Tuesday, June 16, 2009

more stuff I like

Skinny Cow low fat ice cream cone - vanilla with caramel ice cream, cone lined with chocolate on the inside. Um, can we say YUM!! And it's only 150 calories. Take that Ben & Jerry's! Also comes in chocolate fudge and chocolate mint, though I find the caramel/vanilla to be the most flavorful with the delicious chocolate dipped cone. I'll take this over a run to Baskin Robbins ANY DAY! Well, almost any day.




GPS navigation - Wow, this is awesome. Although I don't have one of my own, I used my father-in-law's while in Raleigh,NC to navigate across town. As one who has always been directionally challenged, this little gadget solves all of my orientation problems. There is a voice that tells you when a turn is coming up, a small screen with the next turn and a large screen showing a map. I do have a similar application on my iPhone, but it's nothing like what my father-in-law has. Matt argues that I don't need this for everyday use, but I have to disagree. When your Achille's heel is having NO SENSE OF DIRECTION WHATSOVER, this thing is a life save.




The Farmer's Market at the Agricenter in Memphis - There's also one downtown but I like this one better because it's open Mon. - Sat. (the one downtown is Saturdays only). It's never crowded -I HATE HATE HATE crowds - and there is so much to chose from. We went yesterday and got SO MUCH goodness. I really want to eat seasonally and locally because it:
A. Supports local farmers
B. Is better for the environment (um, think of all the fuel it takes to get blueberries from Chili to Kroger)
C. It's fresher and ripens on the vine longer (picked just before sold and therefore tastier!)

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Fiber One Chewy Bars in chocolate mocha - This is SOOO good and it is also low in calories - 140. With 9 grams of fiber in each serving, this is a filling snack if you are trying to watch what you eat. And it tastes incredible. Not to mention the "regularity" that these little bars help to maintain and we could all use a little regularity in our lives. Am I right or am I right?




Spray-on sunscreen - I think they call it "continuous spray". Whatever. It's awesome. No more long sunscreen application sessions. You just spray and go! I love it! Though you will go through the can much faster than a bottle of lotion. It's definitely not cheap. I buy the Target brand and it works just as well. No sunburn! ... Except for that time Matt scantily sprayed my back at the beach. Three layers of peeled off skin later and I'm just fine!


What do you like?

8 comments:

wburn fam said...

I'm SO glad you posted about the Farmer's Market..for whatever reason, I keep thinking I need to try the one downtown to get the good stuff, but now I'm going to try this one much closer..WAY closer! Thanks!! I LOVE fresh veggies/fruit in the summer.

MLS said...

I love when you post the "favorite things" posts! I have not tried the Skinny Cow ice cream cones, but I will!

I also like the Weight Watchers newest dessert- candy bar ice cream bars. YUM!

I also like the Arizona diet green tea....

courtney said...

LOVE the spray sunscreen. The whole fam uses it now. I even spray the kids' faces with the no tears one...... Awesome.

jenny said...

i too love your favorite things posts. in fact, you are the reason i use stila's tinted moisturizer, which is now one of my favorite things! my new favorite food staple is arnold's sandwich thins - have you had them? in the bread section, flatbread buns that are only 100 calories for both slices and like 5 grams of fiber! a bit healthier than regular sandwich bread, great for burgers too. :)

Ashley said...

Hey Jenny! I used to love spray sunscreen. We spent most of our summers on the river and the gulf coast and it was great. Then I took a trip to Mexico, moved to the Caribbean and then moved to Miami. After much sunscreen trial and error over the past 2.5 years, I will no longer buy spray sunscreen. It can't handle the harsh sun we get down here! It also wasn't good when I applied it outside when it was windy. Most of the sunscreen probably blew off in the other direction rather than on me. I now use only Banana Boat lotion sunscreen (I love the thick lotiony layer, rather than the light spritz) and I apply it inside so that I can make sure it is all over. Just wanted to let you know that I've burned with the spray sunscreen (and I don't burn easily!). Next time you plan a trip far south, you may want to grab some old-timey lotion. :)

Anonymous said...

My favorite...YOU!

Anonymous said...

That was me, the comment before. Don't know why it didn't put my name. Love you, Mom

Randi said...

I love the skinny cow ice cream and my kids do too! It's too bad that there are only 4 in a pack!

 
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