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Quote from imacouponer : EWWWWWW!!!!! Tilapia is okay - as a fish - when I want fish. But, now, thanks to mammekins, all I can think about is fish gelatin too

Sorry.

I'm not a big target shopper so this was a surprising find - usually goes to salvage before I can catch it

If you can find any valentines day candy left, hidden on the extreme endcaps - the prices are crazy good

The $5.50 fancy chocolates Ghirardelli dark chocolate with strawberry filling - are 50 cents

The cashier almost did the saturday night live parody where they drop everything and run away from the register to get the deal.

I'm going to put my 2 cents in on the yogurt discussion. This yogurt is really good and I ate it for years when I lived overseas. They eat much healthier than we do on a daily basis. These answers might make you look at it differently...Gelatin is in a lot of things! There are things in your food you would never guess and have probably been eating for years I'm sure they use the fish gelatin so it can be certified Kosher!

GELATIN MANUFACTURERS INSTITUTE OF AMERICA had to say:

Q. What is gelatin?
A.

Gelatin is defined as a "product obtained from partial hydrolysis of collagen derived from natural sources such as skin, connective tissue, and bones of animals." It is an easily digestible protein that contains all the essential amino acids except tryptophan. Gelatin is NOT a chemical or chemically modified substance.


Q. Where does gelatin come from?
A.

The raw materials used in the production of gelatin are from healthy animals and include cattle bone, cattle hides and fresh, frozen pigskins. In the North American market, these raw materials are basically sourced from government-inspected meat processing facilities.

Q. How is gelatin used?
A.

Gelatin has traditionally been used in three major areas: food, pharmaceutical, and photographic industries.

Gelatin use in the food industry is probably best recognized in gelatin desserts and confectionery applications such as marshmallows and gummi candies. It is also used as a binding and/or glazing agent in meats and aspics.

In the pharmaceutical health industry, gelatin is used to make the shells of hard and soft capsules for medicines, dietary/health supplements, syrups, etc. It is highly digestible and serves as a natural protective coating for medications.

The unique chemical and physical properties of gelatin make it an important component in the photographic industry. Gelatin serves many useful purposes in the preparation of silver halide emulsions in the production of photographic film.

A new, major application for gelatin is in the paintball industry. The classic-style "war games" are played out using projectiles constructed of gelatin.

Q. Can gelatin be certified kosher or halal?
A.

While the Jewish and Islamic requirements are quite different, gelatin does carry the approval of both groups.

There are many Jewish Rabbinical agencies that grant approval. While each agency is not universally recognized by all the other agencies (within each religion) it is up to the individual Rabbi, at the plant using the gelatin in a finished product, to accept or reject the certification.

The same is true of Islamic agencies certifying, or accepting, Halal status.

Not all gelatin is from pork.

Gelatin can also be derived froim cows or fish. This would then be labelled as Beef Gelatine or Fish Gelatine, both of which are permissible for Jews or Muslims.


Some jello that is not made from pork. There are also products that contain no meat at all. For instance agar agar or carageenan which is made from seaweed. This is also found in many gummy candies. Dole also has a jello w/ fruit cup made from carageenan. Also not all gelatin is pork that is what makes it kosher.

Quote from CPFB : I know this has nothing to do with Publix but this is the chat... My kids school bus is due in at 2:50. At 3:10 I called the school to ask what was going on with bus 4120. I was told that they are not sure what bus the kids are on or with what driver. They then wanted to know the names and ages of my kids and what number they could get back to me on. They told me not to leave the bus stop. They had no other info on my kids. I am upset. So are all the other moms at the bus stop. Finally at 3:45 the bus comes. They only have 1 of my kids. No idea where the other one is. The bus driver parks the bus and spends 10 minutes on the radio and then tells me that 12 other kids from our subdivison are on another bus and I have to go to the school to get him. After I get back home from picking Connor up he tells me that the bus driver was in our subdivision and did 2 stops and then said well kids I have to take you back to the school now. What the hell do I make of this? I was so steamed I couldn't call today. I guess I am so mad because about 3 weeks ago when we had some really bad weather with tornadoes we got an email from the school telling us they were holding release until it was safe. They let the kids go and never told us. Thank goodness I was standing out front because I had a really bad feeling about the delayed release. They don't let kindergarteners off the bus unless there is an adult waiting. After the kids were home I got an email saying that all the kids have been released and if you missed your child go to the school asap to get them! I am so upset I don't even know what to say to the school.

That is totally unacceptable. I would be all over that school! Is your child in kindergarten? I would write an email to the principal, superintendent and school board members demanding to know why my child was placed on a separate bus without anyone knowing where the child was and also why the bus driver turned the bus around instead of finishing the route. I would also want an assurance this wouldn't happen again.

We had a problem here, knowing how the school system works, we took our problem right to the top. Tizzy doesn't play when it comes to her babies.

Quote from karmalaw : My huge "hmmmmmmmmmmmm" of the day goes to the Muller's yogurt -- I was contemplating buying some tonight, but I checked out the ingredients - -and every single flavor had a disclaimer saying that it contained wheat (which I can't eat).. and... drumroll.............TILAPIA! What the heck is Tilapia doing in yogurt?

