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 3, 2012 | food thoughts
I suppose I should have known better… My first mistake was using the antique pie plate instead of the proper baking dish. Hot plate and room temperature water apparently do not mix.
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 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 1, 2012 | food thoughts
The fabulous Erin from Homestead Host has been fine tuning the technology on this blog. She’s updated the subscribe feature so… Please unsubscribe from the old feed homespunoasis.com/feed and resubscribe to the new feed at...
by Millie Copper | Aug 29, 2010 | Budgeting, food thoughts, Shopping Trip
My budget for the month of September is $490 divided between Cow share ($54), Beef CSA ($50), Azure Standard ($135.23), Dining Out ($50) and Grocery Store ($200.77). I say the budget is for the month of September but it actually coincides with my husband’s once...