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ShirtlessBob said:
Panera Bread BBQ Chopped Chicken salad with two cups of hazelnut coffee.
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Panera opened a new outlet in State College yesterday and delivered sammiches to my wife's office. She snagged me a ham and cheese on rye. Enjoyed it today, along with a mug of bean with bacon soup on another late winter day here.
 
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Box of house brand Mac&Cheese (actually preferred to Kraft and 1/2 the price) with can of tuna and can of sweet peas mixed in...

Poor man's Tuna Casserole :p
 
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this week is cheeseburger casserole. it has pickles in it. more recipes should call for pickles.
 
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RaceBoarder said:
Box of house brand Mac&Cheese (actually preferred to Kraft and 1/2 the price) with can of tuna and can of sweet peas mixed in...

Poor man's Tuna Casserole :p
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Lot of my college dinners have been that. Hell, I still will mix that up. I do tend to throw in frozen pees and corn in the mix as well.
 
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RaceBoarder said:
Box of house brand Mac&Cheese (actually preferred to Kraft and 1/2 the price) with can of tuna and can of sweet peas mixed in...

Poor man's Tuna Casserole :p
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Store brand is usually as good, if not better, than the brand name stuff.

There was a discussion thread on Reddit about this. Often they're made in the same factories with the same basic ingredients. In some cases they literally stop the machine, switch the packaging from name brand to store brand, and keep right on going.
 
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Twitch Boy said:
Store brand is usually as good, if not better, than the brand name stuff.

There was a discussion thread on Reddit about this. Often they're made in the same factories with the same basic ingredients. In some cases they literally stop the machine, switch the packaging from name brand to store brand, and keep right on going.
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Same with milk. And I agree on all counts.
 
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Brenthoven said:
Same with milk. And I agree on all counts.
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Dirty trick with milk: buy ultrapasteurized milk. (Usually labeled organic milk, look in your store's organic aisle.) Reason? It keeps for much longer, sometimes up to a month and a half. If you're not a big milk drinker but need some around for cooking it's perfect.
 
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Twitch Boy said:
Store brand is usually as good, if not better, than the brand name stuff.

There was a discussion thread on Reddit about this. Often they're made in the same factories with the same basic ingredients. In some cases they literally stop the machine, switch the packaging from name brand to store brand, and keep right on going.
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I have found that sometimes this is true, and sometimes it is not. Using the macaroni and cheese example, I have had some absolutely awful off-brand stuff (no flavor, extremely salty), and I've had others that taste just as good as the Kraft stuff.

There are some store brand products I just won't buy when I see them. These are things I've had problems with in the past, or know that I definitely prefer a certain name brand over a store brand from previous experience.

And as for milk, definitely not true. Sure, the stuff at Cub is probably all the same, but if you know where to get actually good milk, it is totally different. The milk I prefer to buy, and do buy when I'm not in a hurry and just have to get something at the grocery store, is bottled at a local creamery, in Hastings, MN. I know, because that is where we sold our milk when we used to milk cows.
 
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bigblue_dl said:
There are some store brand products I just won't buy when I see them. These are things I've had problems with in the past, or know that I definitely prefer a certain name brand over a store brand from previous experience.
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Some name brands, there are just no substitutes. Off-brand plastic wrap is pretty much universally garbage. Saran is the only kind I know of that resists static and won't instantly stick and twist together.

Stuff like acetaminophen, antacids, toothpaste, butter, milk (for us cityslickers at least), breadcrumbs, and certain canned goods? Store brand is just fine.
 
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