Friday, July 3, 2009

My favorite frugal food resources

I have been interested in, and blogging about, frugal food for quite awhile now. If you look on the side, you can see some of my favorite healthy and/or frugal food blogs. It's something that I've worked on for years. I'm the one reading about folks $1 a day challenge, $30 a week cooking, and challenges on living on food stamp budgets.

For me, it all started with The Complete Tightwad Gazette. But it's moved on from there.

So here are a couple of other good resources. Both of these sites have e-books that you can purchase (and I have). They are very good books that teach you how to shop and/ or cook more frugally and healthfully.

http://www.groceryshrink.com/index.html

Angela has a huge family and does an amazing job with feeding them for less. Her book is filled with tips on how to keep a price book, shop properly, and cook from scratch.

http://cookforgood.com/index.html

The cook for good website gives meal plans, grocery lists, and recipes that show you how to feed your family for just over a dollar a person per meal. While I generally feed my family for this amount already, I'm always on the hunt for new recipes, tips, and inspiration. And I definitely got them here!

2 comments:

Amy B said...

Thanks for the links. I have just purchased the Cooking for Good ebooks, on your recommendation. they look great.
It's comforting to know there are actually people out there who have a handle on cooking healthily on a budget. Where I work (a call center for a travel service) people rely on cheap frozen meals or expensive take-out - Americans seem to have lost our cooking and meal planning skills! We are out- sourcing feeding ourselves. Thanks again for the links. I enjoy your blog.

Marcia said...

I like that quote - outsourcing feeding ourselves. It is so very true.

I do like the occasional frozen veggie burger or takeout burrito, too. What I really liked about the Cook For Good method is that it's methodical. I switched from part time to full time work a few months ago (adding 10 work hours per week). Cooking up a pot of beans has been a HUGE help.