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From: Bama
Date: 06-12-2003, 12:38 PM (1 of 39)
I'm talking about my 14 yo son's stomach. In the past 2 weeks, I've been to the grocery store 4 times, and have spent about $300. I budget $500 a month for groceries which my friends and family say is ALOT more than they spend. And I thought surely it would be enough. Wrong. I need to go get more today. I know teenage boys need more calories than most, but how can he eat so much? The past couple of days, he ate a whole box of cereal in just 2 meals. He uses a mixing bowl to eat cereal! He usually eats 6 grilled cheese sandwiches at once. (he brags that his record is 9!) He's known to drink a whole carton of orange juice in one day. We go through at least 3 gallons of milk a week, with ds drinking most of it. (or put it on his cereal) He loves dill pickles and asked me if I whould start buying the gallon size jar so it would last longer. It was still gone in a week and half. His favorite snack is the fruit and yogurt cups with the little container of granola you mix in it. Since he will eat 2 or 3 at a time I thought I would be smart and instead buy a large container of vanilla yogurt, strawberries, and a box of granola and let him make his own. It was still gone in 2 days.  If I make macaroni and cheese, eveyone knows they had better get to the bowl before ds does, if they want any.  And you should see his plate when we have corn on the cob.If anyone has any suggestions for inexpensive meals or snacks for kids, I would love to hear them. Anyone have a good recipe for granola? Forgot to mention that my son is a vegetarian. How he still manages to grow as fast as he does is beyond me.
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From: Sherri
Date: 06-12-2003, 01:02 PM (2 of 39)
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Try that in an almost six year boy. My boy will eat and eat and eat. He eats at least twice as much as me at any meal. Then asks for dessert. It is horrible. I am sick of going to the grocery store. Last night after supper we made mini muffins for him to take for a snack at school today. As soon as they were out of the oven he ate ten. Then sat down and ate 1 cup of pretzels. This was less then an hour after dinner. I can not keep anything in the house because he gets the munchies and it is gone. To top it all off he is rail thin. I do not know where this food is going. Sherri My website
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From: Yannick
Date: 06-12-2003, 01:11 PM (3 of 39)
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Ladies you are scaring me....LOL I have 2 boys age 1yo and almost 3yo...what will it be in a couple of year I will be on a diet Nicholas eats of my plate sometime!!! What about popcorn it is no to expensive and can be quite a munchy killer! I have those hotair popper so it can save a burn pot Yannick
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From: VCMOM
Date: 06-12-2003, 01:52 PM (4 of 39)
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I have a son who just turned 17. His eating large quantities goes along with his growth spurts. He is 6 foot 1inch and still growing. Seems to be at a standstill at the moment but I expect another spurt as he wears size 14 shoes and I think its a good indication that he'll grow taller, also DH is 6'4". Bama, I buy industrial size bags of the baby peeled carrots and ranch dressing. Its a healthy snack. DS also likes salsa and celery or peanut butter and celery. I also buy large bags of apples. I have them washed and in a bowl on the counter, he likes them cause they are easy to grab. You might want to start shopping at one of the large warehouse stores that sell things in huge quantities. I shop at Costco here in California. Good Luck! Lori |
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From: Raine
Date: 06-12-2003, 02:37 PM (5 of 39)
I am ROFL.  It is amazing, isn't it? A friend of mine said her son can eat up a half a loaf of bread (peanut butter sandwiches) and then ask her what's for supper ten minutes later.Lori, I make chex mix in a huge roaster. They love that. I agree with the suggestion for carrots; it will take him longer to eat them, too. I have a recipe for homemade granola bars if you want it.Won't it be great when he can get a job? At a restaurant?? Raine |
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From: Sherri
Date: 06-12-2003, 05:59 PM (6 of 39)
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It will be a few years before my son will be able to get a job in a restaurant but I am considering renting him out as a garbage disposal. Guaranteed NO LEFTOVERS!!! Sher My website
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From: MaryW
Date: 06-12-2003, 06:25 PM (7 of 39)
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My grandson is the same. He could eat us out of house and home in an evening. He is almost 13. He is also a bottomless pit AND he is very generous. He hands out everything to his friends. This includes soft drinks, treats, sandwiches, juice, anything he can pick up and eat!!! I told one of the other mothers, he and his friends could eat us out of 3 wks. worth of groceries in one afternoon if you left them alone. It's like a bad movie. Our grocery bill is $150.00 easy every week, for 3 people and that is Cdn. $$$ He can drink a quart of milk while he watches a commercial. 
