I'm not better than Honey Boo Boo and her family, but judging is easy when you see a parent (or parents--Sugar Bear's the dad of Alana, and has taken the responsibility of fatherhood for the other girls, which makes him "a good catch" in my book) who doesn't seem worried about the health of her children.

I've lived on pasta and macaroni and cheese and stuff like that. We eat Dreamfield's pasta now, because my boyfriend has diabetes (and hopefully it will help prevent it in me, but I have a sugary diet and poor habits that will probably cancel out the pasta). BTW, in case anyone wonders, Dreamfield's pasta is really good, can't really tell the difference between that and regular.

LucyG, I like them, too, I have to admit. I'm grossed-out by some things they do, but I'm not gross-free myself. :P On one episode, HBB sneezes at the end of the show and snot comes out both sides of her nose. She immediately covers her face with her hands, and the cameraperson just kept on filming. I'm like, Can anyone get the girl a tissue???

I feel like you about the couponing. I watched Extreme Couponing for about 1 1/2 seasons, but I'm bored with it now. I can't settle for "whatever's cheap" or free; I have certain brands and products I like, and some products are simply crap if you get the cheap stuff. And I sure don't have the space to store all that stuff. It's nice when they get a big haul and donate it, but all the time it takes to gather the coupons, do the shopping, wait in line, get all rung up, loaded into the car and carried into the house (and then, put away), would make me insane! I am thankful I've never gone to a store and run into a super-couponer. They take HOURS sometimes! And the cash register always crashes!

Good luck, onionknight! I like Splenda, too, but they say bad stuff about that, too. FYI, some sugar-free candy is made with Splenda (I think Russell Stover's line of sugar-free chocolates is one brand), and it's really good.