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aklap
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| Mom2BoyzOnly wrote: | | ...and ended up spending $141! |
That's why it's lovingly called - WholePayCheck 
Just for fun - type "whole paycheck" into google. What's the 1st hit on the list?
I agree with TEC, homemade stuff is cheaper and better tasting. Yes, I am spoiled rotten!! Thanks Bunny!
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ostrich
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Mom2BoyzOnly wrote: | | I was excited by all the GF products that I can never find close to home and ended up spending $141! |
IMHO I don't think there's anything wrong with spending larger amounts on GF foods every once in awhile. I mean, I have yet to find a good pretzel recipe that's yummier (and easier) than buying a bag of Glutino pretzels. You simply have to limit the number of times you splurge.
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aklap
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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| ostrich wrote: | | You simply have to limit the number of times you splurge. |
BINGO! Moderation is the key
One thing I think you'll find - over time you find yourself craving/wanting those type of items less and less. I was a huge bread hound BGF. Now...even though I have GF bread available to me 24x7...I rarely eat it. I literally have to plan/force myself to eat it. It not something I just automatically reach for now.
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SHO
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| Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:09 am Post subject: Low long? |
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| I have a question regarding time spent cooking? I am fortunate enough that my company pays me for food. I have a weird job and have to stay on location weeks at a time so they pay me for food. The downside to this is I don't have a large amount of time to cook. Up until now (before I was starting GF diet) I ate stir fry, Liptons rice packets, salads, tv dinners, protein bars and cheese sticks. I know I need to healthin that up a bit but I maybe can get an hour if that for preparing. Are there fast foods (as in tv dinner style or microwave packets) that are healthy and dont take a while to cook? |
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ostrich
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I've tried some microwave dinners from Whole Foods that're....eh. The portions are really small (they look nothing like the box), and the nutrition value isn't that great.
What about something like crock pot meals? Dump it all in the pot before you go to work, eat when you get home. Or you can always prepare things like soup, freeze it in single serving bags, then nuke for meals.
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celiacmaine-iac
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| Quote: | | I have a weird job and have to stay on location weeks at a time so they pay me for food. |
Do you have an apartment, or are you in motel rooms? The reason I ask is that I'm not sure what you have to cook with. I would suggest buying a rice cooker. You could cook up a big batch of brown rice once a week, and then continue making stir fries, etc. Some rice cookers can also be used to steam veggies. I even had one that would make hard boiled eggs. I love kitchen gadgets and will buy every one I see, but I could give most of them up easily, however....the rice cooker stays. 
Chicken tenderloins cook up quickly. A lot of grocery stores put up packages of meat that are already sliced for stir fries.
Smoothies might make a good breakfast, if you have a blender available. They're a good way to boost the fruit consumption.
Second what Os said about the slow-cooker.
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cruelshoes
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| Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:26 am Post subject: Re: Low long? |
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| SHO wrote: | | Are there fast foods (as in tv dinner style or microwave packets) that are healthy and dont take a while to cook? |
If you are looking for meals you can just nuke and go, Amy's makes quite a few GF entrees taht are nutritions and delicious. There are also Tasty Bite entrees. Here is a great little list from the GIG of 50+ things that are easy to find/fix.
There are lots of other options, but these are a few to get you started.
PS - welcome to the board! 
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SHO
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| Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:17 pm Post subject: Location |
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Thanks for the input .. that sounds like a good idea. We have mobile homes on the site that have all the kitchen stuff except for stuff like the crock pots and pressure cookers but I could bring them.
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ostrich
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Interesting side note....Apparently the average person spends $904 per month in groceries. That's up $80 from 2 years ago.
This part made me LOL:
| Quote: | Not all shoppers are struggling with the changes. At the Whole Foods Market in downtown Seattle, Beth Miller didn't think twice about paying $6.39 for a gallon of organic orange juice, or $4 for a dozen eggs at the store, which specializes in organic and natural foods.
"I'm used to having a small gasp at the cash register," said Miller, who favors local produce and organic food for her husband and 12-year-old son. "We try to be really careful about what we eat." |
Hey, whatever floats your boat. If you have enough cash to spend $6.40 for organic OJ in this market, go for it. But still...
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celiacmaine-iac
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| Quote: | | Apparently the average person spends $904 per month in groceries. |
A person???? Not a family of 10??? What on earth are they eating...gold-plated green beans?!?!
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aklap
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Must be shopping at WholePaycheck...
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ostrich
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| Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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Steph - Sorry, that would be for a family of 4.
Al - *more gigglefits*
| Quote: | Not all shoppers are struggling with the changes. At the Whole Foods Market in downtown Seattle, Beth Miller didn't think twice about paying $6.39 for a gallon of organic orange juice, or $4 for a dozen eggs at the store, which specializes in organic and natural foods.
"I'm used to having a small gasp at the cash register," said Miller, who favors local produce and organic food for her husband and 12-year-old son. "We try to be really careful about what we eat." |
It's OK Al. You can go back to bed.
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nancw
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Speaking of Whole Paycheck...
Last week my MIL was complaining that a dozen eggs cost $2 now. I couldn't bring myself to confess that I pay $3.69 for organic eggs. 
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