Kashi Soft Baked Cereal bars

This is Deegan, my 1 year old, lol, just getting "trouble" for hiding in my room and getting chocolate all over my sheets from his Kashi bar, that yes, he knows how to open somehow on his own! He is crazy for Kashi products to, lol, especially these bars.

I am so addicted to almost all the food Kashi makes! I absolutely go crazy when I run out of certain products, Salsa flavored Pita Crisps, Sea Salt pita Crisps, Peanutty Dark Chocolate layered Granola Bars, and Cinnamon Harvest cereal, oh! and the blueberry and strawberry cereals! Ok! Maybe ALL Kashi cereal! lol!
I am a "Mom Ambassador" for http://www.greenmomsmeet.com/, and I was super lucky to be chosen for a Kashi sampling! I love this site and I recommend this to anybody, blogger, moms, leaders of moms groups, they really have awesome offers, and are very up to date with all things green and organic!
I received my Kashi kit, and a box of these Soft Baked Strawberry bars was right on top. Well, I love Kashi, and I love strawberries, so I ripped it open and ate one and now I'm getting my shopping list ready for our weekend camping trip, and these bars MUST come along! I have to find a store that has a few boxes on the shelf, I'm thinking Walmart, so I will be running there Thursday afternoon.
Kashi is all organic, all natural, and most of their products only has 4 or 5 ingredients! That alone is amazing! No preservatives, no fake stuff, just pure, healthy, very tasty, ingredients.
These bars are so good they really should be illegal! The perfect size portion, the right amount of strawberries, and the soft baked crust is truly divine! The combination of the filling and the crust, is just brilliant! I honestly have got to say, that I have never ever in my life, eaten any bars, cereal bars, granola bars, snack bars, that can even dream of coming close to these Soft Baked Cereal Bars. (Well, maybe Kashi's Peanutty Dark Chocolate Layered Granola bars)
I am a big time couponer, and price and availability of coupons are very important to me. I have to say, I have found some stores that carry Kashi items for a good price, some a bit more. So I don't hold this against Kashi, and I also understand that there are times when "You get what you pay for", is an honest rule to go by when purchasing anything. Even food. I have been purchasing Kashi products at Walmart, Boyer's, Giants, and Weis, and I also took advantage of a sale that CVS had when they offered Kashi products, buy 1 get 1 free, a few weeks ago.
Kashi also will send coupons once in a while, if you go to their site, http://www.kashi.com/, and sign up for their community! You can also call 877-7GRAINS. If you know someone who would
 love these products, and doesn't have the Internet, (yes, they are still out there), you can give them this number to call and request some coupons! I also have been seeing a lot of Kashi printables online, and when the next round come about, i will link them here for you!
Kashi is also a company that I know cares about what I eat, and most importantly, what my kids eat, and I have a few kids here who adore a lot of Kashi products! (even the cereals and bars). I consider them kid friendly, and that is sometimes all it takes to hold a special place in my heart!

Tip of the Day

Well, I know. I said I was going to take a break from my blogs, but I had so much written and inside my head, that I planned on writing here today, that I have to at least add this.
I got this tip from http://www.vocalpoint.com/ a few months ago, and I have been doing it ever since!
To keep deli cheese fresh, add a sugarcube in the bag of cheese!
Sounds a little strange, huh? I admit, I was kind of thrown off at first, thinking that the sugar would change the taste of the cheese. Well, it didn't. Matter of fact, it worked very well! We love, love, love cheese here, and there is nothing that gets me more aggravated, then bringing groceries home one day, and having some spoil, or start to spoil within a couple days.
I do return things that are pricey, or that are absolutely out of date or just plain wrong. This does not happen often, I am a maniac when it comes to checking sell by and use by dates. I am actually pretty annoying with it. I'm that lady that will "gently" squeeze the bread and rolls, and dig and dig for the real fresh stuff all the way in the back! I always will nicely stack the loaves of bread for the next person though, lol.
We also live a bit far from the stores I frequent, I guess any store for that matter. So, sometimes, returning an item that is still in date, but spoiled, would cost more to return then to just rebuy the product at a closer store.
I am also quite picky with delis, and there is usually just one store, Boyers Markets, (I love them! I am very lucky to be near one, the sales are amazong!), that I will order meat and deli items from. I also love a few local butcher shops! Anyway, even though Boyers has a super deli, there are times it seems that the cheese doesn't stay as fresh as long. I've been through this so many times with every other store, and I started to notice, the reason it ever happens at Boyers, is due to the deli sale case!
When Clearfield american cheese is on sale, (our familys very favorite!), the stores will have the display case with already presliced meats and cheeses. I often opt for fresh meat and cheese, rather then presliced. But the times I did not specify, is when I had that wierd white mold start around the edges of the cheese. Yes, I can and do cut it off, I mean it's cheese! But, ever since I have been placing a sugarcube inside the deli bag immediately after coming home, I have not had this problem!
This works wonders! I am always fascinated when something so simple and small, can fix such a problem. I like to try and figure out, where did this idea come from? Was it an accident? Why does it work? I do not know, lol, but you have got to try it! All you need is one regular sugar cube! Thank goodness for this tip!

