Ok so I noticed only one other active group that focused on healthy eating on a budget and it seems more geared for students and is based in the UK, so I have decided (with a little prompting from a friend!) to start up a group. I see posts all the time about how to eat healthy and cheaply, asking if it is a myth that…
For myself, I have a few different stores in my city: Albertsons, United, Amigos, Fiesta Foods and of course Walmart. All these stores have ad flyers that go out every Tuesday for the Wednesday weekly sales. You don't need to actually get the flyers in your newspaper or mail, heck, I ONLY get United! BUT you can find the…
I thought it would be fun for us to list our shopping trips using our new-found budget shopping skills.
This post will be to list great links. Just post your link as a reply and I will edit it into this main post so we have a one message list. http://www.cheapcooking.com/costperserving.htm : This is a cost per serving calculator for meats. The whole site is full of great ideas, but this calculator is invaluable to really see…
Hello! I am new to the group and thought I would introduce myself. My name is ON_A_DIET. I taught myself how to cook. I am very frugal. I like to use coupons, grab clearance items and sale items as much as possible. I like to have a lunch cooler packed when out in the community instead of buying from a fast food place. I…
Hi! I was thinking it might be fun and bolster activity here if we did a weekly challenge..just for fun.:) I could make a sticky post for it and every week make a new post with the new topic, we could also discuss the next week's challenge as well. Or to start out we could do a monthly challenge to see how it goes. I was…
Hi Y'all Looks like this group has been pretty quiet. I am looking for ideas on dieting on a budget. I was doing MFP with Fitbit last fall with decent results, but then I suddenly found myself and my family on a very, very tight budget. Hamburger helper is certainly cheaper than healthy foods!! :-) Anyway, looking for…
Fact is, I haven't been keeping track. I'm going to start. I need to see where I am on this, and get organized about it. Matter of fact, I need to do that about what I'm eating, not just what I'm spending. I log my exercise but my food, not so much. It's totally possible I've been thinking, "I don't want to know." But I…
Make Kool-Aid as directed: 1 packet unsweetened Kool-Aid (or Wyler's, which is $.10/packet at the Dollar General as of this writing) 1 cup white sugar 8 cups water Add: 2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp Morton Lite Salt Fill drink bottles HALF full, add equal amount of water (to get half-strength of above mixture.) Per 8 oz.: 48 calories…
There are a lot of recipes that call for ground beef. Now, you can substitute ground turkey or chicken, but some of us (me included) like beef. Particularly for browned ground beef (which can be cooked ahead and frozen) there are some healthy alternatives that won't break the bank. Usually we are encouraged to buy as lean…
This is known by various names such as Freezer Cooking, Once A Month Cooking and Assembly Line Cooking. The basic principle of this is that you buy up everything you need for several days to a whole months worth of cooking and put it all together at once, thereby freeing you up for those days of simple meal prep. There are…
What can you do with a whole chicken? What CAN’T you do with it! Seriously though, I know that some people look at that whole naked bird and kind of just wonder what to do with it besides roasting it whole. Well, there is certainly nothing wrong with that and is actually a very tasty use, not to mention it general gives…
Taken from the Appliance Cooking Cookbook from the Company's Coming Series. Uses the food processor. 2 c All purpose Flour 1 tbsp Baking powder 2 tbsp cold hard margarine or butter 1/4 tsp salt 2/3 c Cold water Secure knife blade in food processor. Add four, baking powder, margarine and salt. Cover and Pulse about 6 times…
