Skip the steel wool at $3.50 for 10 pads. You can use a piece of aluminum foil with a little dish soap. At $2 for 25 square feet, it is a bargain. However, I have a simpler solution. Baking Soda! Sprinkle baking soda in a dry or almost dry pan. Wet a plastic scouring pad [...]
Easy Way to Eat More Veggies (Or Get Your Kids to Eat Veggies) – Hamburgers
January 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Everyone loves hamburgers. Well almost everyone. But Veggies are another story. Mix 1 cup chopped onions, garlic and mushrooms sautéed in olive oil to 1 pound of ground beef. You have just added veggies to your diet and it did not taste bad. The flavor of the meat hides the yucky taste. Add a piece [...]
Reading Labels – Whole Grain
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Reading Labels – Organic
December 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Watch your packages. Organic snacks can contain the same number or more calories and additives that the non-organic chips, cookies and crackers. Also it may have just as many preservatives, sugars and fats that you want to avoid. Just because it is labeled “healthy” doesn’t mean it is. Just my 2 cents. Jim @ ChangeJarSavings.com [...]
Reading Labels – Sugar Free
December 2, 2009 By 2 Comments
Watch your packages. Sugar free does not mean sweetener free. Many sugar free products contain other man-made sweeteners that are worse than the normal sugared products. By managing your serving size of the sugar product you should have less cravings than the man-made sweeteners because you are satisfying not substituting the craving. Just because it [...]
