Did You Know...?

A good friend of mines posted some Helpful Ways
to save on different items we buy for everyday use-
Go by her Blog & give it a check out....

Sherry's Ramblings
Topic called:Did You Know?

They have a good few ideas to help in the kitchen & with food
link in My Friends Section to the right---->>

One Banana, Two Banana...

One Banana, Two Banana...

Four simple games that will turn your next trip to the grocery store into an adventure in math.

For my children, numbers games still help counteract the boredom that can set
in when I am too busy to entertain them. When we're at the grocery store, for
instance, I like to have not just a shopping list in hand but also an array of activities
in mind to challenge the kid's counting and sorting skills.
That way, I'm prepared for anything — including a cheese department that's not handing out samples.

1. Scavenger Shop
This classic game usually involves kids hunting for items in the house or the neighborhood,
but they also can do it in the market. To avoid having to go on a hunt yourself,
limit the scavenger game to the aisle or department you're in, or ask your child to
search only the shelves right next to your cart. When you turn the corner into the
cereal aisle, challenge your child to find Dad's favorite brand, then maybe
two cereals with pictures of raisins on the box. Each aisle is a new hunting ground.

Questions to ask: How many sizes of canned tomatoes are there?
Can you find five colors of yogurt containers?



2. Weight Training
The scale in the produce department may be the best tool in the
store for learning and fun. Let your child help you weigh items,
especially when you're buying various types of produce.
My youngest used to enjoy simply watching the arm on the scale
move with each added piece. Toddlers and preschoolers can count
the items as you place them on the scale and note how much they weigh.

Questions to ask: Why do three apples weigh less than two cantaloupes?
Which will weigh more, four apples or four oranges?
"The oranges are bigger but they aren't as heavy,"
explained my neighbor's daughter during a shopping trip.


3-2-1 Countdown
Kids can practice counting backward as well as forward by using your shopping list —
even if they're nowhere near the reading stage. If you write nice and big, and cross
off items as you toss them into your cart, a child can count the number of objects remaining on the list.
My daughter Bella also likes to figure out which is the store's center aisle.
We count the aisles, divide the total in half, then count again to the midpoint.
Bella gets to pick one item from that aisle as a treat.

Questions to ask: Are there more items in our shopping cart or more remaining on our list?
Which aisle will we end up in if we start in aisle 11 and move back three?



Conveying a Rule
When you're finished shopping and get to the checkout,
let your child help you put your groceries on the conveyor belt.
Sort items according to various rules you both make up.
You might start with color, putting the tomato, the strawberries,
the apple, and red paper plates together. The green sponge sits alongside
the broccoli and the green apple—scented dish detergent. With older kids,
move on to more challenging categorization, such as by shape, size, or edible versus inedible.

Questions to ask: What do the broccoli and sponge have in common?
How are they different in shape, size, and shade of green?
And why is that man with three items in his basket behind us in line fidgeting so impatiently?

Spice Cumin

Cumin, a member of the parsley family-
has a distinctive earthy flavor.
Durning the Middle Ages,
it was believed that cumin kept chickens from wondering.
It was also carried durning wedding ceremonies for Good Luck!!


((Now I know what I'm giving to the next
couples wedding I attend--
forget about those expensive gifts-
one lil shaker less then $3.00-LOL-that is FUNNY!!!))

Coriander Seeds

Coriander is a mild, sweet, spicy, and sometimes citrus flavoring
that has been used for thousands of years and is even
mitchened in the Bible
(exodus 16:31).It is widely used in cooking, and in India.
It is used in cough medicans as well.

{{Cajun tip}}My family uses coriander seeds for hot tea to ease
stomach cramps in babies or acid reflux. can be used for adults as well!

directions:
place seeds on a cheese cloth-
**If you do not have a cheese cloth roll to crush on towel &
then place in coffee filter & tie top closed**
roll with a large glass or rolling pin to crush them into halves-
Boil seeds in a cheese towel in water for 30-45 mins.
OR till water is light brown-remove cheese cloth with seeds-
add honey or sugar to coriander tea-
& serve over ice to cool for children-straight up for adults.
Works amazingly!!!

icecream fact

Did you know that
ICE CREAM
was 1st created by China in 2000 B.C.

big girl jokes

I'm a big girl-I can laugh at this...

You know you NEED to diet when...
You dance and it makes the band skip.
Your blood type is Ragu.
You put mayonnaise on an aspirin.

Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever.
I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.
One mystery of life is how a two pound box of candy can make you gain five pounds.

Food Facts

Odds that an American eats at a Fast Food restaurant on any given day: 1 in 4

Odds that an American Child eats at a McDonald's in any given month: 9 in 10

Amount of money Americans spent on Fast Food in year 2003 $119 billion Dollars

Americans spend 1 Billion Dollars annually on GUM, and 119 Billion Dollars is more then the amount of money spent annually on higher education, book, movies, magazines, newspapers, views, & music.