Ack! Now I won't be able to bring myself to try it.

Quote from crazy4vs : Some jello that is not made from pork. There are also products that contain no meat at all. For instance agar agar or carageenan which is made from seaweed. This is also found in many gummy candies. Dole also has a jello w/ fruit cup made from carageenan. Also not all gelatin is pork that is what makes it kosher.

But pork in my head = bacon which = yummy. I'd try bacon yogurt. Kidding. I know there probably isn't a lick of tilapia taste in the yogurt but my mind will tell me otherwise. I'm crazy like that.

Sometimes I can detect the Omega3 stuff. I stopped buying Newman's Own dressings because I poured some of the balsamic on my salad, thought it tasted fishy, read the label and sure enough, Omega 3. I doubt it's the same with the yogurt.

I called the school and as I expected they blamed transportation. I am waiting for a call back from the principal. I have the name of the head person in transportation and will be calling her in a few minutes.

Quote from CPFB : I called the school and as I expected they blamed transportation. I am waiting for a call back from the principal. I have the name of the head person in transportation and will be calling her in a few minutes.

As a teacher's wife and mother of a child in the school system, I feel the actions of this school and transportation department is inexcusable and reprehensible. If I were you, heads would roll...

Quote from crazy4vs : I'm going to put my 2 cents in on the yogurt discussion. This yogurt is really good and I ate it for years when I lived overseas.

Except there's no need for gelatin in yogurt... the gelatin must be being used to compensate for some result they aren't obtaining naturally in the manufacturing process... ah yes.. the mousse type texture? Beats me -- I can't eat it -- because wheat doesn't belong in yogurt either. lol

Quote from lorig : OK, I got in on the NutriGrain bars deal. I am looking into this Kelloggs Rewards. I have an account, I've only used it for FREE point codes. How often do they do promos? I think in Jan. they were doing TRIPLE points? I saw a 25 point bonus for the CRunch bars going on now. Should I wait to eneter codes til there is a better promo?

Lori, thanks for the email
I got an email from Kelloggs this AM and it says you get 80 PTS for the strawberry parfait granola....HTH!

ETA I added my code and got 80pts and 25 bonus....so 105 for one box!

Sorry if this has been asked already but this thread is super long.

With the new Publix e coupons:

1. Are these Publix coupons or are they manufacture coupons?

2. Is there a limit to how many of one coupon you can use per trip? Example: clip .55 off two bagelfuls. Could I buy 4 boxes and get 1.10 off or would the coupon only go through one time?

Thanks for any help.

Publix digital Qs (dQs) are MFG Qs. Only one will come off and normally they will not work with paper coupons (unless competitor).

Quote from tn_native : Publix digital Qs (dQs) are MFG Qs. Only one will come off and normally they will not work with paper coupons (unless competitor).

Thanks for the response.

Quote from tn_native : Publix digital Qs (dQs) are MFG Qs. Only one will come off and normally they will not work with paper coupons (unless competitor).

So does this mean that you can't use paper coupons on additional items that are the same as the digital coupon? I'm probably overthinking this but I just don't get it right now.

Thanks for the insight.

Quote from couponfox : So does this mean that you can't use paper coupons on additional items that are the same as the digital coupon? I'm probably overthinking this but I just don't get it right now. Thanks for the insight.

aufan95 had problems in the past when she bought five of something, had four paper Qs and the dQ didn't come off. She had posted that she's started doing dQ only transactions after her regular transaction (where the paper Qs were rung up).

I have used TQs with what was supposed to come off (but I'm batting 2 for 12 right now with dQs).

I do hope y'all have better luck and that your stores are trained better. My store handed me a website address manually printed on a 3x5 index card when I had my first issue. 3+ weeks went by before Inmar fixed the issue with the dQ (but they didn't credit my account or refund what was supposed to come off when I bought twice).

Quote from tn_native : aufan95 had problems in the past when she bought five of something, had four paper Qs and the dQ didn't come off. She had posted that she's started doing dQ only transactions after her regular transaction (where the paper Qs were rung up). I have used TQs with what was supposed to come off (but I'm batting 2 for 12 right now with dQs). I do hope y'all have better luck and that your stores are trained better. My store handed me a website address manually printed on a 3x5 index card when I had my first issue. 3+ weeks went by before Inmar fixed the issue with the dQ (but they didn't credit my account or refund what was supposed to come off when I bought twice).

When my cashier asked me if I was going to switch over to digital I told her no way in heck! LOL. Unless there is a really, really, good coupon. She asked why and I told her I hear it's a headache and you can only use 1 coupon at time. She told me no you keep clicking and it will keep adding them until it reaches the manufacturer's quota. I said that's not what I hear from people using them. I'd rather keep on with what is working. If they did a digital GAF/YAF and it took off for all the products purchased I would use that because I see the value in it. But I don't see how digital is better for me if I can only use 1.