Re: What is on your regular Costco list?

[Guest guest]

When I do my demos I have to say that I look at people's carts and imagine correlations about their state of health by what is in it. I KNOW that a person can have the occasional cookie, pie, cake, etc. and still be healthy, but I can usually tell by looking at most carts if the junk food is a staple or an exception. You'd be shocked at how many people have NOTHING but TONS of processed foods in their carts. YOUR cart Franny would make me smile inside as I saw it pass… :-)

Blessings,Lea Ann SavageSatellite Beach, FL(321) 773-7088 (home)(321-961-9219 (cell)))><'>www.VitamixLady.comwww..com<))><

On Mar 22, 2011, at 2:01 PM, Franny Lesniak wrote:

I'm at Costco right now, perusing the aisles... and I was just wondering what is on your regular Costco shopping lists for you Costco shoppers.

I seem to never walk out without:

Coffee (for hubby)

Organic baby spinach

Mangos (I have 2 boxes this time)

Box of kiwi

Big bag of fresh broccoli

Batteries (rolling eyes - my 13 year old son has XBox live, need I say more?)

Organic milk

Eggs

Frozen strawberries

Frozen peaches

Frozen blueberries

Honeynut cherrios

There's more that I haven't got in my basket yet, lol...

So what do you regularly buy? I need to know if I'm missing out on something good.

Franny

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[Guest guest]

I like their organic spring mix - it costs less than what I can get at my local Publix.

Blessings,Lea Ann SavageSatellite Beach, FL(321) 773-7088 (home)(321-961-9219 (cell)))><'>www.VitamixLady.comwww..com<))><

On Mar 22, 2011, at 2:19 PM, Lea Ann Savage wrote:

On Mar 22, 2011, at 2:01 PM, Franny Lesniak wrote:

I'm at Costco right now, perusing the aisles... and I was just wondering what is on your regular Costco shopping lists for you Costco shoppers.

I seem to never walk out without:

Coffee (for hubby)

Organic baby spinach

Mangos (I have 2 boxes this time)

Box of kiwi

Big bag of fresh broccoli

Batteries (rolling eyes - my 13 year old son has XBox live, need I say more?)

Organic milk

Eggs

Frozen strawberries

Frozen peaches

Frozen blueberries

Honeynut cherrios

There's more that I haven't got in my basket yet, lol...

So what do you regularly buy? I need to know if I'm missing out on something good.

Franny

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[Guest guest]

For a family that just started eating whole foods as a lifestyle less than 2

years ago (but still eats 10-20% SAD foods), I have to confess I was proud of my

Costco cart last week:

*Organic Spinach

*Organic Spring lettuce mix

*Bananas

*Medjool Dates

*Frozen wild blueberries

*Almond Butter

*garlic

*whole pineapple

*2% milk (hormone free but not too proud of this purchase--wanted to buy organic

but its more than double the price...I have decreased milk consumption for my

kids to a small glass/day, but may take the plunge and switch to organic soon)

*and a stop by the Costco gas station for cheaper gas

I didn't need this last trip, but I keep in stock their organic quinoa for under

$10 for a 4 lb. bag.

I looked for organic flax seed which I saw in someone's cart checking out last

time, but didn't find it....will add that to my list once I find out where it's

located.

That's my list,

Kim

>

> I'm at Costco right now, perusing the aisles... and I was just wondering what

is on your regular Costco shopping lists for you Costco shoppers.

>

> I seem to never walk out without:

> Coffee (for hubby)

> Organic baby spinach

> Mangos (I have 2 boxes this time)

> Box of kiwi

> Big bag of fresh broccoli

> Batteries (rolling eyes - my 13 year old son has XBox live, need I say more?)

> Organic milk

> Eggs

> Frozen strawberries

> Frozen peaches

> Frozen blueberries

> Honeynut cherrios

> There's more that I haven't got in my basket yet, lol...

>

> So what do you regularly buy? I need to know if I'm missing out on something

good.

>

> Franny

>

>

> Sent from my iPhone

>

[Guest guest]

organic baby carrots

organic yogurt--can never have enough for smoothies!

ammello

>

> I'm at Costco right now, perusing the aisles... and I was just wondering what

is on your regular Costco shopping lists for you Costco shoppers.

