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• More uses for powdered milk than you've ever imagined

  Posted Sep 18 2008, 05:24 AM by Karen Datko
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  Filed under: dining, Wise Bread, groceries, health care
  Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money

  This post comes from Nora Dunn at partner blog Wise Bread.

  "Yick. Why on earth would you drink powdered milk?" I used to think. "It must taste horrid," I surmised. I never drank that much milk anyway, so the cost savings of having powdered milk on hand didn't come into the picture either.

  However, when I inherited a bread maker and started making my own loaves, I came across powdered milk as a common ingredient.

  And so began the wonderful day that powdered milk became a staple in my kitchen.   Read More...

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• Food portions: A lot bigger than they used to be

  Posted May 22 2008, 10:42 AM by Karen Datko
  Filed under: dining, Karen Datko, groceries, health care
  Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money

  Remember that old expression "My eyes are bigger than my stomach"? The fact is that if we see it, we'll eat it. Combine that with the fact that the size of pizza slices, burgers, bagels, soft drinks, movie popcorn and a lot of other foods has grown in the last 20 years, and you'll begin to understand why so many Americans are overweight. Even plates are bigger.

  Seeing is believing, and pictorial proof of portion inflation can be found at Liz Monte's post, "Portion size, then and now," at Divine Caroline.   Read More...

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