sweet tea and Kroger peanut butter

For as long as I can remember, my beverage of choice has been tea. Not just any tea, mind you, but SWEET tea. And, not just any brand either….it has to be LIPTON. Now I know that sweet tea is probably not the healthiest drink in the world, in fact it probably has something to do with the weight struggles I am presently having. But try as I may…I haven’t been able to quit sweet tea. My dad used to be the same way, but he actually managed to give it up a few years back. To my knowledge, he hasn’t had a drop since. In fact, he’s a lot like an alcoholic now in the fact that he’s afraid to have even a sip of sweet tea for fear he will “fall off the wagon”. While I applaud his strength and determination, I am neither that strong nor that determined. I’m not sure I could give up my sweet tea altogether and never have another drop. I have managed to go for a few weeks at a time without indulging in the sweet nectar, but I always come back. It’s a part of who I am, that’s just how it is….it’s in my very nature. I can remember seeing pictures of myself as a toddler drinking tea out of a baby bottle. In today's world, some might think that’s wrong or even a little sad, but not me…I’m thankful. If I had never been introduced to sweet tea, I can’t imagine what I would reach for when I walk into the kitchen first thing in the morning. Certainly not coffee...love the smell of that stuff, but to me the taste is absolutely putrid! (No offense to any coffee drinkers who may be reading this blog entry). When I walk into the kitchen first thing in the morning, it’s to grab my glass of sweet tea (already poured the night before) from the fridge and start the day off on a happy note. There is absolutely nothing in the world (except MAYBE ice cold water) that can quench the thirst like a big old glass of sweet tea!
If sweet tea is my drink of choice, my go-to food is………wait for it.....peanut butter! Yep, you read that right…peanut butter. I love a LOT of foods: chicken, cheese, rice, beef, pasta, turkey, bread, chocolate (I think we’re all starting to understand the aforementioned weight struggle, huh?). But, at the end of a long, stressful day nothing makes me happier than to sit down with a big spoon and a big jar of peanut butter……absolutely wonderful! And, just as I am a stickler for Lipton tea…there is only one brand of peanut butter for me. It isn’t JIF, Peter Pan, or even Skippy, it’s Kroger Brand! I don’t know if you have ever tried it, but let me tell you that there is something special about Kroger peanut butter. It is without a doubt the best peanut butter I have ever eaten! I have tried a lot of other brands but nothing comes close to it. In fact, to prove my point, I will tell you that a few months ago I stopped grocery shopping at Kroger (for reasons that are my own). I started buying my groceries like most people do, at Wal-Mart. However, when peanut butter is on my shopping list, I have to make a stop at Kroger on the way home from Wal-Mart. Sound crazy? I assure you it’s not. It’s that good! And I should know…because I may not know about a lot of things, but two things on which I am an expert are sweet tea and Kroger peanut butter!

(NOTE: I am NOT being compensated by Kroger or the Lipton Company for the endorsements I have made in this blog entry. However, if a representative from either company reads this and wants to send a few dollars my way, I assure you I will not be offended in the least!) :-P