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Real Food in My Real Life: Update: Target, Wal-mart, and the Pantry Challenge
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Real Food in My Real Life. Our attempts to eat well in our busy, messy lives without breaking the bank or our sanity. Thursday, October 11, 2012. Update: Target, Wal-mart, and the Pantry Challenge. I added my findings to my spreadsheet. Instead of copying and pasting from Excel which leaves the table looking a little wonky, I have uploaded it to Google Docs. Target didn't do so hot on prices, although they have a fairly decent selection of economical fair trade organic coffee which I was in desperate nee...
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Real Food in My Real Life: September 2012
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Real Food in My Real Life. Our attempts to eat well in our busy, messy lives without breaking the bank or our sanity. Saturday, September 22, 2012. First Fall Recipe of the Season. This is only a slight. You've outdone yourself this time." Why thank you very much. (By the way, even my non-oatmeal-eating kiddos LOVE this recipe.). Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal. 1 1/2 C Rolled Oats. 1/4 C Olive Oil. 1 tsp Baking Powder. 1/4 tsp Sea Salt. 1/4 C chopped Pecans. 1 Small or Medium Apple, chopped. Next time I th...
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Real Food in My Real Life: The Cleanse Factor--January Menu Plan
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Real Food in My Real Life. Our attempts to eat well in our busy, messy lives without breaking the bank or our sanity. Thursday, January 3, 2013. The Cleanse Factor- January Menu Plan. So every January (and by every January I mean once two years ago in December and maybe last year in January, but I can't remember for sure) my DH and I do a week-long cleanse. Sort of. Because I am an avid rule follower- if I like the rules, or if I made the rules up myself. Our "cleanse" looked something like this:. Note: ...
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Real Food in My Real Life: November 2011
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Real Food in My Real Life. Our attempts to eat well in our busy, messy lives without breaking the bank or our sanity. Sunday, November 27, 2011. The best part of waking up. What's wrong with Fruity Pebbles? But I don't have time to fix breakfast! Below is our family's breakfast meal plan. I included links to some of the recipes mentioned. Feel free to use it as a starting point to plan for your family. Keep in mind that nutrition isn't one-size-fits-all, so you may need to adjust accordingly. Oatmeal, or...
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Real Food in My Real Life: Mexican Chowder
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Real Food in My Real Life. Our attempts to eat well in our busy, messy lives without breaking the bank or our sanity. Thursday, October 25, 2012. Fall weather has finally arrived! This is absolutely perfect timing for my culinary bent as Mexican Chowder is on the menu for the evening. I had a recipe for this that I loved,. Please forgive my photo-taking abilities. 1/2 C chopped yellow onion. 1 T olive oil. 1 medium chopped zucchini. 145 oz chicken broth. 1 C frozen corn. 2 C chopped cooked chicken. 3 In ...
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Real Food in My Real Life: December 2011
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Real Food in My Real Life. Our attempts to eat well in our busy, messy lives without breaking the bank or our sanity. Sunday, December 25, 2011. The Day After Christmas. Every Christmas season starts out with good intentions. This year we will bake cookies. This year we will finish our shopping early. This year we will do Advent Readings. And the Christmas cookies? I really tried . As far as Advent Readings go, I read two. Which is one more than last year. So there's hope, right? Seeing my children's exc...
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Real Food in My Real Life: February 2013
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Real Food in My Real Life. Our attempts to eat well in our busy, messy lives without breaking the bank or our sanity. Tuesday, February 19, 2013. 10 Tips for Eating Healthfully on a Budget. Doesn't the title of this post read straight off the cover of a magazine? The topic of food budgets has come up often as of late in conversations. Hence, a. I keep an eye out for items that we buy on a regular basis and pick up a few extra to keep on hand for when we need them. 2 Buy in bulk-. 4 Buy produce in season-.
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Real Food in My Real Life: May 2012
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Real Food in My Real Life. Our attempts to eat well in our busy, messy lives without breaking the bank or our sanity. Monday, May 28, 2012. Freezer Meals: AKA Curbing the Craziness. Wow I just realized my last post on this blog was March 29. Yikes! I myself have been trying to find balance between getting food on the table, running here there and everywhere, and not losing my head in the process. (You can read more about that on my other blog here. Oh, and did I mention it's free? I had noticed this webs...
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Real Food in My Real Life: June 2012
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Real Food in My Real Life. Our attempts to eat well in our busy, messy lives without breaking the bank or our sanity. Sunday, June 3, 2012. Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy. It all started with a recipe my friend posted on Pinterest for lemon sorbet. I have lemons. Darn it, I don't have an ice cream maker, which is a problem that may have to be remedied. But not today. Hmmm. google "how to make sorbet without an ice cream maker" and bingo! I found another recipe. 1 1/2 C Honey (or sugar). 1 1/2 C Water. 7 Pour i...
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Real Food in My Real Life: January 2013
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Real Food in My Real Life. Our attempts to eat well in our busy, messy lives without breaking the bank or our sanity. Thursday, January 3, 2013. The Cleanse Factor- January Menu Plan. So every January (and by every January I mean once two years ago in December and maybe last year in January, but I can't remember for sure) my DH and I do a week-long cleanse. Sort of. Because I am an avid rule follower- if I like the rules, or if I made the rules up myself. Our "cleanse" looked something like this:. Note: ...