Category Archives: Providence

It’s not you Grandparents world anymore…

I recently saw that a popular internet personality in the area of frugal warned their readers to beware of being  ‘too green’. That we should be wary of things just because they claimed it was good for us, good for … Continue reading

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And so it begins…

Excuse my absence this week. My hubby had a week of vacation which we spent getting the garden ready. We still have a ways to go but it is shaping up. Here is what it looks like, kinda sorta… there … Continue reading

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What you SHOULD be eating…

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Update on Our Family :)

Many of you have sent emails asking how we are doing on our adventure, so I thought I would give an update! 🙂 $60 Grocery Challenge: It is more like $75 a week because we have switched only to raw … Continue reading

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If they can do it….

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Why I do what I do…

You can imagine that for the same amount of folks who are interested in what I do there is the same amount of people who question what I do. I realize most of the time people do not know me … Continue reading

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Then I have had to eat my own words….

Scratch the NO MILK rule on the previous post. I did some reading and researching ~ seems like that is all I do these days. And came to find out that the milk is not bad for us. As long … Continue reading

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Fresh, frozen or canned?

On our Facebook page today we are discussing if frozen is the same nutritionally wise over fresh veggies/fruit. I was surprised to learn that since non-local fresh produce travels for many miles and is not hours old, that in the … Continue reading

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Sweetbay & Winn Dixie Deals :)

I was just looking over my grocery fliers and thought I would quickly point out some hot deals for our SW Florida readers. 🙂 Sweetbay : Bone in chicken breast $.99 lb. Winn Dixie: OJ 2/$7 Red seedless grapes $.88lb. … Continue reading

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But you can’t eat healthy for $10 a person a week…

This is no doubt the sentiment I am met with almost every time someone hears our quest. And I don’t blame them. Healthy food off the counter IS expensive. But read that sentence again. Off the counter. If you walk … Continue reading

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