The following is part of an ORGANIC JOURNEY GUEST POST SERIES, written by Amy a long time helper behind the scenes of Southern Savers.
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and took at least one baby step in your journey. I made a double batch of the broccoli rice casserole and a homemade apple pie, which were both devoured. Two big steps for me this year! Next year, I’ll tackle the cranberry sauce because mercy, the stuff in the can is just so good and easy. No judgment, we’re taking baby steps here, friends. To revamp everything is too much and we quit, remember?
So now, back to our exploration of dairy. We waded through the benefits and dangers of both raw and pasteurized milk last time, and now, we are going to discover what on earth rBST and rBGH are – because we can’t figure out how to spend our money wisely until we know what we should be investing in.
Important Milk Lingo
Cows naturally produce a hormone called bovine somatotropin or bST for short. This hormone is produced by the cow’s pituitary gland and is what helps them have normal milk production.
Now, some scientists got creative and made a synthetic version of this hormone that mimics the effects of bST. This synthetic hormone is called recombinant bovine somatotropin, rBST or recombinant bovine growth hormone, rBGH. Why give a cow a synthetic hormone that mimics what they already have in their bodies? Sources say that it will boost the milk production of cows by 10% over 300 day time span. So more milk from the same cow means more money in the farmer’s pocket.
What Effects Do Synthetic Hormones Have?
There are lots of reasons that these synthetic hormones have gotten a bad rap. Here are a few. Read More→
Here are some fun new printables to help you save on your grocery and household needs!
Right now at Harris Teeter, Minute Maid juice boxes are on sale for $3. Use the coupon below for even more savings!
B2G1 3 Musketeers bars, 1.1-2.13 oz printable
$1 off Minute Maid juice box, 10 pk. printable
$1/2 Werther’s Original sugar free peg bags, 2.75 oz printable
$1 off Dial yogurt vanilla honey body wash (zip 98052) (Target) printable
.75/1 Renuzit SON car air freshening spray printable
Find your own deals by searching for what’s on sale right now!
Grab another 10 points towards Kellogg’s Family Rewards today with code KFRFAVPOPTARTS10.
Ten points isn’t a lot so if you are wanting more, don’t forget to play the Spin the Wheel game on the Kellogg’s Family Rewards Facebook page each day for more. I won another 40 points today!
The best rewards are definitely the coupons. How many points have you racked up so far?
What other Rewards Programs are you part of?
In our house we go light on the gifts under the tree and heavy on stockings. It’s a ton of fun to see what I can pack into them and basically pay nothing for! In years past we’ve tackled stocking for the entire family (including extended family) and maybe spent $20 on all of it.
In an effort to help you stuff stockings full of goodies, I’m going to do a round up of some of the top deals each week around town. Here’s this weeks list:
Don’t forget if you need other items to use the specific item search feature.
Candy – Drug Stores
- CVS – $3 ECB wyb (3) Hershey’s Holiday Assorted Candy, 7.8-8.5 oz, $3, limit 1
-$1/2 Hershey’s Kisses, Reese’s, Nuggets, Miniatures, Rolo, York or Bliss bags, 7.8 oz +, SS 11/18
(buy (3), use $1/2, makes it $1.67 ea.) - CVS – $3 ECB wyb (3) M&M’s Candy, 8-12.6 oz, $2.99, limit 1
(buy (3), use $1/2, makes it $1.65 ea.) - Rite Aid – $1 +UP wyb Cella’s or Maxfield’s Candy, 11-12.5 oz, $3.99, limit 4
(makes it $2.99) - Rite Aid – Bob’s Candy Canes, 12 ct., $1
- Rite Aid – $1 +UP wyb (2) Bob’s Candy Canes, 12 ct., $1, limit 4
(makes it 50¢ ea.) Read More→
Every Winter my skin gets so dry. I’m not much of a lotion girl until winter hits and then I basically bathe in the stuff for next few months. I know that really I should take better care of my skin all year, I just don’t think about it. My skin isn’t very sensitive, but I have two girls that have very sensitive skin and can only use certain brands and products. Simple Skincare is a line made just for them when they get older! It’s made for sensitive skin and it lives up to its name with simple ingredients. There are NO dyes, NO artificial perfumes, and NO harsh irritants.
