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Thrifty Food Plan, Thermostats, and Lunchboxes

Lauren

For anyone who has been following this series, Elizabeth’s family has finished one month of the government’s Thrifty Food Plan. (Post one, the one that started it all.)

This conversation inspired me to get a few books on how to save money and shop savvy. There are some things on my budget that won’t budge, but others are completely flexible. Other than yesterday’s trip to the grocery store because I absolutely had to have fresh fruit, I have saved buckets on grocery bills for the two of us by modifying how we cook and eat. My primary problem (as of right now) is time. I don’t have that much time to stand around the kitchen and play Mother of the Year, and so far I’m spending most of my Sunday cooking for the week.

All I need to do now is figure out how to avoid the convenience of E’s lunchbox food and begin to make our own incarnations, and get used to the low-set thermostat and the house being cold. Because goddamn, it’s cold.

4 thoughts on Thrifty Food Plan, Thermostats, and Lunchboxes

  1. Sunday is a big cook day for me too, I tend to cook a couple of things and freeze them, that way I have things to eat all week. When at my Mom’s house I will often make sure I have a sweater on because she keeps the house so damn cold!

    Blue

  2. Just remember that sleeping in a warm bed but in a cold room is good for the skin. Positive trade-off.
    Most lunchbox food is basically everyday food, but processed and put into an expensive box. its a few “cracker-biscuit” thingies, some slices of cheese, some small slices of ham, a small yoghurt. And that’s about it. Maybe you can ask your friendly local delicatessen to slice some cheese super-thinly? As you can’t do it otherwise unless you have a deli-style slicer at home. The cheeses that work best tend to be a little rubbery, say like a gouda.

  3. My mother expressed to me when I got to see her that she was glad that we all went to school before food marketers “stupidfied” the refrigerator sections at the grocery store. She would often get small tupperware style containers and put homemade applesauce. The small containers weren’t as cool as the throwaway applesauce cups, but it was hella cheaper. I can’t wait to get my kitchen going so I can start to cook more efficiently. I’m more than happy to share recipes with you.

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