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<blockquote data-quote="Tanya M" data-source="post: 653902" data-attributes="member: 18516"><p>You don't have to be a gourmet chef to cook good healthy food on the cheap. Start simple and basic. Go online and look for healthy recipes.</p><p>Decide what you are going to fix each night on paper before you go to the store. I know some people will use the store ads to see what's on sale before making out their weekly menu. If your in a time crunch then you can cook extra and have leftovers. Also, I love crockpot cooking. Many recipes online.</p><p>We eat a lot of chicken and fish in my house. Chicken is so basic and easy and yet you can do so many things with it. I like to bake chicken breast and always make extra. I take the extra and cut it up into bite size pieces, throw them in a large baggie and add some mixed salad greens. I take it work for my lunch. Right before I'm ready to eat I will add a little salad dressing to the baggie and shake it up. Makes for a nice chicken salad and so much cheaper than what you buy if you went out.</p><p>I also grill a lot of chicken (yummy) again, I will use this for salad also.</p><p>As for growing your own veggies vs buying, unless you will be growing a lot and putting them up either canning or freezing it doesn't save that much. In the summer months I love going to the farmers market.</p><p>As for picky kids, try to have them help prepare the food. They might be more receptive to eating what they have helped to make.</p><p>I'm not a big coupon person mainly because it's hard to find coupon for fresh produce or meat. Most coupons are for processed foods which I don't buy.</p><p>I applaud you for making the effort to want to eat healthier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tanya M, post: 653902, member: 18516"] You don't have to be a gourmet chef to cook good healthy food on the cheap. Start simple and basic. Go online and look for healthy recipes. Decide what you are going to fix each night on paper before you go to the store. I know some people will use the store ads to see what's on sale before making out their weekly menu. If your in a time crunch then you can cook extra and have leftovers. Also, I love crockpot cooking. Many recipes online. We eat a lot of chicken and fish in my house. Chicken is so basic and easy and yet you can do so many things with it. I like to bake chicken breast and always make extra. I take the extra and cut it up into bite size pieces, throw them in a large baggie and add some mixed salad greens. I take it work for my lunch. Right before I'm ready to eat I will add a little salad dressing to the baggie and shake it up. Makes for a nice chicken salad and so much cheaper than what you buy if you went out. I also grill a lot of chicken (yummy) again, I will use this for salad also. As for growing your own veggies vs buying, unless you will be growing a lot and putting them up either canning or freezing it doesn't save that much. In the summer months I love going to the farmers market. As for picky kids, try to have them help prepare the food. They might be more receptive to eating what they have helped to make. I'm not a big coupon person mainly because it's hard to find coupon for fresh produce or meat. Most coupons are for processed foods which I don't buy. I applaud you for making the effort to want to eat healthier. [/QUOTE]
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