Celebrating June Dairy Month With Savings From Safeway #EverydayDairy #cbias

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When my kids were growing up, I always tried to make sure they drank a lot of milk, and ate as many healthy dairy products as they could. I am happy to say they still love milk and dairy products, so I was excited to hear about a great way to celebrate June Dairy Month at Safeway. For dairy lovers like me and my family, Safeway is having a great promotion that lets you enjoy everyday dairy items at a great savings.

Starting May 29 - July 2, Safeway is having a promotion where you save $5 when you spend $15.
I love this great offer, and it lets me take advantage of the fantastic savings and tremendous variety of products that Safeway has to offer.

Be sure to look for signs and banners in your local Safeway highlighting June Dairy Month and the Save $5 When You Spend $15 offer.

Though June Dairy Month hasn't yet officially started, when I was at my local Safeway last week, I needed to buy some of the everyday dairy items that my family and I use. I really needed cheese for snacking and cooking, and Philadelphia Cream Cheese for one of my favorite seafood dips.

I love how convenient and easy it is to find my favorite dairy products at Safeway, and usually they are on sale, too!!

When summer rolls around, I love incorporating healthy dairy products into our everyday meal and snack plans. One of my favorite ways to do this is by making healthy and delicious smoothies.
Thankfully, everyone in my family loves smoothies, so I can easily put in healthy ingredients that they will find delicious. Chobani Yogurt is a family favorite.

To make this yummy smoothie with four servings, just put 2 cups of orange juice, 3/4 cups milk, 3/4 cup yogurt, 1 banana, and 2 cups of ice cubes into a blender. Blend until smooth.

These creamy orange smoothies are something I have for a summertime breakfast at least a couple of times a week. They are a great way to get everyone to benefit by eating healthy yogurt, milk, and fruits.

My six year old grandson loves my smoothies, and I love giving him a delicious drink that is filled with healthy ingredients. That is one of my favorite summer routines, making smoothies for my family, whether they are for breakfast or an afternoon snack.

We have been eating Kraft Cheese for as long as I can remember. For many years, I bought the regular Kraft Slices. Now Kraft offers many different kind of sliced cheese, including this kind made with 2% milk and containing 1/3 less fat that regular cheese.

I have wanted to try Kraft Natural Slices, but my local Safeway was out of them. I love cheese of all kinds, and this is one dairy product that I buy a lot of every week.

I make grilled cheese sandwiches for my family all the time. In fact, I am a little famous for them in my family, and now my grandchildren think I am pretty good at it, too!!

When so much produce starts becoming available in the summer, I start adding things like tomatoes to make these fabulous tasting grilled sandwiches. My family and I love them, and I really pile on the low-fat cheese to make them extra cheesy.

Of course, one of the easiest and best tasting ways to enjoy great dairy products are the simplest. Like a bowl of one of my favorite Greek yogurts, Chobani.

I often eat it for breakfast or a snack on a hot summer day when all I want is something cool and delicious.
String cheese and yogurt popsicles are a favorite with my grandchildren, and a snack I love giving them.

I gave my granddaughter a spoon to eat her yogurt, but she thinks her hands work better!!

I could make bread pudding everyday and enjoy eating it. I make all different kinds, but when summer rolls around, I use a very basic recipe so that I can top it with lots of fresh and delicious berries.

Bread pudding calls for lots of milk in the recipe, but I substitute some of that milk with Nestle Coffeemate Creamer. It makes my desserts so great tasting, and this Vanilla Nut flavor is becoming one of my favorites.


It is so easy to incorporate healthy dairy products into your family's meals by celebrating June Dairy Month with Safeway.

Make sure to take advantage of this great money saving promotion where you can Save $5 When You Spend $15 offer, beginning May 29.

If you would like to see my shopping trip at Safeway, take a look at my Google+ Photo Album.

You can also connect with Safeway on their Facebook and Twitter pages.

Saving On Breakfast With Safeway Breakfast Foods #BreakfastSavings #cbias

It really is true what they say about breakfast being the most important meal of the day. For me, eating breakfast everyday gives me the energy and stamina I need to tackle whatever it is that is on my schedule. And I just like eating breakfast, especially when my favorite breakfast items are in my cupboard or refrigerator.

One of my favorite grocery stores, Safeway, is having a Buy 4, Save $4 promotion on many of it's breakfast items. I went shopping there to buy some breakfast foods, and was pleasantly surprised at how much money I saved. The list of items on sale is long, and it includes hot and cold cereals, different brands of coffee, juices, cereal bars, and much more.

 National Breakfast Week is March 4-8, and it's a great time to talk about how important a good breakfast is for ourselves and our families.

Stocking up with Safeway's Buy 4, Save $4 promotion is a smart way to buy your favorite breakfast foods at fabulous prices. The Safeway weekly lists all it's sale products, and promotions. I love shopping at Safeway and was happy to be able to buy some of my favorite brands of breakfast items.

