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What Food Has the Longest Shelf Life? Protein Sources

It is no good stocking up for food for an emergency if most of it goes bad before you can use it. A good idea is to rotate your stockpile of course. Use some of your saved food in your regular meals and replace those items with fresh ones that you newly purchase. Still, making sure that you pick staple items that have a long shelf life will help you be better prepared for an emergency, since you know that there is a good chance that your emergency food supply will be edible and nutritious, two things that can be … Continue reading →

Gardening As A Whole Curriculum

Now that spring is here, most states are starting to thaw out and warm up. This an excellent time to begin a garden, no matter how small, and teach the kids about botany, art, vocabulary, water conservation, nutrition, and so much more. I’m a firm believer in getting the most bang for my buck and most use out of every moment. Each lesson you teach your kids can incorporate many subjects, not just the most obvious one at hand. Gardening is no different. The house we live in now has a nice back and front yard, but even when we … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Month in Review: August 2008

With August passed, it will be hard to hold on to summer, but fortunately, we have a lot of memories of the “dog days.” We also have lots of great articles about saving money, something that is pretty important these days. Take a look at what was posted in August. August 1st Frugal Living Month in Review: July 2008 July went by so quickly for us! There were so many fun and frugal activities and events for us to explore, from a science camp to free movies and sand sculpting. I hope your July was equally fun and frugal. Summer … Continue reading →

Wal-Mart Freebies

In my previous blog, Freebies at Target, I stated that I am trying to decide whether or not it’s worth it to spend 2-3 hours a week organizing my coupons. Can I really cut down our grocery bill by using coupons? In my Target experiment, I saved $22.95 when I bought cat food and toiletries with my coupons. Next, I went to Wal-Mart. I divided my groceries into two categories – food and household items. I bought $42.05 in household items for $4.20. I used 32 coupons. Here’s what I found: 10 cans of Meow Mix Cat Food for .46 … Continue reading →

All About Asparagus

I just got an email from a local farm that we frequent informing me, “It’s that time of year again… Asparagus season.” I love fresh asparagus and this particular farm grows some of the best asparagus I have ever happily devoured. Each year a few weeks prior to the start of strawberry picking season the owner notifies his best customers that his asparagus crop is ready for harvest and we pre-order our supply. For those of you who don’t purchase produce directly from a farm you will soon notice that the price of fresh asparagus will be decreasing at the … Continue reading →

Focus on Food Storage

The rising cost of food may make it more difficult to begin or complete your food storage. However, you can still do it even if you have a limited budget and limited space. You just need to make a consistent goal to put food storage away each month. It is important to start small. The recent pamphlet from the church puts the order as preparing your 72 hour kit, then your two week supply of water. After that you need to store three months of food. Then you should move onto a year’s supply of food. Your 72 hour kit … Continue reading →

Why Aren’t You Preparing?

It seems that the message of preparedness has really been stressed lately. It was discussed at General Conference. It was also one of the major topics of my Stake Conference. My bishop also made it the topic of our fifth Sunday lessons last month. At the recent Women’s Day meeting our stake, we learned about the many aspects of preparedness. We all know that it is important. We have been counseled to do it. So have you prepared? Here are a list of common roadblocks and the way to get around them. 1) I don’t have the money to buy … Continue reading →

Advance Planning Before Mom Has Surgery: Home and Family

This Monday, I will be having surgery, and my estimated recovery time is the standard 6-weeks. While I’ll be able to do many things after the surgery I know I won’t be doing everything I usually do. The idea of catching up after recovery is more frightening to me then the surgery itself. After all this is going to be my 8th time to have an operation so, I have a good idea what I am in for. I’m not in the mood to fall too far behind this time. So, rather then have my whole world of responsibilities stand … Continue reading →

Book Review: Pantry Cooking

I recently bought the book, Pantry Cooking: Quick and Easy Food Storage Recipes by Laura Robins. This book is an excellent resource for anyone interested in storing food for emergencies. Whether you want to store food for just one week supply or store food for a whole year, the pantry cooking method is a great way to always have food on hand. Instead of teaching you how to store food, this book focuses on storing meals. Included are five whole weeks of recipes that only use nonperishable items you can store on your pantry shelves. The principle is this: you … Continue reading →

What to Eat While You’re Breastfeeding

It actually takes more calories to feed another little human than to grow one in utero. Breastfeeding uses up around 500 calories a day (so yes, if you’re feeding two, that equals 1,000 calories a day!) So if you’re er. . .uh. . .mathematically inclined like me, nursing one infant a day equals a big scoop of Cold Stone Creamery Ice Cream, or a slice of pizza and a soda! It is true, you can eat pretty much whatever you’d like while you’re breastfeeding. Interestingly, what you eat has very little effect on the composition of breast milk–it still has … Continue reading →