How to Feed Your Family on a Budget Money was pretty tight in my house growing up, especially in early childhood. While we never went hungry, there were times when government support was needed and times when my parents had to depend on credit cards to get us through. It must have been incredibly stressful and yet, while my brother and I were sometimes aware that the coffers were low, we never experienced food insecurity…
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Easy Meal Planning for Busy Moms and Dads In my house and in the households of many of my friends, the pace of life just never seems to slow down. There are work obligations, school activities and projects, extracurricular activities to get the kids to, community events and activities to participate in, friends to catch up with after way too long, errands to run, house projects to get done, the list goes on and on….
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As a general rule, I spend on the lower end of what is normal for a family of four when it comes to food (although this is rapidly changing as my boys get older!), but recently, I have been trying to cut costs down even more since my husband is currently furloughed from his job during this government shut down. Since I know many people are in a similar situation and/or are trying to get…
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The other night I had a plan for dinner. It was a good plan and I knew all the guys in my house would be excited about it since it involved red meat, which we don’t eat very often. And then I unwrapped the meat. I had bought just it a few days before and it was still within its “sell by” date, but it was bad. Really bad. The color was off, the smell…
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So far in our back to school series of blog posts, we have talked about how to make breakfasts a breeze and how to get your kids to pack their own lunches. This week we tackle dinner. As a meal planning service that is committed to helping you get dinner on the table every night, we are all about planning ahead, but even we know that there are times when cooking just isn’t going to…
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