My healthy budget goal is to eat unprocessed, seasonal, home-cooked meals while sticking to a $400 monthly budget for all food including groceries, dining out, entertaining, vitamins/supplements, and spices/herbs. There’s two of us eating 3 (mostly) meals per day. Breakfasts are usually light, and we try to eat left-overs for lunch. My husband occasionally eats [...]
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Satsuma Mandarins One Day Sale at Whole Foods
Friday, December 2, Whole Foods Grocery is having a one day sale for 5 lbs Satsuma Mandarin @ $4.99 – that’s $1 per pound. I’ve never heard of Satsuma, but I really love citrus and oranges in particular. I’m thrilled that the California citrus season is finally upon us! According to Whole Foods: Satsumas’ annual [...]
Healthy Budget – November 2011
So, my first official month on my new “$400 healthy budget” After spending $12 on pizza tonight, I only have about $30 left for the month. Other than brown rice and some fresh produce, I should be fine until next Thursday, the 1st. We have enough of everything else to last until then. In the [...]
Cheap Food (Turkey) Is NOT the Answer!
The holiday season is upon us, and everyone is scrambling to find the best deal on cheap turkeys, stuffing, potatoes and gravy for their holiday meal(s). Grocery stores are promoting their sales, and home cooks are rejoicing! But in what kind of world does it make sense that a turkey can be raised and sold [...]
Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half (America’s Cheapest Family) Book Review
I borrowed the book “Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half with America’s Cheapest Family” from the library, and wow, what a learning experience! The book has been a tremendous help with getting me back on track with a budget & saving money! A few months ago, I set up a preliminary spreadsheet budget, but now [...]
Farmer Dave’s CSA 2011 Review – Season 2
Last year, I wrote a detailed review of my first CSA season with Farmer Dave’s in Dracut MA. We just finished this season’s CSA and the veggies were just as plentiful and delicious! If you are new to CSA’s, please read last season’s review as it includes a lot more detail about CSA’s and their [...]
Sage Spoonfuls By Liza Huber – Book Review
I became interested in the book, Sage Spoonfuls – Simple Recipes, Healthy Meals, Happy Babies when I saw the author, Liza Huber, and her mother Susan Lucci (All My Children’s Erica Kane) on a morning talk show. Liza was promoting her book, and she spoke about how important she thought it was to make your [...]
TV Chefs Waste So Much Food!
Begin Rant! I don’t know if I’m alone in this, but it drives me crazy when chefs/cooks on TV transfer a mixture out of a bowl into a pot, (or vice verse) and they leave behind a whole lotta food in the bowl. Yes, I realize that due to time constraints, they can’t take the [...]
So Proud Budget!
I am so proud of myself today. I went to Whole Foods, with a $50 bill and I was determined to stick to my budget! And I did it! $46.63! Whoo hoooo! Thank God I have the Grocery IQ iPhone app that helps me with my shopping list. I can add prices (either by quantity [...]
October Unprocessed 2011 – Day #15 & 135.6 lbs
Yay! I’m half way through my October Unprocessed 2011 challenge! There have been a couple of flubs along the way, but I’m not worrying too much. Life is too short to beat yourself up with too much nitpicking. In general, I think I am doing a great job with the challenge. And a bonus! I [...]
