more interesting. Now, they’re offering a few of my readers the chance to try them for free.
The newest sauce and stir varieties are:
· Chicken Breast Chunks with General Tso Sauce (my [...]
Gerber Giveaway
Feeding a baby can be a challenge and if you’re like me, you’re always willing to try something new if it will provide nutrition, variety and some ease into the feeding routine. That’s what the new Gerber 8 Grains and Yogurt and Gerber DHA Purees promise to do.
Gerber 8 Grains and Yogurt Cereal adds variety [...]