Simple Skincare has recently made it over to the US from the UK where it was the #1 skincare line. They have something for every skincare need: facial cleansers, toners, wipes, moisturizers, eye care. I currently use the moisturizer on my middle child to help her through the winter. She can’t handle many lotions, but this lotion doesn’t create any bad side effects for her.
Right now you can save up to $5 when you try out the line for yourself. Visit Simple Skincare to play the Simple Match Game to print a $2 coupon for all facial cleansers and a $3 coupon for all moisturizers and eye care products.
The Giveaway:
Two Southern Savers readers are going to win a Simple Skincare package which includes:
Kind to Eyes Soothing Eye Balm – $9.97
Kind to Skin Moisturizing Facial Wash – $6.97
Kind to Skin Soothing Facial Toner – $6.97
Kind to Skin Cleansing Facial Wipes – $4.97
Kind to Skin Vital Vitamin Day Cream SPF 15 – $9.97
$50 Walmart gift card
To Enter:
Play The Simple Match game to unlock the coupons, and tell me in a comment below which coupon(s) you printed.
The winners for this giveaway will be chosen Friday, 12/7.
This giveaway was sponsored by lunchbox, but all opinions are 100% my own.
York Photo is offering a desk calendar to new customers for only $4.99 shipped.
Head over to York Photo and sign up.
Create and customize your own desk calendar.
Use the code 1DESK to drop the price down to $1 (+$3.99 shipping).
York Photo really knows how to welcome their new customers. On top of the desk calendar deal, you also get 40 free prints when you register.
See more Photo Deals!
Here are all the unadvertised deals you can pick up at H-E-B this week, starting 11/28. Big list with plenty of baking deals and more.
Check out the H-E-B weekly ad for a complete list of deals.
Meal Deal
- H-E-B Cook In Bag Seasoned Boneless Beef Chuck or Shoulder Roast, 2+ lbs, $10.56 and up
Get the following free w/ in-store coupon (EXP 12/11):
Get H-E-B Baked Beans, 28 oz
Get Bothouse Farms Mini Carrots, 1 lb
Get Simply Mashed Potatoes, 24 oz
Free Grocery
- H-E-B Premium Smoked Sausage, regular pack, 1.25 lbs, $6.23
Get Louisiana Purchase Rice Mix, 3.5-8 oz, w/ in-store coupon (EXP 12/11)
Get Pillsbury Crescent Rolls, 4 ct, w/ in-store coupon (EXP 12/11) - Wild Alaska Fish Sandwich Fillets, 1.5 lb bag
Get H-E-B American Singles, 8 oz, w/ in-store coupon (EXP 12/11) - Tilapia Fillets, 1 lb, $6.97
Get H-E-B Pico de Gallo, 4 oz, w/ in-store coupon (EXP 12/11) - Buy (2) Coldwater Lobster Tails, 4 oz, $5.48
Get H-E-B Seafood Butter, 3 oz, w/ in-store coupon (EXP 12/04) - Eckrich Li’L Smokies Cocktail Smoked Sausage, 14 oz, $2.88
Get Pepsi, 1.5 Liter, w/ in-store coupon (EXP 12/11)
Get Jack Daniels BBQ Sauce, 19 oz, w/ in-store coupon (EXP 12/11) Read More→
PetSmart is back again with a new coupon. Get $5 off a $25+ purchase with this printable coupon.
Don’t forget that this printable coupon can be used at other pet stores that accept competitor coupons like Petco.
Pair this coupon with some Purina or Science Diet items for the best deal! Right now when you buy participating items you’ll get a $5 coupon off your next purchase.
This week you could:
Buy:
(1) Beneful or Purina One Dog Food, 31.1 lb bag, $22.99
(1) Dog Toy or Treat $3.49
Use:
-$5 off $25 coupon
-$2 off Purina One dog food printable
Total Due: $19.48
Get Back: $5 off next purchase coupon.
In the end you got a $33 bag of dog food for basically $14.50!
See more coupons!
The Office Max Elf Yourself game is pretty popular and this year it has a fun new twist… Create your Elf characters and then get a free printed calendar with your image on it!
How to get your free calendar:
- Upload your favorite pictures to the Elf Yourself site
- Click on Let’s Dance to watch the video of your elf dancing
- Click the
button in the upper right corner - Print the code that it generates
- Redeem your code in store at the Office Max Impress Print Center
I made one of me with my 4 girls and it’s pretty fun:
The calendar is a $6.99 value and can only be redeemed in-store.
Get more fun freebies.
