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Hello Kraft Community, we are very excited to share some great news with you. As loyal Kraft Community members we have heard your desire to do more fun things in the community and we are happy to announce in January 2010 we will be making some changes so you can connect and share food ideas in more ways than ever!
We want to let you know we will not be transferring the existing discussions to the new enhanced message boards so if there are discussions that you would like to save please make sure to either print them or copy and paste into a document that you can save to your personal files.
We will remind you again before the transition occurs but wanted to let you in on the exciting news!!
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Dec 31, 2008 8:45 PM
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Back in "the day" the squares of "bath tissue" used to be square - now they are not as long as they are wide. And they are all doing it, not just one company...
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Dec 31, 2008 1:49 PM
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I was putting a roll of toilet tissue on the other day and thought it was not as wide as the last one I had put on. So I went and found an older roll and sure enough the new one is 1/4 less wide. Made it easier to put on the roller but it is technically less paper per roll. They are getting us coming and going.
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Dec 30, 2008 5:59 PM
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It has become second nature for me to compare the cost per ounce (or use for things like soaps and fabric softeners) instead of the cost per package. It isn't easy sometimes but you find a lot of so called "bargains" that really aren't by checking things that way.
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Dec 30, 2008 5:14 PM
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CB, I saw something similar on the Today Show a couple weeks ago! I was appalled at how sneaky companies are being. Did see that Kraft had "Still 16 oz" on their bottle of dressing...
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Dec 30, 2008 1:10 PM
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Hi all,
This is a great thread you have going during these economic downturn times, especially as prices continue to soar. We are all looking for ways to stretch our food budgets. Coupons are great....sometimes. Two for one deals are great....sometimes, in store only sales are great....sometimes, gas credits for food purchases are great....sometimes. Hang on to that word, "sometimes" and do not forget it!
Just a word of WARNING! Not all is what it appears to be in the food stores today. Sure stores advertize "everyday low prices", "low prices and made to stay that way", You've seen the ads but always think "buyer beware".
Here are some classic examples of how corporate America is trying to help you. I will not name the companies:
~The next time you reach for that 6 oz can of tuna look carefully. Several major label tuna processors have shifted to 5 oz cans and kept the price the same...looks just like the old 6 oz can. Neat trick! What are we going to do when our recipe calls for one- 6oz can of tuna?
~One of America's largest peanut butter companies has the same size jar but turn it over and look at the bottom. The recess is much deeper. Same size, but no need for them to put as much peanut butter in the jar. Same price to keep you happy and buying their product.
~A major potato chip company has used the same size big yellow bag for ages but the amount inside has been reduced form 16 ozs to 14 ozs and less The latest bag which I thought was a big bag was 11ozs. Glad they reduced the amount as it is less difficult to lift the 16oz bag.
~Take a look at your coffee the next time you buy it. Isn't it amazing how the amount of coffee in the can can continue to be reduced yet it still makes the same amount of coffee. Sure it will if you use more water. And the price remains the same!
I have several rcommendations:
~USE YOUR EYES and know your products! Don't just reach for the same old product which might just have the same old price. Think Net Weight or Net Contents of product not counting the liquid which is now sometimes being increased as the food content itself is being reduced.
~Don't be fooled with the same prices. Chances are they are going to be the same but...has amount you are getting for your money been reduced?
~Keep your shopping receipts in date order of shopping for a month and note the prices of repeat items you buy before you go shopping again.
~If you find you are getting less than you used to look for another brand and do not slight home label sometimes called store brands. They are often made by the major label companies and are excellent.
~Finally, I would like to see this thread continue and have our community friends post their findings on all the new labeling practices being used by Corporate America to help us make our food dollar stretch farther during these financially stressful times
Good hunting!
Chef Bill
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Moderator_Deanne
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Dec 27, 2008 9:07 PM
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> > Jane, watch out, I think Eemma is trying to take
> our
> > job. She's faster at greeting new members than
> we
> > could ever hope to be lol 
> >
> > And Grandma, welcome!
>
> This is how I relax. I don't have a "real schedule"
> anymore so I get to check in often. My friends
> say I have a "fly paper mind" because I remember so
> much of the trivial I hear and read. Comes in handy
> sometimes! I don't think I would have nearly as much
> fun if it was my job, though!
Fountain of usless knowledge is what my buddy was dubbed. If it's an obscure fact he probably remembers it, but he's great to have as a partner on trivial pursuit!
As for speedy greeting, when I do get their first I always tell them Eemma will be along shortly. Hee!
Welcome to the boards, Grandma, you'll find a good group of friendly people floating around.
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Dec 26, 2008 9:36 PM
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> Jane, watch out, I think Eemma is trying to take our
> job. She's faster at greeting new members than we
> could ever hope to be lol
>
> And Grandma, welcome!