>

> I seem to never walk out without:

> Coffee (for hubby)

> Organic baby spinach

> Mangos (I have 2 boxes this time)

> Box of kiwi

> Big bag of fresh broccoli

> Batteries (rolling eyes - my 13 year old son has XBox live, need I say more?)

> Organic milk

> Eggs

> Frozen strawberries

> Frozen peaches

> Frozen blueberries

> Honeynut cherrios

> There's more that I haven't got in my basket yet, lol...

>

> So what do you regularly buy? I need to know if I'm missing out on something

good.

>

> Franny

>

>

> Sent from my iPhone

>

[Guest guest]

I kwym about the processed food pitfall potential of Costco. So much of it contains gluten, which my celiac daughter can't have, so I don't even ever buy any of that stuff (I don't bring anything into my house that she can't have except for sandwich bread for my husband and son - I don't eat many sandwiches)... so most of those processed foods don't even beckon me to put them in my cart.In addition to my list below, I ended up with 4 pounds of fresh strawberries, a box of pears, a box of fuji apples, a bag of brussels sprouts, 2 jugs of Kirkland apple juice, a flat of diet coke cans (boo me!), and a bottle of Malibu rum lol.Alrighty then... I'm set for at least a little while in the fruit and veggie department!FrannyOn Mar 22, 2011, at 1:19 PM, Lea Ann Savage wrote:

When I do my demos I have to say that I look at people's carts and imagine correlations about their state of health by what is in it. I KNOW that a person can have the occasional cookie, pie, cake, etc. and still be healthy, but I can usually tell by looking at most carts if the junk food is a staple or an exception. You'd be shocked at how many people have NOTHING but TONS of processed foods in their carts. YOUR cart Franny would make me smile inside as I saw it pass… :-)

Blessings,Lea Ann SavageSatellite Beach, FL(321) 773-7088 (home)(321-961-9219 (cell)))><'>www.VitamixLady.comwww..com<))><

On Mar 22, 2011, at 2:01 PM, Franny Lesniak wrote:

I'm at Costco right now, perusing the aisles... and I was just wondering what is on your regular Costco shopping lists for you Costco shoppers.

I seem to never walk out without:

Coffee (for hubby)

Organic baby spinach

Mangos (I have 2 boxes this time)

Box of kiwi

Big bag of fresh broccoli

Batteries (rolling eyes - my 13 year old son has XBox live, need I say more?)

Organic milk

Eggs

Frozen strawberries

Frozen peaches

Frozen blueberries

Honeynut cherrios

There's more that I haven't got in my basket yet, lol...

So what do you regularly buy? I need to know if I'm missing out on something good.

Franny

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[Guest guest]

,

Thanks for thinking of the whole group to share your imaginary wealth with,

LOL....I do agree with you about the organic milk. I'm thinking of taking the

kids off milk completely and making them yummy almond milk/cocoa

powder/banana/date smoothies we make in the VM....and telling them to tell their

preschool teachers its chocolate milk to pass the DHS requirement for children

to have MILK in their lunches (I asked if I could send a different calcium

source and they said DHS requires milk unless the doctor sends a note that they

are allergic).....Imagine that, preschool children in TN must have milk offered

at lunch per DHS, but DHS allows the teachers to give cheese puffs and lucky

charms for snacks! I'm glad to be a SAHM and only send them to school 1

day/week.

Franny,

We too have eaten less meat over the past year to afford higher quality meat. I

buy the organic free range chicken from Trader Joe's (a little better price than

WF)....I stretch the chicken into 2 meals for our family and 2 leftover lunches

for DH, picking every morsel of meat off the chicken.....then I make lots of

organic chicken broth from the bones and freeze them in 2 cup glass containers.

I often make a hearty vegetable, potato, bean soup with the broth so we feel

like we've had a meat meal, when we really didn't. I'm trying to follow Dr.

Furhman's advice to not make meat the star of the meal.

Sorry, Group, I know this is way off topic except for mentioning the fake

chocolate milk I blend in the Vitamix.

Have a good night,

Kim

>

> Franny, if I had seeds for that money tree, I would have planted a forest!!! 

And would have gifted the entire group with extra VM containers and Norwalks,

lol!   I buy my quinoa in bulk, 50 pound bags of red organic-MUCH cheaper. 

