Organic-y and Coupons

So coupons and sales are only good if you actually need the item or can give it away to help someone. And I doubt Fruit Loops help anyone but I have eaten and given those away recently. I learned quickly I can't eat Fruit Loops. But I also find coupons and sales deals that make other things I do eat and use quite inexpensive. TLC Breakfast bars for example. I still do think they taste like bark but have taught myself to eat those instead of a toaster strudel. Last night I went to sprouts to get fruit and milk. Picked up some expensive ($2.50 for a 6oz cup) yogurt that was marked down to 50 cents because it expired in a few days. It SAID it was sweetened with Agave but it was the thickest and most sour yogurt I have ever had. I choked down three spoon fulls of it and threw it away sadly. I struggle with yogurt. I like eating it but I like the sugery yoplait kind not the organic-y unsweetened stuff or the "light" stuff. Too allergic to aspartame to eat "light" anything. Well, I did choke down crystal light recently and didn't die. Close though. Kidding. It just tasted like drain cleaner.

I've been thinking of making a batch of soap soon. I am pretty much out and am totally out of shampoo - debated what to use this morning and ended up with a bar of handmade soap. My hair feels ok but not a long term solution. I was going to buy shampoo at Sprouts but it was way too expensive for a tiny bottle. Ofcourse it was all organic virgin tree something or another made with water from an African spring. So back to soap. I started making and using my soap 5 or so years ago. Seems easier as I am allergic to everything and it is nice to know exactly what is in the stuff I am rubbing over my fragile little skin. So, that got me thinking of food.

A lot of my friends are healthy organic-y eaters/livers. If it tasted better and was affordable I'd do more natural foods. I think I can get overwhelmed by it all. I buy organic milk because it has a longer shelf life and buy fair trade coffee but am then wearing slave harvested cotton t-shirts and drinking a Dr. Pepper. And then don't recycle the can! Yes, its true! (I'll work on doing home recycling soon) Was reading up on raw milk again today. I am sure its safe but I have my reasons why I doubt that will be part of my life anytime soon. I seem to be allergic to eggs but am excited that some friends might get some chickens soon and if I pitch in I could score some fresh eggs. I thought about doing some blood testing to see if I can narrow down my allergies but some medical people doubt that will do anything and will probably give me false positives. They are probably right. An elimination diet won't work for me. And really, I am not giving up bread. I'd rather have a short relatively happy life then a long one with no bread. I do eat very little banana bread now as my throat closes off too fast while eating that. Its one of the most yummy things on earth though! Maybe small bites would be ok?

So, we'll see what happens with this all. Oh, and the soap takes 2 months to harden once I make it so I'll have to break down and buy some soap and shampoo soon. :0)