Making A Grocery List Before We Go Shopping Reduces Food Waste
Today's household wastes 50% more food than we did in the 1970s? Guilty (raises hand)! Believe it or not, even low income first world families probably eat better than Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette. As prepared food becomes more accessible, but the distance between the table and the food producer, i.e., the farmer, grows greater, we have become less efficient eaters.
Waste is for the birds. Literally! Look at those birds! Flocks of seagulls sponge off of our <a href="https://rumble.com/v5tb7j-dont-toss-your-bruised-bananas-how-to-minimize-food-waste-through-smart-sto.html" target="_blank">food waste</a>, and no longer hunt for their food. They don't even bother living at the beach any more, as more and more of them have taken up residence at the local landfill. Even the noble bald eagle seems less stately groveling for free handouts. It's bad enough if that birds on welfare are a symbol of everything degenerate in society, but is this the kind of world we want? It's not the birds' fault; it's ours.
Egads, $2,275 in wasted food every year? I don't know about you, but that seems like a lot of money to me. It's like we are two different people: the good guy who buys fresh produce—which is not cheap these days, and the bad guy who orders pizza once we get home, because making one involves work we don't have time for any more. Of course, the lettuce and tomatoes go bad sitting there as we finish off the pizza (except for those last couple of pieces). The downside of living in such relative affluence is that we buy more food than we can use. Maybe we are learning all wrong, not that massive amounts of advertising have anything to do with it...*smirk*
The video suggests making a grocery list before we go shopping, which lends credibility to the notion that we are victims of impulse <a href="https://rumble.com/v3v0i9-grocery-shopping-becoming-more-of-a-shared-task-at-home.html" target="_blank">shopping</a>. Is it the way grocery stores are cleverly laid out, with the most frivolous merchandise front and center? You can't blame the grocery store, they want us to buy and buy and buy and never stop buying. Have you ever been accosted by a grocery store clerk stepping in front of your grocery cart and telling you, like a conscientious bar tender, “You've had enough!”? No, that never happens.
Consider this, that our population is rising. We are competing with more people for a dwindling food supply. More of us are moving to urban regions, where we can't really be expected to grow our own gardens, much less our meat. You would have to be living in a cave to notice the cost of all kinds of meat is going through the roof, and many kinds of fish that we took for granted in the 1970s, like North Atlantic cod, are simply no longer on the shelves.
Big changes are coming in the way society acquires and consumes food. Think positive, because we still produce more food than we can actually use. There will be plenty for everybody. It must be true, otherwise those seagulls and eagles wouldn't be getting fat at our expense. Rather than get all sentimental about our paleolithic past, when we could kill a woolly mammoth and let thousands of pounds of meat go to waste, let's start to look at things a different way. Chickens will still be around years from now. We don't have to hoard them every time there is the hint of a threat of price increases.
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Tasty Pumpkin Spice Whoopie Pies Recipe
When you are craving the pumpkin and spicy taste of Fall, instead of whipping up some traditional pumpkin pie, why don't you get creative and try these amazing and tasty Pumpkin Spice Whoopie Pies with salted caramel and cream cheese filling! Your guests will be extremely impressed with your baking skills, and you don't even have to let them know how easy they are to make! These festive whoopie pies come together quickly and are filled with creamy filling that go so well with a hot coffee or tea after dinner! Give this easy recipe a try and let us know how you like it!
Ingredients:
Filling
1/4 cup caramel sauce (you can make this sauce quickly by melting down caramel squares in the microwave for 30 sec - 1 minute)
1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 ounces cream cheese
1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
Whoopie Pies
2 1/4 cups white flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup white sugar
2/3 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup melted butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 cup pumpkin
powdered sugar (for topping)
Directions:
Filling
Melt caramel squares in a glass bowl in the microwave or over a steaming pot of water. Make sure to keep a close eye on it and stir often to avoid overcooking and burning. Once completely melted, add 1/2 teaspoon of coarse sea salt and mix thoroughly. Set <a href="https://rumble.com/v315ww-chocolate-caramel-tart.html" target="_blank">caramel</a> and sea salt mixture aside.
In a larger glass bowl, add 1/4 cup melted butter, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 4 ounces cream cheese and use a hand mixer or blender to combine together until light and fluffy. Once combined together, add the caramel and coarse sea salt mixture to the cream cheese mixture and continue blending until incorporated. Make sure to scrap the sides of the bowl while mixing. Once the cream cheese mixture and caramel sauce are completely mixed together, add 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar and mix in well. Put bowl of filling aside.
