Why Cabbage is One of the Best Buys of the Produce Section
Cabbage has the unfortunate notoriety of looking an awful lot like iceberg lettuce. Plus, it’s in coleslaw, which no one is really swinging around as…
Frugality
Monday Mission: YOUR Top 3 Frugal Tips For Healthy Living
Today’s Monday Mission is a bit of a flip on its head – rather than giving you a new task to complete or attempt in…
Real Food Road Trip {Eat Well, Spend Less}
No, I’m not hiring Guy Fieri to take us on a tour of restaurants that serve real food across the nation…although maybe that should go…
Easy Fried Rice Recipe to Use up Leftovers
Need an easy dinner idea for those days when you just can’t?! This Veggie Fried Rice dish will help you waste less food and spend…
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…
What Does a Real Foodie Buy at…Tropical Traditions?
This is the last of the “What Does a Real Foodie Buy at…?” series, which has already covered: CostcoAldi/Save-a-LotAmazonCountry Life (note about Vitacost and Azure…
What Does a Real Foodie Buy at…Country Life Natural Foods?
I really wonder what my neighbors think when a humongous trailer truck backs into my driveway and slides out the ramp from the back. Are…
What Does a Real Foodie Buy at Amazon?
Whatever they darn well want. How does that place stock everything known to man??? Kidding…sort of. While I’d like to see more dollars stay locally…
What Does a Real Foodie Buy at…Aldi & Save-a-Lot?
If anyone ever decides mustard is unhealthy, our family is in trouble. We go through about a bottle a month, which is pretty remarkable for…
Monday Mission: Make a Grocery Price Book
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to make a price book to keep track of the best deals on real food in your…
Homemade Hard Lotion: A Tale of a Distracted DIY Mom {GUEST POST}
This is a guest post by my friend-in-real-life, Laurie. She and I met and connected because we both had babes in slings at our sons’…
How to Make Homemade Orange Power Cleaner
In addition to your non-bleach disinfectants, like hydrogen peroxide, an easy homemade orange cleaner does the job! I love how I can clean with orange…
Beef: From Field to Freezer, a How-to-Buy-a-Cow Guide
This is a guest post from Renee Harris of MadeOn Hard Lotion. How much does it cost to butcher a cow? Buying a cow is…
Eat Well, Spend Less: Sprouted Lentil Salad
I’m happiest at the bottom of a salad bowl. You know how when you get to the end, you’ve run out of lettuce, but there’s…
Eat Well, Spend Less: Has Our Real Food Budget Grown?
I spent $469/month on food last year. Yes, I do keep track that closely. If you had asked me a few years back whether that…
Monday Mission: Give Eco-Friendly Gifts
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…
How to Make Homemade Natural Baby Wipes
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…
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…
6 Ways to Eat Well, Spend Less While Camping
Camping starts out pretty doggone frugal. No maid service. No rules about towels on the floor vs. hanging them up. No concierge or valet parking.…
Can You Take Your Weird Real Food to a Party with Normal People?
Finding healthy party food to please a crowd is hard! Not to worry! I have some easy ideas for healthy food for parties and potlucks.…