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How to Eat at Home More Often

Shared on November 25 Leave A Comment

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  Today I want to talk about something that is very important. It’s important if you are trying to fill in the gaps of your household budget and save a little bit more money. The biggest thing that I found that most families do that drains their finances is eat out too many times in a month. When I have a lot going on at work with my blog and the kids are really busy with sports and my husband is traveling a lot, I find that I barely have time to focus on the things I need to do. So sometimes my go-to tactic is to eat out at restaurants instead of making dinner. :/ Even Keep Reading

Filed Under: Budgeting, Meal Planning

63 Weekly Meal Theme Night Ideas

Shared on August 26 Leave A Comment

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printout of 63 themed family dinner idea suggestions

  Searching for a simple way to always think of something amazing to make for dinner? Well, you have found it! In this post, I'd like to discuss my secret weapon when it comes to weekly meal planning.  It's surprisingly simple, actually.  I don't know about you, but most of my problems when it comes to meal planning stem from: A) not feeling creative enough to think of something to make and B) not wanting to make what I have on hand I find that whenever I take time to come up with a themed meal plan, I'm almost 100% likely to stick with making dinner every night Keep Reading

Filed Under: Featured, Homepage Slider, Meal Planning, Menu Planning

6 Healthy Lunch Ideas Under 500 Calories for Busy Moms (plus a printable water tracker!)

Shared on March 12 2 Comments

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Thank you Healthy Choice for sponsoring this post. Visit your local retailer to pick up your own Healthy Choice Simply Cafe Steamer or Original Cafe Steamer meal today! Eating right all the time is hard stuff for me. There isn't a huge variety of foods I like and I have diet restrictions like being gluten free (mainly) and other food intolerances. For the most part I can eat pretty well, but I do find the occasional fried food a little too enticing and packing a lunch for work takes time that I am just okay at managing. Being around kids doesn't help things either, especially when they Keep Reading

Filed Under: Family Fitness, Family Life, Meal Planning, Menu Planning

Excess Sugar: Child Abuse or Not? You Decide

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Too much sugar for kids is a problem, but is it child abuse? A few weeks ago I wrote a post about the concern I had for a child in my daughter's class who ate a bowl of sugary cereal + two yogurts + a lollipop for his lunch most days. I have never received so many comments in disagreement before on the blog! It was such an immediate and negative reaction, I took the post down. I was accused of calling people bad parents, calling their parents bad parents, being judgmental against autistic children and children with behavioral problems and more....all things I DID NOT SAY but my post Keep Reading

Filed Under: Being a Mom, Meal Planning

How to Find Money in Your Fridge

Shared on March 25 1 Comment

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This is #2 in a series of 14 posts that shares a simple trick for saving money. I don't do well with the DEPRIVATION part of budgeting, but I know that sticking to a budget (at least most of the time) is important for our family's financial health. So I like it when I can find ways to turn saving money into a game. Here's a simple game I like to play about once a week that saves me approximately $40 per month on groceries. ==>> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Keep Reading

Filed Under: Meal Planning

How to Get Your Kids to Eat Vegetables – Tips & Tricks That Work!

Shared on December 23 1 Comment

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I have something earth shattering to share with you today. Ready for it? MY KIDS DON'T LIKE TO EAT VEGETABLES What?! Your kids don't either?! I'm glad we found each other. :) Joking aside, I feel like I'm fighting a constant nutrition battle around here. With all the non-nutritious treats and "food" my kids have access to at school and are exposed to by the media, I feel like I spend an unreasonable amount of time making sure they have good eating habits. Ever since my oldest was born 7 years ago (my other kids are 4 and 2), I feel like I've developed quite an arsenal of tricks to Keep Reading

