This morning I met up with Jen from The Big Binder blog at Fulton St. Farmer’s Market. There really are lots of frugal foods there. Some are from Michigan, some aren’t. They had cantelope for $1.00, lots of local asparagus for around $2.00/lb, and so much more. Jen talked me into buying some [...]
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It’s almost farmers market season! I was excited to read about a new farmers market at the David D Hunting YMCA because it’s a convenient downtown Grand Rapids location with plenty of parking. My absolute favorite farmers market is Rockford, but this YMCA location will be closer to me once I move. What’s [...]
A good chunk of my $25/wk Food Budget Challenge has been dedicated to buying in bulk: oatmeal, rice, and beans. I love beans and had previously always used canned beans, but dried beans are less expensive. Now I’m up to my ears in 25# of dried black beans and I love [...] I don’t get to shop this week. Last week, I wanted to show you a great resource for frugal, bulk foods in West Michigan and went a bit crazy with the spending. May I please have a little break? I get all excited in new grocery stores and health-food stores. haha You can [...]
We’d all love to purchase all organic foods all the time, right? The problem is that little thing called a “budget.” So, if you have to pick and choose when to buy organic produce and when conventional produce will do, how you do decide? Here’s what has been suggested by EWG’s [...] I just took a blog field trip to Country Life Natural Foods store in Pullman, MI. This is an excellent resource for bulk foods and is open to the public. It has really helped me stick to the $25/wk Food Budget Challenge. So far, I’ve purchased (and would recommend): 25# organic rolled oats $27.50 [...] Dessert Recipe: I’ve been trying new recipes from The $5 Dinner Mom Breakfast and Lunch Cookbook: 200 Recipes for Quick, Delicious, and Nourishing Meals. Last time, I showed you Southwest Pasta Salad and promised you a breakfast recipe. Well, I got completely distracted by the dessert section and had to try the Black Bean [...] |
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