11/20/18 Newsletter: Trader Joe’s New Holiday Products

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Spotlight

You can’t miss Trader Joe’s newest holiday products this year. You’ve got your pick of the best flavors of the season. Between the mini peppermint meringues, cranberry-spiced apple kombucha and gingerbread granola (imagine that for breakfast!), you’ll be feeling festive in no time. Psst… check out the rest of our favorites! [Swirled]

Life Hack Of The Day: Biscuit Edition

Grate frozen butter straight into pie or biscuit dough. That way, the butter stays cold, which keeps everything tender and flaky.

Health

You might be surprised to find how much sodium and sugar are in your favorite Thanksgiving dish. While that heaping plate of mashed potatoes and gravy is the ultimate comfort, it packs in over 1,800 milligrams of sodium, and a serving of sweet potato casserole could host up to 48 grams of sugar. Our advice? Enjoy your day in moderation! [Swirled]

Did You Know? In order to gain just one pound of fat from a single day of overeating, most people would have to eat 3,500 calories more than what they already typically consume in a day. That’s a boatload of food that most of us couldn’t eat in one day of feasting, even on Thanksgiving. Basically, you’re good! [Swirled]

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Career + Finance

Cut the cost of your Thanksgiving day feast before carving that turkey. Start by buying what you can early, buying in bulk and returning unused items as it gets closer to the big day. It’s also helpful to download money-saving apps, use real dishes, ask others to pitch in and more. [Swirled]

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Food + Drink

Recipe Of The Day: You’ll want to put pumpkin seed oil pesto on everything this fall. All you need are pumpkin seeds, pumpkin seed oil, basil leaves, fresh Parmesan cheese and some optional salt and cracked pepper to give the classic a fall makeover. [Swirled]

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Travel

Art fans, don’t miss Glasgow on a trip to Scotland. From industrial galleries to high-class museums to underground experimental clubs to creative farm-to-table eateries, the city is bursting with art of all forms. [Swirled]

Deal Of The Day: You can fly roundtrip to New Zealand for as low as $619 right now. Prices on flights leaving U.S. cities like Chicago, Houston, NYC, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. toward Auckland are under $700 if you plan to fly between this month and June 2019. [Swirled]

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