Hormel’s latest convenience food advertises that it’s healthy and ready in 90 seconds. Hormel Compleats are desk or pantry to microwave meals that come in 25 varieties including chicken and dumplings, sesame chicken, homestyle beef with potatoes and gravy, and tuna casserole. The choices tend to be comfort-style foods.

These meals are portioned for one (not-so-hungry) person. They say they are “created for a healthy lifestyle” and frankly, some are much more healthy than others. Calories range from 210 to 360 per package. Complete nutritional information is available on the Hormel Web site.
I tried the Sesame Chicken and …read more

Everything you need for a delicious deli sandwich all in one package? A tasty sandwich that is ready to eat in 60 seconds? That’s what Oscar Meyer’s new Deli Creations offer. I was skeptical that a ready-to-eat product could compare to a deli sub and that the bread would avoid getting soggy and stale in the microwave. I shouldn’t have worried.

Deli Creations packages include everything you need–the meat, cheese, roll, and condiments–for a delicious sandwich. You just assemble them and place them on the reflective tray and microwave for 60 seconds. These sandwiches come in five varieties: …read more

After two weeks of using the AcneFree anti-acne cleansing system, which claims visible results in just two weeks, I am delighted to report the following positive outcomes:

Dramatically fewer blackheads everywhere, and particularly on my nose and chin.
NO cystic pimples. I had a couple last week during the worse-before-it-gets-better period, but they have surfaced and vanished.
No new outbreaks or nasty whiteheads.
More even coloration everywhere.
Very smooth skin.
No areas of flakiness, which I used to have a lot of where my skin was bumped up from the cystic pimples.

People have actually commented on how clear my skin looks. It’s not 100% there yet, …read more

After reading and thinking about Cory’s post yesterday, I finally broke down and bought the acne treatment package I’ve been eyeing at Costco for the last month and a half: AcneFree, from University Medicine.
It’s one of those “compare to Proactiv!” deals.

3-step formula
Cleanser, toner, repair lotion
Time-release, 24-hour acne fighting protection
Use twice a day

But this stuff, at Costco, is only $30 for a 3-month supply. So I figured, hey, why not?
I’m not going to post a before picture because you’re really not going to be able to see anything — most of my blemishes, except for the really sexy ones, are the …read more