Get out your calendar!

 

 The holidays season is nearly upon us. 

Shelf Reliance is about to release 5 new THRIVE products. 

These are two very good reasons to book a party now, for a time that works for your and yours and be among the first to find out all about the new items and order them immediately!

Not to mention, anyone who books a party in November or December will be entered into a giveaway I'm doing. 

Not the partying type?  

Place an order or establish a Q monthly shipment and you're entered too!

More details on that to follow... 

Now, get out your calander! 

It's time to party!

Easy Thanksgiving Dinner Recipe Prep

The holidays should be about spending time with family and enjoying good food, not about slaving away in the kitchen while everyone else is having a good time.

A few minutes now to go over your Thanksgiving menu and get an order in will make short work of prep time in the kitchen come November 24th!

Stuffing or Dressing...

Either way, if you make it yourself you're going to need a few key ingredients.

These are already washed and chopped for you!

Celery

Onions

Peppers

Sweet Potato Casserole

Don't spend your day peeling potatoes

Sweet Potatos

Mashed Potato Options

No peeling or chopping required with either.

Potato Beads

FD Potato Dices

Apple Pie or Crisp

How about pre-sliced apples?

Apple Chips

And this is just a few of the THRIVE products that can make your holiday that much easier and keep it fresh and healthy! 

What else are you making?

THRIVE Product News - Discontinued Items

Sad to announce that the Freeze dried Mandarin Oranges are bring discontinued immediately! Boo! Those were awesome! Apparently the mandarin orange crop from our supplier wasn't stable so until Shelf Reliance can establish a new, stable supply they are discontinuing the oranges.

These are some other items they are discontinuing just because...?

· Dehydrated Banana Chips 

They were ok snacks and alright in trail mix, but not really good for cooking or baking. The freeze dried bananas are still available, which is great!

· Dehydrated Pineapple

These were like candied pineapple. Talk about sugar coated! We preferred the freeze dried pineapple anyways. Yummy!

· Dehydrated Mixed Bell Peppers

Kind of sad about this one too. We are NOT big pepper eaters so I pretty much never buy them, but sometimes need a few for a soup, sauce or casserole... So, these were so handy for me! I'm guessing they are being discontinued to make room for a freeze dried replacement of some sort.

· Dehydrated Sweet Potatoes

Again, I thought these were pretty handy to have for casseroles or muffins. Not sure if they are being replaced with something similar or not.

If you are wanting any of these, then let me know soon as they are on a first come first serve basis. The items listed will be discontinued as of January 2012. If you would like to purchase these products, please complete your order before December 31, 2011. They will only be able to fulfill orders while supplies last.

Your own home "store"?

I was grocery shopping the other night and amazed at all the non "grocery" items I had filled my cart with. 

 

 

They didn't get in there on accident either. 

Most of them were purchased on sale and with coupons, so they were all good "deals". 

But I didn't buy them for the deal... 

 

I bought them to have as my own home store. As in, rather than running to the store for every little thing, I keep a small reserve or supply on hand so I never get caught empty handed or at the immediate mercy of the "real" stores.

 

I'm am in no way a doom and gloom kind of person. But, honestly, you never know when weather, economy or infrastructure could cause our stores or their suppliers to be without "goods" for a day, week or even months.

One of the reasons I am a consultant for Shelf Reliance is so I can build a food "store" for my family. Balance is important in all things. That includes our efforts to be self-reliant. I could have tons of food on hand but if I run out of essentials like soap and toilet paper, let's face it, life would only be mediocre. 

So, while I will always encourage people to have a small reserve of food as their own home "store", I'd also remind you to keep stock of those things that just make life so much easier, just in case.

That's right, I bought 4 packs of toilet paper... just in case! :)