(MYFOX NATIONAL) - It might take a few hours a week to clip coupons
and browse supermarket aisles. But it's paying off for one woman who
is feeding her family of six for less than $10 a week.

Kathy Spencer of Boxford, Mass., seeks out coupons, browses circulars
and spends up to four hours a week at grocery stores. But she says she
spends an average of $4 a week on groceries for a family that includes
her husband, four kids, one dog, two cats and a rabbit. On a recent
shopping trip, Spencer bought $279 worth of groceries for 39 cents.

http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/dpgo...082609_3188168

Kajikit wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:02:04 -0400, Metspitzer >
> wrote:
>>
>> Kathy Spencer of Boxford, Mass., seeks out coupons, browses circulars
>> and spends up to four hours a week at grocery stores. But she says she
>> spends an average of $4 a week on groceries for a family that includes
>> her husband, four kids, one dog, two cats and a rabbit. On a recent
>> shopping trip, Spencer bought $279 worth of groceries for 39 cents.
>>
>> http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/dpgo...082609_3188168
>
> A few hours?! If she's doing that much it's a full time job. And
> they're probably eating a really crappy diet because meat and fresh
> produce are almost never couponable, only prepared and processed
> stuff.



That's my thought exactly every time this topic is posted.

With most grocery store items now topping $3 each and most
coupons still around 25 cents, it doesn't make sense.
I saw a 5 lb. bag of sugar on SALE today for $3.39.

They usually talk about double and triple coupons, no limit.
Most stores have a $1 limit. They talk about buying something specific
and getting meat free as a bonus. It's never happened wherever I have
lived and shopped.

gloria p

"Kajikit" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:02:04 -0400, Metspitzer >
> wrote:
>
>>(MYFOX NATIONAL) - It might take a few hours a week to clip coupons
>>and browse supermarket aisles. But it's paying off for one woman who
>>is feeding her family of six for less than $10 a week.
>>
>>Kathy Spencer of Boxford, Mass., seeks out coupons, browses circulars
>>and spends up to four hours a week at grocery stores. But she says she
>>spends an average of $4 a week on groceries for a family that includes
>>her husband, four kids, one dog, two cats and a rabbit. On a recent
>>shopping trip, Spencer bought $279 worth of groceries for 39 cents.
>>
>>http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/dpgo...082609_3188168
>
> A few hours?! If she's doing that much it's a full time job. And
> they're probably eating a really crappy diet because meat and fresh
> produce are almost never couponable, only prepared and processed
> stuff.

If you think "up to four hours a week" is a full time job, I'd like to work
where you work.

Kajikit wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:02:04 -0400, Metspitzer >
> wrote:
>
>> (MYFOX NATIONAL) - It might take a few hours a week to clip coupons
>> and browse supermarket aisles. But it's paying off for one woman who
>> is feeding her family of six for less than $10 a week.
>>
>> Kathy Spencer of Boxford, Mass., seeks out coupons, browses circulars
>> and spends up to four hours a week at grocery stores. But she says
>> she spends an average of $4 a week on groceries for a family that
>> includes her husband, four kids, one dog, two cats and a rabbit. On
>> a recent shopping trip, Spencer bought $279 worth of groceries for
>> 39 cents.
>>
>> http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/dpgo...082609_3188168
>
> A few hours?! If she's doing that much it's a full time job. And
> they're probably eating a really crappy diet because meat and fresh
> produce are almost never couponable, only prepared and processed
> stuff.

I couldn't agree with you more. Whenever I see those reports on tv
where they follow the person around matching up their coupons with
their sales, they're always buying packaged mixes etc. Most of the
time, manufacturer's coupons are for stuff that is, well, manufactured.

Once in a blue moon I see buy this, get free lettuce or milk. I have
*rarely* seen coupons for free meat, but that's so far out of the norm
it could be never. Once in a while I do see coupons for frozen
vegetables, and more often for canned. Those coupons are in the
minority.

nancy

On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:02:04 -0400, Metspitzer wrote:

> (MYFOX NATIONAL) - It might take a few hours a week to clip coupons
> and browse supermarket aisles. But it's paying off for one woman who
> is feeding her family of six for less than $10 a week.
>
> Kathy Spencer of Boxford, Mass., seeks out coupons, browses circulars
> and spends up to four hours a week at grocery stores. But she says she
> spends an average of $4 a week on groceries for a family that includes
> her husband, four kids, one dog, two cats and a rabbit. On a recent
> shopping trip, Spencer bought $279 worth of groceries for 39 cents.

