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2010-08-11T07:50:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of great summer smoothie recipes.

Cantaloupe-Coconut Smoothie (contributed by Elizabeth Bushman)
1/2 cup low fat milk
1 cup nonfat frozen vanilla yogurt
2 tbs cream of coconut
3 cups chopped cantaloupe
1/2 cup chopped fresh pineapple
1-1/2 cups crushed ice cubes.

Kid Friendly Spinach Smoothie

2 c blueberries

1 vanilla yogurt

fresh pineapple chunks

ice cubes

2 c fresh spinach (yeah spinach)

1/2 banana

Kids are lovin' em!

Smoothie Tips*
Freeze the yogurt, bananas, and berries, etc. I have never frozen cantaloupe.
If your fruit is frozen then you can skip the ice.
I don't really chop a lot or crush the ice, as my blender does this well.
Freeze any leftovers and make Popsicles. I use the 5 oz wax bathroom cups and spoons or Popsicle sticks.

School Supply Deals

2010-08-01T17:45:00.000-07:00

Here is my .pdf of the newest school supply deals. It includes a easy shopping list with the best deals as long as 2 pages of ads that you can print and take to Walmart to do the price match with. Happy Shopping!

Download Sales Here

School Supply best deals

2010-07-26T12:05:00.000-07:00

Hi! For all those of you with the dreaded school supply list...

I have made a printable .pdf of my excel sheet showing the best deals in the area.

I have found it way easier to actually visit each stores website and print out just the pages of what you need. If I get time I will make that printable too. Then take your ads to Walmart and do it all there as they will honored all advertised ads that are not Buy 1 Get 1.

Click here to print and view my list. (Please feel free to add comments on your finds)

Here is a .pdf of all the items I took off the online ads. Hopefully this will be an easy way to get the deals at Walmart.

Also, I have found Walgreens doesn't inforce the limited amounts in McKinney and Allen. My friend Renee added this on facebook:
At Staples - teachers have a limit of 25 rather than the posted limit of one or 2 items. Especially awesome on their penny sales!

Aldi's Specials

2010-07-14T00:36:00.000-07:00

Great Deals this week at Aldi's (Click here to find one near you).

Crofton Three-Tier Food Steamer $19.99

Crofton Food Dehydrator

$19. 99 each

Local Pastured Chicken

2010-07-11T20:22:00.000-07:00

Hello McKinney WAPF friends* --

I recently met a new farmer in our area who is raising meat chickens on pasture. If you are interested in local, pastured chickens, please consider Double G Family Farms. You can contact Jeff directly at the number and website below.

Jeff Watkins, C.E.F Double G Family Farms
Weston, TX 75097
214.551.2757
http://doublegfamilyfarms.com/Welcome.html
Clean, All Natural, Pasture - Raised, Poultry

Thanks!

Kathy Harris

McKinney Chapter leader, WAPF

If you would like to be a member contact Kathy at kathyharristx@sbcglobal.net

Freeze Dried Strawberries

2010-06-11T09:33:00.000-07:00

June Group Special Reg. $17.50 on sale now for $13.00 (min. order 12) We have 12 ordered so fill free to order anything from Emergency Essentials with FREE shipping. Orders need to be placed by 6/21/10.

Add these delicious sliced strawberries to your storage to enjoy anytime. Each #10 contains 6 ounces.

BPA found in canned food

2010-05-25T05:48:00.000-07:00

Photo: istorija, Flickr

First it was baby products, then reusable drinking bottles. Now a new report released last week by the National Workgroup for Safe Markets, a coalition of more than 17 public and environmental health groups, shows that bisphenol-A is present in most food preserved in cans (not just in the lining of the cans themselves, where it is used to protect food from corrosion and bacteria). BPA, as the chemical is also called, has been linked to a range of ills including cancer, infertility, and obesity.

For the new study (charmingly titled "No Silver Lining"), researchers analyzed 50 cans of food from 19 U.S. states and Ontario, Canada. BPA was found in a whopping 92 percent of the collected samples, with the top level being the highest yet reported in the U.S. -- 1,140 parts per billion. (In case you're keeping track, it was a can of Del Monte French Style Green Beans, and it came from Wisconsin.)

