tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40134773023944890282024-03-13T00:00:32.226-04:00Products and PoemsProducts and Poems in HarmonyKatrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-72255153420449041752024-01-26T15:13:00.000-05:002024-01-26T15:13:56.816-05:00 Ice Cream Isn't Real Anymore Poem Ice Cream Isn't Real AnymoreIce cream isn't real anymoreMore fake stuff in it than ever beforeWhat happened to real ingredients like milk, sugar, and cream?So many food fillers I just wanna scream!I don't mind caramel, chocolate, and cherriesI even like butterscotch, peppermint, and strawberriesBut leave out the carrageenan and cellulose gumThe carob bean and guar gum...If you eat ice creamKatrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-52739935400529827002023-12-14T15:10:00.003-05:002023-12-14T15:31:26.506-05:00Do You Eat Medium Chain Triglycerides? When I read medium chain triglycerides on this ingredient list, I had noidea what they were. I had the feeling I shouldn't be buying this popcorn,but I bought it anyway.Before I ate the popcorn, I looked up what medium chain triglycerideswere, and I immediately knew I wasn't gonna eat much of it at one time.According to Webmd.com, MCTs can cause stomach upset. I had crampsevery morning for Katrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-33927712413803249112023-09-07T14:50:00.000-04:002023-09-07T14:50:17.989-04:00Research Expired COVID Tests Before You Toss Them I ordered every free COVID test I could when the government wasoffering them. I used a few tests, but I have a lot left. The FDA hasextended some of the expiration dates, so don't get rid of your ex-pired tests until you look at the FDA's website to see if your tests are still good.I have a box that says the test expired in 2022, but on the inside thetest liquid says it expires in 2024Katrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-82988857451278322492023-04-03T11:31:00.003-04:002023-04-03T11:40:13.104-04:00Tag and Box Obsession Poem Tag and Box Obsession PoemI can't help it...I have an obsession with tagsI also keep boxes and fabric bagsPlastic containers and bubble wrapAnd the thing shower curtains come in with the plastic snapAnd every ribbon wrapped around anythingI could use this again...I could make a sling!I read every box, and even the fine printDid you know they put chemicals in this mint?This clear zip-up Katrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-19074070381615532012022-10-27T12:14:00.001-04:002022-10-27T12:14:44.903-04:00Why is Xanthan Gum in A Lot of Food? Over the past two years, I've noticed xanthan gum is in a lot of foodproducts. I've seen it in salad dressing, potato salad, barbeque sauce,and even Manwich Sloppy Joe Sauce. According to webmd.com, xanthan gum is made by fermentingsimple sugars. It's also used for conditions such as diabetes, consti-pation, and dry eye. In manufacturing, xanthan gum is used as a thickening agent Katrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-87383403453020664272022-10-20T11:12:00.001-04:002022-10-20T11:14:49.532-04:00 Human Food and Dog Food Together in the Freezer On a recent visit to the grocery store, I was confused and surprised to see Michelina's TACO BITES beside Bil-Jac FROZEN DOG FOOD. This world keeps on getting stranger and stranger... If I had a dog, I wouldn't want my dog's food taking up my valuable freezer space. Do pet parents who buy frozen dog food have a separatefreezer for their precious dog? I went to Bil-Jac's Katrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-44864257727371032472022-08-15T11:57:00.002-04:002022-08-15T12:10:46.511-04:00 Are You Eating Acrylamide? If it wasn't for a coworker of mine giving me Better Made PotatoSticks, I don't know when I would've learned about acrylamide. After reading the WARNING on the back of the package, I almost didn'twant to eat the potato sticks. But when I looked up acrylamide, I readthat it's in a lot of food that I eat every day. According to fda.gov, acrylamide is a substance that forms through a Katrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-36244824880012715792022-06-29T12:51:00.000-04:002022-06-29T12:51:35.490-04:00Arm & Hammer Laundry Detergent ShrunkI've been using Arm & Hammer laundry detergent for a few years,and I recently noticed that it has less ounces. It went from 75 oz.to 67.5 oz. And the strange thing is, both containers say you cando 50 loads of laundry. How is that possible? There are 7.5oz. missing from the shrunken version! Since Arm & Hammer reducedthe ounces, they should've also reduced the amount of laundry Katrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-57690215754727163372022-02-15T17:16:00.000-05:002022-02-15T17:16:35.792-05:00 Bad Food Creates Bad People Bad food creates bad peopleIt won't make you happyor make you regalBad food is bad for your healthBad food is bad for your brain...and you'll be more likely to complain.Keep an eye out for sodium hydroxidein your candyIt's not a joke, and it's not dandyBad food makes it hard to think clearly,and it can damage your cells severely.Carrageenan can cause stomach aches,and colon cancerEating bad food Katrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-60527106534216824012021-10-22T12:29:00.000-04:002021-10-22T12:29:15.839-04:00Is Sodium Hydroxide In Your Body Care Products? Label from toothpaste boxI used to get relaxers, so I could make my hair straight. The activeingredient in hair relaxer is sodium hydroxide, and it's so strong itcan make hair as kinky as a Brillo Pad bone straight. I stopped relaxing my hair, because I would get scabs on my scalp from theburns I'd get from the relaxer. Sodium hydroxide is also one of themain ingredients in drain Katrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-19066795290446648642021-09-30T15:58:00.003-04:002021-09-30T19:55:04.157-04:00Unnecessary Additives in Chicken It would be so nice if real food was really real. Unfortunately,I think those days are over. I assumed the chicken I boughtmight have chicken broth in it, but I was appalled to see howmany other things had been added to the chicken tenderloins.Why was carrageenan, sea salt, and natural flavor added to rawchicken? According to the USDA, additives are not allowed onfresh chicken. I called Katrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-86595203800042739772021-08-04T14:42:00.000-04:002021-08-04T14:42:02.385-04:00Dollar Tree Gummy Bear Candy Mess I love Dollar Tree, but this one was the dirtiest, most unorganizedstore I had ever seen. This gummy bear candy mess not only lookedtrashy, but it also looked like it had been there for a while.Dollar Tree Gummy Bear Candy MessI love Dollar Tree,but this store was a mess.When I saw this placeI did not think success.The most unorganized Dollar Treethat I've seen.I know it sounds cruel,and it mightKatrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-67329006756141920292021-08-02T14:52:00.001-04:002021-08-02T15:00:38.441-04:00 Raid Product Redesign and Shrink I've been using this Raid bug spray for a while, so when I saw the can had been redesigned I automatically wondered what else had changed. The name of the product changed; it went from Raid Ant & RoachKiller to Raid Essentials Ant, Spider & Roach Killer. The ingredientsare the same. Oh...the original product had 11 ounces, and now itonly has 10. Did Raid think I Katrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-70061561307980895322021-07-29T11:31:00.007-04:002021-07-29T12:38:34.748-04:00 Poisonous Chewing GumI saw this gum with a familiar name...This product is geared toward children, but I wouldn't even chew it myself. Thispoisonous gum contains six sugar substitutes, and three ofthem cause harm to humans!I'm not gonna list every ingredient on the gum package, butI will give you an overview of why you need to stay away from this product. According to Healthline.com, some people Katrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-9716514553327653182021-05-21T16:19:00.003-04:002021-05-21T16:54:17.326-04:00 What's Really In Your Frozen Fish? I haven't bought wild caught frozen fish for a while, because I kepthaving issues with it. On two separate occasions (from two differentstores) I bought fish that was supposed to be good according to thebest by dates, but they both smelled like ammonia.I decided to try wild caught fish again, and it would've been nice tofind some caught in America, but no such luck. This fish was all theway from Katrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-27869337884153028312021-03-16T16:33:00.001-04:002021-03-16T16:59:13.700-04:00A Mint You Can Eat While Wearing Your Mask Have you ever wanted to eat a mint while wearing a mask, but themint ends up burning your eyes? The only mints I've been able toeat while wearing a mask is Tic Tac Wintergreen Mints. They tastegood, help my itchy throat, and they do not burn my eyes if I'm wearing a mask.A Mint You Can Eat While Wearing Your MaskYou put a mint in your mouthThen you slap on the maskYour eyes start to Katrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-70023520449569539812020-12-30T12:34:00.001-05:002020-12-30T12:42:12.289-05:00Many Businesses Contributing to the Spread of Covid I've been working at the same company for over 15 