We went to the park this morning in the 90 degree heat... and the kids loved it! They could care less about the heat- I sat in the shade. They loved running and playing. You should always take time to just play- even if it is 90 degrees!
I recently found two well know Food Network shows with money saving meals--- it seems to be a trend, doesn't it. Instead of showing fabulous or fast meals, they also need to include recipes that an average family can afford to fix.
The first is Rachel Ray's budget meals. I did not even know Rachel Ray had her own site off the Food network, but she has so much else going on, how could she not. You can see a great list of some budget friendly meals like this spinach greek pizza. After getting through the advertisements that pop up all over, sign up for her newsletter and get a list of weekly meals on Mondays.
Sandra Lee also has a money saving meals section on the food network. With some video instructions, she list some family friendly meals like the Hawaiian Pulled Pork Sandwiches. Sandra also has a list of money saving tips for your grocery shopping. My favorite, use a slower cooker at $.02 an hour. Plus it is done and you do not have to think of cooking when you get home from work!
I am sure there are many money saving meal sites available. Let me know your favorites!
I bought the Woman's Day magazine this month specifically for the "Feed Your Family for $99 a Week" article. I was curious to try it. Since my kids hardly eat anything I cook anyway, I really do not need food for a family a four, but I always cook extra anyway. One night, I had my friends over for the Asian Chicken and there really was not enough chicken with 4 thighs. But I was able to buy almost everything for around $99 (see the list here). I did not have to buy all the staples, and I added some organic meat instead of regular meat, and still did okay. I do not have an actual total since I did not follow the rules of not buying anything else (like these peanut butter cookies)- I had to add in food for the kids, plus more fruit. Everything I have cooked so far has been good and easy. I will probably repeat the week every few weeks.
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