How To Save Money And Cook From Scratch

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There are certain things I just do not buy. I just don’t. Is it because I am frugal? Or is it because I am aware of what all those ingredients are on the back of the box? It may be both.

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You can definitely save money cooking from scratch, but it is so much more than that. It’s about putting into your body the BEST foods you can afford.

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Oatmeal, french toast, pancakes, yogurt and homemade granola, are all tremendously healthy ideas for breakfast. They are cheap and healthy.

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To save money in our house, much of lunch food consists of leftovers. We enjoy pretty much any leftover meat on top of a salad.

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Snacks

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Dinner is always something I cook from scratch. Really. I rarely open a box for anything premade. Randomly a box of organic mac and cheese but most of the time, we have a meat, a veggie, and a starch. I am a firm lover of potatoes and I think I could eat them every night!

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How To Save Money And Cook From Scratch

There are certain things I just do not buy. I just don’t. Is it because I am frugal? Or is it because I am aware of what all those ingredients are on the back of the box? It may be both.

You can definitely save money cooking from scratch, but it is so much more than that. It’s about putting into your body the BEST foods you can afford.

Oatmeal, french toast, pancakes, yogurt and homemade granola, are all tremendously healthy ideas for breakfast. They are cheap and healthy.

Breakfast

To save money in our house, much of lunch food consists of leftovers. We enjoy pretty much any leftover meat on top of a salad.

Lunch

Snacks

I haven’t purchased any snacks on a few shopping trips because I am trying to finish up all the random snacks we seem to have in our pantry. I have been enjoying some berries with a dollop of yogurt and granola

Dinner is always something I cook from scratch. Really. I rarely open a box for anything premade. Randomly a box of organic mac and cheese but most of the time, we have a meat, a veggie, and a starch. I am a firm lover of potatoes and I think I could eat them every night!

Dinner

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