Quinoa is my staple for homemade flour, so I go through loads of it.  As for

milk, I really can't stress enough that if you skimp on organic anything, PLEASE

don't let it be milk!  Also, for anyone with celiac, there is a considerable

amount of gluten in meat, eggs, dairy, and other animal products that come from

intensively farmed animals, since the animals are fed a high grain diet.  Just

be mindful of that-it is often a missing link for those trying to go gluten

free.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

spinach organic

tub of lettuce (mixed?)

triple berry mix

bananas

Tony

On 3/22/2011 2:01 PM, Franny Lesniak wrote:

I'm at Costco right now, perusing the aisles... and I was

just wondering what is on your regular Costco shopping

lists for you Costco shoppers.

I seem to never walk out without:

Coffee (for hubby)

Organic baby spinach

Mangos (I have 2 boxes this time)

Box of kiwi

Big bag of fresh broccoli

Batteries (rolling eyes - my 13 year old son has XBox

live, need I say more?)

Organic milk

Eggs

Frozen strawberries

Frozen peaches

Frozen blueberries

Honeynut cherrios

There's more that I haven't got in my basket yet, lol...

So what do you regularly buy? I need to know if I'm

missing out on something good.

Franny

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[Guest guest]

I thought I was the only one who did that.

I also look at the waist size of the person.  Usually there is the

same correlation.

Tony

On 3/22/2011 2:19 PM, Lea Ann Savage wrote:

 

When I do my demos I have to say that I look at people's

carts and imagine correlations about their state of health

by what is in it.  I KNOW that a person can have the

occasional cookie, pie, cake, etc. and still be healthy,

but I can usually tell by looking at most carts if the

junk food is a staple or an exception.  You'd be shocked

at how many people have NOTHING but TONS of processed

foods in their carts.  YOUR cart Franny would make me

smile inside as I saw it pass… :-)

Blessings,

Lea Ann Savage

Satellite Beach, FL

(321) 773-7088 (home)

(321-961-9219 (cell)

www.VitamixLady.com

www..com

<))><

On Mar 22, 2011, at 2:01 PM, Franny Lesniak wrote:

 

I'm at Costco right now, perusing the aisles...

and I was just wondering what is on your regular

Costco shopping lists for you Costco shoppers.

I seem to never walk out without:

Coffee (for hubby)

Organic baby spinach

Mangos (I have 2 boxes this time)

Box of kiwi

Big bag of fresh broccoli

Batteries (rolling eyes - my 13 year old son has

XBox live, need I say more?)

Organic milk

Eggs

Frozen strawberries

Frozen peaches

Frozen blueberries

Honeynut cherrios

There's more that I haven't got in my basket

yet, lol...

So what do you regularly buy? I need to know if

I'm missing out on something good.

Franny

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[Guest guest]

Just wanted to point out to everyone who gets organic milk at costco that they

generally only stock ultra-pasteurized organic with its much longer shelf life.

(at least that's the case in Cali, Chicago, Vegas, SC and Alabama)

This topic came up on another list I am on. I had been buying the

ultra-expensive ultra-pasteurized milk for my kids (because its the only organic

costco stocks) when someone pointed out that 'ultra-pasteurized' isn't really a

good thing. In fact, turns out any milk product packaged in cardboard and not

plastic actually is always ultra-pasteurized, which I was told is the

nutritional equivalent of water.

Could someone who knows about this shed some light?

Beth

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> > I'm at Costco right now, perusing the aisles... and I was just wondering

what is on your regular Costco shopping lists for you Costco shoppers.

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> > I seem to never walk out without:

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> > Coffee (for hubby)

>

> > Organic baby spinach

>

> > Mangos (I have 2 boxes this time)

>

> > Box of kiwi

>

> > Big bag of fresh broccoli

>

> > Batteries (rolling eyes - my 13 year old son has XBox live, need I say

more?)

>

> > Organic milk

>

> > Eggs

>

> > Frozen strawberries

>

> > Frozen peaches

>

> > Frozen blueberries

>

> > Honeynut cherrios

>

> > There's more that I haven't got in my basket yet, lol...

>

> >

>

> > So what do you regularly buy? I need to know if I'm missing out on something

good.

>

> >

>

> > Franny

>

> >

>

> >

>

> > Sent from my iPhone

>

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Question-do you wash your spring mix, even though it says it was

washed by them? How do you wash that loose lettuce and get it

relatively dry for use?

