tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post499422243350740345..comments2024-02-24T19:36:18.629-06:00Comments on Proverbs 31 Living: Cutting out convenience foodsAbbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01842277589160618685noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-83936931750153427932007-11-02T20:51:00.000-05:002007-11-02T20:51:00.000-05:00Thanks for your ideas! I do agree that there is a ...Thanks for your ideas! I do agree that there is a balance, I like to serve homemade, from scratch food to my family nearly all the time but I do realize it is not horrible to have a frozen pizza once and a while or to go out to eat on occasion if you can afford it. I do know that those habits can easily break your budget if you are not careful.Abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842277589160618685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-29876537430850349352007-11-02T19:58:00.000-05:002007-11-02T19:58:00.000-05:00I only grocery shop once a week, I plan my menu an...I only grocery shop once a week, I plan my menu and I include "snack" items on this list too. I speak to my kids about their choices and they usually revolve around what is on sale. This week my boys were tickled because Doritos were on sale for $1.88. I bought 3 bags and when they are gone they are gone! Next week when I make my shopping list it might be grapes/apples that are on sale. If so I make up a nice platter of chopped fruit/veggies etc. When its gone its gone. Keeping a weekly menu and including snack item appeals to my kids, gives them variety and teaches them frugality. They now know to ask "is such and such on sale this week???"Donna(mom24boyz)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06893314713352399022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-76732619857195915082007-11-02T14:55:00.000-05:002007-11-02T14:55:00.000-05:00If we're out longer than expected, or on too long ...If we're out longer than expected, or on too long of a trip to pack for the whole way, we remember that grocery stores are just as common as fast food places! We generally just pick up some bread or pitas, cheese or meat, and veggies or fruit. It's usually a little more than what we might have been able to prepare at home, but still a lot cheaper and healthier than fast food. <BR/><BR/>When it comes to convenience foods, when life is really stressful I try to remember what my alternatives are. For me, canned beans are a convenience food (since we buy bulk dry beans). But if I'm too sick to cook it's a lot better to have some cans of beans around for DH to heat up than to have to resort to ordering pizza.Queen of Carrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193758647591339890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720122887391988458.post-50560159412361113482007-11-02T14:16:00.000-05:002007-11-02T14:16:00.000-05:00I actually recently wrote about this issue on my b...I actually recently wrote about this issue on my blog. It was about the other side of the coin actually. The reasons why I keep some convenience foods at home. I do have to admit that my most common excuse for using them is that I do not want to cook that evening. We do keep homemade freezer meals but maybe it comes down to us not feeling like "eating that." We have it paired down to a couple of items though, so I don't feel like that's all we eat.Mercedeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134482641442480292noreply@blogger.com