Kitchen Hint of the Day!

If you've been paying attention to prices at all, you know that buying a big jug of juice or soda is five or even ten times cheaper than buying one-serving bottles. When packing school lunches, use a thermos or reusable bottle instead of juice boxes or bottles. Make sure to have several, in case your child leaves one at school or you don't have time to wash it every evening. And if you simply can't work reusable bottles into your routine, consider buying empty bottles in bulk. The website Bottles.us sells plastic water bottles for about 50 cents per bottle, and while filling them and letting your child recycle them at school won't save as much as a thermos would, it's still much cheaper than buying Snapple from a vending machine.