It seems like everything refreshes in the New Year – the Eat Well, Spend Less team is no exception. The posts they’ve come up with for food resolutions and goals are truly top notch this month! In case you missed my post this week, go ahead and learn to make multiple batches of stock from [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Frugality'
Food Resolutions and Goals to Eat Well, Spend Less
January 28th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Frugality
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Eat Well, Spend Less: The Never-Ending Chicken Broth (Am I "Stocking Up" or Being Greedy?)
January 24th, 2012 · 49 Comments · Do It Yourself, Frugality
People are often asking where to start: you know, when they’re first coming over to a real food lifestyle and feel overwhelmed at the laundry list of changes they’ll have to make to their standard American diet (read: processed foods). Now that I’ve survived the last six months, moving twice, living with my in-laws (which [...]
Eat Well, Spend Less: Holiday Frugal Round-Up
December 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Frugality
If you’re looking for a last minute recipe idea, I know just where you can find one. From appetizers to favorite Christmas traditions, easy breakfasts to gifts under the tree, the Eat Well, Spend Less team has something for you. I culled my favorite recipes last week for my frugal, easy party foods (I’m told [...]
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Monday Mission: Give Eco-Friendly Gifts
November 21st, 2011 · 25 Comments · Monday Missions, What to Buy
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to give gifts to the earth as well as your friends and family this Christmas (or other gift-giving holiday in December). Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps Since my son was a baby, I’ve started our Christmas lists with "More wood, less plastic. Fewer batteries and [...]
How to Make Homemade Natural Baby Wipes
October 19th, 2011 · 41 Comments · Frugality, Green Living
Will I be called a hypocrite for teaching you how to make disposable baby wipes using bleached paper towel? Last week a reader used the term because I freely admitted to using disposable diapers in the same post as I said, “It’s important to know what’s going on baby’s skin.” The mission of Kitchen Stewardship [...]
Tags: babies·baby wipes·diapers·Frugality·green cleaners·homemade
See Katie Write Letters
October 4th, 2011 · 23 Comments · Call to Action
I’m a former elementary school teacher. Ever since I was a child, I’ve always taught something to someone, whether it was my little brother against his will “playing school,” my students when I had a bona fide paid teaching job at a Catholic elementary, or my children when I became a mom. Now I type [...]
New 2011 Dirty Dozen Produce List Released by EWG This Summer
August 2nd, 2011 · 49 Comments · Frugality, Green Living, What to Buy
If you try to buy organic when it counts to be gentle on your budget, you’re probably familiar with the Dirty Dozen produce list published by the EWG (Environmental Working Group), the same organization that puts out the Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database that the natural sunscreen review relies upon heavily. The Dirty Dozen is [...]
Tags: budget·clean 15·clean fifteen·dirty dozen·EWG·Frugality·fruit·organic·produce·vegetables
