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Fall Food Planning: 6 Rules to Keep Your Diet (and Budget) on Track

Fall Food Planning: 6 Rules to Keep Your Diet (and Budget) on Track

Good planning is the key to eating well – and not paying a fortune for it or spending hours tracking down your next meal. Now that you’re back from Labor Day weekend and ready to get back into a routine for Fall, it’s a good chance to sit down and revamp your food routines. Fun as BBQs and summer vacations are, they make eating well and saving money difficult, and we’re ready to get back to business, so we’re taking a close look at SELF‘s food planning tips:
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Eco-Friendly Kitchen: 10 Ways to Reduce Food Waste

Eco-Friendly Kitchen: 10 Ways to Reduce Food Waste

Throwing out food is hard. Whether it’s something you know no one in your house will eat, or leftovers claimed by mold, your conscience is always nagging you about starving kids in Africa as you sweep old food into the trash. Still, Americans waste a lot of food every year — about 91 billion pounds. So Slate.com came up with 10 ways to reduce your food waste.

1. Stick to your shopping list. Plan out all of the meals for your… More »

Is Healthy Eating In Your Budget? Poll of the Day

Is Healthy Eating In Your Budget? Poll of the Day

Though we’d all love to eat what’s best for us, sometimes organic groceries just don’t fit The Budget. And with the current economy and job climate, The Budget is getting very, very limited for a lot of people.
In How to Eat Well on a Food Stamp Budget: $68.88, the Associated Press reported that enrollment in the government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has skyrocketed with the slowdown of the economy, and now more than 38 million Americans receive food stamps. Families… More »