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free-range nuts - are you nuts?

July 5th, 2011 at 08:37 pm

ytd = April 1 2011 - March 31, 2012
Coupon total ytd = 584.98
RX total = 179.64
Discounted Gift Cards = 207.19
Total = 971.81

I went to King Soopers this morning to get a few groceries. I had a survey offering me $5 if I returned it. They wanted to know why I transferred a prescription. So I got another $5 put on my card. I got 8 free candy bars (4 milky way and 4 3 musketeers). I hope to give them all away to either my mom or nieces before eating one. I also got 2 bottles of Lipton tea for free, which will go to my dad.

The main thing I went for is vitamins. They had CoQ10 BOGO and I had some $2 coupons. These are really expensive vitamins. I'm really trying to get my diabetes under control and the numbers have been very good lately. If I can drop them another 20 points, I will be in the normal range for fasting blood sugar. I read that this supplement helps, so decided to try it out for awhile.

My blood pressure has been spectacular lately too - 110/60's. I plan to see the dr in August and see if I can go off some of the meds, if not all.

While in the store I saw they were advertising free-range nuts (walnuts and almonds). How ridiculous, am I supposed to believe these nuts come from trees that freely range about? Just another stupid marketing ploy that adds about $2/lb to the cost.

I finished reading the library book Caine's Reckoning by Sarah McCarty. Western/Romance - very good. A new author for me, I put some of her other books on hold at the library.

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6 Responses to “free-range nuts - are you nuts?”

  1. ceejay74 Says:
    July 5th, 2011 at 09:26 pm 1309897562
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    LOL! Oh yeah, I hate how factory farmers cruelly contain nut trees in wire cages. That is truly outrageous.

  2. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
    July 5th, 2011 at 10:51 pm 1309902674
    1309902674

    Yes, as ceejay74 is getting at, it's just an abomination when they clip the wings of almond trees (Hey, there are winged elms!) to keep them from flying away.

  3. marvholly Says:
    July 6th, 2011 at 01:06 pm 1309953997
    1309953997

    Personally, I thing the whole organic, free range....has gotten WAAAY out of hand, esp since their are NO real rules or official organizations to monitor and give blessing/pull license like there are for most foods.

    We seem to like a number of the same reading genres. I am currently reading Jeffry Deaver (lincoln Rymes series) newest 007 Carte Blanch & LOVING it.

  4. momma23 Says:
    July 6th, 2011 at 02:56 pm 1309960560
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    My son is diabetic and he is going the natural route also. He takes CoQ10, Bittermelon pills, cinnamon pills, and just recently started taking Multi-Betic. His fasting reading has been around 105.

  5. retire@50 Says:
    July 6th, 2011 at 09:41 pm 1309984903
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    marvholly - I really like the lincoln rymes series too. I kind of lost track of them, since he wasn't writing fast enough for me to remember to look for the newest one. I read all the old 007 books 20 years ago and then didn't read any when the new authors picked it up.

  6. retire@50 Says:
    July 6th, 2011 at 09:42 pm 1309984953
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    momma23 - that's great, I'm hoping I get some good results. The natural pills are more expensive than the prescriptions for me, but I think they are healthier.

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