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From: Bama
Date: 06-12-2003, 06:29 PM (8 of 39)
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All of you that still have very small kids, just wait. Just a few years ago it seemed like my son didn't eat enough to stay alive. He's making up for it now. He's still slim, but getting taller, and I think he goes up a shoe size every 2 or 3 months. It's still strange to me to look up at him. Two years ago I was bigger than him. They grow so fast. I've also noticed that when he eats like this, he'll have a growth spurt soon. Raine, I would love to have your recipe for granola bars. thanks. I had forgot about making chex mix. We've made it alot at Christmas time. I don't know why I've never thought to make it year round. My kids won't eat carrots and dip, but DH loves them. HE eats the whole bag in no time. My son does like fresh broccoli though. Both kids love popcorn. We had a hot-air popper, which makes popcorn even cheaper, but ds burned it up. He thought he was supposed to melt the butter down in the compartment the hot air comes from. Luckily he didn't start a fire.We go through alot of microwave popcorn. I need to get another hot air popper. Sherri, your muffin story sounds familiar. I made 12 blueberry muffins one night last week and had 8 left over. I thought "Oh good, the kids can have them for breakfast in the morning." The next morning they were gone. DS had eaten them as a late night snack. |
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From: Sherri
Date: 06-12-2003, 06:39 PM (9 of 39)
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See I was smart I made 3 dozen and took 1/2 and hid them in the freezer under 1/2 a cow's worth of beef. My babysitter swears my son eats more then her teenager she has three. I spend about $300 a week on groceries. Sure I live in the NWT and stuff is a little more expensive. It is not that expensive. We also by no beef (we bought 1/2 a butchered cow from my parents this winter) and very little prepackaged stuff but probably easily $100 in fruit and veggies. I am thinking i might have to take up farming in my spare time. Sherri My website
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From: Aimee S
Date: 06-12-2003, 06:47 PM (10 of 39)
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I have 2 bottomless pits our of 4 one is 13 and skinny as a rail the other is 5 and masses of muscle. they are both eating all day long. I am so glad for the apple and orange tree. We eat alot of popcorn. Hubby got a comercial popcorn machine after the last batch. you think 500 a month is alot. try 1200. 500 each month is just the staples at costco. the rest is fruit bread and milk products - the cheese. get that in bulk at costco. before costco we spent 2300.0 a month. My hubby is also a body builder and eats lots of meats and pastas and salads. we but close to 45 lbs of red meat a month and with out the food saver I would bave to get that at the regualr store. Cereal is a snak here and there are little cups every where. We go through 25 lbs of apples plus any on the trees and two boxes (15 lbs) of oranges each month. For breakfast is 12 eggs, 1 lb bacon 1/2 lb sausage, 1 dozen pancakes or waffles, cut fruit and 1/2 gallon milk. Lunch today was 1 lbs of deli meat and 4 bread rolls for club sandwichs, handful of chips 1/2 bag, an apple or orangex 4 , 1/2 gallon fruit juice, a checker pkg x 4. Dinner tonite is Micky D's kids night. cook's night off. The more you disaprove, the more fun I am having!
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From: MaryW
Date: 06-12-2003, 07:35 PM (11 of 39)
Raine, I need the granola bar recipe too please.  Post it here and I promise, my grandson will eat every one of them.
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From: Bama
Date: 06-12-2003, 11:10 PM (12 of 39)
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Aimee, you're making me feel a little bit better now. I thought I was buying alot. Several friends from different parts of the U.S. have told me that groceries are actually cheaper here. I don't know. Thank goodness for my FIL's huge vegetable garden. At least I can put all the veggies we want in the freezer each summer.
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From: Raine
Date: 06-13-2003, 12:46 AM (13 of 39)
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Here it is: CHEWY GRANOLA BARS 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup white sugar 2 tablespoons honey 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg 1 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup chopped nuts 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal 1 1/4 cups Rice Krispies 1 cup raisins or chocolate chips Mix all ingredients and pat into a greased 9x13" pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes. PEANUT BUTTER SNACK MIX Melt: 1/4 cup peanut butter and 2 teaspoons margarine Toss with 5 cups of Kix cereal. Spread in ungreased 9x13" pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in 1 cup pretzels, 1 cup raisins and 1 cup honey-roasted peanuts. Spread on waxed paper and cool for two hours. Store in airtight container.
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From: Bama
Date: 06-13-2003, 10:05 AM (14 of 39)
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Thanks Raine! I think I'll try the granola bars today. I'm sure my kids would love the peanut butter snack mix too. |
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From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 06-13-2003, 11:42 AM (15 of 39)
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Somebody mentioned buying pickles by the gallon up there somewhere above, well, I only had 2 boys and when they were teens that was the only way I could ever keep any pickles.. That was the favorite after-school appetizer in this house.. Notice , I said appetizer... after that came the main courses fresh veggies and ranch dressing, then any leftovers from dinner the night before..mac and cheese ... and cereal... I cannot complain though, I have nephews who will not eat anything but meat and potatoes....Mine eat all things good for them and well balanced diet at all times....I used to call my youngest 'garbage can' and dear MIL asked one day " can we at least say dispose-all?"
