Free food on election day roundup

Tuesday promises to be fruitful no matter your political persuasion. Here's a little roundup of the free swag you'll get just for voting:

Starbucks! Free tall coffee just for sayin' "I voted."

Ben & Jerry's! Free scoop of ice cream from 5-8 p.m.

Krispy Kreme! Free star-shaped doughnut with red, white and blue sprinkles to each customer wearing an "I Voted" sticker.

Here's how you've gotta work it. Starbucks first, because you only need to say you voted. Then Ben & Jerry's because everyone's getting free ice cream. Then save Krispy Kreme for last because they may nab your "I Voted" sticker, thereby removing any physical vestiges of your voting (just in case any other freebies, like booze, pop up).

There are other deals in some parts of the country but these deals are nationwide. Know of any others?

Free tacos, laid-off buddies! But is it worth the calories?

Jason Bartlett of the Tampa Bay Rays may have not been on the winning team in the first game of the World Series but he did win America a free taco by stealing a base in the Rays 3-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday night.

What we want to know is will we strike out on our diets if we eat it?

Turns out the free crunchy beef taco will only set you back 170 calories. There are 10 grams of fat and 3.5 grams of that are saturated fat. But there's no trans fat and you do get 3 grams of fiber and a somewhat respectable 350 milligrams of sodium.

You can snap up your free taco between 2 and 6 p.m. your time Tuesday, Oct. 28 at any particpating Taco Bell.

Talk about breakfast, win prizes!

Over on my other blog, Shrinking Sisters, we're running a contest. Let us know your favorite quick and healthy breakfast ideas and if we like it we'll send you a $5 Starbucks gift card.

Click HERE for more info.

Craig Ferguson offers a fun, free activity -- voting!

My friend Tracy posted this on her blog Middle-Age Sexy and I thought I'd post it on mine.

Does it take a Scotsman to explain how important it is for every American to get out and vote?

Yes it does.