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Lemon Zucchini Bread

Quite a while ago, I Pinned this recipe from Nancy Creative but never got around to trying it.  Then THRIVE Classic Lemonade came back for the Summer!  After reading other consultants talk about using the Lemonade powder in recipes, and having an abundance of zucchini from my garden, I decided now was the time to give it a try and to Thrive-a-lize it!

Results?  Delicious!  I took it to a family gathering to celebrate my brother's 40th birthday and my nephew's 12th birthday.  The family verdict?  Delicious!   We also had Thrive Classic Lemonade.  There were instant raves including the comment "This is a mix?  It tastes like freshly squeezed lemonade!  I think I need this!"

What did I change?  I replaced the lemon juice and lemon zest with THRIVE Classic Lemonade, used THRIVE Whole Egg Powder instead of eggs, and THRIVE Instant Milk (reconstituted).  I also replaced half the oil with applesauce to make it a bit healthier.

It was so good I made another loaf yesterday, experimenting with flours and using THRIVE Instant Milk in powder (adding the powder to the flour and adding water to the liquid mix).  Although still good, this second loaf wasn't near as amazing as the first.  I love the idea of using the milk powder so I'll have to give it another try without the whole wheat flour mix I used.

Ready to try it yourself?

Lemon Zucchini Bread

2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 T Thrive Whole Egg Powder
1/2 cup canola oil, or a blend of applesauce and oil to total 1/2 cup
2/3 cup sugar

1/2 cup Thrive Instant Milk, reconstituted
1 1/2 teaspoon Thrive Classic Lemonade powder

1 cup grated zucchini
4 T Water

Prep work:  Preheat oven to 350 degrees; grease 9x5 loaf pan (I sprayed it with Olive Oil)

In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and egg powder.

In a second bowl, combine oil and sugar.  Add milk, water, and lemonade powder; mix well.  Gently stir in zucchini.
Add wet mixture to flour mix and combine well.

Pour into loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Got Milk?

Saturday night, I had to make a late night run to the store to pick up some milk for breakfast.  I went into mini-shock when I saw the price above $4 for one gallon of the local name-brand milk and right at $4 for the store brand.  I normally buy milk at Sam's Club where it has been running about $3.25 for a gallon of 1%.  I know milk prices are rising and will continue to rise.  I've been thinking I need to switch my family over to THRIVE Instant Milk as our primary milk source and the increased milk prices are going to encourage my efforts to do that.  And of course, I could have pulled out our Instant Milk on Saturday but I was heading to the store for some other items already, and it's a habit to buy it at the store (keeping it real here).

So let's crunch some numbers...
Here's the numbers for Instant Milk from June 2012.  Note the first price is the retail price and the second price is the price when you order through me.  Guess what they are today (April 2013)....They are exactly the same EXCEPT for the Bucket, which is $85.29 now instead of $85.99!

(In our price lists, #10 Cans are listed at the top for each product.  Going across, you'll see the item #, the Retail Price, the Home Party/Q Club Price, # Servings, Unopened Shelf Life and finally Opened Shelf Life.  Note how the Pouch has a shorter Unopened Shelf Life than the other sizes.)

For the Instant Milk, a #10 can has 53 servings at $19.59, so $0.369 per serving.  A serving is 1 cup of prepared milk.  Now let's compare:

#10 can= 36.9¢ per serving

Pantry = 52.6¢ per serving

Pouch = 81¢ per serving

Bucket = 19.7¢ per serving

Case = 35.1¢ per serving

Pantry 10-Pack = 51.1¢ per serving

And for those who are wondering, if you estimate fresh milk at $3.50 for 1 gallon = 21.9¢ per serving.  Which means buying Instant Milk in the bucket is the less expensive option when comparing fresh and instant.  All of the Instant Milk prices per serving are based on using 3 cups of Instant Milk to prepare 1 gallon of milk.  Some consultants only use 2 cups because of the rich flavor when using 3 cups.  This would make the Instant Milk a definite money saver!

But what good is saving money when no one will drink it?  Check out this video illustrating the great taste of THRIVE Instant Milk!  I have some lactose intolerance so I don't drink regular milk.  When I first started with Thrive Life, I tried some thinking "it's powdered milk, not real milk".  My testimony is this is REAL milk.  It tasted like fresh milk and my body reacted to it just like fresh milk.

What size should I buy?

Those of us who have been working on building up food storage for a long time often don't think about the terms that we use and forget that others may not realize what a #10 can is.  I usually describe it as "those large cans of vegetables or tomato sauce you would buy at Sam's?" or food service sized cans, like in a cafeteria at school.  But it also has been described as "gallon sized" can.  Basically, it's a large can of whatever food you are buying.

But what if I don't want that much?
Shelf Reliance actually offers most THRIVE Foods in 3 to 4 sized containers.  The smallest is the pouch size.