Boyers Food Markets Deals

Boyers has a very good sale this week! You can Click here for their sale flyer!!
They always have their meat sale, 5/$19.99
I love this! They offer an excellent variety each week, and that helps when planning meals!!
My choices this week are;
Sirloin Tip Roast
Gold Kist Drumsticks
Bacon
Crabcakes
Sirloin Tip Steak
All of these are in the 5/$19.99 deal!
They also have Gold Kist thighs, sausage, Kunzler 3lb packs of hot dogs, and cube steak!

They also have a great selection of deli meat and cheese, and each week they offer a deal where you can buy 4/$10!!
Other deli specials are;
Mrs B's take and bake 12" pizzas 3/$10
Mrs B's Hoagies, all varieties 3/$10

Here is a list of my other favorite Boyers Deals this week!
Remember! Extreme Couponing does not apply here! Produce, deli, meat, dairy, etc, does not always have a lot of coupons. So, I always look for the best deals, and plan my families weekly menu by what is on sale!
Hatfield Ham Steaks 5/$10
Simply Potatoes mashed potatoes 24oz 2/$5
Swiss Premium sour cream 2/$3
Land O Lakes Spreadable Butter 2/$3
Betty Crocker Specialty Potatoes 5/$5
Fresh White Baguette bread 99 cents
Giant Homemade crumb Cake 2/$3
Planters Mixed Nuts $2.97
Sunny Delight 2/$3
2 liters of Coca Cola 2/$3
Sweet Corn 4/$1
Nectarines $1.97 lb
Watermelon 77 cents per lb
Green Peppers 97 cents per lb
Celery 2/$4
Goldfish Crackers 3/$5  (55 cents off 1 peeloffs)
Ronzoni Healthy harvest Pasta 4/$5
St Ives Body Wash 2/$4 (50 cents off 1 ) dbld
Soft Scrub $2.97   ($1.50 off 1)
Arm and Hammer Dryer Sheets Buy 1 get 1 free! ($1 off 2)

I can use everything on this list, and the previous one, along with a few things in my cabinets, pasta sauce, rice, etc, and make a weeks worth of breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks for my family of 6!!
I will soon be adding my families menu, along with recipes, on http://www.momscrazyday.blogspot.com/

Kashi 7 Grain Pita Crisps

I received a box of these Pita Crisps from Kashi last week, along with a few real good coupons!
If you are not a member of the Kashi site, I suggest you sign up! They offer samples, coupons, news of new products, and much more!
I am now in love with these Pita Crisps, as I am a lot of Kashi products.
They have the perfect amount of salt, the best crunch, and they are excellent for dips of all kinds, and just as wonderful by themselves.
My 3 youngest ones, also were pretty thrilled with the crunch, (they are not allowed to have chips very often, so they are very fond of crunchy crackers, lol)
I will be buying these as soon as i find a local store who will be carrying them.
They have plain, and salsa flavored Pita Crisps. I did sample the plain, and I can not wait to sample the salsa flavor!
I also like Kashi because the prices are good, the packages are generous, the taste is unbelievable, very flavorful, and it is good for me and my kids, and they do not take away from anything to make them good for us!
Plus, they do hand out a lot of coupons, and I normally won't buy anything, unless I have a coupon;p

Amazon offers a 12 pack of 7.9 oz boxes of these very tasty Kashi Pita Crisps for $16.05 and free shipping, if you do the Subscribe and Save;p
you do not have to keep the subscription active for these prices if you do not want to receive these crackers every 3 months, r however you set it up. However, I am a huge fan of Amazons Subscribe and Save Offers! They are very cheap and the free shipping and extra discounts are amazing!
You can use the Amazon search box at the top right of my blog, to search for these crackers, or anything else you may want to purchase!