Whoppie Pies
In another large bowl, add 2 1/4 cups white flour, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Mix dry ingredients together until well incorporated.
Mix your wet ingredients in another large bowl. Add 2/3 cups white sugar, 2/3 cup brown sugar, 3/4 cup melted butter and 1 tsp vanilla extract mix well until completely combined and all lumps are gone. Add 2 large eggs and 1 cup of <a href="https://rumble.com/v328ej-pumpkin-spice-latte-recipe-better-than-starbucks.html" target="_blank">pumpkin</a> puree and continue mixing well.
Once the pumpkin mixture is well combined with no lumps, slowly add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture. Make sure to add a little flour at a time while mixing to make sure it gets completely mixed, and don't forget to scrap the sides of the bowl as you go!
Using an ice cream scoop, scoop out 12 whoopie pies 2 inches apart onto a greased baking sheet, or use parchment paper. Bake whoopie pies at 375 F for 10 minutes. Once they are baked, let them cook for 5 minutes to let set.
Using ice cream scoop, add one scoop of salted caramel filling to the bottom one a whoopie pie and top with another whoopie pie, making a sandwich with two delicious pumpkin cookies and salted caramel filling in the middle! Once put together, top with powdered sugar.
Watch your guests rave about your baking skills!
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Easy Ways To Make Popular Kids’ Toys At Home
Moon sand, slime, play doh -- these tactile toys will engage all your children's senses. Learn to make them yourself -- you can even involve your kid in the creative process!
Kids love playing with toys that they can create things with. This is why Play-Doh is as popular as it is. Play-Doh gives kids the opportunity to play with a soft malleable substance and create whatever they wish with it. It is great and helps with their creativity and imagination!
Parents love to give their children something to have fun with, therefore, slime and <a href="https://rumble.com/v4a3hh-making-mini-treats-with-play-doh.html" target="_blank">Play-Doh</a> are the perfect options for that. This video will teach you how to make these for your kids. These are cheap methods and kids will even love the process of helping you make them. Making something of your own and then using it is much more rewarding then using something you bought from the store!
Every parent should take a look at this video if they want to create something with their child and give them something fun to play with and enjoy. Hopefully, you let them help you with the process of creating their own toys as it would add much more fun to the game!
The first thing this video helps you create is a version of Play-Doh. Play-Doh was originally invented in the 1950s and was created as a non-toxic modeling component for children. It was mainly used for arts and crafts and was great for developing creativity among children. Most of the ingredients are household items, so don’t worry!
First, get one cup of hair conditioner and place it in a big bowl for mixing. Next, mix it with 2 cups of cornstarch. Corn starch will give it the doughy feel that you usually get when playing with Play-Doh! Now that you have a cup of conditioner and two cups of cornstarch in your bowl, you should start mixing. That is the perfect time for your child to step in. Let them bury their hands in the mixture and blend it all together. Kids love to get messy when doing their projects!
When the mixing is complete, your child can choose their favorite color to make their Play-Doh. After choosing their color, put some drops of food coloring in the mixture and continue mixing until you get your own Play-Doh. It is now complete and ready to be played with! Great job!
For the next project, we’ll teach you how to make <a href="https://rumble.com/v35vlj-diy-slime-no-borax.html" target="_blank">slime</a>. For this, you will be using clear glue that kids use in class. It can get sticky but after the glue you will add Sta Flo, a liquid starch, and start mixing. You can add some glitter if you like, but beware this is where things get very messy! Soon you will have some great sticky slime to play with!
Last but not least, learn how to create a moon sand. This is one of the coolest toys because it resembles the sand on the moon. Put flour and baby oil in a bowl and start mixing until you get the thickness and consistency you want. It is that easy! These are very simple creations to make with your children and they only take minutes of your time. This will keep them busy for hours and let them explore more of their creative side. Hope they have fun with their new toys!
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Dollar Store Tricks To Better Organize Your Refrigerator
Are you a very frugal person? Are you someone who is constantly looking for cheap ways of doing things? This is definitely the right video for you! Learn how to organize your fridge with just a single trip to the grocery store! Watch and learn!
This video discusses some useful life hacks you can get from the <a href="https://rumble.com/v3in25-dollar-store-life-hacks.html" target="_blank">dollar store</a>! The dollar store is amazing, you can get numerous items that are very useful, for only a dollar each. It is a perfect spot if you want something fast that you can use and it is super cheap too!
