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>>>>I did buy a small amount of food today. Costco now has the Sahale
>>>>snacks (nut/and/or seed and dried fruit mix) that I like. I am getting
>>>>tired of the peanut butter filled pretzels so I will eat that for a
>>>>snack when the pretzels are gone. Got some sliced apples, mainly for
>>>>Angela but I do eat them occasionally.
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>>>> We stopped at Target and had popcorn and diet drinks for a snack.
>>>> Angela also had a hot dog with no bun. There, I got some thinly sliced
>>>> turkey (several packs because we seem to go through a lot of it) and
>>>> Angela got some yogurt.
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>>>> Tomorrow I will buy some baby carrots and possibly a small amount of
>>>> fresh produce, depending on what they have at the store. We are doing
>>>> a good job of eating up the food that we already have.
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>>>> Angela is eating some gluten free macaroni and cheese and some baby
>>>> carrots. I made myself a turkey sandwich with lettuce, tomato and
>>>> onion. Sadly, I can not find any rice cheese to put on it. One store
>>>> is out and the other said their sales fell off so they can no longer
>>>> buy it for me.
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>>>> Was going to go to PCC Natural Market yesterday. They have one in
>>>> Edmonds. Although we were at my parent's house in Edmonds, the store is
>>>> at the far other end of the city and things did not work out the way I
>>>> planned. The only other thing (besides the cheese) I would have gotten
>>>> was the free serving of fruit or veg for Angela, so I couldn't warrant
>>>> using the gas to drive there. I am not hungry yet, so put the sandwich
>>>> in the fridge to eat in a little while. I will also have some baby
>>>> carrots with that.
>>>>
>>>> Oh yeah and Maui is having a pouch of Wellness brand salmon. Darned
>>>> cat! She would only eat this one brand of canned food that I had to
>>>> mail order and now she won't touch it. Will only eat the Wellness
>>>> pouches. Am looking for a place near here that is taking cat food
>>>> donations. Seems there are plenty at Christmas time but I can't find
>>>> any now.
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>>> Why not hold onto the cat food for awhile, unless it takes up so much
>>> space that you can't do that? Cats that turn their noses up at a
>>> favorite food will often go back to it after awhile.
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>> Space is an issue.
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>> I will try every once in a while to give her a can and see if she will
>> eat it. She is hyperthyroid and while on meds, not on quite enough. The
>> meds were starting to cause a kidney problem. So she needs to eat more
>> than usual to keep her weight up. I fear she has lost a little and the
>> vet didn't want her losing any more.
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> Innova EVO 95% is an excellent cat food (and so is Wellness). There are
> no grains in EVO, which cats should not have. Wellness also has
> grain-free canned food, and I use both of those brands. However, EVO has
> a softer texture and cats really seem to love it. It is rather pricey,
> but I mentioned it because of the need to keep weight on your cat.

Maui won't eat the EVO. I've tried. She won't eat the canned Wellness
either, although she used to. Of course once I stocked up on that she went
off of it.