Shopping
Chocolate Cheerios
Feb 1st
We usually go grocery shopping as a family on Sunday afternoons. This week I sent Scott solo so we didn’t have to take Brinley, who is sick, out. I gave him a verbal list of what we needed and a reminder of the usuals, along with a few recipes to buy ingredients for. Scott has always been a pretty healthy eater so I never really worry about what he’ll buy when left to his own devices. I’m usually the one trying to sneak Oreos or soda into the cart. The one aisle that always turns Scott into a kid again, though, is the cereal aisle. Believe it or not, Mr. Healthy has been known to buy the following cereals on a regular basis: Count Chocula, Resee’s Puffs, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs and Fruit Loops.
Needless to say, I was not surprised when he came home yesterday with a box of the “new” Chocolate Cheerios. Though I’ve always been a huge Cheerios fan, and even had a love affair with Banana Cheerios last year, I was quite skeptical about these Chocolate ones. They just looked unappealing on the box and I couldn’t imagine eating them for breakfast, maybe as a mid day snack, but not breakfast. So this morning, Scott pours himself a bowl and I look on still a skeptic. He takes a bite and his reaction is positive (I think even he was a bit unsure at first). He’s trying to describe the taste to me and compares them to Cocoa Puffs. He goes on to say that they’re not a wanna be type cereal like the Fruity Cheerios were (Fruit Loops wanna bes). I decide that I need to see for myself so I pour myself a bowl as well. To my surprise they were good! It took me about 1/2 the bowl to make my decision, but I like them. I’ll definitely eat them again, but probably not on a daily basis. They’re just chocolate-y enough without being overbearing. They do turn the milk chocolate though (but I’m not one to drink my cereal milk anyway).
So, for something as low in fat, calories and sugar as they are, they’re quite a good treat. I can see myself eating them more as a snack though and sticking to my Life Cereal for breakfast.
I love BJs
Aug 2nd
The store that is! Today we rode up to Nashua to make a “BJs run” (as we call it). There were a few things we needed and I had coupons for most of them. Brinley loves going there because its so big and they have a pretty great book selection for her too. They also have some cute clothes there for her. We went up to get some of the usual staple items – toilet paper, dishwasher tabs, Poland Spring waters, and trash bags. Today was also a “sample” day where you get to try out some of the products. Usually they offer some strange things but today we got to try Elio’s Pizza and Tyson Buffalo Wings! We got Brinley an awesome Little Einstein’s sticker book.
My favorite buy of the day was a rug for her room. Its about 4 ft. by 5.5 ft. and it matches her room perfectly. I don’t think we could have found a more perfect match if we tried. (We were not even looking for a rug for her. I just knew that when I saw it we had to get it because it was so perfect.) It has all of the colors that her room has – pink, yellow, purple, blue, white – and its a perfect size. I was never a fan of putting an area rug over a carpeted room but this rug has made me a fan. It really brightens up the space and ties everything together. Too bad it took us two years to come across it. Brinley absolutely loves it too. She has been running around on it all day and naming all the colors. The best part – it was only $39!
Beyond the rug, we managed to SAVE a total of $18 today at BJs by using coupons. I’m not a huge coupon clipper (maybe I should start) but I always flip through the BJs coupon booklet we get in the mail. If I’m lucky I usually find 2 that I can use. Today I had a coupon for diapers, wipes, waters, toilet paper and the dishwasher tabs. It was a very productive day.
