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10 Ways To Feed Your Family Natural/Organic Food On A Budget
As parents of young children, we of course want to feed our kids the healthiest food that we possible can, but we can’t spend a fortune on food either. We have all heard more and more recently about the chemicals, pesticides, antibiotics and hormones that are present in the foods that we eat.
So many of us are trying to live more frugally and stretch our tight budgets as much as we can. The idea of eating organically while also sticking to a strict grocery budget seems out of reach.
But, I want to share with you some of the ways that my family has been able to include natural/organic foods in our diet, and even increase the amount of organic foods we are eating, while continuing to stick to a pretty tight grocery budget for our family of four.
Here are 10 ways you can feed your family natural/organic foods on a budget:
If you’d like to read more, I highly recommend the ebook Real Food on a Real Budget by Stephanie Langford. It is full of great ideas and tips for keeping a realistic budget while still meeting the needs of your family for healthy and organic foods.
How do you feed your family good food on a budget?
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Natalie commented on Sep 21 11 at 12:45 amI like this list. I think that many people don’t really know how to cook, and therefore end up eating more packaged, processed foods. It might be a good idea for anyone, but especially someone who’s not a fantastic cook, to check out cookbooks from the library and test out recipies that use the fresh, local and organic ingredients available. Don’t invest in a cookbook until you know you like it. Using the library could also add more variety.
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