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Caffeine Content of Food & Drugs
It’s good to know what drink has how much caffeine in it. This is the most comprehensive chart including a pretty diverse drink selection.

Also included some OTC drugs and ice cream and candy.
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More easy dinner recipes
Tonight’s dinner was awesome. I’ve been trying to add to my assortment of meals I can easily prepare. In the interest of not taking a lot of time, spending a lot of money, but getting a fairly nutritious and tasty dish, here is what I made – Bar-B-Que style chicken, in the oven. It only took an hour and was quite good. I’ve had this many times but never stuck my head in the kitchen to see what was going on, so I had no idea how simple it really is to pull off. Now that I know Read the rest of this entry »

Ritual becomes affectation
It started when I was about 6. My grandmother would make Sanka instant coffee. We also kept those tall brown glass jars of Coffeemate® with the metal screw on lids. I liked those because if you tore the inner paper label all the way off, you could get it spinning really fast when you put it back on to close the jar. Anyway, this is where my ritual started. She would come over in the morning and make her coffee…she would, prepare, it. The hot water, the teaspoon measuring the scoops of Sanka®, the stirring, then the aforementioned coffee whitener. All steps in a ritual leading to this ultimate addiction. And that was only decaf. Following that I learned Read the rest of this entry »

Humble beginnings
Growing up in Jacksonville, FL…one of the staple items always on sale at Winn Dixie was Hamburger Helper. This was pretty much my favorite dinner. I’d have to say the Hamburger Lasagne was top rated. A close second was the Tuna Helper with the rich creame sauce and sweetness of the green peas.

Good food re-invented
Early on we decided to try some of this, in order attempt to deconstruct the recipe in hopes of a more healthy version. Here is what we arrived at. Growing up in Jacksonville, FL…one of the staple items always on sale at Winn Dixie was Hamburger Helper. This was pretty much my favorite dinner. I’d have to say the Hamburger Lasagne was top rated. A close second was the Tuna Helper with the rich creame sauce and sweetness of the green peas. Early on we decided to try some of this, in order attempt to deconstruct the recipe in hopes of a more healthy version. Here is what we arrived at.

2 jars of Alfredo sauce This is not as specific a requirement – I’ve found the more simple the better…you don’t want cheese, mushrooms etc competing with the natural flavor	One box of pasta The shells or tubes are good because they hold more of the sauce. The best pasta for this is Gluten Free, Brown Rice Pasta, it just works better than anything else I’ve tried. Yum!
1 bag of frozen broccoli or peas	2 cans of tuna or salmon