In the past, some have argued that while BPA is certainly present in a variety of plastics, the amount that actually leaches into our food is negligible. Not so here. Mike Schade, a co-author of the study, told AOL News that "real-life meals involving one or more cans of food can cause an individual to ingest levels of BPA that have been shown to cause health effects in laboratory animal studies."

The report further warns that the BPA was found across the board, regardless of brand, nutritional quality, or the price point of the foods. Whether it was the fancy gourmet stuff or the store label, BPA was in the can and therefore also in the food. Walmart's Great Value Green Peas from a store in Kentucky, and Healthy Choice Old Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup from a pantry in Montana, also scored high according to researchers.

As one might expect, politicians have started crying foul. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D. California, had already called for a ban on BPA in food and beverage containers. "Nearly 200 scientific studies show that exposures to low doses of BPA, particularly during pregnancy and early infancy, are associated with a wide range of adverse health effects later in life," she wrote in a column for the Huffington Post. This report will certainly add weight to her argument.

Read more: http://www.slashfood.com/2010/05/24/bpa-found-in-92-of-canned-foods/?icid=main|aim|dl3|link5|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.slashfood.com%2F2010%2F05%2F24%2Fbpa-found-in-92-of-canned-foods%2F#ixzz0oweiPyC8

Emergency Essentials May Sale

2010-05-14T08:34:00.000-07:00

Both of these products have 5 star reviews.

SAF Instant Premium Yeast Was $4.50 now $2.99

Hand Grain Mill Was $69.95 now $59.00

May Group Special

2010-05-11T10:24:00.000-07:00

Provident Pantry® Freeze-Dried Broccoli

Fresh flavor is exactly what you get with freeze dried broccoli. Warm up with hearty cream of broccoli soup, make delicious Chinese beef and broccoli, or add them to your favorite recipe. You'll get fiber, vitamins, and other necessary goodness. Net Weight: 5 oz

Only $10/ can Reg. $13.50

Apple Pieces

We eat dehydrated foods every day. Everything from macaroni and cheese to instant cake mixes and soup mixes are dehydrated. Since your family is already accustomed to the convenience of these foods, you'll love adding these #10 cans into your food storage program. These foods offer a great way to provide meals in an emergency and they're generally inexpensive.
Most rehydrated fruits, vegetables, and textured vegetables proteins will rehydrate in about 20 minutes in warm or hot water. For this reason, we recommend you maintain adequate water storage with your food storage program.

Sale $10 Reg. $15.95

Oats $25.00 for 50 pounds

2010-04-13T07:08:00.000-07:00

Dalyce Mangum just let me know that Sprouts is having a sale on oats, regular oats, quick rolled oats and steel cut oats, at 50 cents a pound. They come in 50 pound bags. Sprouts is a specialty grocery on Preston between Lebanon and 121.

Rare chicks Available

2010-04-09T12:48:00.000-07:00

I am personally grateful for Laura and her beautiful puoltry. I can highly recommend her and the organic state of her breeds.
Here is more info:

Here are Flying A Farm, we are honored to raise truly amazing rare and heritage breed poultry. By concentrating our efforts with rare poultry, we are able help preserve these breeds for the future and introduce old European breeds to the United States.

We also carry classic family friendly poultry stock like Cochins, Silkies and the extremely rare, tiny Serama, ideal for families and children. Three of our breeds are considered "Dark Brown Egg" layers, Wheaten Penedesencas, Welsummers and Black Copper Marans.

We are also proud participants of the National Poultry Improvement Plan, Arkansas #71-0607. Laura is also an certified Pullorum-Typhoid Private Testing Agent for the State of Arkansas. Pullorum Typhoid is a devestating poultry disease that can decimate entire flocks. Our farm is certified as PT free. All poultry, including baby chicks and even hatching eggs must be NPIP certified to be legally transported over state lines.

