"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
> ImStillMags wrote:
>> On Oct 5, 12:45 pm, "Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds" <atlas-
>> > wrote:
>>> In article >, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>
>> You know........ just because there is a coupon for it and just
>> because it is on the grocery shelves......doesn't mean you HAVE to buy
>> it.
>>
>
> And I don't. But we do eat frozen potatoes from time to time. I just
> made a mistake in the timing of buying them. If daughter could have eaten
> them, they would be gone by now.
>
>> When will people stop being brainwashed by advertising?
>
> I don't pay attention to advertising.
>>
>> Don't buy all that processed crap, it's BAD for you. In the long run
>> it is MORE expensive simply because you buy it and either don't use it
>> or don't use it up before it goes bad (but with all the preservatives
>> in some of that stuff it will still be here long after the planet
>> dies).
>
> Nothing wrong with frozen potatoes.
>>
>> Here's a suggestion. Eat fresh fruits and vegetables, preferably
>> organic or pesticide free and non GMO. Eat clean
>> pastured beef, pork and chicken, wild caught fish and pastured
>> eggs.
>
> I can not eat fish or eggs or chicken. I don't eat pork except for
> occasional bacon. I used to eat organic but now they are saying that
> perhaps it isn't any better for you. And no, I am not one who thought
> that it contained more nutrients. Just less chemicals. But now they are
> saying that might not be true.
>>
>> Stay completely away from packaged foods as much as possible.
>
> I do.
>>
>> You will live a healthier, happier life and spend way less money on
>> junk.
>
> Not necessarily. You can save lots of money by eating junk. You would be
> healthier but you will save money.
Evidently, junk food has rotted your brain!

"Julie Bove" wrote in message ...

MaryL wrote:
> "Julie Bove" wrote in message ...
>
> I am making a big effort to do this at the moment and thanks to
> attempting but rather failing trying to be an Extreme couponer, I do
> have quite a bit in my larder. But some of it needs to be used up
> right away.
> I do have some frozen French fries and Tater Tots. Aside from a
> Tater Tot type of casserole, I don't know what use those will have. Except
> to eat them as is. I may end up tossing some of those because
> I am the only one who currently eats them.
>
> I do have a large bag of hash browns to use up. And in case any of
> you are wondering why I would get such things and not make them from
> scratch, well... I don't mind using them for one thing and I got
> them for free or very cheap using coupons. I intend to use those to
> make something similar to O'Brien potatoes except that they won't be
> cubes. I have plenty of bacon and onions and I do have some red and
> green peppers. So I will mix those things up and they will be dinner.
>
> I am hoping that Winco will still have a good price on bell peppers
> so I will be getting some more of those and some ground beef and make
> some unstuffed peppers. I have never tried this before. Basically
> make like you would stuffed peppers but you cut the peppers in bite
> sized pieces and mix with your meat, tomato sauce, rice (if you are
> using it) and seasonings. I figure I will have a better shot at
> getting daughter to eat the peppers if I do it this way. Normally
> both she and my husband scoop all of their stuffing out and put their
> peppers on my plate because they don't like to eat them like that. I
> do have plenty of rice in the cupboard.
> Looks like the beans are going to have to wait another week unless I
> just cook up a small amount of plain ones.
>
> Do you have anything like that you are going to use up this week? Maybe
> because you have a lot of it? Or because it's getting rather
> old?
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> You did not ask for this type of advice, but I would like to make a
> suggestion. The type of prepared food you mentioned here are among
> the *worst* items for a diabetic. I do realize that you are very
> limited in what you can eat, but I would suggest that you should not
> even consider getting these items for yourself--even if they are free
> or very cheap. Yes, it is wasteful to throw out good food, but it is
> even worse to eat food like that when you are facing the problems of
> a diabetic. When I was first diagnosed T2, I completely emptied my
> pantry of everything I should not eat and gave everything to a food
> pantry. I have not replaced them. Of course, you can't do that with
> frozen food. You will need to keep certain foods for Angela and your
> husband even if you can't eat them, but it is difficult to stick to a
> healthy diet if your pantry and fridge are loaded with food that you
> should not eat.

But that is exactly what I *have* to eat. I also have gastroparesis. A low
carb diet does not work for me. It pushes my blood sugar up to over 300 and
it stays there. Aside from my almost 500 number a couple of weeks ago due
to the stress (I think) of my screwed up insulin prescription, the saga of
which still continues... Most of my numbers have been in the normal range.
I am getting one hypo about every other day. It is extremely difficult to
control blood sugar when you have gastroparesis because you do not digest
your food the way that you should.

