Food Budget
Project: Food Budget Week 20
Tip of the Week: Buy what you need. Sometimes I have hard time defining my family needs versus wants as it relates to food. Over the last 20 weeks I have been… Read more »
Project: Food Budget Week 19
Tip of the Week: Don’t shop at Costco. I don’t mean never, but occasionally. I haven’t gone all month and it shows. I have compiled a list of things that… Read more »
Project: Food Budget Weeks 17 and 18
Tip of the Week: Buy in bulk? I am not convinced that buying bulk is always cheaper. Be very careful, not everything at the Bulk Barn or even Costco is cheaper… Read more »
Project: Food Budget Week 16
Tip of the Week: Batch cook. Plan a few meals and pick a day to cook, lots. This week I prepared 10 lunches, 5 for me and 5 for my husband. I… Read more »
Project: Food Budget Week 15
Tip of the Week: Set a holiday food budget. I am tracking our food spending but I have separated everyday food from holiday food. I am curious to see how much… Read more »
Project: Food Budget Week 14
Tip of the Week: Display your menu plan in the kitchen. After I menu plan, usually online, I still scribble the menu plan down on a piece of paper and… Read more »
Project:Food Budget Week 13
Tip of the Week: Buy dried beans. Dried beans are cheaper than canned beans, not to mention lower in sodium and in some cases lower in- or free of- high… Read more »
Project: Food Budget Week 12
Tip of the Week: Shop alone! I usually have a little one (sometimes two) in tow when I shop for groceries. Which translates into ‘distracted shopping’, and much like ‘distracted… Read more »
Project: Food Budget Week 11
Tip of the Week: Track and budget. Tracking your spending will allow you to identify foods (low nutritional value/high cost) to cut out of your diet and highlight food groups… Read more »
Project: Food Budget Week 10
Tip of the Week: Cut your produce prices even further by growing your own fruits, vegetables and herbs. Start a plot in your backyard or a container garden on your patio, and enjoy… Read more »
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