Category: Budget and Sustainability
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Ideas for eating well while saving money, reducing waste, using seasonal foods, and making more sustainable food choices.
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Harvesting the Benefits of Autumn Vegetables
Fresh autumn produce is everywhere—it’s a great time of year to eat nutritiously! Here are tips to handling your fall veggie haul.
Simple Family Meals
Making simple family meals during a busy week can seem daunting. Use this shopping list as a guide to have nutritious ingredients on hand!
All About Peppermint
Learn more about where to find peppermint, how to use it, and the best perks to including it in your diet.
All About Parsley
Learn more about parsley, the benefits, and how to best use the herb.
Family Dinner Fallbacks
The physical, mental and emotional benefits of regular family meals are substantial and in an ideal scenario they would take priority in our family calendars over other activities. However, with conflicting schedules it can be challenging to fit in family meal time. For busy nights, home cooks need family dinner fallback meals that are guaranteed to please and require minimal time and effort. Keeping some basic ingredients on hand will help you whip up a simple, but nutritious meal and avoid the drive thru, takeout or eating at restaurants. This is a win for your family’s health and budget. For this month’s Nutritious Nudge, let’s discuss some fallback recipes that you can call on to consistently and quickly get dinner on the table.
Alli’s Sample Meal Plan
I’m a meal planner. After all, is there any other way to feed a family of four that’s going in different directions every day, leaving me with little time to make dinner? I also hate to waste food. With both attributes in mind, I offer you this menu that will take your busy household from Sunday to Saturday with more home-cooked meals, less time in the kitchen, and likely less waste too. Scroll all the way down for a shopping list.