Thanks

Velda

On 3/22/2011 12:01 PM, Lea Ann Savage wrote:

I like their organic spring mix - it costs less than what I can

get at my local Publix.

Blessings,

Lea Ann Savage

Satellite Beach, FL

(321) 773-7088 (home)

(321-961-9219 (cell)

www.VitamixLady.com

www..com

<))><

On Mar 22, 2011, at 2:19 PM, Lea Ann Savage wrote:

 

On Mar 22, 2011, at 2:01 PM, Franny Lesniak wrote:

 

I'm at Costco right now, perusing the

aisles... and I was just wondering what is

on your regular Costco shopping lists for

you Costco shoppers.

I seem to never walk out without:

Coffee (for hubby)

Organic baby spinach

Mangos (I have 2 boxes this time)

Box of kiwi

Big bag of fresh broccoli

Batteries (rolling eyes - my 13 year old son

has XBox live, need I say more?)

Organic milk

Eggs

Frozen strawberries

Frozen peaches

Frozen blueberries

Honeynut cherrios

There's more that I haven't got in my basket

yet, lol...

So what do you regularly buy? I need to know

if I'm missing out on something good.

Franny

Sent from my iPhone

[Guest guest]

Have to ask, do you have a second fridge to keep all the fresh stuff

fresh until it can be used? We are just 3 of us, but my diabetic

husband can't drink smoothies because they digest so fast they mess

up his blood sugar and bipolar OCD son just won't try them. So it is

smoothies for me and whole fruit for son and very little fruit for

husband (but lots of veggies) and I end up with stuff spoiling. I

need to freeze more (need another freezer!) or buy another fridge or

something so I can get the variety you mention, which sounds soooooo

good.

Velda

On 3/22/2011 3:35 PM, Franny Lesniak wrote:

I kwym about the processed food pitfall potential of Costco.

So much of it contains gluten, which my celiac daughter can't

have, so I don't even ever buy any of that stuff (I don't bring

anything into my house that she can't have except for sandwich

bread for my husband and son - I don't eat many sandwiches)...

so most of those processed foods don't even beckon me to put

them in my cart.

In addition to my list below, I ended up with 4 pounds of

fresh strawberries, a box of pears, a box of fuji apples, a bag

of brussels sprouts, 2 jugs of Kirkland apple juice, a flat of

diet coke cans (boo me!), and a bottle of Malibu rum lol.

Alrighty then... I'm set for at least a little while in the

fruit and veggie department!

Franny

On Mar 22, 2011, at 1:19 PM, Lea Ann Savage wrote:

 

When I do my demos I have to say that I look at

people's carts and imagine correlations about their

state of health by what is in it.  I KNOW that a person

can have the occasional cookie, pie, cake, etc. and

still be healthy, but I can usually tell by looking at

most carts if the junk food is a staple or an exception.

 You'd be shocked at how many people have NOTHING but

TONS of processed foods in their carts.  YOUR cart

Franny would make me smile inside as I saw it pass… :-)

Blessings,

Lea Ann Savage

Satellite Beach, FL

(321) 773-7088 (home)

(321-961-9219 (cell)

www.VitamixLady.com

www..com

<))><

On Mar 22, 2011, at 2:01 PM, Franny Lesniak

wrote:

 

I'm at Costco right now, perusing the

aisles... and I was just wondering what is on

your regular Costco shopping lists for you

Costco shoppers.

I seem to never walk out without:

Coffee (for hubby)

Organic baby spinach

Mangos (I have 2 boxes this time)

Box of kiwi

Big bag of fresh broccoli

Batteries (rolling eyes - my 13 year old son

has XBox live, need I say more?)

Organic milk

Eggs

Frozen strawberries

Frozen peaches

Frozen blueberries

Honeynut cherrios

There's more that I haven't got in my basket

yet, lol...

So what do you regularly buy? I need to know

if I'm missing out on something good.

Franny

Sent from my iPhone

[Guest guest]

Oh, my--bipolar AND OCD. You have your hands full.

My former fiancé and I petered out due to his OCD. A terrible condition, made worse by the fact that those who suffer know their behavior isn't rational.

Re: What is on your regular Costco list?