Mostly I have to eat easy to digest foods. And potatoes are in there. I do
not watch the fat content of my food because what I naturally prefer is low
to no fat. Because of this the dieticians I have seen have urged me to add
fat to my diet. So eating hash browns or French fries once in a while is
not a problem.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Okay, thanks. I have knowledge about T2 diabetes but must admit that I
don't know much about gastroparesis. What little I do know about that has
come from some of your messages.

MaryL

On Fri, 5 Oct 2012 07:58:10 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:


>I not only avoid overstocking, but I also get a laugh out of that ad which says Americans throw out 500 dollars worth of food a year.
> I sure don't. I use leftovers the next day, use green bags, keep a freezer inventory etc. I doubt if I throw 20 bucks worth away a year.
>
>

Same here, but I do know people that toss that much and probably
more. I know people that will cook a 14 pound turkey and not eat any
leftovers. In our house, not only do we have the turkey for a couple
of meals, the carcass becomes a base for soup. Of 20 working days a
month, about 19 of my lunches are leftovers.

Even when I don't have anything to take for lunch, the frozen meals in
the freezer at work are when Stouffers is on sale 4 for $10.

Coupons are a PITA, but I do pay attention to what is on sale.
Yesterday, I picked up 8 items at the supermarket, 7 were on sale.

We shop at BJ's too, but you have to use care. I won't buy the huge
jars of peanut butter or mayo since they would hang around too long.

"graham" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>> ImStillMags wrote:
>>> On Oct 5, 12:45 pm, "Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds" <atlas-
>>> > wrote:
>>>> In article >, "Julie Bove"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>
>>> You know........ just because there is a coupon for it and just
>>> because it is on the grocery shelves......doesn't mean you HAVE to buy
>>> it.
>>>
>>
>> And I don't. But we do eat frozen potatoes from time to time. I just
>> made a mistake in the timing of buying them. If daughter could have
>> eaten them, they would be gone by now.
>>
>>> When will people stop being brainwashed by advertising?
>>
>> I don't pay attention to advertising.
>>>
>>> Don't buy all that processed crap, it's BAD for you. In the long run
>>> it is MORE expensive simply because you buy it and either don't use it
>>> or don't use it up before it goes bad (but with all the preservatives
>>> in some of that stuff it will still be here long after the planet
>>> dies).
>>
>> Nothing wrong with frozen potatoes.
>>>
>>> Here's a suggestion. Eat fresh fruits and vegetables, preferably
>>> organic or pesticide free and non GMO. Eat clean
>>> pastured beef, pork and chicken, wild caught fish and pastured
>>> eggs.
>>
>> I can not eat fish or eggs or chicken. I don't eat pork except for
>> occasional bacon. I used to eat organic but now they are saying that
>> perhaps it isn't any better for you. And no, I am not one who thought
>> that it contained more nutrients. Just less chemicals. But now they are
>> saying that might not be true.
>>>
>>> Stay completely away from packaged foods as much as possible.
>>
>> I do.
>>>
>>> You will live a healthier, happier life and spend way less money on
>>> junk.
>>
>> Not necessarily. You can save lots of money by eating junk. You would
>> be healthier but you will save money.
> Evidently, junk food has rotted your brain!

Nope. I don't eat it. But sadly a lot of people do because they can get it
for free.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 5 Oct 2012 07:58:10 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> > wrote:
>
>
>>I not only avoid overstocking, but I also get a laugh out of that ad which
>>says Americans throw out 500 dollars worth of food a year.
>> I sure don't. I use leftovers the next day, use green bags, keep a
>> freezer inventory etc. I doubt if I throw 20 bucks worth away a year.
>>
>>
>
> Same here, but I do know people that toss that much and probably
> more. I know people that will cook a 14 pound turkey and not eat any
> leftovers. In our house, not only do we have the turkey for a couple
> of meals, the carcass becomes a base for soup. Of 20 working days a
> month, about 19 of my lunches are leftovers.
>
> Even when I don't have anything to take for lunch, the frozen meals in
> the freezer at work are when Stouffers is on sale 4 for $10.
>
> Coupons are a PITA, but I do pay attention to what is on sale.
> Yesterday, I picked up 8 items at the supermarket, 7 were on sale.
>
> We shop at BJ's too, but you have to use care. I won't buy the huge
> jars of peanut butter or mayo since they would hang around too long.

