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@foodiebee: It depends on your kid. It worked well for my first kid, but my second (the beast) broke it. He also tipped back in boosters and broke 2 Pottery Barn dining room chairs. Could just be my kid🤷‍♀️.

Mine is so silly, but I will never go back to cheap butter. I am a Tillamook girl for my regular purchase, but I often splurge on kerrygold pure irish butter and it is worth every cent.

@foodiebee We love our Tripp Trapp. My very tall 4-year-old is still using it, and I’m debating whether to buy a second for our younger son (4 months) or transition the older son to a regular chair...but the TT fits him better and is easier to clean.

In short, it’s totally worth it, in my opinion!

Ohhh I second the Bounty Select A Size. I only buy Bounty even though it’s expensive.

@Hypatia: @Sams Mom: @Mrs. Cereal: Even for baking?

@crazydoglady: I still bake with the regular "cheap" butter if it's not something that needs really good butter. I also use it on popcorn. Otherwise, my very big foodie friend got me on to Plugra butter and I haven't looked back. It's not as easy to find so I'll stock up when I see it or I'll go something European.

@crazydoglady: Yeah, it’s the only butter we use. As far as taste is concerned, I don’t think you can really tell when it’s just one ingredient of many (vs instantly tasting the difference on toast). But lately, I’ve been tying to think of food as a preventative medicine of sorts, and using real butter from grass fed cows is part of that. I resisted that for a long time because I’m so frugal and I’m skeptical of a lot of organic food claims, but I have come to believe that unprocessed food is truly more healthy. Also, my DH and I eat keto, so we need the higher fat content of real butter. Our kids eat low-ish carb too... Probably less than 100g a day—most of their carbs come from fruit, yogurt, milk, and some bread here and there. I still buy my fancy butter at Walmart, though. It’s hard to afford to eat well.

Orange Theory membership
Weekly organic produce delivery
Expensive coffee beans subscription
Good running shoes
Primarily Pure Deodorant
I've been less enamored with brand clothing lately. My favorite jeans are from amazon.

@LCTBQE: also I love the dyson stick because it makes things so easy. Yeah, that probably means I’m lazy but I can grab it in 2 seconds (our charger is around the corner from our kitchen in the mud room), clean up under the table with one hand while holding toddler, and put it back. I think it makes less difference for a bigger cleaning session but for quick ones it’s so nice.