But If Kathy Spencer spent those 42 hours every other week working a
real job making minimum wage and not paying for subscriptions to
many multiple magazines and newspapers peddling those coupons, she
would actually earn $110/week + the cost of those rags after she
spent $278.61 on groceries.

Not to mention that she uses $1 coupons to buy items that cost....
drum roll... One Dollar. I bet Bobo could have a field day with her
shopping list.

How many coupons do we see for T-Bone steaks for $1/pound? More
like Hamburger Helper (and even then the hamburger is never less
than $1.49/lb).

Did they post her shopping list?

-sw

On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:09:29 -0400, Kajikit wrote:

> A few hours?! If she's doing that much it's a full time job. And
> they're probably eating a really crappy diet because meat and fresh
> produce are almost never couponable, only prepared and processed
> stuff.

My thoughts exactly. Real, sustainable food is rarely discounted
more then 25%.

-sw

On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:02:04 -0400, Metspitzer >
shouted from the highest rooftop:

>(MYFOX NATIONAL) - It might take a few hours a week to clip coupons
>and browse supermarket aisles. But it's paying off for o

Time to get my eyes chedked. I thought the subject was "Family of 6
Eats Fox." And then, I saw (MYFOX NATIONAL) ... and thought anyone
can save money, but how many people eat a fox?


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On Aug 27, 8:02*pm, Metspitzer > wrote:
> (MYFOX NATIONAL) - It might take a few hours a week to clip coupons
> and browse supermarket aisles. But it's paying off for one woman who
> is feeding her family of six for less than $10 a week.
>
> Kathy Spencer of Boxford, Mass., seeks out coupons, browses circulars
> and spends up to four hours a week at grocery stores. But she says she
> spends an average of $4 a week on groceries for a family that includes
> her husband, four kids, one dog, two cats and a rabbit. On a recent
> shopping trip, Spencer bought $279 worth of groceries for 39 cents.
>
> http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/dpgo...a_week_lwf_082...

It's a joke, son. Let's see a list of her balanced, nutritious
meals. I hate these articles.

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> Kajikit wrote:
>> On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:02:04 -0400, Metspitzer >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> (MYFOX NATIONAL) - It might take a few hours a week to clip coupons
>>> and browse supermarket aisles. But it's paying off for one woman who
>>> is feeding her family of six for less than $10 a week.
>>>
>>> Kathy Spencer of Boxford, Mass., seeks out coupons, browses circulars
>>> and spends up to four hours a week at grocery stores. But she says
>>> she spends an average of $4 a week on groceries for a family that
>>> includes her husband, four kids, one dog, two cats and a rabbit. On
>>> a recent shopping trip, Spencer bought $279 worth of groceries for
>>> 39 cents.
>>>
>>> http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/dpgo...082609_3188168
>>
>> A few hours?! If she's doing that much it's a full time job. And
>> they're probably eating a really crappy diet because meat and fresh
>> produce are almost never couponable, only prepared and processed
>> stuff.
>
> I couldn't agree with you more. Whenever I see those reports on tv
> where they follow the person around matching up their coupons with
> their sales, they're always buying packaged mixes etc. Most of the
> time, manufacturer's coupons are for stuff that is, well, manufactured.
>
> Once in a blue moon I see buy this, get free lettuce or milk. I have
> *rarely* seen coupons for free meat, but that's so far out of the norm
> it could be never. Once in a while I do see coupons for frozen
> vegetables, and more often for canned. Those coupons are in the
> minority.
>
> nancy

At the meat market in town, if I buy three ribeye steaks I can get one free.
Of course the ribeye tops the high end of the chart in terms of price so
that's not saying much. But you know right there they're already charging
too much for the steak. Not that I wouldn't take advantage of the "deal" if
I were in the market for ribeyes. I'm not in the market for ribeyes. Then
again, they don't sell vegetables at the meat market so a coupon for
potatoes or milk wouldn't make much sense. Heh.

