Coffee
Last year I switched for the canned Signature brand decaf coffee to bagged coffee. Tried Starbuck's Verona first. Tasty but smells like skunks when you first open the bag
Tried New England- okay but rather not
Peets again okay but not great
Green Mountain- okay
O Organics French roast dark roast. great!
so I will alternate that with Starbucks so I do not tire of either.
Quinoa
well there has been no red quinoa on the shelves for months. I have had to settle for thr tri color blends. Not as hardy nor as tasty. Been trying for that amount of time to get to Whole Foods hoping THEY have their own brand. Have not been able to park there always so crowded. So I needed to add something to it to make it more filling. Enters Brown rice.
BROWN RICE
I noticed while looking for red quinoa in Star Market that Minute Rice has organic brown rice in small single serve containers. packs of 2. I am hooked. Hope they never discontinue them. Each single serve container gives me 3 servings though! I place in sauce pan and add a cup of water and boil then simmer for at least 10 minutes then lower heat and reduce. Place in custard cup to refrigerate.
Then my cousin tells me that brown rice is loaded with arsenic.
I figure at 76 what can I do. I would know to, not feed it to an infant or children. But also things containing arsenic are: broccoli, kale, cauliflower etc. all things I eat almost every day.
If it were radiation I would glow in the dark.
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Chocolate
Been eating Hershey's Dark Chocolate Kisses for years all of a sudden they are old on the shelves date to sell by just weeks away I had to switch to a single bar of expensive Endangered Species 72% Dark chocolate Smooth. It is a treat and delicious but too expensive. When at Trader Joe;s finally waxs able to get a Pounder Plus for 5.99.
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January 13
Mini Snack at Star Market
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January 23
Sea Salt and Veggie chips- no buy
so my love of newly found Minute rice brown rice packs that is organic. I was tempted to try their other flavors but none were organic and the yellow rice which I used to love the ingredients were off putting.
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January 27
naturally my favorite apples were on sale AND sparse.
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April 13
white dipping glop for fruit. I did not bother to check ingredients. Obviously for someone with a swet tooth.
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August 20
Instead of toast
walked to mailbox with cane and decided to reward myself with sunbutter & red raspberry grilled sandwich. The usual ingredients just not toast sunbutter & jelly.
eaten with a fork of course.
Time consuming but oh so worth it.
while 100% whole whear Pepperidge Farm thin slice is still frozen spread a thin layer of Smart Balance on the inside of the "sandwich." both slices of the bread.
then on both sides spread Sunbutter
then red raspberry jam on one side
close sandwich and spread Smart Balance on both sides and pop into a preheated fry pan
had to pee so one side got slightly burnt. okay I like it dark!
cut up into bite size peices and eat with a fork
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