In recent weeks I've had the opportunity to review this wonderful new e-book by Anne over at Quick and Easy, Cheap and Healthy. As single mom on a budget these days, I was beginning to struggle with maintaining our whole foods kitchen and looking for new ideas. This book was just what I needed to get back on track. It is packed full of resources for eating healthy while keeping within your budget. She covers budgeting, keeping a price book, sourcing healthy food, once a month shopping, price caps, coupons, do it yourself, along with gardening and preserving. There is also information on saving online and an extensive list of resources and printables to get you started. Along the way there are some exercises that help you focus in on finding what works for you. For example, setting your nutritional priorities. In the top seven areas of food what would be your priorities in terms of highest nutritional quality? Mine...
Produce - 1
Meat - 2
Fats - 3
Sweeteners - 4
Grains - 5
Dairy - 6
Everything Else - 7
As a family who eats a mostly plant based diet with meat as needed and a love of sweets, this allows me to see where I want to focus my food dollars.
There are even a few recipes for easy make at home items and ways to stretch the food you have.
From now through Monday I will be giving away a copy of The Grocery Budget Toolbox to one lucky reader. Head over and check out The Grocery Budget Toolbox and then leave me a comment on your favorite way to save. The winner will be chosen on Tuesday. Anne has also been nice enough to offer a 20% discount for the next week, just enter health as your discount code during checkout. If you purchase the book and become the lucky winner you will be refunded your purchase price. Good luck!
My favorite way to save is to shop the sales in addition to my coupons. I have gotten quite good at couponing, at least I think I have. Saving money on the sales and coupons allows me to take the money I save and go to the local farmers market for my produce.
ReplyDeleteWe used to spend around $600 a month for 2 on groceries using coupons but that has since changed. I designed The Grocery Game Challenge on my blog where we post our weekly shop and our grocery budget. I've got many of my fans involved and it's growing slowly as we are all saving money in the budget just by being mindful of our shop and posting it. There's some sort of ownership to the budget when you post it and you know everyone is wanting to see if you stuck to it or spent more than you should have. I would love to read this e-book. Cheers Mr.CBB
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