Have to ask, do you have a second fridge to keep all the fresh stuff fresh until it can be used? We are just 3 of us, but my diabetic husband can't drink smoothies because they digest so fast they mess up his blood sugar and bipolar OCD son just won't try them. So it is smoothies for me and whole fruit for son and very little fruit for husband (but lots of veggies) and I end up with stuff spoiling. I need to freeze more (need another freezer!) or buy another fridge or something so I can get the variety you mention, which sounds soooooo good.

Velda

On 3/22/2011 3:35 PM, Franny Lesniak wrote:

I kwym about the processed food pitfall potential of Costco. So much of it contains gluten, which my celiac daughter can't have, so I don't even ever buy any of that stuff (I don't bring anything into my house that she can't have except for sandwich bread for my husband and son - I don't eat many sandwiches)... so most of those processed foods don't even beckon me to put them in my cart.

In addition to my list below, I ended up with 4 pounds of fresh strawberries, a box of pears, a box of fuji apples, a bag of brussels sprouts, 2 jugs of Kirkland apple juice, a flat of diet coke cans (boo me!), and a bottle of Malibu rum lol.

Alrighty then... I'm set for at least a little while in the fruit and veggie department!

Franny

On Mar 22, 2011, at 1:19 PM, Lea Ann Savage wrote:

When I do my demos I have to say that I look at people's carts and imagine correlations about their state of health by what is in it. I KNOW that a person can have the occasional cookie, pie, cake, etc. and still be healthy, but I can usually tell by looking at most carts if the junk food is a staple or an exception. You'd be shocked at how many people have NOTHING but TONS of processed foods in their carts. YOUR cart Franny would make me smile inside as I saw it pass… :-)

Blessings,

Lea Ann Savage

Satellite Beach, FL

(321) 773-7088 (home)

(321-961-9219 (cell)

www.VitamixLady.com

www..com

<))><

On Mar 22, 2011, at 2:01 PM, Franny Lesniak wrote:

I'm at Costco right now, perusing the aisles... and I was just wondering what is on your regular Costco shopping lists for you Costco shoppers.

I seem to never walk out without:

Coffee (for hubby)

Organic baby spinach

Mangos (I have 2 boxes this time)

Box of kiwi

Big bag of fresh broccoli

Batteries (rolling eyes - my 13 year old son has XBox live, need I say more?)

Organic milk

Eggs

Frozen strawberries

Frozen peaches

Frozen blueberries

Honeynut cherrios

There's more that I haven't got in my basket yet, lol...

So what do you regularly buy? I need to know if I'm missing out on something good.

Franny

Sent from my iPhone

[Guest guest]

I grow ALL of my own fruits and veggies, so finding a way to preserve them for winter months was quite the challenge. I now puree and freeze just about everything, which actually makes it much easier in the long run to throw in the VM. I puree, freeze into cubes, then store them in mason jars in the freezers. Biggest trick is proper labeling-let me assure you that throwing what you THINK is frozen veggie stock into a soup, only to find out it is frozen cantaloupe is the hard way to find out .

I'm at Costco right now, perusing the aisles... and I was just wondering what is on your regular Costco shopping lists for you Costco shoppers.

I seem to never walk out without:

Coffee (for hubby)

Organic baby spinach

Mangos (I have 2 boxes this time)

Box of kiwi

Big bag of fresh broccoli

Batteries (rolling eyes - my 13 year old son has XBox live, need I say more?)

Organic milk

Eggs

Frozen strawberries

Frozen peaches

Frozen blueberries

Honeynut cherrios

There's more that I haven't got in my basket yet, lol...

So what do you regularly buy? I need to know if I'm missing out on something good.

Franny

Sent from my iPhone

[Guest guest]

Labeling frozen foods, yes! Such a challenge there ought to be some better way

to do it.

Page

>

> I grow ALL of my own fruits and veggies, so finding a way to preserve them for

winter months was quite the challenge.  I now puree and freeze just about

everything, which actually makes it much easier in the long run to throw in the

VM.  I puree, freeze into cubes, then store them in mason jars in the

freezers.  Biggest trick is proper labeling-let me assure you that throwing

what you THINK is frozen veggie stock into a soup, only to find out it is frozen

cantaloupe is the hard way to find out .

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I am new here too and a celiac and wanted to say that there have been extensive

studies and animals do not absorb the grains they eat into their meat, no gluten

in eggs and none in dairy unless added later in processing. Also the only time

you will find gluten in meat is if it is injected into it.

