Would you like to save money at the grocery store?

Did you know that in Ohio the average cost for groceries is over $392 per month per person?

The average grocery budget for a family of 3 can vary depending on factors like location and dietary preferences. A moderate-cost plan can range from $387 to $1,031 per month, while a thrifty plan can range from $287 to $764 per month. WOW!

The Morning Thing shares some cost saving secrets to save money at the grocery store.

These tips are from CNBC. Click HERE to read the full article.

11 tips for saving money at the grocery store:

1. Pay with a grocery rewards card

2. Sign up for the loyalty program

3. Clip coupons

4. Join a wholesale club

5. Go in with a list and stick to it

6. Buy items on sale

7. Avoid pre-packaged items

8. Compare prices between stores

9. Buy generic brands

10. Bring your own bag

11. Use a rebate app

Searching for the perfect burger?

It’s National Hamburger Month, just in time for Memorial Day Weekend! With summer coming just around the corner and things heating up, it’s the perfect time to break out that grill and try some of these delicious new burger combinations!

Click HERE to learn everything you need to know about National Hamburger Day and finding your new favorite burger!

You’ll find some delicious combination and topping ideas, like caramelized onions, cole slaw, avocado and more!

Make your lunch breaks count for National Make Lunch Count Day

Today, April 13th, is National Make Lunch Count Day. Do you ever find yourself rushing through your lunch breaks at work, or do you work through them or even skip them altogether? While that may be tempting, it’s not good for you and your body. You should try to use your lunch breaks as just that – a break from work. To make your lunches count, leave the workplace if you can, pack a healthy lunch to take with you, resting, and getting the whole office involved in making lunches count.

Click HERE to learn more about National Make Lunch Count Day.

Celebrating Food!

We celebrated the many foods that have national holidays today (9/20) on the Morning Thing. If you’re looking for a good snack, or lunch or dinner ideas today, try pepperoni pizza, fried rice, string cheese, or queso. Yum!

Check out these links for these food’s histories and for fun ways to eat them:

National Pepperoni Pizza Day

National Fried Rice Day

National String Cheese Day

National Queso Day

Slow-Cooker Recipes with Only 5 Ingredients!

This morning we shared some 5 ingredient slow-cooker recipes to help make meals a little easier. Some of these meals take 30 minutes and others take 7 hours! Thanks to All Recipes for these awesome meals!

Here are a few we talked about…

  • Big Game Dip
  • Pulled Pork
  • French Dips
  • Ham
  • Beef Stroganoff

To see more click HERE.

It was a Good News Day on the Morning Thing.

We kicked off this morning by sharing good news stories. A huge thank you to Good News Network, Today, All Good News, ABC 6, the Facebook page of Church of the Nazarene Eurasia, and MSN for all of the great stories. Here are the stories we shared this morning. We also shared an update from Nazarene Compassionate Ministries about how Nazarenes are helping in Europe in response to the needs of those being displaced by the conflict in Ukraine.

  • Motorists Stranded By Floods Set Up Food Kitchens For Fellow Travelers

Click HERE for the rest of the article.

  • Man Needs to Make Friends, So He Nervously Makes Pancakes for Dozens of Neighbors – It Was a Huge Hit

Click HERE for the rest of the article.

  • Kindergarten Kids Had Never Seen Snow So Florida Teacher Gets Sister to Ship a Snowman, ‘It’s Here!’

Click HERE for the rest of the article.

  • Alabama First Graders Commended for Saving Teacher’s Life

Click HERE for the rest of the article.

  • Video of mom surprising ABC 6 reporter Myles Harris at work goes viral

Click HERE for the rest of the article.

  • Click HERE to read more about what Church of the Nazarene Eurasia is doing in response to the conflict in Ukraine.

Food this Christmas

Today we talked about food for the holidays. First we talked about “Traditional Christmas Food From Around the World”. It is so interesting to see the different traditions that others have. Some of these things may look like something you would try and others not so much.

  • Bacalao, the Traditional Mexican Christmas Food
  • The Traditional Christmas Food in Germany: Christmas Goose
  • A Traditionally American Christmas Dessert: Fruitcake
  • The Surprising Japanese Christmas Tradition: Fried Chicken

To read more and to see pictures of these meals click HERE.

We also talked about some pantry-friendly dinners for the family around the holidays. Thank you to All Recipes for this article! Here are some of our favorites…

  • Simple Beef Stroganoff
  • Skillet Lasagna
  • Pita Pizza
  • Easy Chicken Noodle Casserole

to see all 30 recipes click HERE.

It’s FOOD Week on The Morning Thing!

Today, we kicked off a week focusing on FOOD! It is essential for life. So let’s have some fun looking at something we all need.

On Monday, we shared 7 Brain foods – choices that help kids stay sharp.
As the school year wraps up, these food choices could help your kids face the end of the year projects and exams.

Click HERE to read the full article from patch.com
The article has Parent Tips for each food choice!

  1. Nuts & Seeds
  2. Greek Yogurt
  3. Berries
  4. Fish
  5. Eggs
  6. Oatmeal
  7. Apples and Plums

Spring Break: How Are You Going To Relax?

The Morning Thing got to share some awesome ways to spend time with family. Just in time for spring break!

Hunter & Lexie love the ideas from their source, http://www.allprodad.com. check out the article they read from HERE.

They also mentioned camping! Both Hunter & Lexie are both enthusiastic about camping and think it would be a great bonding experience for spring break coming up!

 

Photo from allprodad.com

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