Gina - helping budget for healthy groceries

February 26, 2005

Ok first things First i need some information. Do you have one day a

week you do your grocery shopping ? and if so. can you go alone with no

children ?

Answer those and I can move on to step two.

Hugs

Deana

Gina wrote:

>

> Hi Deanna,

>

> Any suggestions you have are most welcome!! I have a food budget

> around $400 to $450 and i feed 4 on that. But, it NEVER includes

> everything.

February 26, 2005

Yes, I usually do my shopping on Sunday evenings before the

beginning of the week. I can leave my kids at home! As you know,

that saves money in and of itself!LOL

Be blessed,

Gina

herbal remedies , Deana <squeekyme@c...> wrote:

>

> Ok first things First i need some information. Do you have one

day a

> week you do your grocery shopping ? and if so. can you go alone

with no

> children ?

>

> Answer those and I can move on to step two.

>

> Hugs

> Deana

>

> Gina wrote:

>

> >

> > Hi Deanna,

> >

> > Any suggestions you have are most welcome!! I have a food budget

> > around $400 to $450 and i feed 4 on that. But, it NEVER includes

> > everything.

February 27, 2005

Sure for anyone who wants it. ) (I do mine a day or two ahead of

time so if I get called away from my concentration i go right back to

it and know it will still be done in time to do shopping)

OK so

First Step : Try to go the same day each week.

Second Step: DO NOT take your children with. If I can find a way to

be without my children for 2hours.

Which is impossible usually. I know you can

too.

Third Step : The night before, or even earlier if you have the time,

Print out our lay out all your cook books that you want to get

recipes from.

Fourth Step: Print out your blank Weekly menu. ( A piece of Scrap

paper with 7 columns works fine too.

I have put the one that I use below. If it is

hard to print out let me know and I will send it as an attachment

privately.

Fifth Step: Have a notebook next to you - this is what you will use

to write your grocery list down. I make cattegories to make

my shopping faster and easier. Depending on how you

like to, I do mine in the order they are in my store. and

underline the names of each section and leave about

9 lines or so for each.

( Fresh Produce, Deli, Meat, Canned and Boxed ,

Pasta, Seasonings, Frozen, Baby, Dairy, Breads, Personal, Other )

Sixth Step: Now on to your menu start with the dinners first . since

this is the main family meal. Pick out 7 recipes or if you cook

without recipes (i say your lucky ) But if your

like me you need recipes till you get to know them . Write them

down under the dinner part of your menu for each

day. Now add a vegetable to each days dinner, and any thing

else that may go with that meal.

Do the same thing for Lunches (Your husbands

lunches can even be leftovers )

Breakfast is pretty open so I just make sure I buy

2 boxes of cereal (malt o meal) and such . No reason to buy tons

of breakfast junkies ( i call them) you know, the

pastries and the donuts and all that. Wipe them from your mind.

Keep those types of breakfasts for special

ocassions.

Seventh Step: Now that your menu is laid out you can move to your

shopping list. Go through each day and write down the things

needed to buy for each meal. Some things I bet you will

already have on hand. If not. thats ok too.

Eight Step: Reward yourself with something calm and soothing . tea, a

warm bath. for doing all that hard work. You are now all organized

and ready to shop on shopping day.

SHOPPING DAY

Make sure you have eaten before you go. NEVER go grocery shopping on

a hungary stomache.

Now FOLLOW YOUR LIST. as you put things in the cart, on the side of

your shopping list mark them off and on the back write down an apx

price. Keep doing this as you add things to your cart add the amt

aproximation and whats on the paper, cross out the old number and write

the new number. This lets you see how much money your actually

putting in your cart. FOLLOW YOUR LIST. NO EXTRAS

STAY AWAY FROM THE JUNK FOOD AISLES. We rarely RARELY go down them.

Main things to buy Organic wise that wont break your pocket book.

Bananas

Apples

Pears

Lettuce

Salad veggies

Bulk Herbs, (if it says $7.00 per oz. you dont need to get an ounce,

(who really uses 1oz in one dish of cooking anyway ) just take the amt

you need to cook with)

Bread

Amish Chicken

Already cut pieces of Meats

Tofu

Local packaged dried fruits

Bulk pasta from the bins

Some already packaged deli foods are good deals including

premade sandwiches.

(these are great for those lunch ideas )

-----

Things in the organic store that will prolly break your pocket book.

(this is stuff I buy at a regular supermarket)

YES I go to 2 different stores

Cheeses

Milk

Yogurts

Butter

Canned Goods

Juices

Boxed Goods

Frozen Goods

Deli foods

You can eat healthy buy changing recipes to suite your own family

needs.

We do not purchase any of the following or very rarely do

Just walk past them :-)

Soda

Hot dogs

Pizza (we make our own)

Candy cereals

Any foods with red or blue dyes

Any foods with fake sugars

Chips

Candy

I feel i may have left something out - if you have any questions pls

ask.