Jill

Dave wrote:
> "Kajikit" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:02:04 -0400, Metspitzer >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> (MYFOX NATIONAL) - It might take a few hours a week to clip coupons
>>> and browse supermarket aisles. But it's paying off for one woman who
>>> is feeding her family of six for less than $10 a week.
>>>
>>> Kathy Spencer of Boxford, Mass., seeks out coupons, browses
>>> circulars and spends up to four hours a week at grocery stores. But
>>> she says she spends an average of $4 a week on groceries for a
>>> family that includes her husband, four kids, one dog, two cats and
>>> a rabbit. On a recent shopping trip, Spencer bought $279 worth of
>>> groceries for 39 cents.
>>> http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/dpgo...082609_3188168
>>
>> A few hours?! If she's doing that much it's a full time job. And
>> they're probably eating a really crappy diet because meat and fresh
>> produce are almost never couponable, only prepared and processed
>> stuff.
>
> If you think "up to four hours a week" is a full time job, I'd like
> to work where you work.

To be fair, that's the amount of time she spends actually shopping.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
> Kajikit wrote:

>> they're probably eating a really crappy diet because meat and fresh
>> produce are almost never couponable, only prepared and processed
>> stuff.
>
> I couldn't agree with you more. Whenever I see those reports on tv
> where they follow the person around matching up their coupons with
> their sales, they're always buying packaged mixes etc. Most of the
> time, manufacturer's coupons are for stuff that is, well,
> manufactured.

That weekly newspaper that lands in my driveway unbidden has
coupon inserts, so I took a look at the typical food selection.
It wasn't as awful as I think they usually are as far as the stuff
you could save on. Not great, not fresh vegetables, never mind
meat.

Granola bars, salad dressing and some kind of quick rice.
Breakfast bowls and entrees. Kid's fruit snacks, hot dogs.
Carolina rice and rice mixes. Sugar. Kid's cereal. Wonder
bread.

nancy

BobF (on the laptop) wrote:

> On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:02:04 -0400, Metspitzer >
> shouted from the highest rooftop:
>
>
>>(MYFOX NATIONAL) - It might take a few hours a week to clip coupons
>>and browse supermarket aisles. But it's paying off for o
>
>
> Time to get my eyes chedked. I thought the subject was "Family of 6
> Eats Fox." And then, I saw (MYFOX NATIONAL) ... and thought anyone
> can save money, but how many people eat a fox?

I suppose you could eat anything, up to and including weapons grade
plutonium, if you were determined enough. But anybody who's ever been
close enough to a fox to get a good whiff would think long and hard
about it first.

On Aug 27, 9:25*pm, Gloria P > wrote:
> Kajikit wrote:
> > On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:02:04 -0400, Metspitzer >
> > wrote:
>
> >> Kathy Spencer of Boxford, Mass., seeks out coupons, browses circulars
> >> and spends up to four hours a week at grocery stores. But she says she
> >> spends an average of $4 a week on groceries for a family that includes
> >> her husband, four kids, one dog, two cats and a rabbit. On a recent
> >> shopping trip, Spencer bought $279 worth of groceries for 39 cents.
>
> >>http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/dpgo...a_week_lwf_082....
>
> > A few hours?! If she's doing that much it's a full time job. And
> > they're probably eating a really crappy diet because meat and fresh
> > produce are almost never couponable, only prepared and processed
> > stuff.
>
> That's my thought exactly every time this topic is posted.
>
> With most grocery store items now topping $3 each and most
> coupons still around 25 cents, it doesn't make sense.
> I saw a 5 lb. bag of sugar on SALE today for $3.39.
>
> They usually talk about double and triple coupons, no limit.
> Most stores have a $1 limit. *They talk about buying something specific
> and getting meat free as a bonus. *It's never happened wherever I have
> lived and shopped.

I am as good at the game as anyone I've ever met, and I don't come
close to those results. Yesterday I bought 3 pkgs of Keebler Toast &
PB crackers for $1.67 each (which my son loves for snacks), and added
30 bottles* of SuperChill diet soda @$.67/2 liter, which brought me to
$25.21. I got a $10 off Catalina coupon (next purchase of anything)
for buying $25 of those specific products. I also used a coupon that
got me a free 24.9oz (huge) box of breakfast cereal for junior when I
bought a 12oz, Starbuck's ground Sumatra for $7.69. I paid using a
gift card that I'd bought with a discount coupon from one of the 2009
Entertainment books that I bought on clearance for $10 (the book had 5-
$5 off a $50 gift card coupons).

