USDA Thrifty Plan Archives

Thrifty Food Plan Experience: The End

by Millie Copper | Mar 22, 2012 | Budgeting, planned overs, USDA Thrifty Plan

$172 per week, two weeks, family of 5, real food. That is the current experience as part of the series Someone Else’s Shoes. We’re starting completely from scratch following the monetary guidelines put out by the USDA for the Cost of Food at Home Thrifty...

Thrifty Food Plan Experience: Almost the End

by Millie Copper | Mar 19, 2012 | Budgeting, planned overs, USDA Thrifty Plan

$172 per week, two weeks, family of 5, real food. That is the current experience as part of the series Someone Else’s Shoes. We’re starting completely from scratch following the monetary guidelines put out by the USDA for the Cost of Food at Home Thrifty...

Thrifty Food Plan: Shopping Results Week 2

by Millie Copper | Mar 14, 2012 | Budgeting, Feeding Children, food thoughts, USDA Thrifty Plan

$172 per week, two weeks, family of 5, real food. That is the current experience as part of the series Someone Else’s Shoes. We’re starting completely from scratch following the monetary guidelines put out by the USDA for the Cost of Food at Home Thrifty...

Thrifty Food Plan: End of Week 1 and Intro to Week 2

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...

Thrifty Food Plan Week 1: Four Days Down, Three to go

by Millie Copper | Mar 9, 2012 | Budgeting, food thoughts, Someone Else's Shoes, USDA Thrifty Plan

How many things in your cupboard do you take for granted? If you want to make tacos do you have all of the seasonings to add? Chili powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, etc? I know that I really rely on my variety of spices to make tasty meals. I like having an...

Thrifty Food Plan Week: Shopping Results

by Millie Copper | Mar 6, 2012 | food thoughts, Someone Else's Shoes, Starting Out, USDA Thrifty Plan

$172, one week, family of 5, real food. That is this weeks 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 amount to each...