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Shopping for my Local Food Pantry with Abbott Champions for Kids #CBias #AbbottCFK

I posted last week about learning more about the need in my own community. This week, I had the chance to go shopping and make a contribution to our local food pantry.  Since this opportunity was sponsored by Abbott, we wanted to show our appreciation by making sure that there were plenty of Abbott nutritional products in our snack pack.




I grabbed my coupons (gotta stretch every dollar as far as it can go, right?) and headed to Walmart.  I headed over to the baby section and grabbed some PediaSure and Sidekicks.  I got a variety of flavors since the vanilla, chocolate and strawberry all sounding like they would be appealing to kids.  Over in the pharmacy, I grabbed some Zone Perfect bars (they even had a coupon on the outside of the box - score!).  I think this one looks particularly yummy.


I thought about what other healthy foods I could include in the pack.  My little guy loves cereal and I thought Cheerios would be a good choice. Healthy and yummy.  Since it was a cold icy day outside, soup also sounded particularly appealing so I tossed some in the cart as well.


To see the rest of my shopping trip (and where I was a bit distracted by the clearance section...), check out my Google+ story.


By the time we were all done, we had put together a nice box of food to donate.  Our local food pantry is at a local church.  It serves five of the surrounding towns and is only open the first and third Tuesday of the month, but a parish employee was more than happy to accept my donation and put it in the pantry.





Does your community have a food pantry?  How might you be able to help them out?  Every little bit helps - if we all set aside even one item a week to donate to our local pantry, they would be searching for storage space!  So I challenge you - get out there and see how you can make a difference!


This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias
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GoalForIt.com Chore Chart Helps Motivate

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One of the things we have been struggling with a bit is getting LJ to do all of his chores before leaving for school.  Actually, habits might be a better description since brushing teeth isn't really a chore, right?  It's not that he is unwilling to do them, it's more that we tend to forget in the morning rush.




behavior chart positive reward goalforitWe created a GoalForIt.com chore chart and it has worked wonders to help keep us organized and add a little motivation for LJ.  We created a personalized chart that includes all of the things that LJ needs to get done throughout the day: putting clothes away, making his bed, feeding his fish, etc.  At first, we printed out a copy of the chore chart and kept it on the fridge, but he decided that using it on the iPad was an added bonus.  It has virtual stickers he can apply when the task is done.


What sets GoalForIt apart from other reward-type charts is how easy it is to customize.  You can choose from a variety of styles and formats to work from everyone no matter what their age.    You can create charts that focus on responsibility, understanding right from wrong, healthy habits, and money matters. To sign up for your own free account, visit GoalForIt.com.






This post was written as part of a compensated campaign with MomSelect.  As always, all opinions are my own.


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Trying Out Ruby Tuesday's Seafood Fest #CBias

ruby tuesday seafood festival
Having grown up (mostly) on the East Coast, I absolutely love seafood. Unfortunately, good seafood can be hard to come by and pretty pricey out here in Wisconsin.  When I heard that one of our favorite restaurants, Ruby Tuesday, was having a Seafood Festival, I jumped at the chance to try it out.


We frequent Ruby Tuesday fairly often.  While it is always popular and busy, we never have to wait for a table, the service is friendly and prompt, and the food is really good.  Typically, we get the salad bar and soup or one of their signature burgers.  While they do have seafood on their regular menu, I have never ordered it.


We came on a Thursday night and Ruby Tuesday was already hopping by 5:00 pm.  We were seated promptly and placed an appetizer order of hot spinach dip while we looked at all the meal choices.


After a LOT of deliberation, I decided on the shellfish trio, LJ ordered the crabcake meal, and Jay (not as big a fan of seafood as I am) ordered quesadillas.  We snacked on the appetizer and cheddar biscuits (yum!!) while our meals were prepared.  As always, the meals came out just as we were finishing the dip.  I wish I could co-ordinate my timing like that when I'm cooking at home!
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The Shellfish Trio
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The Crabcake Dinner



The seafood meals were really good!  The crabcakes were full of huge chunks of crabmeat and hardly any filler, the lobster was tender and fresh tasting, and the shrimp was grilled perfectly. (Jay liked his quesadillas too.)  I would say the quality of the seafood was equal to what I would have expected to be served at a restaurant back East.


One of the things I love about Ruby Tuesday is that you can choose your own sides and they have a huge list of items to choose from.  LJ decided he wanted baked mac and cheese and onion rings.  I decided on grilled green beans and zucchini.  I love their grilled vegetables - they are perfectly done so that they are crisp and tender. 


We were pretty full after the appetizer and generous portions in the meals.  Not only did we pass on dessert (darn - they have really good desserts too), but we would up bringing food home to have for lunch the following day.


Check out our full experience at Ruby Tuesday in pictures here! 




    • This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias. All opinions expressed are my own.


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