When I get really good fast food coupons in the mail, sometimes I go
to my old neighborhood where recycling containers are not individual,
but public, and get extra sheets of coupons. I not only use
Entertainment, but restaurant.com as well.

The $10 a week lady is full of shit, and I'm glad I'm not in her
family.

* Now that I don't drink beer anymore, 30-2 liter bottles is not an
absurd quantity.
>
> gloria p

--Bryan

"Kalmia" ha scritto nel messaggio
Metspitzer wrote:
> (MYFOX NATIONAL) -it's paying off for one woman who> is feeding her family
> of six for less than $10 a week.

It's a joke, son. Let's see a list of her balanced, nutritious
meals. I hate these articles.

It's worse. It's not even funny. Last year I tried to help a gal who had
credit carded her family into destitution learn to feed her fam8ily cheaply
without corn dogs. Every cheap meal she wrote about was something like
that. All prepared junk on coupons or on sales. She was feeding 2 adults
and 3 kids this shit.
She said I was picking on her and that that is all her family likes.

On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:01:39 -0500, Sqwertz
> wrote:

>On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:02:04 -0400, Metspitzer wrote:
>
>> (MYFOX NATIONAL) - It might take a few hours a week to clip coupons
>> and browse supermarket aisles. But it's paying off for one woman who
>> is feeding her family of six for less than $10 a week.
>>
>> Kathy Spencer of Boxford, Mass., seeks out coupons, browses circulars
>> and spends up to four hours a week at grocery stores. But she says she
>> spends an average of $4 a week on groceries for a family that includes
>> her husband, four kids, one dog, two cats and a rabbit. On a recent
>> shopping trip, Spencer bought $279 worth of groceries for 39 cents.
>
>But If Kathy Spencer spent those 42 hours every other week working a
>real job making minimum wage and not paying for subscriptions to
>many multiple magazines and newspapers peddling those coupons, she
>would actually earn $110/week + the cost of those rags after she
>spent $278.61 on groceries.
>
>Not to mention that she uses $1 coupons to buy items that cost....
>drum roll... One Dollar. I bet Bobo could have a field day with her
>shopping list.
>
>How many coupons do we see for T-Bone steaks for $1/pound? More
>like Hamburger Helper (and even then the hamburger is never less
>than $1.49/lb).
>
>Did they post her shopping list?

You'd be better off eating fast-food than off the list. I don't watch
food TV but Louise had it on the other day and some wacko was on that
was spending 16 hours a week clipping plus shopping time. They
interviewed her and then filmed her in the store. Nothing she was
buying was close to what I'd eat. She made a website to share her
"skills" called: http://www.thegrocerygame.com/

I did go to the site and you've got to PAY to get the coupons. You
can get a 28 day free trial but I'm not giving my CC# for coupons.

The chick seems to have a few loose screws.

Lou

In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:02:04 -0400, Metspitzer wrote:
>
> > (MYFOX NATIONAL) - It might take a few hours a week to clip coupons
> > and browse supermarket aisles. But it's paying off for one woman who
> > is feeding her family of six for less than $10 a week.
> >
> > Kathy Spencer of Boxford, Mass., seeks out coupons, browses circulars
> > and spends up to four hours a week at grocery stores. But she says she
> > spends an average of $4 a week on groceries for a family that includes
> > her husband, four kids, one dog, two cats and a rabbit. On a recent
> > shopping trip, Spencer bought $279 worth of groceries for 39 cents.
>
> But If Kathy Spencer spent those 42 hours every other week working a
> real job making minimum wage and not paying for subscriptions to
> many multiple magazines and newspapers peddling those coupons, she
> would actually earn $110/week + the cost of those rags after she
> spent $278.61 on groceries.
>
> Not to mention that she uses $1 coupons to buy items that cost....
> drum roll... One Dollar. I bet Bobo could have a field day with her
> shopping list.
>
> How many coupons do we see for T-Bone steaks for $1/pound? More
> like Hamburger Helper (and even then the hamburger is never less
> than $1.49/lb).
>
> Did they post her shopping list?
>
> -sw

