Restaurant.com is offering 80% off, use Coupon Code: SPECIAL.  $25 Restaurant Gift Certificates costs $10, but with this discount, you only pay $2.  You can also use this discount for Restaurant Dinner of the Month Club.  Restaurant.com participates with Feed It Forward program.  

This is even better than the other time, I bought a Restaurant.com Gift Certificate, that was 60% off. It may be only a couple dollars, that I save, but every dollar counts.  There are so many restaurants to choose from. I just have to figure out, what kind of food, I feel like eating today?  Eurasian, Chinese, America or Thai, what do you think?

Expiration Date: 5/31/2009

Restaurant.com-80% Discount

So, summer’s coming and you want to look good.  But your recession-squeezed wallet is flinching at the high prices of healthy foods.  Yes, it’s costly to buy the fresh fish and fancy fruits that many diets recommend. Fortunately, though, you don’t have to spend a lot to eat healthy.  Here’s a list of the top ten healthy and cheap foods to try.

1. Cooked Black Beans
Cost per serving 7 cents
Calories per serving 114
Actually, most kinds of beans - black, pinto, garbanzo, lentil— are low in fat, and provide you with important fiber, folic acid, calcium, zinc and potassium.  Dry beans take work to prepare; canned beans are a lot easier.  Just make sure to rinse the beans well before using.  Mix them in salads, soups or casseroles, or serve with rice. 

2.  Eggs
Cost per serving 9 cents
Calories per serving 78
Eggs provide plenty of protein for not much money.  Plus, there are so many ways to prepare them - scrambled, fried, sunny-side up, or hard-boiled for sandwiches and salads.

3.  Cooked noodles
Cost per serving 13 cents
Calories per serving 166
Noodles go with everything.  They’re a side dish, or good in a casserole or soup.  The whole wheat ones are even better for you, although they do cost a bit more.

4. Oats (Old-Fashioned or Quick)
Cost per serving: 19 cents
Calories per serving 140
An 18-ounce container or oats costs around $2.29 (on sale) and each container contains about 13 servings (if 1/2-cup of dry oats is a serving).  Oatmeal is filling, has plenty of fiber and you can also make your own granola and muffins with it.

5. Frozen Vegetables
Cost per serving: Around 25 cents
Calories per serving: 82 (for mixed vegetables)
Frozen vegetables come in 12-ounce to 24-ounce bags that cost anywhere from $1.75 to $2.25 and contain 6-8 cups, depending on the vegetable and the size of the bag.   I like them because they keep a long time, don’t need any chopping, and cook quickly in the microwave.

6. Potato (Russet)
Cost per serving: About 23 cents per potato
Calories per serving: 168 calories
Potatoes are great whether you have them mashed, boiled, or baked.  Just avoid the fattening toppings; stick to a little butter or margarine, or pile them with broccoli and melt some low-fat cheese on top.

7. Canned Tuna (solid white albacore or chunk light in water)
Cost per serving (3 oz): About 62 cents
Calories per serving: 70
Tuna is healthy for you, filled with protein, and it’s so quick and convenient, too.  Use it in salads, casseroles, or just plain.

8. Bananas
Cost per serving (1 banana): about 20 cents
Calories per serving: 100
Bananas are an easily portable source of fiber, potassium and vitamin B6.  Eat them plain, slice them into cereal, or blend them into healthy shakes.

9. Apples
Cost per serving (1 apple): about 60 cents
Calories per serving: 80
Apples are full of fiber and make a great snack anytime. 

10. Lowfat Milk
Cost per serving (8 oz.):  about 35 cents
Calories per serving: 100
Milk is rich in protein, vitamins A and D, potassium, and niacin, and is one of the easiest ways to get bone-strengthening calcium.

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McDonalds is offering 49 cent hamburgers and 59 cent cheeseburgers on Fridays.  There is no limit on how many burgers you can buy.  Valid at participating locations in the US. 

I can’t wait to have my hamburger eating contest.  I think I can eat 10 mcdonalds hamburgers in a sitting.  Usually a hamburger cost a dollar or so.  You could buy hamburgers and cheeseburgers and feed your family for a week.  I could eat hamburgers for lunch and dinner, everyday if I could afford it.

Expiration Date: 4/24/2009

TGI Fridays is offering Buy One Get One Free Entrees.  Give Me More Stripes is their frequent eater program.  Spend $100 and get a coupon for $8 worth of food.  Ultimate Recipe Showdown winners on the Food Network show has their food available to order.   

Mmmm…my mouth is watering at the idea of baby back ribs or honey pecan salmon - just a couple of Friday’s specialties.  This is a nice way to enjoy a lunch or dinner out with a friend, co-worker or date, and not spend a lot.

Expiration Date: 3/1/2009

Beauty.com is offering 20% off all order during their Friends  and Family Event.  They have Bath and body, makeup, skin care, fragrances, haircare and accessories.  Beauty.com offers everyday free shipping and get 5% back on orders.  

I can’t wait to get my CK one Deodorant and Eau de Toilette.  Usually at Macy’s, it would cost me over $60 for both.  But with the discount, it would only cost $46.80 instead of $58.50.  I will do some of my christmas shopping now, so I don’t have to worry about buying presents during the busy holiday season.

Expiration Date: 11/7/2008