I recently asked everyone to share a tip or strategy to help those that are new to meal planning. I was blown away with the responses, and I really wanted to share all these great ideas! Meal Planning can get overwhelming, can get repetitive, and after a while you just lose that creative spark. That’s…
Meal Planning can be so tough sometimes. There is good news! More than likely you have been making meals for your family for a while now, so you already know what your family likes to eat. I know that sounded too simple, but today we are going to start lists of all our family favorites….
Today we are going to compare prices at Safeway and Lucky Supermarket, to see which one comes out cheaper for grocery prices! I like to make this comparison with an actual real meal plan for a week. I feel like just picking random items doesn’t really give a good idea of what it would be…
Smart & Final and Grocery Outlet are two grocery stores but they aren’t exactly your typical grocery store. Smart & Final describes themselves as a warehouse club without the membership fee. Grocery Outlet offers a lot of products from inventory surplus and product over runs. This means both stores have a limited inventory and don’t…
This week is part classic dishes and part comfort foods. I love trying new meals out but other times I want just tried and tested items that are easy to make! This week’s menu includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and a sweet treat for a Family of Four. Our goal is to come out to…
Lentils are seriously a nutritional powerhouse but can be very misunderstood. So today we are going to show you how to add lentils to your meal plans. Just looking at cost alone, lentils are so cheap! Like 10 cents or less per serving. They can easily be a meat replacement or help you stretch your…
Sometimes saving up an emergency fund or even a sinking fund can get challenging. You are not sure where the money will come from, so you just get overwhelmed with saving it. This challenge is a fun way to save money and not really notice much difference in your money. That is because we are…
This week we will take a look at Fresh Thyme (health conscious) and Mariano’s (owned by Kroger) to see which one had cheaper prices. We will be seeing how cheap we can make a whole meal plan for a week, so we will utilize a lot of store brands and any sales or coupons available….
This week we will take a look at grocery prices from Jewel Osco (owned by Albertsons) and discount retailer Aldi. We want to see exactly how much it will cost to complete a meal plan by only buying what is cheapest at each store. So, we will be looking at sale prices and stored brands…
This week is all about new and exciting twists on great dinners. We are going to have pizza, Buffalo Chicken, Pesto Chicken, and 2 different kinds of Egg Rolls. Now before anyone asks, I may have gone a little overboard on the cheese, but I really love cheese and you can always lessen the amounts…