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Last week I spoke with a mom committed to scratch cooking, whole ingredients, and organic foods, but who wondered how to hold to her commitment while on a budget. An age old question.
Yes, look for sales.
And, yes, refer to the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen lists to make smart buying decisions about organic and conventional produce.
But there's one piece of advice that I give that always seems to surprise moms: Stop thinking only about dinner.
The bulk of our shopping haul is breakfast, lunch, and snack foods, and many of these foods are packaged. Look at your next shopping bill and you might just find that you're spending most of your money on these meals. If that's true, the decision to buy Monday night's broccoli organic or not has a much smaller impact on the bottom line than figuring out how to make smart decisions around your breakfast, lunch, and snack ingredients.
Let's take a closer look:
(more after the jump)
Clik here to view.
Last week I spoke with a mom committed to scratch cooking, whole ingredients, and organic foods, but who wondered how to hold to her commitment while on a budget. An age old question.
Yes, look for sales.
And, yes, refer to the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen lists to make smart buying decisions about organic and conventional produce.
But there's one piece of advice that I give that always seems to surprise moms: Stop thinking only about dinner.
The bulk of our shopping haul is breakfast, lunch, and snack foods, and many of these foods are packaged. Look at your next shopping bill and you might just find that you're spending most of your money on these meals. If that's true, the decision to buy Monday night's broccoli organic or not has a much smaller impact on the bottom line than figuring out how to make smart decisions around your breakfast, lunch, and snack ingredients.
Let's take a closer look:
(more after the jump)
