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Grocery Budget Makeover – Processed Food Edition

July 28, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 43 Comments

Kristine needs help!!!!!!! I am a full-time working (and pumping) mom to a 3 month old and a 4 year old. We are the typical "kool-aid family". We eat LOTS of prepackaged, high sugar foods.  The problem is...I'M the picky eater and the organic/produce section of the grocery store intimidate me! I can walk through the produce section and not know what half of the items … [Read more...]

Grocery Budget Makeover – Celiac and Diabetic Diets

June 16, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 11 Comments

Jennifer writes... I have Celiac disesase and also can't have milk products or soy and my husband has Diabetes. We shop mostly at WalMart, with trips to Food Lion, Lowes, Harris Teeter and Kroger for sales.  We live in Clayton, NC which is close to Raleigh, NC.  We are simple eaters: we like meat, except liver, we eat potatoes, rice and most vegtables, we don't eat … [Read more...]

Grocery Budget Makeover – Kid Food Allergies

June 9, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 26 Comments

Marisa writes... We are a family of 7 on one income and I spend about $200/week on food, not including diapers from Costco. We have 5 kids.. 1 with dairy, egg and peanut allergies 1 with HFA (high functioning autism) with severe tactile issues so he only eats about 5 foods 1 more with peanut allergies. I am a big time short order cook and I think that is why … [Read more...]

Grocery Budget Makeover – Meal Planning

June 2, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 24 Comments

Amanda writes... I am in the process of trying to "makeover" my grocery budget.  I started a couple of weeks ago to find and use more coupons, make a grocery list and meal plan, and track prices of items so I can buy them/stock up when they are on the greatest sale.  It has been challenging and a little overwhelming here at the start!   I love the idea of meal planning, … [Read more...]

The Grocery Budget Makeover

May 17, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 84 Comments

I have a brand new workshop for you in 2021 (It's FREE - you can sign up here!) ...and we have new layout for the online class lessons! We've continued to make it better and better and I'm stoked to lead this class again! The Free Workshop includes 2 amazing videos plus worksheets you can download: Video 1: 5 Mistakes You Don't Know You're Making in Grocery … [Read more...]

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