Sugar Stacks

I had been surfing the net and came across this site before Lady G's recent post on sugar.

You can look up drinks or food and find out the equavilent of how much sugar is in each product by the stack of sugar cubes in the picture and other info provided.

Maybe this may help some dieters out there, maybe not.
And certainly, it could increase cravings for the everyday sugar addict!

Sugar Stacks
05.16.09 (2:44 pm)   [edit]

Less for More

Anyone else notice how you are getting the same product, paying the same price but if you look at the label, you are getting less of the product?

I realize that people need to be paid, overhead needs to be taken care of, and shipping costs all add into the product price. Also, if you use coupons, that is built in too as "advertising costs" for print ads and TV/Radio.

The dog food that I buy went from 16 oz cans to 12 oz cans and now costs 40 cents more.

The dry food went from $12. a bag to $17. -- They seem to be the same size.

Some granola bars (store brand) sells for $1.99 had 12 in a pack, went to 10 and now is only 8 for the same price.

Yogurt drinks -- were 12 oz, went to 10 oz, and now are 7 oz, basically still costs 10 cents an ounce.  I like to get one while shopping and drink it after I load the car up.

Sunny D -- at the discount store -- use to be $2.00 a gallon but now is $3.00 a gallon.  No discount there.  Other places around here, it sells for more.

Tuna fish, the cans seem the same size but they are only about 6 oz now for more money.

Even some pasta -- no longer in 16 oz boxes!

I had to laugh at the reasoning behind why baby food now is sold in smaller portions, the company said because "babies prefered less".  I laughed so hard, how did they figure that out?

Even the newspaper has less pages (and much less news) but still basically costs the same.

The big bargain -- tBlog is free!


And a side note: Yahoo Geocities shutting down at the end of the year.
Last year shut downs: Yahoo Photos, Yahoo Briefcase, AOL Journals and photos, MSN Groups, Thirdage websites, and Free Homepages (spamorama there).
What do they all have in common -- antiquated systems.
Prediction: Angelfire and Tripod will be on the chopping block sooner or later.



05.15.09 (2:51 pm)   [edit]

Laundry Tips: Removing Coffee or Tea Stains

Removing tea or coffee stains (or other types)

My children always stain their clothing so some of these tips apply to their stains also. I have used the stain sticks or sprays (left them on for days) but sometimes have to go a few more rounds of treatments. I have had to try a few of these tips at a time to remove stubborn stains.

Spent my day removing stains!

Remember to blot out a stain to prevent the stain from spreading.
I also treat the underside of the stain too.

1. Apply an even mix of vinegar and water (like 1/2 cup vinegar to 1/2 cup water) -- then wash in cold water with your regular laundry detergent. If the stain is pretty bad, just let it sit on the fabric for a few hours then wash.

2. Using a quarter cut of a lemon, heat the lemon in the microwave for 15 seconds to release more juice. Rub the lemon onto the stain and leave out in the sun. (Good for stains on white items especially.) Wash as usual.

3. Wet a terry cloth with warm water. Sprinkle baking soda onto it then rub into the stain. Wash as usual.

4. Hand cleaner GOOP or M30 Stain Remover (found at the dollar store). Apply directly to stain then let set, wash.

5. Soaking in Oxi-Clean, Era, Tide or Wisk overnight in a tub.

6. Napi-San but be careful with fine fabrics like silk or wool.

Here are a couple of videos with some more methods.

Video 1

Video 2 -- there are many more for many more types of stains there.

Just one more tip from me: To remove stubborn tea or coffee or cocoa stains from mugs or cups, I use Soft Scrub and a paper towel. I have also heard that baking soda or salt will do the same thing.
05.04.09 (4:27 pm)   [edit]