Please feel free to contact us for availability of chicks, hatching eggs, started and mature birds.
Listed below are our priced for hatched to order or in stock day old chicks.

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Chicks are hatched to order.

Please order chicks at least 30-60 days in advance of the time you would like to receive them.
We cannot guarantee exact shipping dates, as the hens don't check the calendar :-)
Listed chick prices are for day old straight run chicks. Straight run means that the chicks are not sexed, you receive whatever hatches, as it hatches.
All birds may be shipped by USPS Express Mail within the Continental US and to Alaska.
Please contact us for information on IN STOCK older chicks & started birds. We do have several breeds in stock at this time :-)

Hatching Eggs and chicks Spring 2010.
Egg prices include shipping with USPS Priority Mail.

Chick shipping cost- 10 (minimum)-25 chicks $35.00 flat fee, includes heat pack, Gro-gel and USPS approved chick box. Please contact me for shipping quotes on other birds.

-Breed list-
Dark Brown Egg Layers-

Partridge Penedesencas-no longer carrying this breed
2 chicks available, 3-5 month old cockerels available

Wheaten Penedesencas
chicks-$12.00 each, hatching eggs $35.00/6

Black Copper Marans-feather shanked, according to European Standard
chicks-$10.00 each, hatching eggs $35.00/6

Welsummers
chicks-$8.00 each, hatching eggs $30.00/6

Other rare breeds-

*Frizzled Barred Bantam Cochins & Barred Bantam Cochins (pre-order, should be available by mid-May)

* Frizzled Rooster X Straight feathered hens= approx. 50/50 mix of straight feathered and frizzled feathered chicks. chicks-$4.00 each, hatching eggs $25.00/6

Silkies-Splash, Blue & Black
(currently pre-sold though at least May)
chicks-$6.00 each, hatching eggs $30.00/6

Standard White Crested Blue Polish
(can produce Blue, Black and Splash chicks)
chicks-$6.00 each, hatching eggs $35.00/dozen

Serama Rooster

3 week old Serama chick

Malaysian Seramas-the World's smallest chicken breed-avg adult weight 12-16 oz-SWEET birds!

chicks-$25.00 each, hatching eggs $40.00/6

Bourbon Red Heritage Turkeys poults-$10.00 each, hatching eggs $35.00/6

Jumbo Brown Coturnix Quail-PRE-SALE, eggs available in mid-May, chicks in early June

chicks-$1.50 each, hatching eggs $15.00/dozen

Also available by special order only- Barnyard mix heavy layer, several different heavy breeds, chicks $2.00 each. Hatching eggs $25.00/dozen

April Group Specials

2010-04-09T10:37:00.000-07:00

Provident Pantry® Freeze-Dried Broccoli
Fresh flavor is exactly what you get with freeze dried broccoli.

Reg. $13.50 12 / $10.00 each
If you are interested in Freeze dried carrots reg. $11.95 a can now only $7.00 a can
please contact Jennifer Farquharson.
They have already been ordered and should be here soon.

Freeze Dried Mango Chunks for your home food storage.
Add the sweet flavor of the islands to your storage foods with these tasty mango chunks. In each can, you get large chunks of the delicious tropical fruit. They're delicious rehydrated or dry, and they're a good source of vitamin A. Net Weight: 12 oz.

$23.95 6/ $16.00

High Uinta Gear™ Endurance Headlamp
This three-mode LED headlamp is bright, lightweight, a great value. The lamp's 10 LEDs provide a high-intensity light for power outages and emergencies. The light is also great for hands-free work at home and when working on automobiles. An adjustable, elastic head strap allows for wear on head or helmet, and the unit's pivoting head allows you to shine light where you need it most. The light runs for more than 17 hours in 10-LED mode on one set of batteries., more than 30 hours when in 4-LED mode, and more than three das on the red flashing LEDs. Runs on 3 AAA batteries (sold separately).

