Top Five Convenience Foods

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Posted on: Monday, March 03, 2008 1:24 PM
Author: Lynn Wendyger
Subject: Top Five Convenience Foods

Gregory's peanut butter and jelly post in The Rocktucky Chef got me thinking about Beta Mom kitchen survival tips. Here are my top five convenience foods, which owe a lot to the wonders of Food Technology. 5. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Staple of school lunches and quick fix for any meal at home. 4. Pasta and pasta sauce from a jar. My Italian grandmother and mother, who both simmered homemade sauce from home-canned tomoatoes for hours,would not approve. But it works for us. 3. Bagged vegetables. Be it salad, baby-cut carrots, or steam-in-the-microwave frozen vegetables, these are essentials. I must confess I throw away almost as many salad bags as we eat, but at least I was able to get rid of my salad spinner. 2. Frozen soy "meatless" products. Soy hamburger, soy & vegetable burgers, soy sausage patties and soy "chicken" nuggets. These come in extremely handy for quick tacos, chili, and other various and sundry meals. 1. And my all time top favorite is .....eggs. I'm talking Eggbeaters, those liquid nonfat eggs that are perfect for omeletes and baking, and the peeled, hard-boiled eggs that I found at my grocers last year. Now, if I every really want to make deviled eggs for a party, I can. No more excuses. Do you have any favorite convenience foods and kitchen survival tips? Please share! Beta Moms like me can use your advice.

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