Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Cheese and Sausage, on the Cheap

I got a notice the other day that Hickory Farms has up to 75% off on almost everything on their website. While some of their food is pretty processed, blocks of cheddar and summer sausage are about the same wherever you buy them, and I have to admit that these are some of our favorite high-protein (and fat, and salt) snack options. Also on sale: nuts and dried fruit. For someone whose appetite is steadily increasing to require a snack or two every day, and who is trying to fit in more protein and fruit, it's a match made in heaven! Here's what we ordered:

12 gourmet pears
4 blocks of different kinds of cheese
2 lbs dried fruits + pistachios
Hot mustard
Snack crackers
Cheese ball
2 beef summer sausages

I think we got the Friends and Family Gift Box, which is normally $50 but reduced to $12. For the whole thing, we paid just over $30, including shipping. You can't get that at the grocery store (at least not around here!) and this will stock us with snacks for quite awhile. You can also dig around and find coupon codes for further discounts. While I was bummed to see that most of their nut collections were sold out, it's definitely worth checking out!

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