Thursday, 25 February 2010 15:56

Time-Saving Steps for Thrifty Meals

Written by Aunt Brenda

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Time-Saving Steps

Not everyone loves to cook. Even those who enjoy cooking do not always have the time or the energy. And buying convenience foods or eating out can be costly. But there are ways to eat well at low cost without spending hours in the kitchen. Again, planning ahead will help you.

Consider these ideas—

• Use the lower cost convenience foods. Examples of some that are usually good buys are frozen orange juice concentrate, canned and frozen vegetables without seasonings or sauces, and cake mixes.

• Plan some meals so you will have leftovers to use for later meals and snacks.

• Do most of your cooking for the week on one or two days and freeze or store some of the food. Then enjoy being able to just heat and eat for the rest of the week.

• Prepare a recipe for four and freeze half.

Menu Planning Checklist

To make sure you are off to a good start, review the menu planning checklist below.

Do your menus:

Include leftovers?

Use store specials?

Have a variety of foods?

Emphasize grain products?

Rely on economical foods?

Reference: Home and Garden Bulletin 244, USDA, 1985.

Aunt Brenda

Aunt Brenda

I am Brenda Shoop and I am Aunt Bytes' very own resident nurse. I hold a bachelors in nursing from The University of South Alabama. I worked in health care for 20 years before "abandoning the ship." I have experience in emergency, trauma, pediatrics, internal medicine, cardiology, and holistic care. I am striving to learn as much as I can about how to treat the body so it can heal itself, in the most natural ways possible.

I am connected to The Great Universal Energy Source in the most wonderful and magical way. I see miracles every single day because I have learned how to change my perspective on life in general. We are all connected to the Same Source, and as we become enlightened, we change the course of events around us to reflect our deeper commitment, whether that commitment is to Love, Peace, Mercy, Greed, Lust, or Selfishness.

What I'm trying to say is that whatever drama is going on around you in your life right now is just a symptom of something you still need to deal with. If you change your patterns, the patterns of those around you will change as well. Much in the same way that if the Earth were to shift position, it would affect all the satellites around it, as well as the moon.

So, don't be afraid to shift positions now and again. Just try a new one on for size and see how it fits. You can always change your mind later, you know.

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