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From: MaryW
Date: 06-13-2003, 11:47 AM (16 of 39)
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Thanks Raine, I am going to try these today!
MaryW
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From: Raine
Date: 06-13-2003, 02:55 PM (17 of 39)
| Lori and Mary--You're welcome! By the way, the cinnamon is optional. I like it better in combination with raisins than with chocolate chips. The Rice Krispies give a nice crunch. |
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From: Bama
Date: 06-13-2003, 05:44 PM (18 of 39)
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I posted earlier, but I must not have clicked right, so here goes again. I made the granola bars and they are delicious!!  I didn't have enough raisins, so I used dried cranberries. Also used sliced almonds. I will difinitely use this recipe again. Thanks again Raine. |
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From: Shellymoon
Date: 06-14-2003, 12:34 AM (19 of 39)
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I remember my brothers going through that teen eating spell. My parents would go to the commissary and fill up two carts. And we rarely had junk food at the house. As for the popcorn suggestion, this is what we do. We use this Whirly Pop on the stove top with a little oil and popcorn seasoning (purchased in bulk at Sams). The popcorn is awesome. It's got way more flavor than the air popper and is much, much cheapter than the microwave variety. I have seen these poppers at Target and Bed, Bath & Beyond here in Texas for $20, but here's the link to the company website. http://crfrankpopcorn.com/whirly.htm p.s. my Whirly Pop came from a garage sale and looked like it had never been used. It cost $3. Mom says they were popular back in the 1970s and must be making a resurgence. I gave all my sibs one for Christmas last year. Shelly Moon
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From: Betina
Date: 06-14-2003, 11:22 PM (20 of 39)
| Hmmm Im probably going to get bashed here but.... I had 2 boys at home mine and my step that wanted to eat 24/7 too I did what you all do... bought and bought and bought... finally I decided going to the grocery twice a week was where i drew the line.. I bought enough groceries for the week for the planned meals two kinds of fruit .. one big bag each and one large bag of cookies and one of those BIG bag of bulk pack pretzels... I told my boys.. This is it.. for the whole week ... no mre.. if you eat in it two days the you are without the rest of the week as there will be nothing other than what is planned for meals... I didnt starve them mind you ... but it did teach them to start thinking about how much they were eating everyday and that when it was gone it was gone..there were a few weeks in the beginning where they ate it all up and then didnt have anything the last half of the week. They never went hungry and they were very happy when the extra money that didn go to food resulted in the new Nintendo or the trip to the amusement park..etc.... |
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From: Bama
Date: 06-15-2003, 07:01 PM (21 of 39)
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Betina, no bashing from me. It sounds like a good idea. I did do that with soft drinks and ice cream. My daughter was so bad about sneaking around eating all the ice cream, I stopped buying it. She knew one bowl a day was plenty (too much, really), but somehow whenever hubby wanted ice cream, it was all gone. She ate it when no one was watching. I drew the line on Cokes recently when my son drank a whole 12-pack of them in a day and a half.  Nobody needs that much sugar. We go through lots of milk and iced tea, but I don't put much sugar in the tea my family drinks. I can drink it with no sugar. I won't go back to the grocery for junk food. It's milk, bread, cheese, etc. that I have to go back for. What really makes me mad is when one of my kids (or hubby) uses something that I bought to use in a meal (like shredded cheese) and when I go to make dinner, it's not there.
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From: Betina
Date: 06-15-2003, 07:31 PM (22 of 39)
| Bama.. I wouldnt buy any soda at all when the kids were home.. they drank Kool Aid or water or tea... Soda and ice cream were two treats that were reserved for birthdays cookouts and when we went out to a restaurant... They did however get a hot weather treat that I kept on hand all the time... popsicles... I used to get them by the case when they went on sale and usually kept a case around all the time. |
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From: MaryW
Date: 06-16-2003, 09:40 AM (23 of 39)
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No bashing Betina, I won't allow pop either. It's juice or water. He's not crazy about milk. He will devour lots of good food, so I try to keep it all healthy. My problem is my grandson gives it all away to the rest of the neighbourhood. You would think we were running a food bank here. I hate to discourage his generosity, but there is a limit. MaryW
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From: Magot
Date: 06-16-2003, 11:34 AM (24 of 39)
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Raine, I would love to try your receipe but am unsure how much is in a cup. I can cope with teaspoons (5ml) and table spoons (15ml) but is a cup half a pint? If so that must be half an American pint and only 8 fluid ounzes, yes? ( Imperial pint is 20 fluid oz or weighs 1lb 4oz) I had an american friend who insisted "a pints a pound the world around" well it ain't here "a pint of water weighs a pound and a quarter" Or are cups different still? Anybody heard of kilo's??
love and kisses, Jan
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From: Yannick
Date: 06-16-2003, 11:40 AM (25 of 39)
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Jan 1 cup= 250 ml or 1/4 a liter we mix well here my mom is in imperial and I am in metric LOL Yannick
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From: Magot
Date: 06-16-2003, 12:46 PM (26 of 39)
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Thanks Yannick, shouldn't that be the other way around? I've used Imp and metric since childhood and my kids are all metric, except we measure distance in miles. They are completey confused by lb/oz as I am by farenheit love and kisses, Jan
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From: Yannick
Date: 06-16-2003, 01:16 PM (27 of 39)
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The only time I can understand farenheit is when my kids have fever or when i cook LOL miles get me all confuse.But I use to work in the meat dept in a food store so I got use to all the weight and stuff.
