Links Worth Sharing: Week of June 29, 2019

Here are the interesting links I came across on my travels around the web this week!  Enjoy and have a great long weekend!

Here are a couple of posts you may have missed from Simply Frugal:

Cuisinart Advantage Nonstick 11 Piece Set Deal

Get the CUISINART Advantage Nonstick (11 Piece Set) from Amazon.ca for only $99.99! (reg. $149.97). Here are some details:

  • Perform all cooking tasks large or small with this Cuisinart 11 piece non-stick cookware set designed for healthy cooking and easy cleaning
  • Made of aluminum this set heats quickly and evenly because hot spots are eliminated
  • Rims of this cookware set are tapered to make pouring and cleaning easy
  • Safe for use on the stove or in the oven and is freezer safe for easy food storage
  • Handles are riveted and designed to stay cool while providing a secure and comfortable grip

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50% off All Sale Items at Ardene

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Are you ready for a good Canada Day sale? Take a look online at Ardene and you’ll see they have everything in their sale section for 50% off! That’s thousands of items on sale. You’ll find items starting as low as $2.64.

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Sale ends July 2, 2019. Shipping is free on orders of $40 or more.

Road Trip Snacks You’re Going to Love

Our family is about to head out on, what we hope will be an epic road trip, to Winnipeg. We are all so excited to see family, play with cousins, see new sights and make memories!

But, I'm not going to lie and say that I'm not anxious at all. Haha no. This will be our very first major trip since our youngest daughter was born. That was more than three years ago! She was a terrible sleeper for the first 3 years of her life so the thought of sleeping anywhere but home would practically make me sweat.

But here we are, just days away from our road trip and I have been in planner mode all week trying to calm my nerves. I have multiple lists going on for car activities, packing essentials and, my favourite, snacks. No road trip is complete without snacks!

Thanks to , our snacking has been taken care of. I popped in the other day and grabbed our must-haves as well as some fun new things to try. Because the in-season produce selection at FreshCo is amazing, we will have a great selection of fresh fruit added to our dry goods. Not only is the quality of products noteworthy, the prices are the best in town - you can’t beat that!

And guess what? There are two new FreshCo stores in Winnipeg that opened this spring! I’ll be making a pit stop to restock on food for the car ride back.

Since I always like to see what other families bring along on road trips, I thought you would like that as well. So today I'm excited to share a list of our snacks! I also have a fun way that I have packed some snacks for the girls that I think you might enjoy or find helpful too.

First of all, here's a list of the fresh produce we will bring along this time:

  • Watermelon (cut up into sticks)
  • Grapes
  • Blueberries
  • Sugar Snap Peas
  • Carrot sticks
  • Apples

This will all be kept in a cooler that we will bring out when we make stops to stretch and get gas.

Now for the fun surprise for the girls. I picked up a couple of divided organizers from the dollar store that I filled with a variety of healthy and not so healthy snacks (but always a crowd favourite!) from FreshCo. I think they are going to love the smorgasbord of choices. The organizers aren't that big so when they finish the tray, I'll refill them during one of our stops.

Here is a list of what's in the divided organizers:

  • Sugar Snap Peas
  • Chocolate Coconut Chips
  • Dried pineapple
  • Beef jerky
  • Dried mango
  • a Sucker
  • Pretzels
  • Fruit snacks
  • Goldfish crackers

Here is a complete list of our road trip snacks (Find a printable version here):

  • Watermelon
  • Blueberries
  • Grapes
  • Sugar Snap Peas
  • Carrot sticks
  • Apples
  • Potato chips
  • Juice boxes
  • Water
  • Pretzels
  • Goldfish crackers
  • Chocolate Coconut Chips
  • Dried mango and pineapple
  • Suckers
  • Fruit snacks
  • Seaweed (My girls love seaweed!)
  • Raisins
  • Beef jerky
  • Oreos
  • Apple sauce squeeze pouches
  • Homemade Banana Spelt Muffins

Nuts would also be a great choice, but we're trying to avoid them with my youngest. However, I think that list above will be plenty to get us there! We'll stock up again on our way home.

Now I'm wondering. What sort of snacks do you like to bring along on road trips?

Next week, I'm going to have a list of all the car activities I have planned so be sure to watch for that post! #Sponsored

KRUPS 12-Cup Programmable Coffee Maker Deal

Get the KRUPS 12-Cup Glass Carafe Programmable Coffee Maker for just $40 from Amazon.ca! (reg. $82.39). Here are some details:

  • 12-cup programmable coffee maker with easy-to-read LCD screen
  • Programmable digital clock for autostart in the morning
  • Coffee in carafe temperature at an optimal 180F
  • Pause and serve feature allows removal of the carafe at anytime
  • Large front facing water level for clear visibility;Includes removable gold tone filter for easy cleaning

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