Today I bought very little food. I did buy soda because it was on sale for
a good price and then I found it for an even better price at Target. I did
buy two packs of frozen peanut butter and jelly stuffed kid's things at
Target. They were on sale. I have not tried them so don't know if I will
like them. And hopefully the peanut butter won't be recalled. These are
not something I would eat on a regular basis by any means but I have had
times lately where I had to get my daughter to dance and wasn't able to eat
before we left due to a variety of reasons. These would be great for me to
grab on my way out the door and to eat at the dance studio. And because I
have been having trouble with low blood sugar I think this is all the more
reason to get something like this. If it turns out that I like them or at
least don't really dislike them, I will get more.

I bought a pound of Laura's ground beef which I will combine with the
peppers, onions, brown rice and tomato sauce that I already have to make
unstuffed peppers. That should cover two meals. At Costco I bought a loaf
of bread, a case of baby carrots and two cases of sliced apples. The
carrots will likely last us two weeks. They are good until the 23rd. The
apples will last a week and perhaps 2-3 days longer depending on whether or
not I eat any. The rest of what we eat for the week will mostly be what we
already have in the house. I also bought cat treats at Target. They were
on sale for $1.01 per package and I had a coupon to save 75 cents off of two
packs. And I used $1.00 off coupon at Albertsons for a People magazine.

Tomorrow we will go to Winco, mainly for more peppers, assuming they are at
a good price. I will cut some up for the freezer and I am thinking I should
also do the same for some of the onions that I have in the fridge. I bought
a smallish bag of yellow onions. I mostly use those for cooking so I might
as well freeze them since I now have plenty of freezer space. The only
other thing that I have on my list is bagels. But we will still wander the
aisles because it is one form of exercise that I can do and we will be
looking for bargains. Winco does not usually have advertised specials. If
they are opening a new store they may put out a small flyer. But most of
the time you have to go to the store to see what they have. Daughter might
buy a sandwich or two. Often they have them marked down to $1.49.

We don't really need anything more for our stockpile except for some shelf
stable milk which they do not carry. I just bought some but it expires in
Dec. So we will be using that up now. Wish I could remember where we
bought it. The prior milk came from Big Lots but when we went back to get
more, they have none. So I will probably not be buying much at all there
unless I see some whopping good prices on things.

"Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" wrote in message
...

In article >, "Julie Bove"
>
wrote:

> "Pico Rico" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> In article >, "Julie Bove"
> >> >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I don't have any kids. Just a teen who can only eat sweet potatoes
> >>> and
> >>> not
> >>> the regular kind. And I can't eat cheese.
> >>
> >> strange that her teenager isn't her kid
> >
> >
> > goats will eat anything. Her teen definitely won't.
>
> *sigh* She is on the South Beach diet and I don't know anyone with goats.

yeh, like there are no ethnic restaurants or groceries in her area
*****************
She sure did let that goat/kid reference fly right over her head. LOL

You say that like *every* town in the US has an ethnic grocery store. Got
news for you, that's not necessarily the case. (Same goes for farmer's
markets.)

There is a Mexican market about 6 miles from me. No one speaks English and
I don't speak Spanish so I only buy things there on rare occasions. (Money
translates, regardless.) There are no Chinese or otherwise Asian markets
nearby. Restaurants? There are plenty of Thai restaurants around, although
I couldn't tell you why.

The "farmers market" here is a roaming market. It's only open one day a
week for a couple of hours before they tear down and set up in the next
town. If you blink (or sleep late) you'll miss it. There are a couple of
farm stands in the area but they only sell on Friday and Saturday. When I
drove past the vegetable market which used to be open 7 days a week, then
five, then sporadically... the parking lot was cordoned off. Uh oh. Looks
like they're going out of business after 40 years. Point being, not
everyone has the same thing available everywhere.

Jill

"Julie Bove" wrote in message ...


"Pico Rico" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" > wrote in message
> ...
>> In article >, "Julie Bove"
>> >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I don't have any kids. Just a teen who can only eat sweet potatoes and
>>> not
>>> the regular kind. And I can't eat cheese.
>>
>> strange that her teenager isn't her kid
>
>
> goats will eat anything. Her teen definitely won't.

*sigh* She is on the South Beach diet and I don't know anyone with goats.

********************
Whooosh! A "kid" is a young goat.

Jill

Julie Bove > wrote:

>I don't know how much food Americans throw away. I do know a very common
>scenario in our house and my friend's house. Someone will decide that they
>really, really like something. Say... Yogurt. So they are eating it every
>day and you wind up stocking up on it when it goes on sale. Then all of a
>sudden they are sick of it and never want to eat it again. And nobody else
>in the house likes it. So out it goes. If this happens here with a
>non-perishable, I will just give it to the food bank. But if it is
>something like yogurt, they won't take it and I don't know anyone else who
>will.

