Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Heading out for Valentine’s Day dinner sounds lovely, but long lines, high prices, and the cost of a babysitter, can keep many of us in for the holiday. Sure, we’d love to eat out and have someone else prepare and serve our food, but that would involve a babysitter and a food tab. Split the duties.

Menu Planning 113

Menu Planning Menu Plans Recipes Home and Garden 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 5, 2014

For example, when I was trying to get healthy unsuccessfully, I cut back my daily soda habit to one or two times a week, I only stopped for fast food twice a month, and I started making the organic mac n’ cheese instead of Kraft. The problem isn’t moderation so much as what their concept of what moderation is.

Food and Wine 232

Food and Wine Goals Finance Wine 232

Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 28, 2014

If you are heading out this weekend, take a coupon (or 2) with you to save on eating out. BJ’s – $5 Off $20 Food Purchase (exp: 4/7/2014). Olive Garden – Free Dessert WYB Adult Entree (exp: 3/30/2014). Here is a round up of the available restaurant coupons for you.

Restaurant 61

Restaurant Del Taco Red Lobster 2014 61

Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 21, 2014

If you are going out this weekend, why not save on eating out with a coupon. Check out what is available this week: Top Restaurant Coupons: Bakers Square – $5 Off $20 Purchase (exp: 4/18/2014). BJ’s – $5 Off $20 Food Purchase (exp: 4/7/2014).

Quiznos 61

Quiznos Restaurant Del Taco Red Lobster 61

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

In the early years, we both spent a lot of money on flowers, food, and gifts, but Valentine's Day can change with your spouse when kids enter the picture. Yes, I'd love to eat out and have someone else prepare my dinner and serve me, but that would involve a babysitter and a food tab. Make a Yummy Dessert.

Valentines Day 100

Valentines Day Saving Money At Home Money 100

Nicoles Nickels

JANUARY 27, 2013

It’s so much easier at home when I can control more how my food is cooked but eating out is a part of life! They are both enjoying the food and remarking that it feels like they are eating more food than they used to and seeing great weight loss results! I have become more creative with my desserts.

Fuel 79

Fuel Food and Drink Cake Wellness 79

Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 21, 2013

The smell persists in the office making me not want to eat there and this week I had several doctor’s appointments which threw me off track. I do great for breakfast, dinner and dessert, it’s lunch that gets me! I am excited to get a new food order hopefully this week so my favorites will be back.

Food and Drink 61

Food and Drink Birthday Soda Lunch 61

Nicoles Nickels

DECEMBER 30, 2012

Every week I have had one meal out and every week I tell myself it’s just one meal it won’t matter and every week I see my weight loss stop or even creep up a pound after the meal out. So I think the moral of the story is I need to not eat out and just stay on the program 100% each week.

Food and Drink 55

Food and Drink Meals Desserts Lunch 55

Nicoles Nickels

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

I stayed on track until Friday when we went out to dinner for my sister in laws birthday and while I didn’t go overboard I did have a drink, some appetizer, a steak, a couple bites of dessert etc. Then Jamie and I went to the South Beach Wine and Food Festival and well, you know how that goes.

Food and Wine 63

Food and Wine Food and Drink Wine Dinner 63

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 11, 2016

Planning was essential for meals because I knew that if I got tired and hungry it would be so easy to continue to snack or grab non-nutritious filler foods. I also knew that I couldn’t completely stop from eating all the foods I loved. I needed to find healthier versions of those foods to make smarter choices when I was eating.

Food and Drink 40

Food and Drink The Biggest Loser Lunch Lunches 40

Nicoles Nickels

JANUARY 6, 2013

Some of my close friends and family have signed up after hearing me rave about the food and see how well Jamie and I are both doing. We didn’t do any eating out this week which was great! I had no idea that Nutrisystem had both shelf stable as well as frozen foods.

Food and Drink 76

Food and Drink Fuel Lunch Lunches 76

Nicoles Nickels

JANUARY 13, 2013

This was a good week for both of us – we didn’t eat out at all and I even passed up pizza during a lunch meeting at work in favor of my Cheesy Homestyle Potatoes lunch! We just got Jamie’s next frozen food order today and woohoo! but the food tastes good and it’s filling! And the desserts!

Food and Drink 71

Food and Drink Food and Wine Lunch Lunches 71

For the Mommas

AUGUST 14, 2012

Do you like to dine out? I love to eat out, but I hate how expensive it can be. Yes, the food was as good as it looks! This dessert was amazing! I typically use coupons and try to find specials. It is harder to find coupons for nicer restaurants. We had an awesome meal. It included appetizer, dinner and desert.

Restaurant.com 56

Restaurant.com Dining Budgeting Budget 56

Nicoles Nickels

MARCH 12, 2012

Great Grains uses more simple ingredients; more “whole food” ingredients like whole grain flakes from the actual wheat berry, as well as real fruit and nuts. How does color play into the creation of good food? COLOR IS REALLY IMPORTANT WITH FOOD SINCE YOU EAT WITH YOUR EYES AND IT IS A GOOD INDICATION OF HEALTH.

Kids and Family 45

Kids and Family Meals Main Dishes Cooking 45

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

because we aren’t eating out. Use all the food you have, and freeze it if you know you won’t use it up before it expires. We knew it would take us years to get out of debt! While we said no to eating out and going to the movies all the time, we. and dessert. We take out a small amount.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

We are bombarded with images of luscious looking food. It seems that every commercial or ad or billboard shows us wonderful looking food – and it is always available quickly and easily. Often there was no dessert. We didn’t use a lot of prepared snack foods. We had fruit or homemade foods.

Food and Drink 167

Food and Drink Parenting Kids and Family Eating Out 167

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2013

My schedule has changed dramatically since September and Isometimes struggle at meal time to get food to the table on time and while it's still warm. Get everything from delicious slow cooker meals and main dish salads to crowd-pleasing comfort foods for only $7.40 (a savings of over 70%) for one week only. Eat This by Renee Tougas.

Meals 100

Meals Whole Foods Main Dishes Dinner 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

By the end of the week, I hadn’t touched 35 food points and didn’t use any of the 10 points I had accumulated for exercise either. In order to stay on track with those points, I needed better food in the house. I have very small portions of desserts at the end of the day. I usually use at least 30 of those. Grocery Shopping.

September 182

September 2011 Points January 182

For the Mommas

JANUARY 21, 2013

Get everything from delicious slow cooker meals and main dish salads to crowd-pleasing comfort foods for only $7.40 (a savings of over 70%) for one week only. A Semi-Whole Foods Slow Cooker Cookbook by Stacy Myers features 40 all-original slow cooker recipes covering everything from soups to desserts. Eat This by Renee Tougas.

Meals 45

Meals Main Dishes Whole Foods Dinner 45