tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984095955429082272.post1056692950313181798..comments2024-03-08T01:12:17.351-07:00Comments on Mommy For Reals: Eating healthy doesn't have to be expensiveDanny Heyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14524510316569641921noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984095955429082272.post-91714345439517043222013-03-01T20:55:59.207-07:002013-03-01T20:55:59.207-07:00I finally started meal planning, mostly to save my...I finally started meal planning, mostly to save myself a ton of trips to the grocery store, since I cannot get everything I need/want at a single store! But, I try to shop the perimeter of the store and skip all those boxed and bagged items. And, like you, I try to eat mostly whole foods for health reasons. Do you read 100daysofrealfood.com?Jennie {Clover and Violet}https://www.blogger.com/profile/00729556434427823655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984095955429082272.post-16244049035844105982013-02-28T12:18:03.168-07:002013-02-28T12:18:03.168-07:00Oh I've meal planned since I was a very broke ...Oh I've meal planned since I was a very broke student! I've had people tell me I'm totally anally retentive planning my meals for a month at a time, but my total food/drink/household items (loo roll, shampoo, washing stuff) bill for the month comes to about £180, and I don't stint myself on more exotic ingredients in there. As a student my friends used to joke I was the best fed student ever because I'd be eating parma ham and other 'posh stuff', but the reality was, I wasn't buying jars and packets of process crap, which really aren't cheap! Plus, I buy very little meat, not for any ethical reasons other than that I'm not really fond of the taste of most of it...<br /><br />I'm really enjoying eating my way through Pinterest right now, although I wish I had fabulous veggie boxes available to me. It's not that they don't have veggie boxes, it's just that through the winter we grow very little other than root vegetables which makes the boxes rather boring, and most of them are not really south beach diet friendly as they tend to be loaded with potatoes! Katy Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374079358515448439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984095955429082272.post-71369151022701711682013-02-28T11:30:30.135-07:002013-02-28T11:30:30.135-07:00I have always been fascinated by how famlies provi...I have always been fascinated by how famlies provide for their meals. I just went to the site and the coop pick-up is not too far my home so I'm going to give it a shot. Thanks for the suggestion.<br />I just finished reading Mix and Match Mama's blog entry on her grocery shopping list. I think she got some grief over it and the amount of money she spends per week but I don't think she sets herself out to be a frugal cook, she is just providing recipes.<br />So thank you for providing another view. <br />We did the Saddleback Church's financial study but I keep hearing about Dave Ramsey's. Good luck!Lisa Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12502089801927429325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984095955429082272.post-38165242186849241312013-02-28T08:51:17.220-07:002013-02-28T08:51:17.220-07:00Good for you for investing in your family's he...Good for you for investing in your family's health and importantly C-M's!Annabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806122680540977875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984095955429082272.post-55922442385096148952013-02-27T20:53:57.371-07:002013-02-27T20:53:57.371-07:00so funny, since we are eating Paleo now, we are to...so funny, since we are eating Paleo now, we are total meat eaters. But we are buying pastured and or organic, so hopefully we are not eating antibiotics and all that bad stuff. Add that to the healthy fruits and vegetables and good oils and we are eating well. Good for you for sticking to your budget and Dave Ramsey's budgeting techniques. So smart!www.randomthoughtsdoordi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710810905602057566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984095955429082272.post-36318936164226130582013-02-27T19:06:08.986-07:002013-02-27T19:06:08.986-07:00Thank you soooo much! After I leave here I'm ...Thank you soooo much! After I leave here I'm going to find you on Pinterest :) My family is a little larger, but I'd love to be able to save some money on truly good food. I can't wait for your next post. :)momof3girlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13489470757103966503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984095955429082272.post-68952647572728960092013-02-27T15:59:58.303-07:002013-02-27T15:59:58.303-07:00You are at it again with your strange names for th...You are at it again with your strange names for things, but it all makes total sense, thank you xMrs Flying Blind...https://www.blogger.com/profile/15064004823351464643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984095955429082272.post-30662820597087443792013-02-27T12:49:12.313-07:002013-02-27T12:49:12.313-07:00sorry - that comment became a little longer than p...sorry - that comment became a little longer than planned ... Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456092236170418634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984095955429082272.post-24835576740484776882013-02-27T12:48:42.714-07:002013-02-27T12:48:42.714-07:00Ohh my I'm sorry, but I just had to smile when...Ohh my I'm sorry, but I just had to smile when I saw your fridge - It just looks so absolutely American. You know filled with the stuff we think our teachers made up and well hollywood is really always exaggerating. But apparently you really do have those huge milk bottles - not to mention that the fridge itself is huge. Sorry I'm just amazed ... you see I buy my milk in liter bottles and they fit in the fridge door. (Yes of course I do probably have a completely unrealistic picture of the US - blame it on the movies and the books they use to teach English).<br />I was drilled in the basics of food making: always make it "red, white and green", always have a sald and always the three basics, proteins, carbonhydrates and rest (whtever you call that part that you eat but that doesn't actually have much value in ways of caloreis like salad)<br />Aye and I thought white bread was something really special, like cake until I was old enough to be send to the barkey.<br />It's a bit scary that you actually have to teach people to buy locally and seasonally, and fresh and not processed. And think about it, but then I guess you have to blme those that didn't teach them in the first place... <br />Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456092236170418634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984095955429082272.post-44147846830610124932013-02-27T11:59:58.273-07:002013-02-27T11:59:58.273-07:00Love this post! Thank you for sharing! We try to...Love this post! Thank you for sharing! We try to do mostly meatless at home and shoot for a budget of about $75 or less for the week as well. I'd love to hear more posts :)Kelseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10611852534851391993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984095955429082272.post-83328744720204878552013-02-27T11:11:49.082-07:002013-02-27T11:11:49.082-07:00Love your post! I meal plan most of the time too,...Love your post! I meal plan most of the time too, saves a lot of time, money and we eat much healthier! I would love to see more posts. I have tons of recipes, but I always think picking them for the week ahead is the toughest part. Pinterest definitely helps!Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02938567764002827868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984095955429082272.post-20331713080991248422013-02-27T11:01:27.709-07:002013-02-27T11:01:27.709-07:00Hey Danni we just started reading China Study... S...Hey Danni we just started reading China Study... So far very interesting... Have you read?Shawn Stephenson Schumacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286568758629326440noreply@blogger.com