It's another edition of Grocery Budget Makeover! Alycia shares her situation and needs our help... I am a young professional who is single (no kids, spouse etc.) and somehow I spend around $200 per month on groceries. Part of the problem is that I shop individually for each meal and also that I usually shop after work when I haven't eaten since lunch! The other major … [Read more...]
Healthy Eating…On the Road
In the past 5 weeks, I have logged over 4,000 miles in the car. A trip to Texas. A trip to Georgia. And a trip to Chicago and Minneapolis. 4,000 miles. (Just typing that makes my rear end hurt.) So while I was logging all these miles, I burned approximately 2 calories per hour. Except for the hour that I was driving "white knuckled" through some snow showers in Wisconsin. … [Read more...]
Mompreneur – Segment on FOX and Friends
A few years ago, I started a blog. A few years ago, I started advertising on this blog. A few years ago, I signed a couple of cookbook contracts. A few years ago, I turned this blogging hobby of mine into an official business. A few years ago, I became a mompreneur. When I started this here blog, I had absolutely no idea that it would transform my life in so many … [Read more...]
Segments and Signings – Dayton and Atlanta
I thought I'd share a little about my adventures from last week! Just a day and a half after returning back home from the holidays in Texas, I hit the road again! The adventures started with a news segment with my friends at Fox45 in Dayton. I do a regular weekly segment on their morning show, so it was great to get to share the "the book just hit shelves today" news first … [Read more...]
Order NOW – The $5 Dinner Mom Breakfast and Lunch Cookbook
One. I love helping you spend less money and less time on your grocery shopping and your meal prep. Two. I love creating new recipes, tweaking old favorite recipes, and sharing them with you. Three. I love encouraging and empowering you to be creative and resourceful with what's on sale each week at the grocery store. Take all these things that I love to do and roll … [Read more...]
Grocery Budget Makeover – The “Brand Loyal” Edition
Linda writes...and I think this is something we can all relate to... I spend $200-$300 a week on food, paper products, cleaning supplies, office, & drug store items. We eat fresh veggies, whole grain products, eggs, meat/chicken/pork or fish daily. 3 meals a day for 2 at home. We're very health & weight conscious. Fresh food is important. We can't have a … [Read more...]
Grocery Budget Makeover – New Diet Restrictions
Maureen writes... Trying to be the organized mom, I keep a list of our meals, who likes them, what to have as sides, which meats we like & how expensive they are in an excel spreadsheet. I open up the spreadsheet every time I work on our grocery list and meal plan. I do this so we don't keep having the same things over and over, and forget about other things we like. … [Read more...]
Grocery Budget Makeover – Processed Food Edition
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...]
Denver Morning News – Daybreak on the Deuce and Good Day Colorado
Colorado Friends... This Monday morning...July 12th... I'll be appearing on the Daybreak on the Deuce at 8:15 am...and I'll be grilling up a recipe from the NEW cookbook! And then I'll feature one of my favorite summertime recipes on Good Day Colorado at 8:45 am! So tune in or set those DVRs! You won't want to miss it! … [Read more...]
Grocery Budget Makeover – Celiac and Diabetic Diets
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...]