Was at the park yesterday and the Park Police were hassling a guy
for selling samosas. An unlicensed vendor type. So, he walked
around giving away the rest of his tray of samosas.

That is probably also illegal, but they let him do it.


Steve

Julie Bove > wrote:

>But that is exactly what I *have* to eat. I also have gastroparesis. A low
>carb diet does not work for me. It pushes my blood sugar up to over 300 and
>it stays there. Aside from my almost 500 number a couple of weeks ago due
>to the stress (I think) of my screwed up insulin prescription, the saga of
>which still continues... Most of my numbers have been in the normal range.
>I am getting one hypo about every other day. It is extremely difficult to
>control blood sugar when you have gastroparesis because you do not digest
>your food the way that you should.
>
>Mostly I have to eat easy to digest foods. And potatoes are in there. I do
>not watch the fat content of my food because what I naturally prefer is low
>to no fat. Because of this the dieticians I have seen have urged me to add
>fat to my diet. So eating hash browns or French fries once in a while is
>not a problem.

So basically the gastroparesis protects you against high GI foods
and blood sugar spikes/crashes?

I have enough gastroparesis (evidenced by other symptoms) that I cannot
readily make my blood sugar spike even if I wanted to.


Steve

On Fri, 5 Oct 2012 22:38:13 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Fri, 5 Oct 2012 07:58:10 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I not only avoid overstocking, but I also get a laugh out of that ad which
>>>says Americans throw out 500 dollars worth of food a year.
>>> I sure don't. I use leftovers the next day, use green bags, keep a
>>> freezer inventory etc. I doubt if I throw 20 bucks worth away a year.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Same here, but I do know people that toss that much and probably
>> more. I know people that will cook a 14 pound turkey and not eat any
>> leftovers. In our house, not only do we have the turkey for a couple
>> of meals, the carcass becomes a base for soup. Of 20 working days a
>> month, about 19 of my lunches are leftovers.
>>
>> Even when I don't have anything to take for lunch, the frozen meals in
>> the freezer at work are when Stouffers is on sale 4 for $10.
>>
>> Coupons are a PITA, but I do pay attention to what is on sale.
>> Yesterday, I picked up 8 items at the supermarket, 7 were on sale.
>>
>> We shop at BJ's too, but you have to use care. I won't buy the huge
>> jars of peanut butter or mayo since they would hang around too long.
>
>Today I bought very little food. I did buy soda because it was on sale for
>a good price

Soda is NOT food.

"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove > wrote:
>
>>But that is exactly what I *have* to eat. I also have gastroparesis. A
>>low
>>carb diet does not work for me. It pushes my blood sugar up to over 300
>>and
>>it stays there. Aside from my almost 500 number a couple of weeks ago due
>>to the stress (I think) of my screwed up insulin prescription, the saga of
>>which still continues... Most of my numbers have been in the normal
>>range.
>>I am getting one hypo about every other day. It is extremely difficult to
>>control blood sugar when you have gastroparesis because you do not digest
>>your food the way that you should.
>>
>>Mostly I have to eat easy to digest foods. And potatoes are in there. I
>>do
>>not watch the fat content of my food because what I naturally prefer is
>>low
>>to no fat. Because of this the dieticians I have seen have urged me to
>>add
>>fat to my diet. So eating hash browns or French fries once in a while is
>>not a problem.
>
> So basically the gastroparesis protects you against high GI foods
> and blood sugar spikes/crashes?

Well, no. Not really. But if I eat something like a big salad, I usually
wind up throwing it up. Then I have no food in my system and for me I will
then either go too low or too high. I also find if I don't eat enough carbs
I go too high. Too many carbs? I go too high. If I eat something like
say...roast beef which may or may not come back up...the food stays in my
system too long. And when it does that, I get high BG. So I have to eat
easy to digest things which at least will go through me and my BG seems more
stable.

Since daughter has gone on the South beach diet I have switched from eating
white rice and white bread on a regular basis to brown rice and whole wheat
bread. So far, so good. Those foods used to spike me. I do still eat
white rice and maybe just some applesauce when my stomach is acting up.

> I have enough gastroparesis (evidenced by other symptoms) that I cannot

Sorry to hear that. It is just no fun. One thing that is weird about me is
that my HbA1c seems to be abnormally high. My daily blood sugar readings
get better and better but the HbA1c gets much higher and shows a higher
average. I have had additional tests to rule out a rare blood disorder that
runs in the family. And I did have anemia which can affect the HbA1c. Will
be interesting to see how the next one comes out.

