MILK AND COOKIES

What can I say about this universal food pairing? 

A Cereal Snack

One of the reasons our milk disappears so quickly is because of the evening cereal snacks.

A Cup of Milk

We've been having a heated debate over milk at our house.  Our kids (and I) like it a lot so go through it quicker than my husband thinks we should.  Between cereal snacks, flavored straws, and just pairing it with traditional PB&J it gets sucked out of the carton lickety split.  My thought...why fight it?  Its good for you.  Our kids could be craving something much worse, but the cost of it makes my husband squirm.  Maybe we should place a cow out by the garden this year instead.

A Cool (and Hot) Cup!

 As part of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker program I received a fabulous Tervis tumbler. The neatest thing about this cup is that it is insulated, so it keeps cold drinks cold and hot drinks hot. Another neat thing...it's pretty stylish for a cup. When my kids saw it they actually said "wow" and wanted to pour something in it asap. Oh, and that straw is not included, I just popped one in for good measure.

To carry forward that wow, I've decided to share my top six drinks of all time (that I now enjoy in my favorite fancy cup):

1. Water.  As dull as it might sound, I love water and drink it 80% of my waking hours.
2. Milk. This list isn't getting too exciting is it?  Milk fills in about 15% of my drinking life.
3. Orange juice.  I love OJ, but this drink, with the rest of my list only fills in about 5% of my fluid consumption.
4. Hot Chocolate.  I'm not a coffee drinker, but pretend to be one with mug and hot chocolate in hand.
5. Fruit Smoothies.  My favorite breakfast drink when fresh fruit is available in our kitchen.
6. Iced Tea.  My mom only had kool-aid and iced tea in the fridge when we were kids.  I hated iced tea back then.  Now I love it...especially freshly brewed, then filled with ice.

All of these, hot and cold, fill my Tervis tumbler beautifully!  Woo-hoo!

A big thanks to Tervis and Foodbuzz for this fun gift.

M is for Milk and Muffins

Two fabulous "M"s for breakfast. How could I let milk and muffins not make an appearance? Thanks to Kathy A. for the muffin idea! I just added the milk for good measure.

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