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8 Grocery Store Spending Traps to Avoid

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The growing grocery carts

Grocery carts may be there for your convenience, but they're also there to persuade you. They're purposefully designed to be larger than the average family's weekly grocery haul, encouraging shoppers to buy more than they need.

In fact, one study found that when the size of the cart doubled, consumers bought 40 percent more.


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VIDEO: Chicken Quesadillas

These quick and easy chicken quesadillas are the perfect, last-minute family dinner!

INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup of tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup of chives, chopped
  • 1 tsp. of Mexican spice mix
  • 4 Tortillas
  • Cheddar
  • Salt, to taste

METHOD:

  1. Put shredded chicken breast, tomato sauce, chives, and mexican spice mix in a bowl and mix together.
  2. Lay out the tortillas. Place a slice of cheddar in the center, and cover with the chicken mix.
  3. Fold up tortillas, and heat in a frying pan until golden.
  4. Enjoy!