I could feed two people for under $10.00 per week if we ate nothing but
rice, beans, tortillas, chickens, eggs and some of the cheaper produce
such as lettuce and cabbage...
--
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In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> Nancy Young wrote:
> > Kajikit wrote:
>
> >> they're probably eating a really crappy diet because meat and fresh
> >> produce are almost never couponable, only prepared and processed
> >> stuff.
> >
> > I couldn't agree with you more. Whenever I see those reports on tv
> > where they follow the person around matching up their coupons with
> > their sales, they're always buying packaged mixes etc. Most of the
> > time, manufacturer's coupons are for stuff that is, well,
> > manufactured.
>
> That weekly newspaper that lands in my driveway unbidden has
> coupon inserts, so I took a look at the typical food selection.
> It wasn't as awful as I think they usually are as far as the stuff
> you could save on. Not great, not fresh vegetables, never mind
> meat.
>
> Granola bars, salad dressing and some kind of quick rice.
> Breakfast bowls and entrees. Kid's fruit snacks, hot dogs.
> Carolina rice and rice mixes. Sugar. Kid's cereal. Wonder
> bread.
>
> nancy

Yeah, I was perusing the grocery sale and coupon section just last night
while eating my fish spring rolls.

All of the discounted stuff was crap that I'd never dream of adding to
my diet. I have to wonder how much she weighs...

Grain and sugar products are fairly cheap. Actually, my grocery bill
goes down if we eat more fresh produce and less meat, but I'm not about
to become a vegan. Chicken and eggs are reasonably cheap sources of
protein if you watch the sales.
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In article >,
"Giusi" > wrote:

> "Kalmia" ha scritto nel messaggio
> Metspitzer wrote:
> > (MYFOX NATIONAL) -it's paying off for one woman who> is feeding her family
> > of six for less than $10 a week.
>
> It's a joke, son. Let's see a list of her balanced, nutritious
> meals. I hate these articles.
>
> It's worse. It's not even funny. Last year I tried to help a gal who had
> credit carded her family into destitution learn to feed her fam8ily cheaply
> without corn dogs. Every cheap meal she wrote about was something like
> that. All prepared junk on coupons or on sales. She was feeding 2 adults
> and 3 kids this shit.
> She said I was picking on her and that that is all her family likes.

Actually, one can make corn dogs cheaper than one can buy them, but it's
still crap. <g>
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BobF (on the laptop) > wrote:

> Time to get my eyes chedked. I thought the subject was "Family of 6
> Eats Fox." And then, I saw (MYFOX NATIONAL) ... and thought anyone
> can save money, but how many people eat a fox?

Some Swiss do. Fuchspfeffer is semi-popular in some cantons. From what
I gather, the meat is either marinated or kept in running water for a
few days or both. Nathalie might know something about it, though she is
in a "wrong" canton... I do not thing ragoût de renard is popular where
she is.

According to this study, some Italians eat fox, too:
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3426077>.

Victor

Nancy Young wrote:

> Nancy Young wrote:
>> Kajikit wrote:
>
>>> they're probably eating a really crappy diet because meat and fresh
>>> produce are almost never couponable, only prepared and processed
>>> stuff.
>>
>> I couldn't agree with you more. Whenever I see those reports on tv
>> where they follow the person around matching up their coupons with
>> their sales, they're always buying packaged mixes etc. Most of the
>> time, manufacturer's coupons are for stuff that is, well,
>> manufactured.
>
> That weekly newspaper that lands in my driveway unbidden has
> coupon inserts, so I took a look at the typical food selection.
> It wasn't as awful as I think they usually are as far as the stuff
> you could save on. Not great, not fresh vegetables, never mind
> meat.
>
> Granola bars, salad dressing and some kind of quick rice.
> Breakfast bowls and entrees. Kid's fruit snacks, hot dogs.
> Carolina rice and rice mixes. Sugar. Kid's cereal. Wonder
> bread.


I've scored some decent coupons lately for stuff like Mountain
High/Stonyfield Farms yogurt, OJ, Riceland rice, Hellman's, A-1 sauce, etc.
The salad dressings and other prepared stuff I buy and give to my mom, she's
older and likes simple - to - fix stuff like those Knorr Pasta and Rice side
dishes, Wishbone dressings, etc...

I buy the Sunday Chicago Tribune mainly to get the coupons, I generally make
back the $1.99 cost, sometimes I'll make it back 3 - 5 times over. I don't
fiddle with small - value coupons, only 50 cents or more.


