by Millie Copper | Mar 4, 2012 | food thoughts, Someone Else's Shoes, Starting Out, USDA Thrifty Plan
How much do you spend per week on groceries? Do you fall within the USDA guidelines? For my family of 5 the USDA Cost of Food at Home Plans say we should be spending between $172 and $327 per week. These numbers fall under 4 different categories; Thrifty, Low-Cost,...
by Millie Copper | Mar 2, 2012 | Budgeting, food thoughts, Someone Else's Shoes, USDA Thrifty Plan
Did you know that the USDA has a list of how much money we should be spending on food? It is actually a tiered list. The USDA Food Plans: Cost of Food states “The Thrifty, Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost and Liberal Food Plans each represent a nutritious diet at a...
by Millie Copper | Feb 16, 2012 | Someone Else's Shoes
Don’t you love taking a peek into the life of someone else? If you said yes, I’d say you are not alone. Just take a look at all of the ‘reality’ shows on TV (okay, I have to say I don’t really think those are ‘reality’ but...
by Millie Copper | Feb 5, 2012 | food thoughts, Working Full Time and Real Foods
YES! I believe it can. I know many of you are doing it now. Be sure to leave a comment with all of your great advice. This is the first installment of the series Someone Else’s Shoes. This experience is Real Foods and Working. Each month my family will be...
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...
by Millie Copper | Feb 13, 2012 | Someone Else's Shoes
We just ended the first installment of Someone Else’s Shoes with the first experience being Working Full Time and Real Foods. The purpose of the week was to experience a schedule of working full time outside the home. While I have done this in the past when...