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Compare Apples and Oranges with twofoods

Metro Cheapo — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 18:28:31 +0000

Compare foods and save money with twofoods!

After recently discovering twofoods.com, a food nutrition comparison site, I realized right away how the ability to compare foods can save people money. Think about it: you’re buying food for its nutritional value (hopefully), therefore you want to get the most nutritive bang for [...]

Freebie Friday: Instant Coffee Packets from Starbucks

Metro Cheapo — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:23:58 +0000

Instant coffee packets from Starbucks!

We’re so excited about Starbucks VIA Ready Brew instant coffee packets. This is not your Grandpa’s instant coffee. This is full-bodied, delicious Starbucks coffee plus instant gratification. Slurp! The Starbucks VIA directions? Pour out contents of packet, add hot water, stir and enjoy. We’re so there. Instant coffee packets from [...]

Freebie Friday: Organic Fair Trade Coffee from Melitta

Metro Cheapo — Fri, 07 May 2010 12:56:26 +0000

Organic Fair Trade Coffee from Melitta

Organic fair trade coffee is a green product that promotes good trading practices, sustainability and all that “save the planet” kind of stuff. But — let’s face it — ethical espresso ain’t cheap. This is a situation where freebies can really make your day. Melitta, the German coffee company [...]

Raisins: the Original Organic Dried Fruit

Metro Cheapo — Wed, 05 May 2010 16:02:50 +0000

Forget all the fancy shade-grown, locavore-friendly organic dried fruit at Whole Foods — sun-dried raisins are still kicking it old skool after more than a hundred years. Raisins: the original dried fruit.

Raisins are cheap and found in everything from baked goods to soup. Sun-Maid, the brand created by the California Associated Raisin Company in 1915, [...]

Cheapo Challenge: Soda Drinks

Metro Cheapo — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:08:11 +0000

I'm feeling thirsty. (Photo courtesy of SodaStream)

I am addicted to seltzer but hate buying soda drinks in economically correct 2-liter bottles. The stuff always seems to go flat after a few drinks, and I’m left with a giant plastic bottle that I suspect will end up floating onto a pristine beach in Cozumel. That’s [...]