This Emergency Essentials® Large Backpack is excellent for many of your preparedness needs. Great for emergency kits, car kits, or simply for every day use. The Emergency Kit Backpack includes the following features:

17" x 12.5" x 6.5"

Earphone port on top and an interior music player pouch
Mesh water bottle pouch and side cell phone pouch
Zippered key ring pouch for storing keys, money, and small items. Padded straps and padded back panel for extra comfort
Rubber top handle that's easy to grip so you can comfortably tote the pack by hand when you're not wearing it on your back
Generous zippered front pocket for essential items

Value $12.95 12/ $7.00

Emergency Essentials April Sale

2010-04-09T10:27:00.000-07:00

SALE! Garden Seeds$39.99

This contains 16 varieties of non-hybrid seeds that can grow a garden up to two-thirds of an acre! Non-Hybrid allows you to let them go to "seed" and then collect the seeds for a future garden. Storage life is approximately 4 years in 65-70 degree climate, each 6 degree drop in temperature may double the storage life. Excellent for any home storage plan!

SALE! SAF Instant Premium Yeast$2.99
Make your home baked goods with ease using this premium yeast. It offers 15-30% faster fermentation than other yeast options and has a 5 year shelf life if stored in the freezer. Each yeast package is 16 ounces.

SALE! Premier Bottled Emergency Kit$16.99
Includes water purification tablets, a multi-function tool with pliers, a Pathfinder™ LED Flashlight, and much more. A well-rounded bottle kit.

SALE! Yellow Popcorn$7.99

Make your favorite corn bread, muffin, fritters, cakes, grits and more with yellow popcorn that you can grind into cornmeal besides delicious popcorn. Add even more possiblities fo your home storage with this stable.

SALE! Potato Slices$4.99
This American favorite is ready to use in your favorite breakfast, lunch and dinner entrees without any peeling or slicing required! Just add water to reconstitute and use.

SALE! Beef Stew$26.31
This camper and backpacker's favorite has a hearty combination of beef, potatoes, peas, carrots and more for delicious cooked flavor anytime you need it. Packaged for long-term storage in a # 10 can with a 25 year shelf life.

SALE! Poultry Entree and Vegetable Combo$199.99
This supply contains a variety of six cans of gourmet poultry 'just add water' entrees and flavorful side dishes.

SALE! High Uinta Gear™ 13-Function Knife$2.49

Includes a 2.25" blade, phillips and standard screwdriver, scissors, lid lifter, auger, scaler, key ring, and more.

SALE! ASAP Silver Solution 8 oz Bottle
$12.99

Metallic silver has been used for centuries as a natural antibacterial mineral. The ASAP Solution is a silver solution that has a patented process of turning the small, safe, bacteria-killing particles of silver into a colloidal liquid.

Mountain House #10 Can Sale
Save 20-25%
Supplies Limited
Prices Good Through April 30, 2010

Apples and Bananas on Sale

2010-04-02T21:42:00.000-07:00

Cinnamon Apple Chips

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(4 customer reviews)

An irresistible dry snack, these apple juice-infused Cinnamon Apple Chips are bursting with sweetness and give you a versatile fruit for use in oatmeal, muffins, trail mix, and a variety of desserts. An excellent natural sweetener. Each #10 can makes 18 2/3-cup servings. Value $15.95.

Reg. Price $12.95 sale $10.99

reg. Price $9.95 sale price $7.99

Both of these can be made into breads and desserts. My kids love to eat them right out of the can.

Cheese Blend is on sale again

2010-04-02T21:31:00.000-07:00

Cheese Blend

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(4 customer reviews)

Cheese Blend is a versatile and an important part of a food storage plan. Cheese Blend can be used in casseroles, soups, and dips. You can even use it to make homemade macaroni and cheese as well as cheese covered popcorn. Each can makes about 128 two-tbsp servings.
Does not contain Gluten.

This is usually $22.95 a can and is on sale for $16.99.

I personally love this and will make it a pantry staple in my home.
Add a little salt for mac-n-cheese and you will never buy the box type again. Great on veggies like broccoli and nachos, hot dogs, and frito pie. We also mix with hot sauce to make queso (taste just like the kind in the jar). It's very mild, but can be enhanced with some seasoning.