Chocolate chip cookies from Ann Meline diet feature
A recipe outlines light corn syrup and brown sugar cookies with oats bran and chocolate pieces. It yields 24 cookies at 66 calories each and suggests shaping dough then baking at 375 for about 11 to 12 minutes.
Stretching Food Dollars: Planning and Shopping Tips
A grocery budgeting guide explains that menu planning saves time and money. Create weekly menus, check weekly specials, and use a prepared shopping list to reduce impulse buys and track prices while shopping.
Stretching Food Dollars Shopping Tips
Consumers can save by choosing store brands and generic products for stews and casseroles. Unit pricing helps compare cost per serving or unit, with potential weekly family savings around 26 dollars. Consider form variety and convenience items. faster options cost more but save time and energy. Please turn to page 5B Advice.
Healthier chocolate chip cookie debuts from Iowa State tests
Ann Meline of Webster City led a senior project to reinvent the chocolate chip cookie with less fat and sugar and more fiber and iron. At the Farm Progress Show 5000 of the new cookies will be tasted against traditional versions, with 160 cookies per hour available for sampling.
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Store brands offer big savings but face shopper reluctance
Consumers could cut grocery costs up to 35 percent with store brands and generics, yet 55 percent of shoppers still bypass them. The Gazette test panel reviewed 10 top items, finding a store-brand canned peaches cheaper and of similar quality, while many buyers remain wary of non national labels.
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