--
Best
Greg

On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:42:48 -0500, Kathleen
> shouted from the highest rooftop:

>BobF (on the laptop) wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:02:04 -0400, Metspitzer >
>> shouted from the highest rooftop:
>>
>>
>>>(MYFOX NATIONAL) - It might take a few hours a week to clip coupons
>>>and browse supermarket aisles. But it's paying off for o
>>
>>
>> Time to get my eyes chedked. I thought the subject was "Family of 6
>> Eats Fox." And then, I saw (MYFOX NATIONAL) ... and thought anyone
>> can save money, but how many people eat a fox?
>
>I suppose you could eat anything, up to and including weapons grade
>plutonium, if you were determined enough. But anybody who's ever been
>close enough to a fox to get a good whiff would think long and hard
>about it first.

I was standing near the River Cuckmere in the village of Alfriston in
East Sussex, England one evening when a vixen popped around the corner
of a hedge and almost ran into me. She was looking back over her
shoulder at something behind her when she came around the hedge so she
didn't notice me at first. Then she stopped still and we eyeballed
each other for several seconds until we both heard someone walking
along the river from the direction she'd come and she took off into
the undergrowth like a cat.

It was a magic moment ...

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Gregory Morrow wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:

>> That weekly newspaper that lands in my driveway unbidden has
>> coupon inserts, so I took a look at the typical food selection.
>> It wasn't as awful as I think they usually are as far as the stuff
>> you could save on. Not great, not fresh vegetables, never mind
>> meat.
>>
>> Granola bars, salad dressing and some kind of quick rice.
>> Breakfast bowls and entrees. Kid's fruit snacks, hot dogs.
>> Carolina rice and rice mixes. Sugar. Kid's cereal. Wonder
>> bread.
>
>
> I've scored some decent coupons lately for stuff like Mountain
> High/Stonyfield Farms yogurt, OJ, Riceland rice, Hellman's, A-1
> sauce, etc. The salad dressings and other prepared stuff I buy and
> give to my mom, she's older and likes simple - to - fix stuff like
> those Knorr Pasta and Rice side dishes, Wishbone dressings, etc...

I clip way more coupons than I use, I guess I just like to collect
clutter. Looking through, the only food coupons I have are for eggs
and sour cream and Nabisco cookies and crackers. Hey, tailgating
season is here.

> I buy the Sunday Chicago Tribune mainly to get the coupons, I
> generally make back the $1.99 cost, sometimes I'll make it back 3 - 5
> times over. I don't fiddle with small - value coupons, only 50 cents
> or more.

I'm telling you, that's what I think ... I'm going to clip this coupon for
10 cents? and try to line it up with a sale? Not going to happen.
Maybe I should send them to that woman who feeds her family
for free. I'm sure she wouldn't turn up her nose at them.

nancy

Om wrote:

> Yeah, I was perusing the grocery sale and coupon section just last night
> while eating my fish spring rolls.

Did you check out the carb count on the rice paper wrappers? I'm cutting
down my own carbohydrate consumption (though not as hard-core as you), and I
was pretty sure that the rice-paper wrappers were too high in carbs for me,
so I was a bit surprised that you said you were using them.

Bob

In article >,
"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:

> Om wrote:
>
> > Yeah, I was perusing the grocery sale and coupon section just last night
> > while eating my fish spring rolls.
>
> Did you check out the carb count on the rice paper wrappers? I'm cutting
> down my own carbohydrate consumption (though not as hard-core as you), and I
> was pretty sure that the rice-paper wrappers were too high in carbs for me,
> so I was a bit surprised that you said you were using them.
>
> Bob

I don't plan to make these a regular part of my diet. I'm giving in to
a whim this week and won't even be consuming one entire package.

There are 35 rice papers per package (I counted them) and 180 grams of
net carbs per package.

That's 5.14 grams per wrapper.

I've only been consuming 2 or 3 per day max and my goal is to stay under
20 grams of net carbs.

