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SaraD |
Feeding your family on a Budget\ |
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11:00:21 |
SaraD |
9am PST |
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11:04:57 |
SaraD |
Well, I guess I'll get started just in case some people
pop in and out while I try and locate some visitors for
this chat. |
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11:05:10 |
SaraD |
1. I wanted to just briefly introduce myself. |
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11:18:19 |
SaraD |
Good morning Misty |
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11:19:23 |
SaraD |
Good Morning Mummoth. |
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11:19:44 |
SaraD |
I'm Sara a Stay at home mom to two wonderful boys. Age
10 and 4 |
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11:20:31 |
SaraD |
I like to eat but I really don't have the money for it.
*) |
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11:21:38 |
SaraD |
I have been on the internet for about 10 years now and
have seen a lot of different sites on budgeting and
saving money. I just closed down one of my sites Mommie-Care
which had some very useful information in it. |
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11:22:30 |
SaraD |
My goal in doing this chat for Tina and MommyChats, is
to provide different ideas and ways to save money in the
market but at the same time eating a healthy diet. |
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11:22:45 |
SaraD |
How many of you eat organic? or have to be on a special
diet? |
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11:25:34 |
SaraD |
Doany of you have babies that can't drink milk or eat
eggs or wheat? |
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11:28:19 |
misty |
ok i am here |
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11:28:23 |
SaraD |
I had a whole chat made out . |
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11:28:38 |
SaraD |
Glad I found you. I was talking to myself the whole time
I guess... |
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11:28:51 |
SaraD |
No wonder no one was answering my questions? lol |
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11:28:56 |
misty |
i didnt see you say anythiing |
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11:29:15 |
SaraD |
I think you where in the Mommys Lounge and I was in here |
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11:29:21 |
SaraD |
that is way odd |
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11:29:32 |
misty |
oh well it showed you as there |
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11:30:05 |
SaraD |
Anyway just talking about budgeting and food and
wondering what diet you have? Special? wheat free ?
organic? no special needs? |
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11:30:38 |
jseeley |
hi everyone |
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11:30:46 |
misty |
hi |
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11:30:53 |
jseeley |
hi sara |
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11:30:57 |
jseeley |
hi misty |
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11:30:58 |
SaraD |
The folks who frequent this site are somewhat new
mommies or mommies trying to live a more conscious
lifestyle |
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11:31:00 |
SaraD |
Hi Jen |
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11:31:03 |
misty |
no special if it comes from a box we eat it |
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11:31:06 |
SaraD |
Thanks for dropping by |
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11:31:34 |
SaraD |
Do you ladies Use Coupons when shopping? Either online
or offline? |
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11:31:53 |
misty |
not really my hubby does the shopping and he forgets
them |
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11:32:23 |
SaraD |
I was thinking of starting a coupon train with this
group but I think I'll wait till we grow a bit. |
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11:32:37 |
SaraD |
Jen? |
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11:32:53 |
jseeley |
i clip them out |
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11:33:22 |
jseeley |
i really need to start using them though |
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11:33:25 |
SaraD |
Do you find that you use them all or use some and trash
most? |
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11:33:38 |
jseeley |
most of them i use |
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11:34:22 |
SaraD |
Great. |
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11:35:04 |
SaraD |
What do you ladies want to learn about saving money and
time in the kitchen? |
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11:36:12 |
SaraD |
You should check out http://www.budgeting101.com They
have an awesome database of recipes |
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11:37:26 |
SaraD |
They have loads of mixes you can pre-make and then use
when needed |
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11:37:57 |
SaraD |
Another thing that saves me time in the kitchen is
freezer cooking or OMC once a month cooking (for me
it's more like once a week cooking) |
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11:38:00 |
misty |
we buy one meal at a time |
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11:38:20 |
SaraD |
You go out most of the time or do you or your husband
cook? |
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11:38:52 |
misty |
we cook cant afford to go out |
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11:38:55 |
misty |
he cooks |
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11:39:16 |
SaraD |
Wow, misty, he shops, he cooks, does he work too? How
about clean? |
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11:39:37 |
misty |
he work and cleans and laundry |
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11:39:42 |
SaraD |
That's pretty cool. |
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11:39:51 |
SaraD |
You really have a special guy then. |
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11:40:05 |
misty |
yep i help of course |
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11:40:26 |
SaraD |
My hubby does all that too but I do or at least try to
help out and give him a break because he also works |
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11:40:33 |
SaraD |
Of course. |
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11:40:48 |
SaraD |
It's just nice to hear a guy pulling his weight in the
relationship |
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11:41:27 |
SaraD |
Do you ever cook? or try new things at home? Like foods
from different cultures? |
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11:41:31 |
mummoth |
hi |
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11:41:39 |
SaraD |
Hi |
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11:41:54 |
SaraD |
I'm Sara the Hostess of this chat |
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11:42:04 |
SaraD |
Nice to have you stop by |
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11:42:57 |
SaraD |
I was just going into feeding our families, how we do
it, do we use coupons, freezer cooking, have special
diets? etc... |
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11:43:07 |
mummoth |
is this the feeding your family on a budget chat? |
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11:43:13 |
SaraD |
Yes it is. |
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11:43:24 |
mummoth |
good! |
