by Millie Copper | Sep 30, 2016 | food thoughts
In March we moved full time to our off grid cabin on 20 acres in the high desert. The last several months have been go, go, go pretty much non-stop. Our cabin is still a work in progress. We’re what I call a semi-dry cabin. We don’t have any water coming...
by Millie Copper | Apr 4, 2016 | food thoughts
The last several weeks have been a whirl-wind while we’re settling in to our new home. Settling in might be a bit of a stretch. Since the home isn’t done and there is work to be done on it every day, a good portion of our household items are in a storage...
by Millie Copper | Feb 10, 2012 | Eating Real Food and Working, food thoughts, 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 11, 2012 | Feeding Children, food thoughts, Starting Out, Traditional Foods
I think it is important to realize that when beginning a real/whole/traditional food journey it does not necessarily have to be all or nothing. Even eliminating the processed junk a little at a time will help your health tremendously. Not to mention will help you...
by Millie Copper | Mar 12, 2012 | food thoughts, kitchen experiments, Meals, Someone Else's Shoes, Starting Out, USDA Thrifty Plan
$172 per week, two weeks, family of 5, real food. That is the current experience. We’re starting completely from scratch following the monetary guidelines put out by the USDA for the Cost of Food at Home Thrifty Food Plan. The USDA attaches a weekly dollar...
by Millie Copper | Nov 23, 2009 | food thoughts, frugal options, Starting Out, Traditional Foods
Are you at a point where you know you need to make some improvements to your diet to include more nutrient dense items, higher nutrition and less processed foods? These easy and inexpensive suggestions will help! Stop Buying Cold Cereal Cold cereal is a huge waste of...