Some weeks are just crazy busy, and I don’t want to really cook, so this week’s meal plan is all about super easy and simple to make. We are going to focus on healthy and quick! Our meal plans try to use fresh produce as much as possible and a few frozen items. We like…
Kroger is part of the largest supermarket chain in the US and currently operates 1238 Kroger stores in 16 states. Save-A-Lot is a discounted grocery store chain that operates 900 stores in 32 states. Both stores usually offer pretty good prices, so we will put them both to a test by comparing our weeklong grocery…
Frosted Flakes are part corn flakes and part sugary frosting on top. You may remember their mascot Tony the Tiger and him always saying “They are Grrrrrreat!”For today’s experiment, I was given a mini box of Frosted Flakes from my mother-in-law that says she has had it for a couple years. She explained she bought…
Jelly Beans are one of my favorite parts of an easter basket! Move over Peeps and Chocolate Bunnies, I want the jelly beans just not the black or white ones. My husband and I used to have a bad habit of buying up tons of clearance candy after holidays. This is fine if it gets…
The last time I was pregnant I fell in love with Great Grains cereal. Not only was it a great combination of sweet flakes, granola, and nuts; the cereal is very filling and satisfying! We have somehow managed to have a giant backlog of cereal in our pantry. It appears that our family goes on…
Cheerios are definitely a pantry staple if you have small children. They are a great starter food for toddlers and also a great snack for older kids. We regularly eat them plain, with milk, and we even make a trail mix with them for school snacks. We recently came across a box of cheerios that…
Spaghetti Noodles are definitely a pantry staple at our house, and we use them fairly regularly. We typically get the whole wheat version through our state’s WIC program. Sometimes items in our pantry get pushed back or behind other products, and we don’t find them until they are past the expiration date. Today we are…
Sour Patch Kids candy have been around since the 1970s and they are a kid favorite. They offer a super sweet taste to start with and finish with a punch of sour so strong it usually makes my eye twitch a little. Personally, I am not a huge fan of sour candy, but my son…
When you find a good price on cake mixes and frostings, it is hard to pass them up. Back in the day of couponing, cake mixes and icing regularly went on sale and you could get them for very cheap. Unfortunately, when you buy a lot of these baking items, it is easy to end…
Hamburger Helper hit the grocery store shelves in the early 1970s and has been a pantry staple for tons of American families ever since. It’s interesting to note that Hamburger Helper was introduced at a time of super high meat prices and shortages, which is similar to more recent food issues. The prepackaged Hamburger Helper…