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Newsjock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 10:26 PM Original message |
Cereal for dinner? Recession boosts General Mills |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. They would be better off... |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 11:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
22. Omelets would be cheaper and better for them. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. Breakfast cereal is INSANELY expensive. I've cut down on it. nt |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
3. I doubt that's a good idea |
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Libertas1776 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 10:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. God, I wish it was sugar. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
4. a CHEAP meal? what cereal is this? |
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Libertas1776 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 10:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. It's probably that bagged stuff... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 11:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. IMHO that bagged stuff is not cheap and tastes identical to the general mills cereals it copies |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 11:41 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Why don't you try the unsweetened kind? |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 11:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. Unprocessed cereal |
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murray hill farm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
6. Cereals?? |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 11:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. I don't know about the people in the article but I do know some who are working long hours for low |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 11:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Stovetop oatmeal doesn't require a lot of fussing. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 12:00 AM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Fine. I've seen the day when I was too exhausted to open the damned refrigerator and fell into bed |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 09:57 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Since the OP was about cost considerations... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #30 |
34. mmmm. cream of wheat with ganulated brown sugar on top |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
8. I do it pretty frequently myself |
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necso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
9. So, |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
10. I often gave my kids Cheerios for dinner during very hot spells when |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
11. I eat oat meal for dinner even in the best of times |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 11:38 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. Me too! Tip: Make a ton of it and freeze it in cupcake pans! |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 11:42 PM Response to Reply #11 |
25. Cheap generic oatmeal can be cooked in the microwave in single servings |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
12. I've eaten oatmeal with raisins and brown sugar for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. |
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pissedoff01 (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
13. It's either Top Ramen or Maruchan for many people |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 11:23 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Saw an elderly lady at Aldis a while back. |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
18. Said cereal is less expensive than fast food? Of course it is. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 11:32 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. cereal is MORE expensive than fast food in my area |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 09:24 AM Response to Reply #19 |
29. Which is why I limit my eating outside the home to about 3 times a week. |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
20. No shit. That is the way it has been for some time since bushit was in power. n/t |
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Akoto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
26. I love Cracklin' Oat Bran. |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-19-09 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
27. At $1.00 a dozen |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
31. We've taken to having soup a couple of times a week for supper. |
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Pharlo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
32. PB&J sandwiches. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
33. Starch & Dairy..yum yum |
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