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- Inspire your kids to eat healthy…. Disney style!
- Day 31 of No Dining Out October – You must post on this post in order to win!
- Target deals for the week
- Walgreens 10.31 to 11.6 (13 under $1, 3 are free!)
- Trick or Treat…. The Great Pumpkin tradition
| Inspire your kids to eat healthy…. Disney style! Posted: 31 Oct 2010 12:00 PM PDT This is an incredible guest post courtesy of my friend Katheleen from Montana Bento.
If its lunch time it's time for a Disney BENTO. What is bento? Bento lunches find their roots in Japanese cuisine. They are commonly found not only as take-out meals from restaurants or convenience stores but are also very common homemade lunches by mothers and wives. I even know some fathers/husbands that make bento meals for their loved ones. Bento a typical bento contains rice, a protein source (meat or tofu), and either a pickled or cook vegetable packed in a way that is interesting, beautiful, cute, colorful, etc. I tend to make "kawaii" (cute) lunches for my daughter. The “box” in a bento box is an important component. The box should be small and compact. When I received my first bento box I was sure my daughter would starve to death if took up this style of lunch making. Our smallest box measures just under 6″ long and about 2 ¾ tall. It is small but the point is to pack it well so that items don't shift. Why pack bento lunches? Homemade lunches are cheaper than most school lunches AND you control what your child eats. For me that is a BIG plus. You will also find that bento lunches are an easy way to expand your child's food preferences….if a food is cute children are much more apt to try it. AND bento lunches are good for the environment, you aren't using sandwich bags to separate the food, no cling film, no foil etc. and that saves money as well. The key to a good cut sandwich is to cut each piece of bread individually. If you are using fillings such as bologna and cheese cut those individually as well otherwise you'll end up with a mushed sandwich and that is not cute. Our old friend Mickey is just three cut circles…want Minnie? Add a little tomato bow to the ears. Leave the bread plain or give it a bit of color with Wilton Color Mist (found in the cake decorating isle). This particular bento box is panda shaped so it cradles Minnie nicely, but just to be sure she doesn't move around some grapes keep her secure. The top shelf can be filled with fresh fruits and veggies in this case fresh snap peas and carrots; oh the little Mickey container has ranch dressing for dipping.
For more information on bento lunches feel free to check out www.montanabento.webs.com. Meanwhile let me share some of my daughter's dreamy Disney lunches with you.
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| Day 31 of No Dining Out October – You must post on this post in order to win! Posted: 31 Oct 2010 07:19 AM PDT You must post on this post in order to win the $50! Can you go an entire month without going out to eat? What about a week or a day? Can you cut your dining bill by 20%, 50% , 75% or more? That is what I challenge you to do! At the end of the 30 days, I will choose one winner who will get $50 to spend at a restaurant(s) of their choice! The rules: 1. You must challenge yourself. Try to spend less than you spend now. If you don’t go out to eat at all, challenge yourself to try new meals this month. As long as you are challenging yourself when it comes to your family’s eating habits, you can participate! My progress: We took everyone out for Mexican after the service yesterday. It wasn’t that expensive and the restaurant had a mexican buffet which was really good. How are you doing?
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| Posted: 31 Oct 2010 06:10 AM PDT
My friend Kerry over at Totally Target has all the awesome deals at Target up on her blog. I urge you to check it out. I hope you are able to score some great deals this week!
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| Walgreens 10.31 to 11.6 (13 under $1, 3 are free!) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 03:38 PM PDT
Don’t forget to print the new Walgreens coupon policy and take it with you! Buy $30 worth of participating P&G Products = $10.00 RR ZarBees Children's Cough Syrup (4 oz) - $5.99 = 5.99 RR Ricola Drops (19-24 ct) - $0.99 Be sure to visit Coupon Katarina for all the under $1 deals!
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| Trick or Treat…. The Great Pumpkin tradition Posted: 30 Oct 2010 03:24 PM PDT Tonight is Trick or Treating in our neighborhood. We have a tradition with our kids and I thought that maybe my daughter would tire of the tradition this year. Nope. After I take them Trick or Treating and they fill up their pumpkin, we will dump out all the candy and sort it by favorites. Then they pick out 10 pieces of their favorites and the rest goes back in the pumpkin and by the back door. During the night the Great Pumpkin comes and takes all their candy and leaves them prizes in return. (Then Mom and Dad enjoy the candy for a few months.) Emily LOVES this tradition and I love that they don’t spend days/weeks begging for Halloween candy. A friend of mine has the tooth fairy visit on Halloween and take the candy and leave toothbrushes in exchange. Do you have any Halloween traditions like this?
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