An everyday breakfast for me usually includes cereal, coffee, and juice. I usually drink orange juice, but Safeway had the Ocean Spray Blueberry and Pomegranate juice on sale so I tried it, and loved it. I try to add healthy items to my breakfast menu like soymilk (I really love the Silk brand) on my cereal, a good for you juice, and some kind of fruit.

Since I live in the Seattle area, I always pick up a bag of Seattle's Best Coffee when it's on sale. I really do like their coffee, and it was part of the Buy 4, Save $4 promotion. There was also a stack of $1.50 off coupons that someone had put in front of the display, so it really was a bargain.

As much as I love breakfast, I have to have one cup of coffee before I can think about eating or doing much else!!

One of my favorite cereals is Honey Nut Cheerios. I am so amazed at how many different kinds of Cheerios that are available now, including chocolate flavored. I prefer English muffins over toast, and love them with my favorite brand of preserves, Smuckers.

Smuckers is another sale item on the Buy 4, Save $4 promotion. There has always been a jar of Smuckers in my fridge since I can remember, and it tastes so good on French toast, waffles and pancakes.

As much as I enjoy sitting down to breakfast almost everyday, when I am on the run, I love taking some fruit and cereal bars. I also include cereal bars in my breakfast when I am at home, too. I don't actually like many cereal bars for some reason, but I really like the Kellogg's  Nutri Grain ones. They are made with real fruit and whole grains.

Breakfast really is very important to me, and it makes a huge difference in my day if I skip it, which I try not to do. I also try to make it as healthy and delicious as possible.

You can find all the breakfast products I purchased, along with many other delicious breakfast items at Safeway, and save money by shopping their Buy 4, Save $4 breakfast sale.

If you would like to see my complete shopping trip at Safeway, you can go to my Google+ photo album.



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Serve Healthy Meals With New Kidfresh Frozen Meals #KFHealthyKids #Cbias

By Patricia

I remember when my five children were growing up, it was a frequent battle to get them to eat healthy and nutritious foods. None of them really liked vegetables, and I was always worried they weren't getting all the nutrition that they needed to grow up to be strong and healthy adults. (Thankfully they all did.)
Now that I have grandchildren, I am concerned about them eating a healthy and nutritious diet also. Their Mom ans Dad, my daughter and son-in-law, always try to make sure their meals are healthy and good tasting, but they still have a hard time getting the boys to eat all their vegetables and other healthy foods.

One day last week my daughter and son-in-law needed to do some birthday present shopping without the kids, so I volunteered to watch them. I had recently heard about the new Kidfresh Frozen Meals, and I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to give them to my grandsons for lunch. I read that the Kidfresh Meals contain hidden vegetables, so that not only is your child eating something they love the taste of, it's very healthy for them too. Great idea!

I went to Safeway to pick up some Kidfresh Frozen Kid's Meals. Before I left home I had printed out a $1.00 off coupon from their Facebook page, which I really appreciated being able to use.

The meals come in four varieties, including Spaghetti Loops Bolognese, Wagon Wheel Mac and Cheese, Rainbow Rice and Chicken, and Cheesy Quesadillas.

I love the idea of giving my grandchildren healthy and convenient food when I take care of them. I knew they would love the bright, fun packaging on the meals. I know that one way to get kids to try something new is if they like what the package looks like that it comes in. These are definitely kid friendly looking.

For lunch today I was giving my grandsons the Spaghetti Loops Bolognese, and the Wagon Wheels Mac and Cheese. Both kinds contain hidden veggies. The Spaghetti Loops Bolognese contains carrots, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes. There is half a cup of these hidden veggies in every serving of this variety.

The Mac and Cheese also contains hidden veggies and is an excellent source of calcium and Vitamin A.
I tried a little spoonful of each meal and I thought they tasted great!

I asked my six year old grandson if he liked his Kidfresh Meal and he said it was "really good!". I also asked him if he would like to have them again and he said he would. It definitely met with his approval.

I know that no matter how healthy a food is for kids, if they don't like the taste of it, they won't eat it. I'm so glad this little guy like the meals with 'hidden' vegetables in them. And Kidfresh Frozen Meals contain no preservatives, artificial colors or flavors.

At two years old, my youngest grandson thinks nothing of breaking into a spontaneous "Yay!!", which he is doing here. As a spaghetti lover, he gobbled up his kid's meal without even realizing  he was also eating healthy vegetables.

I had bought two other meals for another time, and I will definitely be buying them again. Kidfresh Meals are such an easy and convenient way to give a child healthy food, whether you are a parent, grandparent, or care  giver.

I looked at the back of the package to read more information about Kidfresh. The company was founded by a Dad who wanted healthier food options for his own kids.

You can go to the Kidfresh Meals website to learn more about them, and you can also visit them on their Facebook page to get your own $1.00 off coupons.

If you would like to see my shopping trip at Safeway where I bought Kidfresh Meals, here is my Google+ photo album. You can learn more about Kidfresh Meals by following them Facebook.

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