  Also, for anyone with celiac, there is a considerable amount of gluten in

meat, eggs, dairy, and other animal products that come from intensively farmed

animals, since the animals are fed a high grain diet.  Just be mindful of

that-it is often a missing link for those trying to go gluten free.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hello, . I am afraid I must disagree with the " studies " done about gluten

not being present in animal products, but of course each consumer must draw

their own conclusions. As a celiac, who also has extreme allergies, my own

experiences with animal products has been put to the test enough times that I

have done my own extensive research, and typically, gluten and other

medications, steroids, etc. that animals have been fed DO show up in the final

product. There have been just as many studies showing that it DOES, as there

are that say it does not. Being as sensitive as I am, I do know that I have

experienced plenty of allergic reactions to what the animal was fed. I have my

own dairy cows, and do not react to their milk, but I react horribly to milk

from cows fed standard grains. Same for when I raised my own hens-no problems

with the eggs from them, but highly allergic to eggs from hens fed grains that I

am allergic to. It is a personal choice whether or not to consume foods that

may have gluten (or other allergens), but I do think people with issues need to

be aware of the potential for problems. Thanks for your input.

>

> Hello,

> I am new here too and a celiac and wanted to say that there have been

extensive studies and animals do not absorb the grains they eat into their meat,

no gluten in eggs and none in dairy unless added later in processing. Also the

only time you will find gluten in meat is if it is injected into it.

>

>

>

>

> � Also, for anyone with celiac, there is a considerable amount of gluten in

meat, eggs, dairy, and other animal products that come from intensively farmed

animals, since the animals are fed a high grain diet.  Just be mindful of

that-it is often a missing link for those trying to go gluten free.

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Shall I tell you how Thanksgiving went the year husband was in

charge of making the turkey gravy (almost the last thing before we

sit down) and grabbed what he thought was corn starch, but which in

reality was powdered sugar?

Velda

On 3/23/2011 7:19 AM, Berry wrote:

I grow ALL of my own

fruits and veggies, so finding a way to preserve them for

winter months was quite the challenge.  I now puree and

freeze just about everything, which actually makes it much

easier in the long run to throw in the VM.  I puree,

freeze into cubes, then store them in mason jars in the

freezers.  Biggest trick is proper labeling-let me assure

you that throwing what you THINK is frozen veggie stock

into a soup, only to find out it is frozen cantaloupe is

the hard way to find out .

 

I'm at Costco

right now, perusing

the aisles... and I

was just wondering

what is on your

regular Costco

shopping lists for

you Costco shoppers.

I seem to never walk

out without:

Coffee (for hubby)

Organic baby spinach

Mangos (I have 2

boxes this time)

Box of kiwi

Big bag of fresh

broccoli

Batteries (rolling

eyes - my 13 year

old son has XBox

live, need I say

more?)

Organic milk

Eggs

Frozen strawberries

Frozen peaches

Frozen blueberries

Honeynut cherrios

There's more that I

haven't got in my

basket yet, lol...

So what do you

regularly buy? I

need to know if I'm

missing out on

something good.

Franny

Sent from my iPhone

[Guest guest]

Shall I tell you how Thanksgiving went the year husband was in

charge of making the turkey gravy (almost the last thing before we

sit down) and grabbed what he thought was corn starch, but which in

reality was powdered sugar?

Velda

On 3/23/2011 7:19 AM, Berry wrote:

I grow ALL of my own

fruits and veggies, so finding a way to preserve them for

winter months was quite the challenge.  I now puree and

freeze just about everything, which actually makes it much

easier in the long run to throw in the VM.  I puree,

freeze into cubes, then store them in mason jars in the

freezers.  Biggest trick is proper labeling-let me assure

you that throwing what you THINK is frozen veggie stock

into a soup, only to find out it is frozen cantaloupe is

the hard way to find out .

 

I'm at Costco

right now, perusing

the aisles... and I

was just wondering

what is on your

regular Costco

shopping lists for

you Costco shoppers.

I seem to never walk

out without:

Coffee (for hubby)

Organic baby spinach

Mangos (I have 2

boxes this time)

Box of kiwi

Big bag of fresh

broccoli

Batteries (rolling

eyes - my 13 year

old son has XBox

live, need I say

more?)

Organic milk

Eggs

Frozen strawberries

Frozen peaches

Frozen blueberries

Honeynut cherrios

There's more that I

haven't got in my

basket yet, lol...