"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 5 Oct 2012 22:38:13 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Fri, 5 Oct 2012 07:58:10 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I not only avoid overstocking, but I also get a laugh out of that ad
>>>>which
>>>>says Americans throw out 500 dollars worth of food a year.
>>>> I sure don't. I use leftovers the next day, use green bags, keep a
>>>> freezer inventory etc. I doubt if I throw 20 bucks worth away a year.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Same here, but I do know people that toss that much and probably
>>> more. I know people that will cook a 14 pound turkey and not eat any
>>> leftovers. In our house, not only do we have the turkey for a couple
>>> of meals, the carcass becomes a base for soup. Of 20 working days a
>>> month, about 19 of my lunches are leftovers.
>>>
>>> Even when I don't have anything to take for lunch, the frozen meals in
>>> the freezer at work are when Stouffers is on sale 4 for $10.
>>>
>>> Coupons are a PITA, but I do pay attention to what is on sale.
>>> Yesterday, I picked up 8 items at the supermarket, 7 were on sale.
>>>
>>> We shop at BJ's too, but you have to use care. I won't buy the huge
>>> jars of peanut butter or mayo since they would hang around too long.
>>
>>Today I bought very little food. I did buy soda because it was on sale
>>for
>>a good price
>
> Soda is NOT food.

True but it is in my grocery budget.

Julie Bove wrote:

>I don't have any kids. Just a teen who
> can only eat sweet potatoes and not the
> regular kind. And I can't eat cheese.

I don't mean to be picking on you, as goodness knows, you get enough of
that in here, but you really ARE your own worst enemy, IMO.

I have to ask you WHY on earth would you buy frozen potatoes if NOBODY
else in your house will eat them besides you?! Apparently you will only
eat them, IF served plain, and WHY are you asking for suggestions, only
to come back and say "thanks, but no thanks"...because you, or daughter,
DH, etc. can't/won't eat them fixed that way. What kind of suggestions
were you hoping for?

How long have you had them in the freezer anyway? Why don't you throw
them out for the wild birds, and quit worrying about them. That sure
would solve the problem, as seems like nobody here can really help you.

Judy

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> "Julie Bove" wrote in message ...
>
>
> "Pico Rico" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> In article >, "Julie Bove"
> >> >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I don't have any kids. Just a teen who can only eat sweet potatoes and
> >>> not
> >>> the regular kind. And I can't eat cheese.
> >>
> >> strange that her teenager isn't her kid
> >
> >
> > goats will eat anything. Her teen definitely won't.
>
> *sigh* She is on the South Beach diet and I don't know anyone with goats.
>
> ********************
> Whooosh! A "kid" is a young goat.
>
> Jill

it would have been a good pun if she had stopped there, but does anyone think
julie has a sense of humor?

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> > >>> I don't have any kids. Just a teen who can only eat sweet potatoes
> > >>> and
> > >>> not
> > >>> the regular kind. And I can't eat cheese.
> > >>
> > >> strange that her teenager isn't her kid
> > >
> > >
> > > goats will eat anything. Her teen definitely won't.
> >
> > *sigh* She is on the South Beach diet and I don't know anyone with goats.
>
> yeh, like there are no ethnic restaurants or groceries in her area
> *****************
> She sure did let that goat/kid reference fly right over her head. LOL
>
> You say that like *every* town in the US has an ethnic grocery store. Got
> news for you, that's not necessarily the case. (Same goes for farmer's
> markets.)

I didn't say "every" town, I said her area and since she lives in an area with
enough population to support a Costco a Winco a TJs and she is near a large
military base, I doubt that there isn't some ethnic grocery store or restaurant
available to her. In fact if she wanted it, she could probably ask the vet at
the commissary to order some and they would probably comply

"Judy Haffner" > wrote in message
...
>
> Julie Bove wrote:
>
>>I don't have any kids. Just a teen who
>> can only eat sweet potatoes and not the
>> regular kind. And I can't eat cheese.
>
> I don't mean to be picking on you, as goodness knows, you get enough of
> that in here, but you really ARE your own worst enemy, IMO.
>
> I have to ask you WHY on earth would you buy frozen potatoes if NOBODY
> else in your house will eat them besides you?! Apparently you will only
> eat them, IF served plain, and WHY are you asking for suggestions, only
> to come back and say "thanks, but no thanks"...because you, or daughter,
> DH, etc. can't/won't eat them fixed that way. What kind of suggestions
> were you hoping for?
>
Apparently you don't read my posts. At the time that I bought them,
*everybody* was eating them. Then daughter was put on a low carb diet by
her Dr. She was eating some but not a lot. Then another Dr. put her on the
South Beach diet and on that diet, regular potatoes are not allowed.

