Try this blueberry baked oatmeal recipe for a make-ahead breakfast that’s quick, easy, AND healthy! Loaded with fresh fruit and lightly sweetened, it’s the perfect way to start your day. When it comes to breakfast, cheap, quick, and easy is the name of the game. Which usually means oatmeal of some sort. Often, it’s leftover Banana Bread Muffins or Cinnamon Oatmeal Blender Waffles from the ... Continue Reading
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Misfits Market Review
Learn all about Misfits Market: how it works, what a typical order looks like, pros and cons, and whether you should add Misfits to your grocery shopping routine. These days, we have lots of options for grocery shopping. Whether you choose to go to the store yourself, order groceries for pickup, or use an online grocery delivery service, you want to make the most of your grocery budget. Sometimes, that ... Continue Reading
One Week Easy Cheap Supper Recipes
Use this affordable meal plan for 7 days of easy cheap supper recipes plus simple breakfasts and lunches. Delicious cheap and easy meal ideas to help you stick to your budget! There’s no doubt about it. The cost of food is steadily going up. In my area, organic milk has gone up by one dollar per gallon in the past year and eggs have doubled in price (again) in the past 3 months alone. It’s only $4, but ... Continue Reading
Easy Fruit and Yogurt Parfait with Granola
Make this quick and easy parfait with creamy yogurt, sweet fruit, and crunchy granola. Choose your favorite flavor combo, plus tips for boosting the protein! I’m all about quick and easy breakfasts, especially on busy mornings, which means we usually have a stash of Banana Muffins in the freezer, Homemade Oatmeal Packets in the pantry, and Homemade Yogurt in the fridge. Homemade Granola is an easy-to-make ... Continue Reading
One Week Easy Low Cost Dinner Ideas
Use this 1-week meal plan for low cost dinner ideas, breakfasts, and lunches to feed your family affordable meals. Stick to your budget and enjoy delicious real food! Some people truly believe that the only way to eat healthy real food is to shop at high-end health food grocery stores like Whole Foods or Central Market. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth! You can make inexpensive meals ... Continue Reading
Winter Fruits
This guide to in-season winter fruits will help you save money and get the freshest fruits in the winter! Find out which fruits are in season, plus recipe ideas and budgeting tips. When you think of fresh fruit, you don’t usually associate it with the winter season. But there are actually quite a few fresh fruits in season in winter, and it’s the perfect time to enjoy something new! Save the berries ... Continue Reading
Spinach Salad with Apples and Cranberries
This simple cranberry apple spinach salad is one of my favorites for winter! Hearty spinach, fresh apples, dried cranberries, creamy goat cheese, tangy red onions, and crunchy walnuts combine with a simple vinaigrette for an easy meal. I’m a huge salad fan, and they’re on my meal plan every week once spring comes. They’re fast, easy, and can be made with almost anything you have on hand! Cooler ... Continue Reading
Winter Veggies
Use this produce guide for winter veggies to learn which winter seasonal foods to add to your meal plans, plus recipe ideas and money-saving tips! Now that the holiday season is behind us, and we’ve set goals for the coming year – Doesn’t it feel like it’s time to get back into the swing of things – minus all of the hectic holiday schedules and sweet indulgences of festive gatherings? Definitely, YES! For ... Continue Reading
Chinese Noodle Soup (AKA Kung Fu Panda Soup)
My kids love this Chinese soup (nicknamed Kung Fu Panda Soup) and I love that it’s full of veggies and ready in under 30 minutes! Serve a healthy, frugal weeknight meal with authentic Asian flavors. I love soup. Love, love, LOVE soup. My family, on the other hand…not so much. To them, there’s no difference between Potato and Corn Chowder and Hearty Minestrone. “It’s just soup,” they tell me. ... Continue Reading
Easy Ways to Save Money
How can I save money? From food to shopping to household items and everything in between, keep more money in your pocket with these simple, practical ideas to save. Most people make resolutions or goals about one of 3 things: food, health, or finances. Or all of the above. It’s easy to have big, lofty goals. The hard part though, is finding ways to implement change in our daily lives to ACHIEVE the big ... Continue Reading
