10 Easy Lunches for Kids Using Mason Jars
The holiday break is over. The new year is here. That means it’s time to get back on track with healthy eating! One very important…
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We Don’t Do Lunch (How to Pack Real Travel Food for Day Trips)
Everyone knows not to drink the water in Mexico. Same rule should apply to theme parks and other one-day excursions. Don’t drink the $5 bottled…
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5 Things I Learned From Feeding My Family Real Food On The Road
Once upon a time my husband and I flew from Missouri to Maryland to look for houses for a week, followed shortly by taking our family…
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Handling the Whole Chicken Series: Meal Planning With a Whole Chicken (with over 16 Recipes!)
Welcome to the final post in our series on Handling the Whole Chicken! In case you missed the earlier posts, you can catch them here:…
Time & Budget Busters: 6 Snack Foods You Should Make At Home (And 6 You Should Buy)
It’s the Most Snackiest Time of the Year! This time of year always stretches my creativity when it comes to surviving the marathon of holiday…
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Large Family Logistics: Real Food on a Budget {GUEST POST}
The following is a post from Georganne Schuch of Mom To Many Girls. Feeding a family, especially a large family, requires the financial savvy of…
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How to Adapt Chicken Breast Recipes to Use Whole Chickens
Can you imagine a group of 8-year-old girls spending ten minutes talking about chicken skin? True story. When I taught third grade, one of my…
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20 Ways to Use That Random Half Cup of Pumpkin
Whether you’re in the canned or home-pureed pumpkin camp, sometimes you have just a little bit of pumpkin puree left over after a recipe. It’s…
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Monday Mission: Take Real Food With You on the Go
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to resist the temptation to compromise on food because you’re rushing around or otherwise away from…
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How to Feed 25 People Real Food & Not Lose Your Mind {Eat Well, Spend Less}
My husband really wanted us to go with pizzas for my son’s First Communion party, especially once we branched out from immediate family and invited…
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Monday Mission: Plan Your Breakfasts
A lot of people plan dinners and understand the importance of doing so, but lunches and breakfasts are often spur of the moment or just…
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Eat Well, Spend Less: The Gift of a Meal
The gift of food is often the greatest gift to receive. It doesn’t cause clutter. It saves the recipient time and money, and lends itself…
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The New Mom’s Guide to Still Eating Healthy
We all get worn out sometimes, and after a busy day or week (or month!) there are occasions when I’m just. too. tired. to cook.…
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Eat Well, Spend Less: Make a Frugal Meals List
It can be difficult to stay within a food budget, especially for a one-income family, when you’re trying to eat “real food,” not only whole…
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What Was It Like to Go Gluten Free for a Week?
Sometimes I make hasty decisions. When I decided to go gluten free for Holy Week, I just did it. It wasn’t until I was writing…
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Once-a-Month Cooking Prep: “Cream of” Casseroles Recipe
Making simple homemade cream of chicken (or “whatever”) soup in bulk can make a week of super frugal, super nourishing meals, plus some for the…
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Real Food & Meal Planning Tips for Moms Who Work Outside the Home
I have four kids and work full-time (or more) and even though I work from home, I’m pretty sure that still counts as having “working…
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Happy Uses for Tomatoes
Most families already eat a lot of tomatoes – we all eat pizza, spaghetti sauce, and probably often use canned tomatoes in recipes like chili…
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