Where did I ask for suggestions? I didn't. I merely stated what we would
be using up and asked if anyone else had anything they needed to use up this
week. We don't always have this situation here but now we do. And if I do
wind up throwing them out it is really no big deal because they were either
free of very cheap. At the time that I got them, I had a ton of high value
coupons from various companies.

> How long have you had them in the freezer anyway? Why don't you throw
> them out for the wild birds, and quit worrying about them. That sure
> would solve the problem, as seems like nobody here can really help you.

Why in the world do you think I am worrying about them? I don't tend to
worry about *anything*! I was merely trying to make an on topic post
because there are so few of these here.

I have had them since last summer (2011), probably July or August. They're
still good till Nov. or Dec.

AFAIK, wild birds don't eat potatoes and even if they did, I would be a fool
to feed them. Terminex came yesterday and there is still Norway Rat
activity in the area. I am not supposed to put food out for any animal.

On Fri, 5 Oct 2012 17:14:59 -0700 (PDT) in rec.food.cooking, merryb
> wrote,
>
>You are what you eat...

There was this commercial on TV for El Pollo Loco.
And this macho tough looking guy says "I am what I eat."

And I think, what you are saying is that you are ... Chicken?

On Thu, 4 Oct 2012 18:37:49 -0700 in rec.food.cooking, "Julie Bove"
> wrote,
>
>"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
>> On Thu, 4 Oct 2012 17:51:37 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> Do you have anything like that you are going to use up this week?
>>
>> Patience for Julie-posts?
>
>Well... I don't see too many other on topic posts here.

Please try this: If the only content in your post is "I can't eat
that" or "We can't eat that" or "My daughter can't eat that"
then
Just don't post it.

On Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:35:11 -0400 in rec.food.cooking, The Cook
> wrote,
>Extreme couponing is for the birds.

And, at least as shown in the various reports I have seen, relies on
a lot of cheating and fraud.

On Sat, 06 Oct 2012 20:04:30 -0700, David Harmon >
wrote:

> On Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:35:11 -0400 in rec.food.cooking, The Cook
> > wrote,
> >Extreme couponing is for the birds.
>
> And, at least as shown in the various reports I have seen, relies on
> a lot of cheating and fraud.
>
Care to post a link or two?

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

Julie Bove wrote:
> I am making a big effort to do this at the moment and thanks to attempting
> but rather failing trying to be an Extreme couponer, I do have quite a bit
> in my larder. But some of it needs to be used up right away.
>
> I do have some frozen French fries and Tater Tots. Aside from a Tater Tot
> type of casserole, I don't know what use those will have. Except to eat
> them as is. I may end up tossing some of those because I am the only one
> who currently eats them.
>
> I do have a large bag of hash browns to use up. And in case any of you are
> wondering why I would get such things and not make them from scratch,
> well... I don't mind using them for one thing and I got them for free or
> very cheap using coupons. I intend to use those to make something similar
> to O'Brien potatoes except that they won't be cubes. I have plenty of bacon
> and onions and I do have some red and green peppers. So I will mix those
> things up and they will be dinner.
>
> I am hoping that Winco will still have a good price on bell peppers so I
> will be getting some more of those and some ground beef and make some
> unstuffed peppers. I have never tried this before. Basically make like you
> would stuffed peppers but you cut the peppers in bite sized pieces and mix
> with your meat, tomato sauce, rice (if you are using it) and seasonings. I
> figure I will have a better shot at getting daughter to eat the peppers if I
> do it this way. Normally both she and my husband scoop all of their
> stuffing out and put their peppers on my plate because they don't like to
> eat them like that. I do have plenty of rice in the cupboard.
>
> Looks like the beans are going to have to wait another week unless I just
> cook up a small amount of plain ones.
>
> Do you have anything like that you are going to use up this week? Maybe
> because you have a lot of it? Or because it's getting rather old?
>
>
Well, not like that, but I need to use a pomegranate, a kiwi, and
a star fruit. Long ago I saw a picture of a beautiful fruit
melange, which also included blood orange... which I now can't
find. I am also thinking some sliced lotus root would look nice.

--
Jean B.

"David Harmon" > wrote in message
m...
> On Thu, 4 Oct 2012 18:37:49 -0700 in rec.food.cooking, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote,
>>
>>"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
>>> On Thu, 4 Oct 2012 17:51:37 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> Do you have anything like that you are going to use up this week?
>>>
>>> Patience for Julie-posts?
>>
>>Well... I don't see too many other on topic posts here.
>
> Please try this: If the only content in your post is "I can't eat
> that" or "We can't eat that" or "My daughter can't eat that"
> then
> Just don't post it.

