tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post8359963392038801144..comments2024-03-27T11:32:14.453+00:00Comments on Penniless Parenting: Frugality When Time is ShortPenniless Parentinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-18230629617429169282013-05-16T18:33:10.096+00:002013-05-16T18:33:10.096+00:00Great advice! I have always worked outside the ho...Great advice! I have always worked outside the home (except for maternity leave) so I kind of roll my eyes at the idea that frugality is only for at-home moms. I don't do everything I'd do if I were at home more, but I'm still able to save money lots of ways.<br /><br />One of my favorite frugal time-savers is to clean and shred a lot of veggies or cheese at once (after buying at a Becca @ The Earthlings Handbookhttp://articles.earthlingshandbook.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-49948381100056980722013-05-16T18:26:36.665+00:002013-05-16T18:26:36.665+00:00They're certainly not free of those, because i...They're certainly not free of those, because if you rinse off the liquid in which the beans are canned, you'll get much less gas than if you leave that liquid in your food. I find canned beans very digestible after rinsing. Becca @ The Earthlings Handbookhttp://articles.earthlingshandbook.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-42263889614997101672013-05-14T13:49:15.263+00:002013-05-14T13:49:15.263+00:00Just discovered your blog and really love it! We ...Just discovered your blog and really love it! We too are living frugally and I have really tightened our budget around certain aspects that we used to spend mindlessly..... although I feel there is ALWAYS room for improvement! There are two MAJOR splurges in our life and that is Russian language daycare for our son and good quality food. I have become so mindful to what we eat after Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498001044863410827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-57989591505998601882013-05-09T01:39:40.057+00:002013-05-09T01:39:40.057+00:00Omelet + potatoes + green salad.
Grilled cheese an...Omelet + potatoes + green salad.<br />Grilled cheese and homemade soup (previously frozen and just reheated)<br />a thermal carafe in which I make tea and I can drink it all day<br />A huge batch of pancakes made on teh weekend that can be reheated during teh week for a hot breakfast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-77969274908914192802013-05-08T17:05:10.269+00:002013-05-08T17:05:10.269+00:00Great ideas. I wanted to add to your crock-pot su...Great ideas. I wanted to add to your crock-pot suggestion (because I LOVE my crock-pot!). I have been perusing several websites that help you with bulk, crock-pot meal making/freezing/planning. The idea is that you identify foods that are on sale (i.e. chicken) and plan a number of meals around a bulk purchase. You then take a couple of hours in one day to cut and prep everything for the Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999838147173390906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-48378102782618860802013-05-08T07:06:30.582+00:002013-05-08T07:06:30.582+00:00Just curious why you said canned beans are not as ...Just curious why you said canned beans are not as digestible. If anything I read that the canned variety are free of oligosaccharides (I know I didnt get that right!).... the gas-causing, stomach-disrupting offenders. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-50472149509619752292013-05-08T01:37:20.546+00:002013-05-08T01:37:20.546+00:00Make your own frozen dinners...
When you have tim...Make your own frozen dinners...<br /><br />When you have time, cook large batches then freeze in meal-sized portions. When you don't have time, just reheat the frozen portions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-54666331115785185022013-05-08T01:23:18.512+00:002013-05-08T01:23:18.512+00:00Dear Penny,
I like your ideas and your creativity ...Dear Penny,<br />I like your ideas and your creativity very much! As a working Mom, I realized I have been relying too heavily on takeout foods. My goal this week has been to shop at the beginning of the week for ingredients I need for planned menus, to avoid that costly and not-so-satisfying habit. I made a vegetable soup on Sunday that came out very good- I haven't done that in ages!<br />karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-45432117783338997052013-05-07T22:30:53.169+00:002013-05-07T22:30:53.169+00:00Just an FYI peas and green beans are not significa...Just an FYI peas and green beans are not significant sources of protein. Green beans have about 2 grams of protein per 1 cup of beans and peas while a little better with about 8.6 grams per cup still do not compare with Navy beans at 15.8 grams of protein per cup or the 31 grams of protein in 1 cup of egg. Peas and green beans are better left to serve as veggies not protein sources.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com