I love coming across other bloggers who are on the same page as we are when it comes to “real food.” I recently “met” Stephanie Langford who runs a beautifully put together blog called Keeper of the Home. Stephanie is a jack-of-all-trades, but one of her specialties is how to buy and eat real food on a budget (sound familiar?). And she has taken the time to put her extensive knowledge into a book…one of which I am giving away today!
Giveaway
Title: Real Food on a Real Budget e-book, by Stephanie Langford
Retail: Digital Copy $18.97 or Paperback Copy $21.97 plus shipping
Synopsis: Real Food on a Real Budget is written as a primer for families who want to learn how to save an average of 20-30% on their food budget ($100-$200 per month for most families), while at the same time serving better quality and more nutritionally dense foods.
Based on 6 years of hands-on experience and hundreds of hours of research, Real Food on a Real Budget is packed with practical tips and suggestions to help you become a better steward of both your finances and your health.
Check out the Keeper of the Home website for more details and a sneak peek of the book.
How to Enter
If you would like to enter the contest please read and follow these rules…
- The contest is open to all countries.
- To enter the contest, please leave a comment below sharing your best “real food” on a budget tip (if you have one!).
- Only one entry is allowed per person UNLESS you follow 100 Days of Real Food on Facebook or Twitter. If you are a Facebook or Twitter follower (or become one) you are allowed two entries! You can just say that you “follow” in your second entry.
- The contest will end at midnight EST on Sunday, June 26.
- The winner will be selected at random and announced on both Twitter and Facebook (as well as emailed directly so make sure your address is entered correctly in your comment below!). The winner will have 3 days to respond before they are disqualified, and a new winner is chosen.
Please note: Your email address will not be shared or used for any other purpose.
Good Luck!
My best tip for real food on a real budget would be….. take the time.
Take the time to learn what “real” foods are out there and where you can find them. Farms and local markets are an invaluable source for “real” foods. Take the time to learn how to cook “from scratch”. Yes, it takes time at first, but it certainly gets easier and faster with practise. Take the time to plant, weed, and harvest some garden veggies. Nothing tastes better than a sun-kissed tomato straight off the vine! Take the time to sit down and savour the fruits of your labour as you enjoy a delicious “real food” meal. Family time gathered around a scrumptious meal is a truly bonding experience! Take the time to encourage others along your journey to health and wellness (love this website!). In this “rush, rush, hurry up” world, just take the time to do something so positive for you, your family, and friends.
My husband and I are newlyweds and recently made the decision to start eating more naturally. My tip is container gardening! Our only outdoor space is a tiny cement patio and container gardening allows us the benefits of a home garden. Growing season is very short in our area so I planted as much variety as I could fit onto our patio. Tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber, bell pepper, basil, and cilantro. Container gardening saves us both time and money. The only upkeep is watering and reaping the harvest!
We just started following on Facebook, too, and are excited to try the 10 day challenge!
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Eat veggies in season… and can the excess!
My best “real food” tip is to find your local farmers market and shop there for great deals. Most farmers have more than one vegetable or meat and will give discounts for buying more than one item.
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I try to buy all my fruits and veggies at our local farmer’s market (which is thankfully open year round). I generally get out of there with a weeks worth of fruits and veggies for under $30 (often for $15 or $20).
I follow 100 days of real food on Facebook. : )
Join a CSA. Great food at a great price.
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Eating what’s in season!
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I would be lost without my garden! You can’t get much more real then peas picked 5 minutes ago!
I love to buy freeze dried fruit for snacks and portion them out.
Tip #1: make your own bread! It is soooo simple, inexpensive, and yummy! Even with organic ingredients it costs me $0.74 per loaf!
Can you forward a recipe? Bread is a staple item in our house with four active, constantly hungry children!
Tip #2 (because I follow 100 Days of Real Food on Facebook!): locate a local farmer and buy 1/4 cow for your freezer. Seek 100% grass-fed beef if possible. It is so much easier to make dinner on the fly when you have a freezer full of high-quality beef!
My tip would be: portion control = budget control. For example, I make Lisa’s granola recipe and eat it for breakfast all the time. Even though the ingredients can get a little pricey, I’m not buying 2 boxes per week of “natural” cereal that isn’t really “real food,” and I don’t have to eat nearly as much of the granola to stay full until lunch, so the granola lasts me a long time. The same goes for many ‘real food’ recipes!
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grow your on veggie garden!
We have good old Carolina clay with lots of sunshine and heat. Any tips for starting a garden?
Eat veggies and fruit in season and get the whole family involved in meal planning and preps.
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My husband and I eat what is in season to cut down on the cost of our produce!
Eat what is local and in season as much as you can, and use your leftovers. Think of the things that you buy often that have the most packaging (you’re paying for that!!) and buy them in bulk or make them at home. Once you think about how cheap and easy it is to make hummus or barbecue sauce or ranch dressing at home you’ll never want to pay for the prepackaged variety again, and you’ll waste less too!
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