And it wasn't. Was it? I asked if anyone had anything else to use up this
week. And a few people actually responded!

"David Harmon" > wrote in message
news
> On Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:35:11 -0400 in rec.food.cooking, The Cook
> > wrote,
>>Extreme couponing is for the birds.
>
> And, at least as shown in the various reports I have seen, relies on
> a lot of cheating and fraud.

Yes, it does. Sad that they aired that on TV. I have been able to get some
free or very cheap stuff. But very little. And it's not always something I
want or need. I was told by someone to get hundreds of boxes of Tic Tacs at
the military commissary when they were cheap there and there were coupons.
Using what she said, if I pre-ordered enough mints and had enough coupons,
they would give me about $50 back which I could then use for meat or veg or
whatever. And I was like... And then what will I do with all the Tic Tacs?
The rules of the military commissary is that you buy only for your family
and you can not sell the stuff. I'm sure they realize that you might be
buying gifts and things. But they don't want you buying for all of your
neighbors and extended family which of course does happen from time to time.

She never gave me a response. Someone else told me to donate them to the
food bank. But at the time our food bank was requesting only wholesome
foods like brown rice and whole grains and no sugar. They no longer are
making that claim but another one in the area is. At any rate, I wasn't
about to do that. Seems perfectly silly to me to have to jump through all
those hoops and make them order crap you aren't going to use just so you can
make some money off of them.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 06 Oct 2012 20:04:30 -0700, David Harmon >
> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:35:11 -0400 in rec.food.cooking, The Cook
>> > wrote,
>> >Extreme couponing is for the birds.
>>
>> And, at least as shown in the various reports I have seen, relies on
>> a lot of cheating and fraud.
>>
> Care to post a link or two?

I sure will.

http://www.jillcataldo.com/node/16258

http://www.hotcouponworld.com/2011/0...-coupon-fraud/

http://thekrazycouponlady.com/2011/0...-coupon-fraud/

http://supercouponing.com/extremecou...questions.html

And there are a lot more. They kept on doing it even after it was brought
to TLC's attention and I am one of the people who did so.

There is a list of bogus coupons.

There is a link here to check if your coupons are fake:

http://www.atg.wa.gov/BlogPost.aspx?id=20710

You can still buy these fake coupons on Ebay and other places. Not that I
am telling you to do so. Anyway... On the last episode, a woman was
shopping at the Seattle K Mart and used the very same bogus toilet paper
coupons that were brought to their attention prior. I do not have the link
about her but it's out there somewhere. She said that she didn't know that
she had bogus coupons and that she was just trying to save money because she
was having a baby. But IMO she would have to have known. It was all over
the Internet that the coupons were bogus and most people who do make an
effort to use coupons on a regular basis do check in at least once in a
while to the various couponing websites. The bogus coupons are always
listed there so that we don't accidentally use them.

I may have in fact bought bogus coupons from Ebay. I did buy coupons a few
times. But the ones that seemed too good to be true were not for products
that are sold in this area. So chances are, the few I was able to use were
legit.

"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>> I am making a big effort to do this at the moment and thanks to
>> attempting but rather failing trying to be an Extreme couponer, I do have
>> quite a bit in my larder. But some of it needs to be used up right away.
>>
>> I do have some frozen French fries and Tater Tots. Aside from a Tater
>> Tot type of casserole, I don't know what use those will have. Except to
>> eat them as is. I may end up tossing some of those because I am the only
>> one who currently eats them.
>>
>> I do have a large bag of hash browns to use up. And in case any of you
>> are wondering why I would get such things and not make them from scratch,
>> well... I don't mind using them for one thing and I got them for free
>> or very cheap using coupons. I intend to use those to make something
>> similar to O'Brien potatoes except that they won't be cubes. I have
>> plenty of bacon and onions and I do have some red and green peppers. So
>> I will mix those things up and they will be dinner.
>>
>> I am hoping that Winco will still have a good price on bell peppers so I
>> will be getting some more of those and some ground beef and make some
>> unstuffed peppers. I have never tried this before. Basically make like
>> you would stuffed peppers but you cut the peppers in bite sized pieces
>> and mix with your meat, tomato sauce, rice (if you are using it) and
>> seasonings. I figure I will have a better shot at getting daughter to
>> eat the peppers if I do it this way. Normally both she and my husband
>> scoop all of their stuffing out and put their peppers on my plate because
>> they don't like to eat them like that. I do have plenty of rice in the
>> cupboard.
>>
>> Looks like the beans are going to have to wait another week unless I just
>> cook up a small amount of plain ones.
>>
>> Do you have anything like that you are going to use up this week? Maybe
>> because you have a lot of it? Or because it's getting rather old?
> Well, not like that, but I need to use a pomegranate, a kiwi, and a star
> fruit. Long ago I saw a picture of a beautiful fruit melange, which also
> included blood orange... which I now can't find. I am also thinking some
> sliced lotus root would look nice.

