Quick Review: Earth Balance Buttery Spread

In my never ending quest to reduce my intake of unintentional antibiotics, I went ahead and bought the organic version. I used to use Smart Balance, which is made by the same company. The reason for my change in spreads is due to an intensive study of my previous spread's label. While Earth Balance is higher in sodium and fat than it's cousin, it doesn't contain the preservative TBHQ. 

Most of the time I just use butter, but it's hard to apply stick butter on toast in the morning, especially when you are in a hurry. I have to admit, Earth Balance isn't quite as tasty as Smart Balance, but I feel better about putting it in my body.

Quick Review: Panera Bread BBQ Chicken Salad

A good sized salad with antibiotic free chicken strips, corn, tortilla strips, BBQ ranch dressing, romaine lettuce. BBQ sauce drizzled on top. Yum! Served with fresh bread. Costs about eight and a half dollars, but much better value for your dollar than Subway, considering the quality of the ingredients. And Panera's bread isn't laced with chemicals and high fructose corn syrup like Subway's bread.