Sowing the Seeds of Heirloom Crops
If you have started a little garden in order to cut down on the food bill, your next step could be to start growing and savings the seeds from heirloom crops. This can be a great way to keep plant diversity thriving and also teach your children great lessons about plants!
Since most food grown today has terminator genes in them or are patented you cannot use the seeds from one year to the next. So check out SeedSavers.org and see if planting heirloom crops is for you.
Eating Locally Grown Foods
Now that you have settled into your single income family routine and have your meals and grocery buying down, you should consider how to increase the health factor in your food.
One way to do this is to buy and eat locally grown foods. Although this will exclude strawberries in December, it can be a great plus for your family’s health and the environment.
So what exactly does it mean to eat locally, and what are the benefits? I mean, we’ve all seen farmer’s markets, perused their offerings and even occasionally indulged in some of their maple syrup candy and apple cider but what does eating locally really translate to?
Read more about Why You Should Eat Locally.
Juice Box Drinking Tips
I find little juice boxes to be quite annoying. Here are some strategies I employ to reduce the annoyance factor.
1. Take the first sip. If you hand a full juice box to a toddler, chances are that they will squeeze it just a tad too hard and there will be juice all over the place. If you have a clean freak child like I do, then you know that juice all over the clothes does not go over very well.
2. Replace the tiny straw with a normal-sized straw. The tiny straws that come with most juice boxes don’t actually reach the bottom of the box. I find this to be very wasteful – why am I buying the darn things if the kids can’t access all the juice?!? Also, the bigger straws are more sturdy in the hole and are less likely to be pulled out “accidentally.”
3. Drink it outside or at the table. I don’t want juice all over my couch or carpet thank you!
Destination Dinners as a Gift
I recently attended a bridal shower where the bride-to-be received a Destination Dinner as a gift. What an amazing and unique gift!
Destination Dinners was established as a California company in 2005 by Lisa Diamond, a self proclaimed “culinary adventurer”. Each kit is designed to provide a delicious, authentic dish for four, coupled with fun and educational facts about the food, etiquette and culture of each destination.
Destination Dinners is perfect for travelers, foodies, and people curious about cultures from around the globe. Designed as a gift, yet affordable enough to buy for yourself, the kits are customizable to meet the needs of both consumer and corporate customers.
Of course I had to check out the website to see how pricey they are because I want to give them as gifts in the future. The current price is $20.00 per kit plus shipping. Each kit serves 4-6 people and comes with detailed instructions, the more unusual ingredients, a shopping list for the common/perishable ingredients, trivia and more. It seems like a great, reasonably priced item that would make an excellent gift.
What the World Eats
Here is a great photo gallery about what different families eat around the world. From a few dollars a week to $500 a week, you can put your eating habits in perspective.
Our single income family eating budget is $350/month in case you want to see where we fit in. I was surprised at how most of the families spend more than that in a month.
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