February 2nd, 2011
These days I can’t help but be alarmed when I go through the grocery line and they ring up my purchases. It’s amazing how quickly a seemingly small amount of healthy, clean eating food items can end up being more expensive then I expect.
I’ve been a meal planner for quite some time and I often
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April 16th, 2009
It really is possible to save money and eat healthfully, but the truth is, you have to expend some effort to reap the rewards.
These days we’re all trying to pinch pennies in one way or another and when we make the time to plan ahead, it’s so much easier. One of the regular stops I
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April 16th, 2009
Warehouse stores like BJs and Costco are great when you have a place store all those papertowels and toilet paper or oversized packages of chicken. They tend to work well with families who have the space and the capacity to eat up all the food.
But what about if you’re single? Or you live in a
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April 14th, 2009
Time after time, my clients and people in my meal planning classes tell me that they shop without a list or clear vision for what they’ll feed their families. And I know you can imagine or probably know from experience that shopping without a list increases costs, and often results in poor food choices, not
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March 16th, 2009
Tuesday, March 17th, 8 pm ET, 5 pm PT
Do you have a budget for your monthly expenditure on groceries? And if so, do you actually track your spending?
It’s amazing how many people I meet who have no idea how much they actually spend on groceries each month. So many of us don’t really want to
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February 23rd, 2009
Creating healthy meals and saving money on food is a snap when you’re ready and willing to slow down and increase your awareness about your habits.
There’s nothing worse than reaching into the produce drawer to pull out some lettuce or a cucumber and discovering that not only has it spoiled but it’s liquefied. Has that
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December 3rd, 2008
Are you tuned into your food waste patterns? Do you see the ways that you waste money? Do you ever wonder if you’re compromising your health because you’re eating food that’s too old?
One of the biggest ways I waste money on food is opening items that I partially use, putting them away and then letting
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September 17th, 2008
Purchase with a purpose.
That was the phrase my guest, certified professional organizer April Welch, mentioned on last night’s Money Saving Meal Planning call and it immediately resonated with me.
On last night’s call, we focused on the importance of cleaning and purging all old, gone bad, seriously stale food we often keep in our pantry and
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