This is one of the books that has shaped my new view on food, The Vintage Remedies Guide to Real Food. It completely opened my eyes and educated me on why I need to change the way I eat and what I feed my family. My favorite chapter is called Real Foods on a Budget. Jessie offers a new perspective and some great tips on how to eat whole foods and keep costs in check.
The book is broken down into four main sections which really helped me walk through all the elements of real food.
Why We Eat (The Things We Eat)
What to Eat (Identifying Real Foods)
How to Eat (Making the Change)
Let Your Food Be Your Medicine
I have five books to giveaway to my readers. Even if you don’t win, if you are following my series Healthy Living on a Budget, this is a MUST READ!
Nashville Readers: Be sure to drop by the Vintage Remedies Open House on Saturday, August 14th. More information coming on Nashville Provisions later!
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Vintage Remedies is offering five copies of the book The Vintage Remedies Guide to Real Food to randomly selected winners.
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Being flexible…
The best tip I can give is having at least one day a month where you have a kitchen day. Do a major shop on a Friday or Saturday and within a few days pre-bake chicken, pre-saute ground turkey, clean and chop all veggies, make homemade stocks and divide up things into portion baggies or plastic containers. It takes me all day but it makes every day go so much quicker for cooking real food every day instead of eating junky convenience food.
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The tip got deleted, lol! Anyway, a garden is the best resource for healthy whole foods on a budget! Fresh produce for pennies-you can’t beat it
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A Garden. A lot of fresh, healthy veggies and fruit, with little cost of set-up.
Have a few “quick” recipes that you can always fall back on in a time crunch and keep those ingredients stocked.
Garden ranks pretty high up there but also look into getting in on an organic farm share. We have a friend who does this and makes his bi-weekly deliveries from his own farm and several other no spray farms that are local. It is great to support the local community and eat well along with it. It is so much cheaper to go this route versus buying in a grocery chain.
Let all your friends know you’re trying to eat healthier. Many of the people I’ve met through school and work have gardens, which produce, in some cases, more than they can eat themselves. Not to mention, you never know who might have an excellent money saving tip for shopping in your community.
I try to visit our local Farmer’s Market weekly and look for sales on fruits and veggies at the grocery stores. I cook what is in season and looks good.
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I think eating things in season is helpful, as is stockpiling what you can so you can always make healthy meals for a lower cost instead of buying the ingredients when you need them out of desperation.
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Buy in bulk and flash freeze
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Eliminating foods like chips and sodas frees up money for healthy foods.
I try to visit our local Farmer’s Market weekly and look for sales on fruits and veggies at the grocery stores. I cook what is in season and looks good.
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The best tip I can offer is to buy fruits and veggies when they are on sale, really stock up when it’s a great price and freeze any and everything you can to use when they are not on sale. I am using my vitamix like crazie making green smoothies and found out that you can freeze so many things with little to no prep time.
My best tip is to shop local. Farmer’s Markets and road side stands.
I need tips. I am considering making a big shift in our diet. We do shop local. Thanks Kelly.
I’ve been making the real food attempt for a couple of months now. We’ve planted a garden and been freezing all the extras. Also visiting the farmer’s market.
Even though some things are more expensive, I’ve found that my overall grocery bill isn’t any higher. That was a very pleasant surprise!
I have my own garden and freeze and can as much as I am able to during the Summer. A lot of work but it tastes soooo good in the Winter.
We have a vegetable garden
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Eating in season is the way to go. Fruits and veggies in season are usually on sale.
My favorite tip is to use coupons for toiletries which end up being free allowing more money for whole foods.
Eating from our garden! I love it!!!
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We have a garden!
I would love to start shifting my family to eating this way. We are still new in our rural small town and are loving the Farmers Mkt every week. We came from eating a lot of processed foods and are slowly switching to eating more fresh fruits and veggies(from the farmers mkt) and getting ready to have a garden next year to grow some of our own. Would love to know more and read all I can.
@ April, would love to know more on your prepping day and what you cook.