This is how I relax. I don't have a "real schedule" anymore so I get to check in often. My friends say I have a "fly paper mind" because I remember so much of the triva I hear and read. Comes in handy sometimes! I don't think I would have nearly as much fun if it was my job, though!
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Moderator_Sky
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Dec 26, 2008 9:18 PM
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> Welcome to the Message Boards, Grandma Adams.
>
> Michele from Kraft Kitchens answered this question
> not too long ago:
> "13 miniature marshmallows = 1 regular marshmallow.
> Here is a link to our FAQ's regarding marshmallows.
> Hope this helps!
>
> http://http://kraftfoods.com/main.aspx?s=contact_us&m=
> contact_us/faqview&faq_question_id=3179&N "
Jane, watch out, I think Eemma is trying to take our job. She's faster at greeting new members than we could ever hope to be lol
And Grandma, welcome!
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Dec 26, 2008 4:06 PM
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I have a recipe that calls for 12 large marshmellows, I only have the miniture marshmellows, does anyone know how many mini marshmellows it takes to make 1 large mashmellow ? I don't want to spend the money to buy large marshmellows when I can compensate for the mini ones.
Thank you,
Grandma
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Aug 13, 2008 9:46 AM
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> one of the best investments in my household was a
> deep freezer, heres why>>>whenever i find freezable
> items are on sale i buy it in bulk, not only in the
> freezer but also anything i can keep in my pantry.
> then what i do every Sunday is look through the
> e newspaper to see what is on sale. i usually only
> buy the sale items and a few necessary items, and
> from there i create a weekly menu for dinner. when i
> combine the foods that i have in my deep freezer and
> pantry with the weekly sale items i can create 5 good
> well balanced meals for the upcoming week. the more
> effort you put into really concentrating on only
> buying sale items the more you will save. usually
> feed my family of 4 on about $50 a week, and that's
> not bad
Over the last couple of decades, I think many of us have become more enamored with fast food than saving money on our food. Now, it's more important to more of us to be frugal with our food dollars.
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Aug 12, 2008 10:55 PM
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one of the best investments in my household was a deep freezer, heres why>>>whenever i find freezable items are on sale i buy it in bulk, not only in the freezer but also anything i can keep in my pantry. then what i do every Sunday is look through the newspaper to see what is on sale. i usually only buy the sale items and a few necessary items, and from there i create a weekly menu for dinner. when i combine the foods that i have in my deep freezer and pantry with the weekly sale items i can create 5 good well balanced meals for the upcoming week. the more effort you put into really concentrating on only buying sale items the more you will save. usually feed my family of 4 on about $50 a week, and that's not bad
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Moderator_Jane
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Aug 11, 2008 4:55 AM
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> I bought 8 chuck roasts on sale for 99-cents/lb,
> total came to a few cents over $36.00. I cut them up
> and portioned them out into 10 "strip steaks" which
> marinate wonderfully for the BBQ; 7 nice soup bones
> with a lot of meat left on them; six 3/4 lb pkgs of
> lean stew meat, and ground 8 lbs of lean hamburger.
> For $36.00, I have the makings in the freezer for
> r 35 or more hearty meals for my husband and I! Can't
> beat that! 80% lean Hamburger is selling from 2.89
> to 3.36 a lb. Mine is at least that lean and was .99
> cents per lb!
Often it comes down to how much time a person is willing to invest make foods convenient for themselves and how flexible you can be. Imoudry, those are great ways to stretch your meat dollars.
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Aug 10, 2008 8:21 PM
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I am on a TIGHT budget, but I can really stretch the funds.
We love steak and eat it about 3 times a week, but instead of getting expensive steaks, we do Chuck Eye steaks and marinade them differently for a different taste. They are as tender as a Filet mignon but I can get them at Giant for $4.29/lb regularly and sometimes as low as $2.99/lb on sale with my bonus card...and if I go to the store on Mon or Tue, when the meat has been sitting for a day or two, they'll put a $1.00 or $2.00 coupon on it.
I usually clip coupons then search the flyers and go to 3 or 4 stores just to get what is on sale at each one.
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Aug 9, 2008 4:42 PM
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I bought 8 chuck roasts on sale for 99-cents/lb, total came to a few cents over $36.00. I cut them up and portioned them out into 10 "strip steaks" which marinate wonderfully for the BBQ; 7 nice soup bones with a lot of meat left on them; six 3/4 lb pkgs of lean stew meat, and ground 8 lbs of lean hamburger. For $36.00, I have the makings in the freezer for 35 or more hearty meals for my husband and I! Can't beat that! 80% lean Hamburger is selling from 2.89 to 3.36 a lb. Mine is at least that lean and was .99 cents per lb!
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