Tag: Meal Planning

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

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Making the most of mealtime with your family

Did you know that families who eat a meal together are happier and healthier? Perdue University’s Extension Nutrition Education Program encourages families to make mealtime family time as you cook, eat, and talk together! This can build your family’s relationship, promote healthy eating, foster your children’s sense of family stability, save money, develop everyone’s cooking skills, help your children develop important social skills, and even let everyone try new foods.

Click HERE to learn more from Perdue University Extention Nutrition Program.

Need some cheap and easy dinner ideas for your family? We shared some recipes from Country Living. They include pictures of every recipe so you can see what amazing food you can make You may even have some of these ingredients in your pantry now so you could even try one tonight!

Click HERE for 68 cheap dinner ideas for families from Country Living.

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What’s for Dinner? The Morning Thing helps you answer this dreaded question.

Do you ever stress about the answer to this question – “What’s for Dinner”?
The Morning Thing shared some easy everyday tips for meal planning (from United HealthCare Services). Plus, we shared tips on how you can use the freezer to stretch your groceries and save money.

Everyday tips for easier meal planning

We also shared great meal makeovers! Check out these yummy ways that you can use those leftovers to make a new meal!
(From www.allrecipes.com)

Baked Potato Soup
Baked Potato Soup

Chicken Enchiladas

Chicken Enchiladas

Rice A Roni Salad

Rice-A-Roni Salad

Cheesy Spaghetti Frittata

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What’s for dinner? The Morning Thing helps you answer that question!

Do you ever feel like you are in a dinner rut? Making the same 3-4 recipes each week? Do you need some new ideas? Great!
The Morning Thing shared the idea of a meal planning schedule from http://allyscooking.com/.

meal planning

Click HERE for Ally’s recipes for each day of this 2 week meal plan.

We also shared some sneaky cooking swaps that will make your meals even healthier!
Are you brave enough to try these food swaps?
Black beans for Flour?
Avocado for Butter?
Rolled Oats for Bread Crumbs?
Greek Yogurt for Mayonnaise?
Pumpkin for Oil?
or Applesauce for Oil?

Click HERE to read more about these sneaky and interesting Food Swaps.

Let us know if you have any food swaps. Email wnzr@mvnu.edu

 

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