"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
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>>> sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>>>> I found a rack of ribs on sale for $2.99 lb and that's as good as it
>>>> gets here. So I bought them and made oven barbecued ribs (Trader
>>>> Joe's Carolina Gold BBQ sauce); then I heated some beans from a can
>>>> and made a simple green salad to go with it.
>>>>
>>>> While we were waiting for dinner, I used the last of my homemade
>>>> chicken stock, a box of vegetable broth, a couple of things I
>>>> scavenged from the refrigerator and a huge package of chopped
>>>> vegetables that I'd bought at the Mexican market to make vegetable
>>>> soup.
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>>>> Carolina Gold
>>>> http://www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article/1725
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>>> Today the highlight was toasted home made rye bread with butter and
>>> cream cheese. Afraid the rest was a lunchable with fresh small apples
>>> from the yard just hitting ready.
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>>> Lunchables are an oddity here but they had a 10/10$ sale and we had 4
>>> 60cent coupons that doubled so paid 6.20$ for 10 of them and added to
>>> the occasional snack food/fast food set we get. At .62ea, a fast and
>>> easy thing when busy.
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>> Lunchable?
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> Little refrigerated packages that will keep for a while, designed to be
> taken in a lunch. Aimed at kids. I know they have nachos which are tiny
> round corn chips with cheese dip and salsa. Also pizza which is a round
> flat bread with a packet of sauce, cheese shreds and perhaps pepperoni.
> Also some with cheese, crackers, meats and cookies or candy. There are
> others but since I don't ever buy that kind, not really sure what all
> comes in them. I think the same as I mentioned plus a drink, and larger
> sized packages of things. At one point they had one with a small bun so
> you could make a sandwich and chicken nuggets to serve cold. There is also
> a Walking Taco which might be another brand, not sure and protein packs
> which also may be another brand, not sure. Those are meat, cheese and
> nuts.
>
> Angela will eat the nacho ones once in a while and her friends will
> sometimes eat the others. I never buy the ones with drinks. For a time
> there was a small, off brand cola. Not sure if that is still in there.
> Some have juice, juice drinks, flavored water and I think perhaps plain
> water but all small containers.
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> I only ever buy them when I find a good sale. I started buying them when
> she was a toddler but only when my parents came to visit and we were
> having a picnic in the park. She was too little to eat a sandwich like we
> did. She mainly ate raw fruits and vegetables which I packed but this gave
> her a little protein. She never ate more than a few bites but my dad or
> husband would finish off what she didn't eat.
>
> For me, they were something to buy while out and not something I used to
> keep at home. Then at some point I would keep a few just in case I was out
> and wouldn't be home at meal time. Nobody in the house really likes them
> all that well so I will only buy a few once in a while on sale. I have
> none at the present and may never buy them again. No real need as everyone
> is capable of making a real meal now.

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