Life hacks are ways to improve your way of living by unordinary methods. Here are some funny life hacks for cooling your drink in a very quick amount of time, how to keep water from boiling over in a pot, keeping all your cords and wires wrapped up nice and neat, etc. This video introduces <a href="https://rumble.com/v32dm7-5-life-hacks-for-drinking-straws.html" target="_blank">life hacks</a> for your fridge that can be implemented with dollar store items! It is definitely a must, so everyone who struggles with fridge organization and loves seeing simple and cheap ways of doing things should watch this clip!
Life hacks help us in our everyday lives, they provide simple solutions to some nagging problems. A lot of people have problems organizing their fridge and keeping it clean. Lots of items clutter a fridge and you’d be surprised how much more room you will have if you were a little bit more organized. In this video, these hacks come into play! If you think about some of the items you can get at a dollar store, you won’t run out of ideas. You can find almost anything in the dollar store, and we’re sure most of the items you see in this video you have never thought of using in your fridge!
Do you often get annoyed when you need something from the fridge but it happens to be stored all the way back? The item is shielded by milk cartons, water bottles, jars of things, etc. Well this is where this first hack comes in handy. This is a makeshift rotating platter kind of like the one found in microwaves. You can put jars or bottles on it and spin it to rotate what item comes to the front. This is a very genius method and it is easy to make. The only thing you need is two pie pans and a bag of marbles. Empty the bag of marbles into the pan and then stack the second pan on the top, the marbles will then allow it to rotate! This creation is perfect and easy, and most importantly it only takes seconds to make!
Can you list all the sauces you have? The ketchup, the mustard, the barbecue, etc. They take up so much room in the shelves, especially because their bottles have wide bottoms. For this hack you need an empty egg carton. Put the tops in the eggs spots so that they are standing upside down. This improves the stability and keeps them well-organized. Watch the rest of this video and learn more hacks involving binder clips and magazine racks! This video will definitely help your fridge look much better! You are welcome!
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Beanie Babies Show Us That Old Toy Boxes Are A Treasure Trove
It is amazing how much money collectable items can be worth. It almost makes you want to keep everything forever to see how much value it will hold in the future. Popular franchises of toys definitely could have tons of value later down the line. Popular items such as Star Wars collectable, Cabbage Patch Kids, and lots of superhero related items all sell for great prices! Lots of buyers look for pieces to finish off their collections or to bring back some sort of nostalgia. Comics are big items that people search for and will pay great money to finish off their collection! This video discusses Beanie Babies, the stuffed plush toys, that are going for lots of money. Hopefully you kept the Beanie Babies you had as a child!
Beanie Babies were invented by Ty Warner in the early 1990s and were a big craze among people of all ages. Something so simple as a little animal stuffed with small bean-like plastic pellets become a worldwide sensation. Although they aren’t even as close to being as popular as they once were, people around the world are still seeking them out. They are willing to pay top dollars to complete their collections and find those rare Beanie Babies. Get ready to start digging through your storage for those old Beanie Babies!
The first <a href="https://rumble.com/v33uxa-its-been-revealed.html" target="_blank">Beanie</a> Baby on their list is a purple one called the First Edition Princess Diana. Obviously, this is a popular one due to who it is named after and her surprising and untimely death. This purple Beanie Baby has a white flower on its chest and was actually bought by one person for 12 dollars at a yard sale and sold for 25,000 dollars! Next is the Piccadilly Attic, this is a fuzzy brown bear who looks to be dressed in a clown suit. Definitely a very cute Beanie <a href="https://rumble.com/v33npl-these-babies-just-cant-stop-laughing-rare-life.html" target="_blank">Baby</a>! For this clown Beanie Baby, buyers are only looking for it in mint condition, meaning pretty much brand-new condition! If you have this particular bear with a certain tag on it, you can get up to almost 250,000 dollars for it. That is actually almost 5 times the yearly salary for average Americans! You can have a 5-year long vacation!
Bernie is the next Beanie Baby who is a cute little dog, and while not as expensive as others, it can still go for 500 dollars. That’s quite a bit of money for a small dog! There is a way to get lots of money for Bernie, it is a rare mistake of being made with double tags. If you own a version of Bernie like this, you can make 75000. Who knew all these Beanie Babies could be worth so much! The most expensive Beanie Baby in this video is definitely the Piccadilly Attic, but all of these Beanie Babies can definitely give you a serious payday. It seems most collectors are very interested in the factory defects, or wrong tags, or double tags. Start scouring through your collection and see what you can find!
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