It's better than tortillas. <g>

Everything they are being stuffed with are very low. Sprouts (clover,
alfalfa and sunflower), romaine lettuce, baby spinach, fish, shrimp,
eggs, canadian bacon and home made smoked beef sausage.
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In article >,
Becca > wrote:

> Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> > Om wrote:
> >
> >> Yeah, I was perusing the grocery sale and coupon section just last
> >> night while eating my fish spring rolls.
> >
> > Did you check out the carb count on the rice paper wrappers? I'm
> > cutting down my own carbohydrate consumption (though not as hard-core
> > as you), and I was pretty sure that the rice-paper wrappers were too
> > high in carbs for me, so I was a bit surprised that you said you were
> > using them.
> >
> > Bob
>
> My standard-sized rice paper wrappers have 31 carbs for 3 wrappers. We
> just finished one package and we opened a new one, they both have the
> same amount of carbs.
>
>
> Becca

Must be a different brand. I did the math with mine and they averaged
just a little over 5 grams.
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Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> Om wrote:
>
>> Yeah, I was perusing the grocery sale and coupon section just last
>> night while eating my fish spring rolls.
>
> Did you check out the carb count on the rice paper wrappers? I'm
> cutting down my own carbohydrate consumption (though not as hard-core
> as you), and I was pretty sure that the rice-paper wrappers were too
> high in carbs for me, so I was a bit surprised that you said you were
> using them.
>
> Bob

My standard-sized rice paper wrappers have 31 carbs for 3 wrappers. We
just finished one package and we opened a new one, they both have the
same amount of carbs.


Becca

Becca wrote:
> Omelet wrote:
>> In article >,
>> Becca > wrote:
>>> My standard-sized rice paper wrappers have 31 carbs for 3 wrappers.
>>> We just finished one package and we opened a new one, they both have
>>> the same amount of carbs.
>>>
>>>
>>> Becca
>>>
>>
>> Must be a different brand. I did the math with mine and they averaged
>> just a little over 5 grams.
>>
>
> The Daily Plate lists rice paper wrappers as having 100 carbs for 3
> wrappers. It makes you question the accuracy on the back of the
> package. I will just have to be cautious and not eat very many.

I would weigh the things. I doubt that each wrapper even weighs 33
grams, but if it does, then yeah, I'd buy 33 grams of carbohydrate each,
since they're probably pure carb.

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Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> Becca > wrote:
>> My standard-sized rice paper wrappers have 31 carbs for 3 wrappers. We
>> just finished one package and we opened a new one, they both have the
>> same amount of carbs.
>>
>>
>> Becca
>>
>
> Must be a different brand. I did the math with mine and they averaged
> just a little over 5 grams.
>

The Daily Plate lists rice paper wrappers as having 100 carbs for 3
wrappers. It makes you question the accuracy on the back of the
package. I will just have to be cautious and not eat very many.


Becca

Serene Vannoy wrote:
> Becca wrote:
>> Omelet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> Becca > wrote:
>>>> My standard-sized rice paper wrappers have 31 carbs for 3
>>>> wrappers. We just finished one package and we opened a new one,
>>>> they both have the same amount of carbs.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Becca
>>>>
>>>
>>> Must be a different brand. I did the math with mine and they
>>> averaged just a little over 5 grams.
>>>
>>
>> The Daily Plate lists rice paper wrappers as having 100 carbs for 3
>> wrappers. It makes you question the accuracy on the back of the
>> package. I will just have to be cautious and not eat very many.
>
> I would weigh the things. I doubt that each wrapper even weighs 33
> grams, but if it does, then yeah, I'd buy 33 grams of carbohydrate
> each, since they're probably pure carb.
>
> Serene
>

We had summer rolls again tonight, so I will just avoid the scales. :-)


Becca

In article >,
Becca > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > Becca > wrote:
> >> My standard-sized rice paper wrappers have 31 carbs for 3 wrappers. We
> >> just finished one package and we opened a new one, they both have the
> >> same amount of carbs.
> >>
> >>
> >> Becca
> >>
> >
> > Must be a different brand. I did the math with mine and they averaged
> > just a little over 5 grams.
> >
>
> The Daily Plate lists rice paper wrappers as having 100 carbs for 3
> wrappers. It makes you question the accuracy on the back of the
> package. I will just have to be cautious and not eat very many.
>
>
> Becca

I'm sure it varies from brand to brand. :-)
But, I did limit myself and quit using them after this past weekend.
I've got lettuce wraps on the menu instead with that lovely head of
romaine...

It was a brief indulgence.
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