My tip is to grow some food! Also, I went to a u-pick strawberries farm last week and then canned some jam and marmalade. I hope canning will save me some money too, but I guess it’s more of a principle thing for me.
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I shop our local Farmers Market for fresh fruits & veggies & cook what’s in season. I also shop sales at the supermarkets.
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We eat what is in season too and shop at the local Farmer’s Market.
My tip is to stock up when you find something on sale or marked down. One example… I was able to buy the whole wheat flour that you posted about a while back at Kroger.
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My tip is to grow your own food!
I wish I had a good tip for eating real food on a budget. I love organics but they are so expensive. I don’t have a way to plant a garden. Hopefully, if I win this book, I can get great ideas!!
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Buy your veggies at a local farmer’s market if you can. The prices are lower and the selection is better!
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Shop for produce at farmers markets in towns that aren’t so upscale. There’s a big price difference that’s worth a short drive!
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Don’t buy the junk! If you don’t have chips, ice cream, cookies etc in the house then you won’t eat them & you’ll spend less for sure. We make a lot of our food from scratch too & that helps to keep junk out of our food too!
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My best tip is grow your own food!
My tip is to spend your money on whole unprocessed foods, instead of the processed junk! It might seem like you’re spending more per item, but your whole grocery bill isn’t affected much!
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eat fresh veggies from the garden or visit the farmers market.
I go to our produce market on Wednesdays, which is double-ad day, & I buy in-season.
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I buy what is on sale & stock up when items are a great price.
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i try to buy fresh fruit and veggies in season/on sale
i stock up and freeze fruits for smoothies when i can
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I guess my tip is cooking at home and not eating out.
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If I can get a super good deal on something, I’ll buy extra and then freeze it til I need it!
Grow it myself and flash freeze bargains from the grocery!
I look for sales and markdowns on organic dairy. We also joined a CSA this summer since we were not ready for our own garden this year. This has caused us to eat more vegetables since we don’t want what we paid for to go to waste.
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Just buy what’s in season on sale. It’s really quite easy!
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I only buy small amounts of organic produce and usually what is in season and on sale….as opposed to buying large amounts of non organic produce just because it was on sale….and then watching it go bad b/c I bought too much.
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I would say flexibility is the key. You may want to eat something that is pricey or out of season, but if you want to save money, be prepared to substitute.
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Plan meals and snacks so everyone knows what they are eating.
Buy low! We plan meals around sales
Make dried beans! They are better for you than canned and super cheap! This is a great alternative to eatting meat. I also enjoy fresh grains like Quinoa, and wheat berries.
Eat fresh (in season) and eat local!
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We live in a twin home with a fairly small yard, but I still make room for some potted veggies on and around our deck. Nothing tastes better than home-grown food!
We shop from a local farmers market and buy things that are in season.
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I make just about every meal and dinners are always from scratch. I try to not use processed food and I make my own desserts.
Make your own frappes : frozen yogurt, fruit of choice and a splash of milk
My best tip for eating on a budget is to cook two meals at once. If I’m making a casserole with things I’ve found on sale, I make two and freeze one. It saves me money, time, and kitchen clean up!
I use the sales ads to figure out what my meal plan will be.
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Cookies are much cheaper to make at home….and healthier…….your grade schooler should be able to read/pronounce all of the ingredients in products you consume….they can do this with a cookie recipe but not the ingredient list on store bought cookies.
Grow organic produce in your own garden, and then can or freeze your extras for later in the year.
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A garden. We have been doing this since we got married almost 9 years ago!
We are flexible….for example…there isn’t just “one way” to make chili….we use ingredients that are on hand….
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Planning healthy meals ahead of time so you don’t buy fast food meals and waste the money and calories.
Watch for in-store, unadvertised sales, especially in the produce dept.
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buy fruits and vegetables in season
my tip is to shop at a local famers market. The produce is usually organic and as fresh as possible. It is pretty easy to work on a budget, because their prices don’t fluctuate as much as stores.
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I do a lot of canning and freezing during the peak veggie season for later winter use.
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Shopping at produce stand on the side of the road!
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