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11:43:37 |
SaraD |
Not very many people here but this is the second one I
did. First one I was the only one that showed. LOL |
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11:43:53 |
mummoth |
we've fallen into the take-out trap... trying to get
back on track |
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11:44:03 |
SaraD |
What kind of things are you looking for your family? |
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11:44:10 |
mummoth |
lol! no whre to go but up then! |
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11:44:11 |
SaraD |
Any special needs or diets? |
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11:44:32 |
jseeley |
im back sara |
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11:44:54 |
SaraD |
Yea, Okay. If you are really used to going out a lot
then I suggest at least one dinner at home. (to lessen
the shock ) |
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11:44:58 |
SaraD |
Hi Jen. wb |
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11:45:00 |
mummoth |
DD can't have eggs & a few other things, but she's just
, so it's not a big deal yet |
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11:45:22 |
SaraD |
Have you looked into eggless recipes? |
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11:46:00 |
mummoth |
lol! we're not that bad off... we're just renoing our
kitchen & it was soooo much easier to just have food
magically appear |
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11:46:27 |
SaraD |
I know a lady in another forum who is testing some
eggless, gluten free, and I think dairy free recipes
and will eventually be selling them like pre-mixes |
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11:46:36 |
SaraD |
Do you love cooking then? |
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11:46:44 |
SaraD |
yOu or your husband? |
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11:46:48 |
mummoth |
so far I'm just not feeding her things that have eggs in
them... she also reacts to dairy & tomatos (but not
*every* time, so I don't know whats up there) |
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11:47:13 |
mummoth |
I don't mind cooking |
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11:47:36 |
mummoth |
I do it & my husband wrangles the kids in the livingroom
so I can cook in peace |
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11:47:58 |
SaraD |
Sometimes with allergies it is overexposure when you
really see it. Like feeding her milk 3 days ... you'll
usually either see right away or after a few days of
feeding the same food... |
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11:48:08 |
misty |
i hate milk |
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11:48:13 |
misty |
i dont drink it |
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11:48:16 |
SaraD |
I didn't know my son was milk intolerant until I
actually started looking for it. |
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11:49:04 |
mummoth |
Ive heard another sign of an allergy is when they *love*
a certain food & she would gorge herself on cheese if I
et her |
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11:49:08 |
SaraD |
But then, neither did his Father until he started
noticing an upset stomach after drinking milk, eating
cheese, etc.... I think if we listen to our bodies it
will tell us what to eat and what not to eat |
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11:49:09 |
jseeley |
wow sara you are starting to have a good turnout for
this |
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11:49:28 |
SaraD |
Cool. Thanks Jen. |
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11:49:49 |
SaraD |
I just wanted to let you all know about a site I use
regularly. |
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11:50:10 |
SaraD |
http://www.budget101.com Lots of cool recipes, and mixes
you can make ahead of time. |
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11:50:16 |
jseeley |
now why couldnt i lol |
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11:50:22 |
SaraD |
Has saved me a lot of time and $$ in the kitchen. |
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11:50:36 |
jseeley |
thanks |
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11:50:43 |
jseeley |
i sure will use this |
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11:51:33 |
SaraD |
Saving money and time in the kitchen is just all about
scheduling really. If you know what you're having for
dinner for 5 - 7 days |
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11:51:54 |
SaraD |
Then you will not have to worry so much about the other
two meals. For instance: |
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11:52:02 |
SaraD |
B- cereals, fruit |
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11:52:15 |
SaraD |
L- could be soups/salads/breads or sandwiches |
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11:52:19 |
SaraD |
Simple as that. |
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11:52:50 |
SaraD |
You could even plan some take out now and then but make
sure it's not a lot as take out is probably 3 - 5x as
fattening as homemade |
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11:52:57 |
mummoth |
one thing we did last summer was to buy, pre-marinate &
fereze a bulk amt of barbecue stuff... I don't know how
much money it saved us, though.... just time |
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11:53:39 |
SaraD |
Time is Money as they say. If it saves my family time,
it is saving my family money.... (think of yourself as a
hourly wage earner) |
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11:54:22 |
mummoth |
yeah... it saved *me* alot of time... the barbecue is
DHs department |
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11:54:51 |
SaraD |
Buying in bulk for most people is a clueless adventure.
There really is an art to it. I don't do it as we don't
have the space and our tastes change so rapidly so
having like 5 lbs of something in the freeze would only
be wasteful. |
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11:55:16 |
SaraD |
Cool that was a good deal for you then. It is all ready
and all he had to do was defrost and cook. |
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11:55:52 |
SaraD |
A lot of people assume that just by buying in bulk they
are saving money, but you really need to keep an eye on
a couple of things: |
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11:56:07 |
SaraD |
1. cost per unit (sometimes it is the same) small or
large |
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11:56:30 |
SaraD |
2. Waste... expiration date can you really use it by the
time it expires? |
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11:56:39 |
mummoth |
it's easy for me to buy in bulk... DH is a creature of
habit... he has a bowl of cereal & 4 eggs (blech, I
know!) every morning & peanut butter sandwiches, 2
apples & granola bars, & yogurt for lunch every. single.
day |
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11:56:41 |
SaraD |
3. Bulk veggies is a no no |
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11:57:17 |
SaraD |
Great for you. Habit is sometimes a good thing. You
really know what you are buying then. |
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11:57:27 |
SaraD |
Do you have a farmers market close by? |
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11:57:30 |
mummoth |
Why are bulk veggies a no-no? (not sure I want to know!) |
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11:58:06 |
SaraD |
Most people don't eat that many, and they will rot
before weeks end. It is a waste of time and money. |
