Worst Foods in 2011

Posted on December 13, 2011 by The Goddess

One of the healthy living/eating emails I get is from Spark.com (don’t laugh). This one contains their annual list of the worst restaurant foods for 2011. I’ve listed the foods and nutritional info and if you want more details, click on the link. And sadly, this list only makes me more hungry…

Taco Bell Triple Steak Stack

690 calories
30g fat
13g saturated fat
1,950mg sodium

KFC Cheesy Bacon Bowl

680 calories
31g fat
8g saturated fat
2,130mg sodium
McDonald’s McRib

500 calories
26g fat
10g saturated fat
980mg sodium

Dunkin’ Donuts Sausage, Egg & Cheese on a Croissant

690 calories
48g fat
19g saturated fat
1,340mg sodium

Olive Garden Baked Pasta Romana with Slow-Cooked Beef

1,290 calories
81g fat
40g saturated fat
2,230mg sodium
Ruby Tuesday Triple Prime Bacon Cheddar Burger

1,204 calories
88g fat
1,273mg sodium

Outback Alice Springs Chicken & Aussie Fries

1,172 calories
68g fat
26g saturated fat
2,050mg sodium

T.G.I. Friday’s Fusion Skewers: Mediterranean Entrée – Black Angus Sirloin

1,440 calories
77g fat
19g saturated fat
3,220mg sodium

Applebee’s Riblets Platter

1,590–1,820 calories
86-87g fat
29g saturated fat
4,170–5,630mg sodium

Burger King Triple Whopper

1,230 calories
82g fat
32g saturated fat
1,550mg sodium

Lemon Tree Grocer $10 in FREE produce

Posted on December 9, 2011 by The Goddess

Yup, that’s right, totally, completely free produce! You know I love this place – both the cafe and grocery store rock. Tons of deli items, a beautiful produce section – well, you can now understand my shock when I opened up this email to learn that they want to give me $10 in free produce with no purchase necessary!

So sign up for the Lemon Tree Grocer loyalty program (I got 15% discount on my first purchase) and see what you get in the mail! Goddess hint: If you’re gonna shop there anyway, make sure it’s on a night when they have cheap food at the cafe!

Stockpile sales

Posted on December 8, 2011 by The Goddess

Given the unexpectedly high number of responses to Kathy’s request a couple of weeks ago, Shirley has decided to brave my insane readers and has sent the following list of items she’s interested in purchasing:

Hi everyone. I am looking for the following items. I live in Glen Ellyn (60137) and I can meet you somewhere that is convenient for both of us. If you have any of those that you no longer need, please email me at [email protected]. Thank you.

Joint juice 30 day supply glucosamine + chondroitin (individual packets in a box) $0.75
Estroven $0.5
Luster white toothpaste (NOT the sensitive ones) – expiration date at least a year from now $0.5
Breathe right strips $0.10 each strip
Neuragen $1
Culturelle Probiotic Digestive Health $0.75
Thermacare heat wrap $0.25

This could work out to be very cool for both sides.

PSA about LeapPad

Posted on November 30, 2011 by The Goddess

Okay, I know that the hottest toy in America is the LeapPad and it’s impossible to find. Well, you can buy one on Amazon if you want to spend $200+ for a toy that’ll last a short time or you get one of those cheapie tablets on 1SaleADay for $80 or so. Hey, at least they’d be getting the real deal, right?

Stockpile sales – a December PSA $$$$

Posted on November 27, 2011 by The Goddess

Many newbies get caught up in the Free – Whoopee hysteria and then find you have 100 boxes of Estroven or Neuragen or any of the other myriad oddities that were MMs. If this is the case and you suck at garage sales, a reader has offered to buy the following items (First price is if it has to be shipped (she pays shipping), 2nd is if is delivered or we have a convenient meet up location):

Culturelle .75/1.25
Preparation H wipes .50/1.00
Cortaid Max Strength cream .50/1.00
Chia seeds .50/1.00
Sheets Energy strips .75/1.25
Natrol? Nutralife? Sam-E 1.00/1.50 – the brand name doesn’t matter
Estroven .50/1.00
Azo Itch cream .50/1.00
Azo itch wipes 1.00/1.50
Neuragen 1.00/2.00
Schick men’s 3 or 5 blade 1.00/1.25
Gillette Proglide 2.00/3.00
Venus any style 1.00/2.00
Replacement blades Gillette or Venus ask for quote
Toothpaste any brand, any flavor, any formula NO LUSTER WHITE .25/.75
Cover Girl makeup or tools, Revlon tools .25/.50
Purex sheets .50/.75
Any FARR $10 vitamins or supplements 1.00/1.50
Electric / rechargeable / battery toothbrushes or replacement heads – ask for quote
Schiff supplements or Osteo Biflex 2.00/3.00
Goody hair bands or other items .25/.50
Diabetes meters MUST HAVE THE STRIPS, if the box UPC is missing (used for rebate) that is OK 1.50/2.00
Breathe right strips 10c per strip in any package size

She does not want:

Toothbrushes unless battery or rechargeable or replacement heads
Ester C
Luster White toothpaste
Melatonin. I typically pay $1 for melatonin but I have a glut of it right now

“Stuff can be delivered to my house in Oswego, I can meet at the Montgomery Wags on 34 by Menards or at the library (right behind there), or at Jewel on Douglas Rd. For truly large orders I will travel, maybe we could have some kind of reverse Partylite party at your place or over that way, instead of people spending money, they can bring their stuff and I will buy it ha ha!”

This last one could actually be kinda cool: A Sell-Your-Stockpile Party! Everyone gets together and dumps what they don’t want and gets what they do want ($$$$$)! hmmmm…

Anyway, either email me or comment and we’ll go from there. Obviously I will not be posting anyone’s vitals on a public forum.

Happiest of T-days to all of you

Posted on November 24, 2011 by The Goddess

Deciphering the yellow tail rebate address

Posted on November 22, 2011 by The Goddess

Here is the rebate address as best I can make out using a bright light and a jeweler’s loupe. They also don’t differentiate between a zero and an O. And, it’s seriously small and printed in light grey ink – wtf!?

INMAR
Program #WJD01407
P.O. Box 426013
Del Rio, TX 78842-6013

Hope this helps…

Cheap Heinz ketchup

Posted on November 14, 2011 by The Goddess

Heinz is offering TWO bottles with FREE shipping on their new balsamic vinegar ketchup: $2.24. Like them on Facebook and click on the “Balsamic Ketchup” tab on the left side bar. That page shows “Place an Order” which you do. Once you enter your zip code, your free shipping option appears. Here is what Heinz says on their FB page:

We are happy to announce that our ordering system for Heinz® Ketchup with Balsamic Vinegar is up and running! As a special thank you to all our fans who have been so patient, for each order placed we will be offering free shipping and one free additional bottle now through 11:59 p.m. (EST) tomorrow, November 15th. Again, we thank you for your patience and excitement for Heinz® Ketchup with Balsamic Vinegar.

My advice? Get it while you can. My first thought upon reading this was “UGH!” but since ketchup uses white vinegar anyway, figured it would be a milder ketchup. We’ll see. I already ordered mine: $2.24 for two bottles – great deal!

credit to hiptosave

Hey – I just dyed PITA’s hair blue!

Posted on November 14, 2011 by The Goddess

Then again, it certain lights it could be taken for light grey…tomato – tomahto. Normally she uses Miss Clairol, one of the extremely light Nordic blonde – don’t attempt this color if you’re over 26 – shades. Tonight we went splurge-y…Nutrisse extra light ash blonde. And I do believe that’s the color she got: cigarette ASH!