When we lived in NY, I often had fruit that I had to use up. But it was
never a problem. There were so many kids around. We lived in military
housing. I would just cut up the fruit and take it outside. Somebody would
always eat it. I was not picky about fruit when we lived there. Even if
nobody in my house would eat it, there were plenty of kids who would. And
in some cases, those kids came from families with less money than ours and
some bad situations. Such as having both parents ill at the same time for
various reasons.

On Sat, 6 Oct 2012 21:40:15 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sat, 06 Oct 2012 20:04:30 -0700, David Harmon >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:35:11 -0400 in rec.food.cooking, The Cook
> >> > wrote,
> >> >Extreme couponing is for the birds.
> >>
> >> And, at least as shown in the various reports I have seen, relies on
> >> a lot of cheating and fraud.
> >>
> > Care to post a link or two?
>
> I sure will.
>
> http://www.jillcataldo.com/node/16258
>
> http://www.hotcouponworld.com/2011/0...-coupon-fraud/
>
> http://thekrazycouponlady.com/2011/0...-coupon-fraud/
>
> http://supercouponing.com/extremecou...questions.html
>
> And there are a lot more. They kept on doing it even after it was brought
> to TLC's attention and I am one of the people who did so.
>
> There is a list of bogus coupons.
>
> There is a link here to check if your coupons are fake:
>
> http://www.atg.wa.gov/BlogPost.aspx?id=20710
>
> You can still buy these fake coupons on Ebay and other places. Not that I
> am telling you to do so. Anyway... On the last episode, a woman was
> shopping at the Seattle K Mart and used the very same bogus toilet paper
> coupons that were brought to their attention prior. I do not have the link
> about her but it's out there somewhere. She said that she didn't know that
> she had bogus coupons and that she was just trying to save money because she
> was having a baby. But IMO she would have to have known. It was all over
> the Internet that the coupons were bogus and most people who do make an
> effort to use coupons on a regular basis do check in at least once in a
> while to the various couponing websites. The bogus coupons are always
> listed there so that we don't accidentally use them.
>
> I may have in fact bought bogus coupons from Ebay. I did buy coupons a few
> times. But the ones that seemed too good to be true were not for products
> that are sold in this area. So chances are, the few I was able to use were
> legit.
>
Thanks, I wondered why my world of coupons seems so different from
theirs. They cheat and I don't.

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> Do you have anything like that you are going to use up this week? Maybe
> because you have a lot of it? Or because it's getting rather old?

Nothing in particular but I do always have an abundance of food in my
pantry, freezer, fridge. They are mostly things that I buy on sale (or with
coupon) (but also things that I will eat). I never use a coupon for things
that don't interest me.

Once you buy these items, they can often sit too long. Lately, I'm trimming
my grocery bill by trying to eat up some of these things before they become
questionable. Fall/winter cooking time is approaching here so I'm trying to
get rid of some old to make space for the new. Time to rotate the shelves.


G.

PS - because of your mention of Tater Tots, I actually bought a bag of them
yesterday. It's OreIda 'extra crispy" Tater Tots. When my daughter was
young, she loved them and I liked them too. This is actually the first time
I've bought them in about 20 years. Comfort food?

On 10/7/2012 7:13 AM, Gary wrote:

> PS - because of your mention of Tater Tots, I actually bought a bag of them
> yesterday. It's OreIda 'extra crispy" Tater Tots. When my daughter was
> young, she loved them and I liked them too. This is actually the first time
> I've bought them in about 20 years. Comfort food?

IMO - tater tots = comfort food Yummy comfort food!

Cheryl > wrote:
> On 10/7/2012 7:13 AM, Gary wrote:
>
>> PS - because of your mention of Tater Tots, I actually bought a bag of them
>> yesterday. It's OreIda 'extra crispy" Tater Tots. When my daughter was
>> young, she loved them and I liked them too. This is actually the first time
>> I've bought them in about 20 years. Comfort food?
>
> IMO - tater tots = comfort food Yummy comfort food!

I would call taters and pizza happy food. I'll throw in spaghetti..

Comfort food is mash potatoes, meatloaf, and gravy. Also, properly made
cabbage rolls. Pierogies.

Greg