Oatmeal Breakfast Muffins

I was looking through a cookbook and found a couple of recipes that I thought looked good. I love having healthy (okay..somewhat healthy) after school snacks for the kids--or else they ransack the pantry looking for granola bars and fruit snacks. These muffins seemed like they would be worth trying. I have to admit, they were pretty good! My husband did say that he thought they were a little too healthy (I tend to do that--hey, at least I didn't put pureed beans in them!) They have a VERY dense texture, but I feel like they would fill the kids up and would be great in lunches. We have three friends over and they all came back for seconds :)

I happened to have flax seed on hand, so these muffins worked great to get rid of those. If you don't, I would assume you could use more flour or oats in it's place.

Oatmeal Breakfast Muffins
1 egg
1/4 c. canola oil
1/2 c. applesauce
4 bananas
3 T. sour cream
1 t. vanilla

Mix above ingredients together.

1 1/4 c. whole wheat flour
1/2 c. flax (if you have flax in seed form, put in a blender with the wet mixture above for 1 minute until well blended)
1 1/4 c. quick oats
1/3 c. brown sugar or honey
1 t. cinnamon
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1 1/2 t. baking powder
1/2 c. raisins or craisins
1/2 c. chocolate chips (optional)

Mix together the wet ingredients. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Put muffins in a greased muffin tin and bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes (until they are browned on top and have a cake-like texture). You could use all raisins or all chocolate chips--personally I think chocolate makes everything taste better!

Another great recipe to use up that food storage!

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It's official--Deals to Meals is now in 12 states!

Yeah! The day is finally here--we are now up and running in 12 states! We have been working long nights and put hundreds of hours into getting these states up and running--a BIG thanks to our friend and programmer Kevin! Our website has also had many new and EASY to use features added that we know you will LOVE!

Who would have guessed a couple of years ago that our company would go from servicing a few people here in Utah to being able to help people all over the Western United States. It has been a true blessing to be able to help many of you save money, return to the kitchen and dinner table with your families, eat healthy meals, and begin to prepare and build your food storage. Your stories and testimonials are what keep us going on our many long nights and stressful moments. With 12 states, 42 stores offered, thousands of recipes, and MANY late nights, we are just grateful and pleased with what Deals to Meals has turned into.

We owe a great deal of our success to each of you and thank you for helping us spread the word. We do not advertise (we're not that big yet!) so we rely on each of you who enjoy our service to help us spread the word. We would LOVE it if you could tell your friends and family in the following states that we are now up and running and excited to serve them!

Like always, ALL new members will receive a two week FREE trial (no contracts) to see how much money and time we can save them. Please let us know if you have ANY questions or comments about our service--we are here to serve you!

The following are the states and stores we offer on our website:

DEALS TO MEALS IN 12 STATES:
Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Northern California, Southern California, Nevada, Texas, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and New Mexico!

We offer our service for the following grocery stores:

Utah
Albertsons, Fresh Market, Maceys, Reams, Smith's, Buy Low, Sunflower, Harmons, WinCo, Rancho Markets & Ridley's

Idaho
Smith's, Albertsons, Fred Meyer, Paul's, Safeway, Broulim's, Ridley's, Yoke's, Super 1 Foods, Trading Co & Grocery Outlet

Arizona
Albertsons, Sunflower, Fresh & Easy, Safeway, Fry's, Bashas', Smart & Final, Sprouts & Food City

Northern California
Safeway, Raley's, Save Mart, Lucky, Smart & Final, Grocery Outlet & Nugget

Southern California
Buy Low, Smart & Final, Albertsons, Ralphs, Stater, Henry's, Vons, Fresh & Easy, Food 4 Less, & Sprouts

Nevada
Albertsons, Vons, Fresh & Easy, Food 4 Less, Sunflower, Smart & Final, Smith's, Buy Low, Grocery Outlet, Raley's & Safeway

Texas
Albertsons, Sunflower, Sprouts, Kroger, HEB, Randalls, Brookshire's & Sun Harvest

Oregon
Albertsons, Safeway,QVC, & Fred Meyer

Washington
Albertsons, Safeway, Fred Meyer, Yoke's, Super 1 Foods, Trading Co, Ralphs, QVC & Grocery Outlet

Colorado
Safeway, Sunflower, Sprouts, Albertsons & King Soopers

Montana
Albertsons, Smith's, Safeway & Super 1 Foods

Wyoming
Albertsons, Safeway, Paul's, Ridley's, Smith's & King Soopers

New Mexico
Safeway, Sunflower, Smith's, Albertsons & John Brooks

Visit our website for more information: www.dealstomeals.com

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Last days of BIG savings at Smiths!

I am sure many of you have already made your shopping trip to Smith's this week (for those of you who live near a Smith's Food & Drug). They are having SCREAMING GOOD DEALS on several items worth stocking up on this week.

Here is my 'loot' I bought today for $107--I saved over $210--wahoo!!
This what I bought and what the good deals are:

*8 jars of Classico Spaghetti Sauce (my favorite brand--if I have to eat store bought :)---$1.49 each when you buy combination of 8

*32 cans Del Monte Diced Tomatoes 14.5oz. .49 (regularly $1.59 a can!)

