 Confession is Good for the Soul You may remember from my posts about meal planning here and here, that though I am not starting a diet this year, I do want to try healthier meals, and am hoping that by trying some new recipes, eating well will be more fun and not the boring same-old same-old. I intended to try at least one new recipe a week and tell you guys how it went. I picked one out to try from the Healthy Meal Planning Bundle - Simple Vegetables and Rice Pilaf. But I forgot to look up the ingredients and when we got to the store, my son and I just shrugged. We ate rice, peas and parmesan cheese, instead. It was good, though! I think for next week's healthy eating, meal-planning post, I'm going to choose something for breakfast - or breakfast for dinner! ;) What & How I Saved Money This week, through a combination of meal planning and choosing what's on sale, I saved $10 on my grocery bill. I'm really pleased and hoping to add in coupons and save even more. I've been reading that ebook from the Healthy Meal Planning Bundle, Dinner for a Dollar, and am really motivated to keep making changes. This week, I didn't get our meals down to a dollar per person, but they will be about $1.50 for each of us. No bad, right? I did hit some resistance while I was in the store. I had some things on the list that I wanted to get on sale, but not only were some not on sale, when they were, it was not a brand I was willing to choose. So I switched plans right there in the store. Hoping it gets easier and better as I go! See you tomorrow! Love, Jeanine
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1/14/2019 11:12:41 am
I rarely can make a dinner that won't eclipse $ 1.50. After all, even a salad (with a hardboiled egg and/or some cheese) uses about $2.50 worth of ingredients. (And, I DO love my salads!) 1/14/2019 12:34:18 pm
It really is a challenge, Roy. I totally agree! My son liked salads, too. Me? Just give me the hardboiled eggs and the cheese, and let's be done with it (LOL!). 1/14/2019 11:48:59 am
What a wonderful goal and to be commended. We have become such a wasteful nation of food. It is nice to see someone providing home cooked meals for their children. They will also never take a dollar for granted. Keep up the good work! 1/14/2019 12:36:06 pm
Thanks so much!! My son and I both do the cooking, and I love planning meals with him. 1/14/2019 12:36:50 pm
Well done! (especially changing your menu on-the-fly) It's fun to keep up with you on this new adventure - you're really intruiging me. 1/14/2019 03:26:34 pm
Thanks, Lori! It's a little bit stressful not to have the entire thing planned, but finding new things to try is fun, so I guess it balances out. :) 1/15/2019 10:40:18 am
You're so right! It's not easy, but when it works out, it's great. Leave a Reply. |
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