Weekly Meal

Planner Checklist

Printablechecklists.com

Sunday:

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Monday:

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Tuesday:

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Wednesday:

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Thursday:

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Friday:

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Saturday:

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Daddys Lunches:

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Hugs and much love

Deana

=====================================

Gina wrote:

Yes, I usually do my shopping on Sunday evenings before the

beginning of the week. I can leave my kids at home! As you know,

that saves money in and of itself!LOL

Be blessed,

Gina

=====================================

amber wrote

Deana

I would also love some tips. If that is Ok? always always looking

to learn how to save $ and feed my family better.

Re: ADD and ADHD

February 27, 2005

HI, Deanna!

Wow! I don't think you missed anything!! That was great! I have

not got a chance to print out the blank menu planner, but will try

this evening! I guess the first thing is really determining that

you are going to do this every week and STICK to it! I willlet you

know how it goes!

Thanks so much for the great advice!

Be blessed,

Gina

herbal remedies , Deana <squeekyme@c...> wrote:

> Sure for anyone who wants it. ) (I do mine a day or two ahead

of time

> so if I get called away from my concentration i go right back to

it and

> know it will still be done in time to do shopping)

>

> OK so

>

> First Step : Try to go the same day each week.

>

> Second Step: DO NOT take your children with. If I can find a

way to

> be without my children for 2hours.

> Which is impossible usually. I know you

can too.

>

> Third Step : The night before, or even earlier if you have the

time,

> Print out our lay out all your cook books that you want to get

> recipes from.

>

> Fourth Step: Print out your blank Weekly menu. ( A piece of Scrap

paper

> with 7 columns works fine too.

> I have put the one that I use below. If it

is

> hard to print out let me know and I will send it as an attachment

> privately.

>

> Fifth Step: Have a notebook next to you - this is what you will

use

> to write your grocery list down. I make cattegories to make

> my shopping faster and easier. Depending on

how you

> like to, I do mine in the order they are in my store. and

> underline the names of each section and leave

about 9

> lines or so for each.

>

> ( Fresh Produce, Deli, Meat, Canned and Boxed ,

Pasta,

> Seasonings, Frozen, Baby, Dairy, Breads, Personal, Other )

>

> Sixth Step: Now on to your menu start with the dinners first .

since

> this is the main family meal. Pick out 7 recipes or if you cook

> without recipes (i say your lucky ) But if

your

> like me you need recipes till you get to know them . Write them

> down under the dinner part of your menu for

each

> day. Now add a vegetable to each days dinner, and any thing

> else that may go with that meal.

>

> Do the same thing for Lunches (Your husbands

lunches

> can even be leftovers )

>

> Breakfast is pretty open so I just make sure I

buy 2

> boxes of cereal (malt o meal) and such . No reason to buy tons

> of breakfast junkies ( i call them) you know,

the

> pastries and the donuts and all that. Wipe them from your mind.

> Keep those types of breakfasts for special

ocassions.

>

> Seventh Step: Now that your menu is laid out you can move to your

> shopping list. Go through each day and write down the

things

> needed to buy for each meal. Some things I bet you

will

> already have on hand. If not. thats ok too.

>

> Eight Step: Reward yourself with something calm and soothing .

tea, a

> warm bath. for doing all that hard work. You are now all

organized and

> ready to shop on shopping day.

>

> SHOPPING DAY

>

> Make sure you have eaten before you go. NEVER go grocery

shopping on a

> hungary stomache.

>

> Now FOLLOW YOUR LIST. as you put things in the cart, on the side

of

> your shopping list mark them off and on the back write down an apx

> price. Keep doing this as you add things to your cart add the

amt

> aproximation and whats on the paper, cross out the old number and

write

> the new number. This lets you see how much money your actually

putting

> in your cart. FOLLOW YOUR LIST. NO EXTRAS

>

> STAY AWAY FROM THE JUNK FOOD AISLES. We rarely RARELY go down

them.

>

> Main things to buy Organic wise that wont break your pocket book.

>

> Bananas

> Apples

> Pears

> Lettuce

> Salad veggies

>

> Bulk Herbs, (if it says $7.00 per oz. you dont need to get an

ounce,

> (who really uses 1oz in one dish of cooking anyway ) just take

the amt

> you need to cook with)

>

> Bread

> Amish Chicken

> Already cut pieces of Meats

> Tofu

> Local packaged dried fruits

> Bulk pasta from the bins

>

> _Some _already packaged deli foods are good deals including

premade

> sandwiches.

> (these are great for those lunch ideas )

>

> -

----

> Things in the organic store that will prolly break your pocket

book.

> (this is stuff I buy at a regular supermarket)

>

> YES I go to 2 different stores

>

> Cheeses

> Milk

> Yogurts

> Butter

> Canned Goods

> Juices

> Boxed Goods

> Frozen Goods

> Deli foods

>

> You can eat healthy buy changing recipes to suite your own family

needs.

> We do not purchase any of the following or very rarely do

> Just walk past them :-)

>

> Soda

> Hot dogs

> Pizza (we make our own)

> Candy cereals

> Any foods with red or blue dyes

> Any foods with fake sugars

> Chips

> Candy

>

> I feel i may have left something out - if you have any questions

pls ask.

>

> /*Weekly Meal Planner Checklist*/

> Printablechecklists.com

>

> *Sunday: *