Yannick
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From: Sherri
Date: 06-16-2003, 01:27 PM (28 of 39)
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That is one of the things I love best about Canada is that most measurements are in imperial and metric. I know my measuring spoons and cups have both. I am all for not buying the junk. I never buy pop. I rarely buy anything else. But it is the regular food. Ie milk, cheese, bread, and peanut butter that they go through the fastest. Sherri My website
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From: Raine
Date: 06-16-2003, 02:00 PM (29 of 39)
Yes, Jan, a cup is 8 ounces or 1/2 a pint. I hope you enjoy the bars. 
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From: Bama
Date: 06-19-2003, 04:13 PM (30 of 39)
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Raine, I made your granola bars again. This time I left out cinnamon and added 2 tablespoons of peanut butter. Yuuuummm.... I just wish I'd had peanut butter chips to add. I guess there's lots of combinations we could try.
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From: MissMinx
Date: 06-20-2003, 06:44 AM (31 of 39)
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Sherri, you are very lucky they want to eat the healthy food! I always loved milk as a kid and mother had to buy 3 litres a day just for me! And I still drink up to 2 litres a day, but it is skim milk these days!
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From: Raine
Date: 06-20-2003, 10:06 AM (32 of 39)
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You're welcome, Lori! I agree--there could be a lot of variations. Raine
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From: avonlady94
Date: 06-20-2003, 07:51 PM (33 of 39)
| I have 2 boys that are now in their 20's. I could always tell when they were starting a growth spurt because they would start shoveling food in their mouths. I use to go through over 5 lbs. of mashed potatoes when the oldest one was hitting his stride! Now I'm having to learn to cut back since they've both gotten married and moved out! |
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From: weB2cats
Date: 06-22-2003, 04:49 PM (34 of 39)
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My daughter is 7 and doesn't each much. She likes pizza with cheese only-blah! She likes tomatoes and olives-but not on her pizza cause they're cooked. Not a fruit eater, likes some yogurts-for about 3 bites and then she's done. I have many small plates in the refrig that have half eaten foods on them. But she's healthy and slim so I guess I can't complain...much. I don't think I could afford boys! My family had 5 boys and my brother, who is small in statute, could eat 2 loaves of toasted bread while watching an ad. We ate lots of pasta in our family except during the summer when we lived at the beach. Ate losts of clams and chowder then. |
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From: MaryW
Date: 06-22-2003, 05:45 PM (35 of 39)
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I can remember standing in the kitchen and downing a quart of milk, no problem. My mother would stare in horror. LOL. I can still do it. MaryW
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From: avonlady94
Date: 06-23-2003, 12:38 PM (36 of 39)
We go through almost 2 gallons a day, more when DD is home from school and forgot about when everyone is here for dinner-LOL! Had a dairy that delivers call us up and when she gave me the prices I told her that was way too expensive. She started giving reasons why we should buy and then I told her that we go through almost 2 gallons a day. She just started laughing and said "Yeah, I can how this would be way too expensive for you". 
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From: Magot
Date: 06-23-2003, 12:49 PM (37 of 39)
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Well, I had a go Raine, and what there was was absolutely delicious - but it certainly wasn't stuck together. We had yummy self distructing crumb lumps! Do you melt the marg/sugar/honey mix before mixing in the dry ingrediaents and egg or have I mised something? I have a feeling my measurement s are still a tad out on acount of the fact there was SO MUCH dry material to stickum! I have this aweful feeling I forgot to use fluid oz and weighed everything in which case there would be a HUGE amount of oats. You wouldn't know my dad was a chef! He'd be spinning in his grave!
love and kisses, Jan
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From: Raine
Date: 06-23-2003, 02:53 PM (38 of 39)
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Hi Jan! No, I don't melt the butter or margarine first. Maybe you ended up with too much oatmeal. I didn't realize the conversion was so much work.
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From: weB2cats
Date: 06-23-2003, 09:37 PM (39 of 39)
| You guys are making my mouth water...Do people bake much any more? Usually around Christmas time. Too hot now to cook. Too bad there wasn't a www.let's eat now.com site. And cyber calories would be cool. |
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