years, and they don't care about me. It's a public business, and it continuously letsunmasked people in. Legally, unmasked people can be refusedservice, but they still receive it. They get service, and I feel likeI'm disposable in the eyes of my workplace.Businesses are spreading Covid, and it's rarely mentioned, or notmentioned at all.Katrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-54688693469712968222020-12-01T15:04:00.000-05:002020-12-01T15:04:47.239-05:00The Difference Between Glad Press'n Seal and Glad ClingWrapI've been using Glad Press'n Seal for years, but when I couldn't findit, I bought Glad Clingwrap out of desperation. If I could grade both products I'd give the ClingWrap a C- and the Press'n Seal an A+. Both of them can be used for hot or cold foods, and they are micro-wave-safe and BPA-free, but that's where the similarities end.The ClingWrap doesn't do much clinging when wrapping Katrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-39428557958990275022020-11-11T13:21:00.001-05:002020-11-11T13:31:02.149-05:00Give Your Mask a Trial Run So you got a new mask...You put it on...You go out and it doesn'tfit well. You should've given your mask a trial run.It's a good idea to wear any new mask around the house for a littlewhile, before you wear it out in public. You don't know what yourmask is gonna do once you add a little motion to it. Some masks slip down, scrunch up on the face, or cling to the nose. Some Katrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-13786276961812246722020-10-26T14:45:00.001-04:002020-10-27T10:48:05.194-04:00Five-Cent Refund Who wouldn't want an unexpected check in the mail? But a check for 5 cent is ridiculous! A stamp cost 55 cents. This check wasn'tworth the postage. The business that I overpaid called it a refund.It would've made more sense to credit my account for a nickel. Five-Cent RefundI received a check in the mailAnd it was aKatrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-78907791406335753982020-08-07T16:34:00.000-04:002020-08-07T16:34:37.694-04:00Which Ground Pepper Should You Use? Most people know that ground black pepper is hot, but not toohot. If you use a little it taste good, but if you use a lot it mightbe too spicy. But have you ever tried ground white pepper, orground cayenne pepper?White pepper tastes similar to black pepper, but you can use less, because it's usually ground smaller, so it's a bit hotter.And if you want your pepper to be nearly invisible in Katrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-69213557148266711192020-06-29T11:00:00.000-04:002020-06-29T16:06:05.431-04:00Lane Bryant is Saving Lives
I saw Lane Bryant's sign on the door and my first thought was, Lane Bryant
is saving lives. When you go into a business you want to feel safe, but
shouldn't the people working there feel safe too? It's not right that people
without masks are allowed to go into businesses, and spread deadly germs.
I don't understand how a business can expect their employees to willingly
putKatrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-83660622055651993682020-01-15T14:00:00.000-05:002020-01-15T14:00:07.677-05:00Poisonous Products
I know I write about chemicals a lot, but I find it appalling that so many
items we use are potentially harmful to our health. I'm constantly seeing
more products with the California Proposition 65 warning label on them.
WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive
harm.
I tryKatrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-10414750008372435682019-10-15T13:12:00.000-04:002019-10-15T13:12:13.814-04:00What Is Potassium Chloride?
I bought a "healthy" frozen meal and everything in it seemed natural until
I read the ingredient potassium chloride.
According to WebMD, potassium chloride is a medication and it's a min-
eral supplement used to treat or prevent low amounts of potassium in the
blood.
On npr.org in the article Lethal Injection Drugs' Efficacy And Availability
For Federal Executions, it isKatrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013477302394489028.post-31657592118734019082019-08-20T12:55:00.000-04:002019-08-20T12:55:15.625-04:00Is Our Food Poisoning Us?
I love to read. Some of my favorite things to read are packages, boxes,
cans, and bottles. I don't just read the front where all the big words are.
I enjoy reading the fine print where all the real information is.
I've heard that food in cans is just as healthy as fresh food, but that's a
lie. I bought a can of pork and beans, and a can of diced tomatoes that
both Katrina Curetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08361357815883024886noreply@blogger.com0