Filed Under: Meal Planning, Teaching Our Kids

4 Online Coupon Printers – Never Run Out of Grocery & Household Coupons!

Shared on February 18 16 Comments

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Most moms I know handle household finances (or at least do the grocery shopping!), so I want to make sure we're all equipped with the tools necessary to do this job well. When I first started couponing, I had NO CLUE where I was supposed to find printable grocery store coupons. All I knew was that some coupons came in the Sunday paper. For all the new couponers out there, I don't want to take it for granted that you all know where to get free coupons you can print out. It took me MONTHS of couponing to realize I could also print out coupons from home. So here's my post Keep Reading

Filed Under: Coupons, Meal Planning

Peanut Free Snack Ideas for Preschoolers

Shared on February 1 3 Comments

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I have to get peanut free snacks for my son this year at school (a kid in his s really allergic!). So glad I found this list!! I like that there are healthy options. It includes homemade and store bought options. | nut free list, school lunch ideas for kids, peanut free schools

This week I have to buy snacks for my daughter's preschool class. Every time I go to the store for this, I don't have a plan because I can't seem to remember which items have peanuts in them and which ones don't. I'm fortunate that none of my kids have peanut allergies. For the sake of the ones who do at school, I definitely don't want to violate the peanut free rule. So this time I planned ahead and came up with a list of preschooler friendly snacks that don't have peanuts in them based on past experience and recommendations from the preschool. Of course, I am going to check the labels Keep Reading

Filed Under: Meal Planning

How to Find Money in Your Pantry or Fridge

Shared on December 5 23 Comments

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Recently, I unveiled my Ultimate List of Ways to Save Money. It's a growing list of all the ways I talk about saving money around the house. Next up, doing a pantry challenge! #9 on the list: Do a pantry challenge every so often Soon after posting this, I received a comment that made me realize not everyone is familiar with the term "pantry challenge." I'm not sure where I first heard that term. It's highly possible I made it up, although I believe I heard about it in a local online deals forum. Basically, it's a simple tactic that I use to save our family $40 per month on groceries. It's Keep Reading

Filed Under: Meal Planning Tagged With: fridge challenge, how to save money on food, pantry challenge

Quick Breakfast Ideas for School Days

Shared on October 15 4 Comments

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Check out these easy and breakfast ideas for kids!

Check out these easy and quick breakfast ideas for busy school mornings! This year, I have two little ones in preschool and keep the baby at home with me. We do this three mornings a week. So far, my husband has taken them to school more than I have simply because it's only 1 mile out of his way to work, and preschool starts around the time that he'd normally be leaving anyway. My Time Management Issues  He's much better at getting them to school on time than I am.  For some reason, no matter what time I start, I never seem to make it there on time.  I think I'm Keep Reading

Filed Under: Back to School, Meal Planning Tagged With: quick meal ideas

5 Super Cheap & Easy Meal Ideas for College Students!

Shared on September 12 2 Comments

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easy cheap meals for dorm rooms - saving money in college

Just the other day my college aged babysitter asked me to send her several inexpensive, easy recipe ideas. She said she missed my cooking, but wanted to replicate it cheaply. :=) Do I have any cheap meal ideas for her to use at school??!!  Boy, do I ever!   I didn’t have to rack my brain very long for recipes that fit her request – most of the meals I make can be stretched a long way!  What I did have to consider was her access to cooking utensils, pots and pans, etc. I think I came up with several go-to recipes for her to try out. Quick & Easy Meals for Busy Keep Reading

Filed Under: Meal Planning

How to Save Money on Food – 8 Ways To Make Family Meals Less Expensive

Shared on May 16 8 Comments

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Learn 8 great ways to save money on food! Eating meals at home, on the whole, saves you tons of money over eating out.  For starters, you avoid restaurant markups, server tips, commuting costs, and meal extras that add up (like getting dessert when you normally wouldn't eat one). Beyond the obvious savings, there are many changes you can make to the way you prepare food, shop for groceries, and plan your meals to enhance your savings even more. Ways to Save Money on Food When You Make Family Meals at Home The tactics I use to save money on the cost of homemade meals fall into Keep Reading

Filed Under: Meal Planning Tagged With: how to save money on food, meal planning strategies

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