Eating Real Food and Working Archives

Foods in Review: Week of 1/8/12

by Millie Copper | Jan 16, 2012 | Eating Real Food and Working, Traditional Foods

This past week I didn’t spend too terribly much time in the kitchen. With tax stuff to be done, regular bookkeeping, my business getting this new website up and running plus getting what seemed to be a cold of some sort, kitchen time was at a premium. I did try...

Menu Week of January 2

by Millie Copper | Jan 3, 2011 | Eating Real Food and Working, Meal Plans

Last week was quite a week. Good but busy. I worked a temp job Monday to Thursday. Plus I started training discussions on a contract that I am taking over as part of my own business providing information updates. I’ll train with the person who currently has the...

Menu Plan Week of April 21– Mama’s Gone

by Millie Copper | Apr 22, 2013 | Eating Real Food and Working, food thoughts, Meal Plans, Road Trip

This week’s menu plan is going to be more of a guideline than anything. Tuesday morning at 6AM I’ll be on an airplane heading for Oregon. I need to go back for an internal audit for my machine shop job. We are an industry standard certified shop which...

The Frugal Zealot v. the Time Zealot

by Millie Copper | Apr 20, 2012 | Budgeting, Eating Real Food and Working, food thoughts, frugal options, Meal Plans, Meals, Money v. Time, Someone Else's Shoes

When the discussion of real food comes up one of two things is almost always mentioned. Cost and time. Many people believe that a diet based on real/whole/traditional foods is monetarily out of reach for the average person. Yes, high quality fats and proteins are more...

3 Steps to a Smoother Week

by Millie Copper | Apr 2, 2012 | Eating Real Food and Working, Feeding Children, food thoughts

I’m in the middle of a busy season. A special project that I have been working on for my employer is coming to an important point. On Monday and Tuesday we have a pre-audit of sorts. My employer is in Oregon and I am in Wyoming. My part of the pre-audit is...

Working Full Time and Real Foods- Days 2 & 3

by Millie Copper | Feb 8, 2012 | Eating Real Food and Working, Someone Else's Shoes, Working Full Time and Real Foods

This is the first installment of the series Someone Else’s Shoes. This experience is Working Full Time and Real Foods. Each month my family will be “living a week in Someone Else’s Shoes” specifically to see how real/whole/traditional foods can...