So what do you

regularly buy? I

need to know if I'm

missing out on

something good.

Franny

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My Mum did that with a lasagne once!Niki GloverCentral Coast, NSW, Australia

On 24 March 2011 19:58, Velda <solomon@...> wrote:

 

Shall I tell you how Thanksgiving went the year husband was in

charge of making the turkey gravy (almost the last thing before we

sit down) and grabbed what he thought was corn starch, but which in

reality was powdered sugar?

Velda

On 3/23/2011 7:19 AM, Berry wrote:

I grow ALL of my own

fruits and veggies, so finding a way to preserve them for

winter months was quite the challenge.  I now puree and

freeze just about everything, which actually makes it much

easier in the long run to throw in the VM.  I puree,

freeze into cubes, then store them in mason jars in the

freezers.  Biggest trick is proper labeling-let me assure

you that throwing what you THINK is frozen veggie stock

into a soup, only to find out it is frozen cantaloupe is

the hard way to find out .

[Guest guest]

My dads favorite story was when my mom put corn starch on his French toast instead of powdered sugar. He insists she did it on purpose. Lol

k

-- Re: What is on your regular Costco list?

Shall I tell you how Thanksgiving went the year husband was in charge of making the turkey gravy (almost the last thing before we sit down) and grabbed what he thought was corn starch, but which in reality was powdered sugar? VeldaOn 3/23/2011 7:19 AM, Berry wrote:

I grow ALL of my own fruits and veggies, so finding a way to preserve them for winter months was quite the challenge. I now puree and freeze just about everything, which actually makes it much easier in the long run to throw in the VM. I puree, freeze into cubes, then store them in mason jars in the freezers. Biggest trick is proper labeling-let me assure you that throwing what you THINK is frozen veggie stock into a soup, only to find out it is frozen cantaloupe is the hard way to find out .

I'm at Costco right now, perusing the aisles... and I was just wondering what is on your regular Costco shopping lists for you Costco shoppers. I seem to never walk out without:Coffee (for hubby)Organic baby spinachMangos (I have 2 boxes this time)Box of kiwiBig bag of fresh broccoli Batteries (rolling eyes - my 13 year old son has XBox live, need I say more?)Organic milkEggsFrozen strawberriesFrozen peachesFrozen blueberriesHoneynut cherriosThere's more that I haven't got in my basket yet, lol...So what do you regularly buy? I need to know if I'm missing out on something good. :)FrannySent from my iPhone

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Ick, that would not be good either!

Velda

On 3/24/2011 8:29 AM, K wrote:

My dads favorite story was when my mom put corn

starch on his French toast instead of powdered

sugar.  He insists she did it on purpose.  Lol

k 

 

 

 

 

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From:

Velda

Date:

3/24/2011 1:58:49 AM

To:

Subject:

Re: What is on your regular

Costco list?

 

Shall I tell you how Thanksgiving went the year

husband was in charge of making the turkey gravy

(almost the last thing before we sit down) and grabbed

what he thought was corn starch, but which in reality

was powdered sugar?

Velda

On 3/23/2011 7:19 AM, Berry wrote:

I grow ALL of my own fruits

and veggies, so finding a way to preserve

them for winter months was quite the

challenge.  I now puree and freeze just

about everything, which actually makes it

much easier in the long run to throw in the

VM.  I puree, freeze into cubes, then store

them in mason jars in the freezers.  Biggest

trick is proper labeling-let me assure you

that throwing what you THINK is frozen

veggie stock into a soup, only to find out

it is frozen cantaloupe is the hard way to

find out .

 

I'm at

Costco right

now, perusing

the aisles...

and I was just

wondering what

is on your

regular Costco

shopping lists

for you Costco

shoppers.

I seem to

never walk out

without:

Coffee (for

hubby)

Organic baby

spinach

Mangos (I have

2 boxes this

time)

Box of kiwi

Big bag of

fresh broccoli

Batteries

(rolling eyes

- my 13 year

old son has

XBox live,

need I say

more?)

Organic milk

Eggs

Frozen

strawberries

Frozen peaches

Frozen

blueberries

Honeynut

cherrios

There's more

that I haven't

got in my

basket yet,

lol...

So what do you

regularly buy?

I need to know

if I'm missing

out on

something

good.

Franny

Sent from my

iPhone