To help with choosing products with whole grain, General Mills developed “Fast Lane for Whole Grain,” an online educational game. Consumers can navigate virtual grocery store aisles and identify products that have whole grain as the first ingredient, with the option to enter a … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2012
Pin It Tuesday #Pinterest – Homemade Valentine’s Cards
Are you addicted to Pinterest like I am? I have to pull myself away so I was excited to see this meme! Want more details? Find them here: These pins are from my Valentine's Day board! I love the idea of homemade Valentine's. I admit that Grace's Valentine's this year will … [Read more...]
Cleaning Two Birds with One Stove: 5 Ways to Make Spring Cleaning Work You Out
Spring time is like the Earth’s Sunday morning… a special time to float around idly while cleaning up the mess from the two nights before. However, the Earth doesn’t have any body fat that we’re aware of, so it has never had to choose between cleaning up the house or putting in … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Black Bean and Rice Burritos
So we are officially into Week 5 of our New Year's diet plan. That means that we are still on a vegan diet, but we can eat bread and actually feel full from time to time. That's kind of a nice feeling. The problem is that we are both quickly getting a bit bored and the comfort … [Read more...]
Car Insurance on a Budget
Car insurance is one of those items in your budget you don't think about until you need it. We have only needed to file a claim with our car insurance a couple of times but every time we did, we have been thankful that we had it! The main issue with car insurance is that many … [Read more...]
The Financial Fit College Search Method
We are excited to provide a guest post from Frank Palmasani on the topic of financial aid for college students! It’s that time of the year for families to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. This document is used by colleges to which the student has … [Read more...]
The Prescription for Saving Time and Money
We are excited to bring you a budget saving guest post from Brad Bangerter, CEO of LowestMed! What if you had to actually to go to the airport and stand in line at each airline counter to get the prices for an upcoming trip? Of course not. It’s so easy just to get online and … [Read more...]
Save the Dates
My sister is still fresh off the wedding planning roller-coaster from her wedding last year. She started thinking about her Save the Dates early because she wanted a picture of a heart on the beach in them. She had to plan to take the picture during on her planning trips to her … [Read more...]
Basic Couponing
Couponing can be scary ... especially if you sit and watch Extreme Couponing. Couponing doesn't have to be extreme. The best couponing is basic, simple, and not a full time job! I love my coupons but I could never get up at 4am to cut them out. That task is set aside for … [Read more...]
Friday Favorite: Logitech Wireless Mouse M305
Friday Favorites is another almost weekly feature here at Simply Budgeted. The whole point of this feature is to share some of our favorite finds. Anything is game. Food. Cleaning supplies. Kid stuff. Garden favorites. Recipes. Anything that I really like and want to randomly … [Read more...]
Vegan Chocolate Cupcake
On Sunday, we were done with the detox so that meant that flour was back in the diet. That meant I was baking. I had missed baking! A co-worker gave me a Vegan Chocolate Cupcake recipe that she loved. Chocolate meant it was good enough for me but the fact she endorsed it meant it … [Read more...]
Green Works Cleaners
I recently receive a review package that included ... Green Works Cleaning Wipes Green Works Laundry Detergent Green Works Bathroom Cleaner Green Works All Purpose Cleaner Details ... Green Works Cleaning Wipes - It is 100% compostable, so you can clean up … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: 100 Flowers
100 days of school is coming up for Grace. She had to take 100 of something to school. She made flowers with the Stampin' Up punch we reveiwed awhile ago. Sophie took the cut outs and made her own colored flowers! It was a great little activity for a Kindergartener and … [Read more...]
Dora Loves Boots
Dora Loves Boots Details ... With a strawberry treat in tow, Dora makes plans to meet Boots for a Valentine's Day picnic. But not-so-sweet surprises keep popping up along the way! Will Swiper and a crowd of Rosy Red Crabs keep the friends from getting together? Our … [Read more...]
Pin It Tuesday #Pinterest – Super Bowl Party Food
Are you addicted to Pinterest like I am? I have to pull myself away so I was excited to see this meme! Want more details? Find them here: These pins are from my Super Bowl Ideas board! While they may not be vegan super bowl foods we are eating this year, they look really yummy … [Read more...]