tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post6365950804520731378..comments2024-03-28T21:42:22.620-08:00Comments on The "Make Do" Homemaker: When Life Gives You Lemons...: Monthly Shopping Goals: June 2015Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-84899131684977568762015-06-04T21:53:51.025-08:002015-06-04T21:53:51.025-08:00And YUP, is what I meant to say...thank you auto c...And YUP, is what I meant to say...thank you auto complete.Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-25528486316206053942015-06-04T21:53:06.408-08:002015-06-04T21:53:06.408-08:00Mayonnaise has gone on sale here, but I ended up u...Mayonnaise has gone on sale here, but I ended up using the money for other things we'd need that week. And up, I use coupons. I used to run a coupon blog years ago, actually *laugh*.<br /><br />When it comes to salt, yes I do add salt to those things. We don't eat much processed foods around here, with the exception of my son (which I keep hoping that we can get him on more and more REAL food, but with the autism it's a long hard road to get there), so I don't worry too much about sodium content because of that as honestly where I notice people get the most salt in their diets is from processed foods like Mac and Cheese, Campbell's soupons, etc. I'm pretty careful keeping track of my husband's and my blood pressure because my dad's family has a heart defect that runs in the gene pool somewhere that doctors can't seem to figure out what causes it, but it can cause congestive heart failure and high blood pressure runs in my husband's family, so I always worry about tanking our diets on salt. I do make sure to include salt in our diet, though, as honestly I believe we had taste buds to taste salt, so it's important to keep in the diet. It's all in moderation. The bulk bag of salt will also be used for things like pickling refrigerator pickles and such and will still probably last me a few years, but I figure, it's cheap, economical and it is something that when you need it, you need it :).<br /><br />Fancy Nancy is a book series that seems to be all over the board, although the early books seem to be geared to the 7 to 10 age range. There are newer books for older readers that the author has come out with recently, but my 8 year old LOVES the earlier series of books. They are cute, I have to admit, so I really don't mind getting them for her. We're huge book readers in this family, soooo we're suckers when it comes to getting books ;).<br /><br />Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-14390623558058189272015-06-04T18:18:56.353-08:002015-06-04T18:18:56.353-08:00Well, I hope you can find your mayonnaise. It has...Well, I hope you can find your mayonnaise. It has been on here for sale on and off for quite good prices with picnic items. I managed to buy six. Do you do coupons.com? They had a mayo coupon on there. I notice you mentioned all the things you add salt to...I don't add salt to any of that. Are you real salt-eaters?? I know I cook pretty much salt free as I saw what too much salt did to my husbands parents...they both died of complications of undiagnosed hypertention probably brought on by too much salt all their lives. They had very little medical care, so I was kind of too late when it was all discovered. So I've kind of really cut back on salt as my husband most likely is predisposed to it. I use salt mainly in canning and sprinkling into the boiling water when I am cooking potatoes or pasta. Just a little worry I have. <br /><br />I have not heard of Fancy Nancy! What age reader? I'm a librarian too, I always feel I should know every book, but of course I don't, so am always looking for suggestions for our school/church library. (clean, no swear words, no witches etc)Athanasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005869307957326671noreply@blogger.com