Tag: food budgeting

Food, For the Love of Family

Nourishing Your Family Economically

During my ‘real job’ days before becoming an entrepreneur, I worked with several nutritionists.  These collegues provided much insight as well as opportunities to learn about the science of nutrition. Every year, these professionals observed National Nutrition Month, which is celebrated in March. This year, the theme is Fuel for the Future, focusing on eating for every phase of  life while protecting the environment. A beautifully and idealistic theme, yet when facing an ‘inflation crisis’ with rising food prices, how do we meet this mission? Embracing the need to feed my family well AND keep within a set food budget […]

Finances, Food, For the Love of Family

5 DIFFERENT Ways to Save on Food

I fall for it every time. Titles, images, call-outs that promise to save money at the grocery store lure me in. Call it an obsession, a trait, or simply being frugally conscientious, I’m clicking through to read the article. But the information tends to be the same, just recycled with new images and phrases. Yet, I read on. …because, when coaching an individual or teaching a class, fresh information is always welcome. The budget item that can be flexible and seems to get the most attention is food.  Most people tend to get their budget in balance by decreasing the […]