*25lbs. American Beauty Pasta 16oz. .49 (I have pasta coming out of my ears, but who can resist .49 a pound!!)

*9 jars Best Foods Mayonnaise 30 oz. $2.49

*7 Wesson Canola Oils 48 oz. $1.99 (CRAZY good deal--usually $5.89 a jar!)

*112 Powerades 32oz. .25 each (I calculated these Powerades and at this amazing LOW price, they are the same price per ounce as water bottles ($3 a 24pk.). I bought several cases to add to my water supply. They will be good for several years and will be great to have in an emergency. The Powerade drink has Vitamins B3, B6, and B12 which are good for replenishing your body when you are sweating or dehydrated. This is an amazing good deal, stock up!!

Good luck with your food storage shopping this week. These deals at Smiths end March 23rd, tomorrow.

If you live in Arizona or other states that have a Von's store, they are having a few of these items at pretty comparable prices--check your local ads or become a member of Deals to Meals and we will let you know all of the great deals each week as well!

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Crazy Cheap Croutons

Okay, for some of you this is going above and beyond in the Betty Homemaker category, but if you are like me and run out of croutons and still want a crunch on your salad, this is an EASY way to save a couple of dollars! Those of you who laughed when they read my post about making homemade breadcrumbs can just skip past this post ;)

Okay, to make homemade croutons, all you need is old/stale bread, butter, and seasonings. I had a package of dry hamburger buns that I kept for this very reason, so they came in handy the other night for dinner. Just cut them up into small cubes, put them on a pan (I put mine on my baking stone), drizzle some melted butter over your bread, season with garlic powder/spread, parsley, oregano, pepper, or whatever seasonings you like, and bake at 350 until they are golden brown. For leftover croutons, just store in a tupperware and they will last for a couple of days. Because you used fresh butter, they will begin to taste stale if you keep them on the shelf too long. I am sure you could keep them in the fridge if you needed to.

Put these delicious and EASY croutons on your favorite salad for the perfect crunch!

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GIve Away Winners!

Visit our blog www.dealstomeals.blogspot.com to find out the three winners of our Good Things Utah Give Away!

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Good Things Utah Contest!

Would you like to win a ONE YEAR MEMBERSHIP to Deals to Meals?

To thank you for watching our segment on Good Things Utah we would like to enter YOU into a drawing for one of TWO one year memberships and a six month FREE membership.

Let Deals to Meals help you SAVE time and money! We do ALL of the work for you--tell you where the BEST deals are from the major grocery stores, plan your weeks' meals around SALE items, and help you know which items each week to add to your food storage and freezer. We take ALL of the guess work out of what's for dinner and help your family spend LESS on their monthly food budget.

There are NO contracts with our service. We GUARANTEE you will save MUCH more than your $4.95/mo. membership fee or we will refund your money 100%!


HOW TO WIN A YEAR MEMBERSHIP FOR FREE?

Watch our segment on Good Things Utah and be the FIRST person to sign up on our website to try our service for TWO WEEKS free and you will be the winner of a ONE YEAR MEMBERSHIP!

Be the SECOND to sign up on our website and you will be the winner of a SIX MONTH MEMBERSHIP!

The remaining people (new members only) who sign up on our site through the end of today (12:00 p.m.) will be entered into a drawing to win another free ONE YEAR MEMBERSHIP!

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Sign up on our website www.dealstomeals.com today!
(Winners will be announced tomorrow at noon on both of our blogs)


Save $100's on your monthly grocery budget by knowing which items are GREAT vs. GOOD deals. No need to use coupons! We making saving easy. We compare all of the weekly deals from the major grocery stores to Costco, Sam's Club, and Walmart and let you know when items are on sale for less--meaning it is a GREAT deal.



Let us help you plan your meals around items on sale. This will save you $100's by knowing which items to buy and having your recipes planned for you each week. All of our recipes are homemade, healthy, and delicious!

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Case lot time in Utah & Idaho!

For those of you who live in Idaho, Ridley's, Broulim's, and Paul's are all having GREAT case lot sales this week! Stock up on basic food storage items like flour, sugar, rice, tomatoes, beans, and MUCH more!

For those people in Utah, Fresh Market, Buy Low, and Ridley's are also having their case lot sales. These sales end TOMORROW--so go shopping before these prices go up!! For those in Orem, Hyrum, and Tremonton you now have the new grocery store Ridley's. This is an Associated Food Store that has bought out a few of the Albertson's that have gone out of business. These prices can be found on our website under Idaho's weekly deals until we have them accessible under Utah. The deals for Ridleys are also on the Utah Tips of the Week sheet if you would like to know which items are GREAT deals!

For all those who would like help knowing which items this week from the case lot sales are GREAT deals, become a member of Deals to Meals! We will tell you exactly which items to buy, how much to buy, their shelf life, and help you know how to save money on your monthly grocery budget. Everyone is welcome to try our service for TWO weeks free and see if our system will work for you. Enjoy and have fun shopping!

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