Pouch sized items have a seal across the top, plus have a reusable seal about a inch lower.  Most THRIVE foods in the pouch have a 5 year Unopened Shelf Life and the same Opened Shelf Life as the other sizes.

The pantry can is the next size up from the Pouch.  It is the same design as a #10 can but is smaller.  It's designed to fit in your pantry or cupboard easily.  It has the same Unopened and Opened Shelf Life as the #10 cans.

Next up is the popular #10 can.  Many THRIVE Foods have a 25 year Unopened Shelf Life and a 1-2 year Opened Shelf Life.  To find out the Shelf Life of a product, you can look at it's product page on imthriving.shelfreliance.com.  The information is also available on our Home Party Price List.  Both locations also show you the number of servings per container.

And the largest container is the Bucket.  Your THRIVE Foods are sealed in a large mylar bag with oxygen absorbers inside.  Then it is sealed in a bucket with a GAMMA lid on top for easy access.  The GAMMA lids make daily use easy.  In general the bucket holds the equivalent of 7-8 #10 cans.  Not all products are available in buckets, but most grains, beans, milk and TVP products are available in the bucket size.

I also want to mention that if you prefer the #10 cans but want to order in larger quantities, you can order by the case.  A case holds 6 #10 cans of the same product and saves you 5% off the price of ordering 6 individual cans.  You can also buy a Pantry 10-Pack, which is 10 Pantry cans of the same product.

Now let's look at the numbers for the Instant Milk.

In our price lists, #10 Cans are listed at the top for each product.  Going across, you'll see the item #, the Retail Price, the Home Party/Q Club Price, # Servings, Unopened Shelf Life and finally Opened Shelf Life.  Note how the Pouch has a shorter Unopened Shelf Life than the other sizes.

For the Instant Milk, a #10 can has 53 servings at $19.59, so $0.369 per serving.  A serving is 1 cup of prepared milk.  Now let's compare:

#10 can= 36.9¢ per serving

Pantry = 52.6¢ per serving

Pouch = 81¢ per serving

Bucket = 19.7¢ per serving

Case = 35.1¢ per serving

Pantry 10-Pack = 51.1¢ per serving

**And for those who are wondering, if you estimate fresh milk at $3.50 for 1  gallon = 21.9¢ per serving. 

In general, you can safely say that the larger containers will give you a better per serving price.  So why would you decide to buy a smaller container instead of a larger one, for a less expensive per serving price?  There are several reasons that I can come up with -

• Opened Shelf Life.  The Instant Milk has a great Opened Shelf Life of 2 years; but the Whole Egg Powder has a 1 year Opened Shelf Life.  Unless we were strictly living off our food storage, my family of four is not likely to use up a #10 can of Whole Egg Powder (equivalent of 216 eggs) before the Opened Shelf Life expired.  Remember the most expensive food is the food you throw away!
• Distance Traveling.  A close friend had a job that required him to travel extensively.  Instead of eating out every meal, he would prepare meals in his hotel room.  How wonderful it would have been for him to have Shelf Reliance (it was before I was introduced to THRIVE) to prepare delicious, easy meals!  My Mom is an avid camper (she has retired to an RV rather than backpacking) but her storage space is limited.  In both of these cases, having a pantry can or a pouch would be perfect.  And you could refill them from your #10 can or bucket.
• Trying something new.  Want to try something new without investing in a larger quantity?  The pouch or pantry can gives you more than just a sample to truly know if it's something your family will eat.
• Sampling.  As a consultant, I love the pantry cans for presenting at Home Parties and at Expos.  They are small enough to take with me but contain plenty for the recipes I make and for sampling.  Again, I can restock from my #10 cans.
• Not a favorite food.  Our family does not love celery.  If I buy it for a recipe, I end up throwing most of it away.  So instead of a #10 can, I bought a pantry can of FD Celery to use in recipes.
• Snacks on the go.  I take Strawberry Yogurt Bites with us constantly.  They are our Go To snack.  Being able to grab a pantry can of our favorite THRIVE foods (FD Sweet Corn, yogurt bites, FD Apple Slices) is much easier than transferring foods to a ziploc bag plus it protects the food much better from being stepped on if it gets loose in our vehicle.  (And as a consultant or hostess, this is great advertising as we sit and munch at soccer practice.)
• Cooking for 1 or 2.  Several of my customers are empty nesters.  Purchasing in a pantry can just makes sense for them.
• Gifts.  For teacher appreciation, I prepared a cute card and attached it to a pouch of FD Strawberries.  You could do this for all kinds of celebrations.
• Prizes.  Are you hosting a shower?  You could turn a pouch or a pantry can into a cute door prize.  As a consultant, they are also great as a Hostess Thank You or a door prize.

What size works for you will depend on your tastes, the number of people you're feeding, how often you'll be using the product, your storage space, and how you'll be using it (on the go versus always at home).   Shelf Reliance has the size for you!