Maureen Wilson
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This Depression-era nutrition plan can help you eat better for less (opens the original)
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A photo collage showing ingredients, pans of cooked food and variations A lowly bowl of macaroni and cheese can be turned into a nutrient-packed meal. Understanding food nutrients can help you stay on budget. We are all educated to purchase food based on calorie content. Many budget-conscious foods are high in calories but low in nutrients. To be sure youâre fuelling your body nutritiously, itâs important to use your grocery dollars to purchase nutrient-dense foods. During the Great Depressi
Four slices of stale bread, five tablespoons of jam and 45 minutes in the oven make this low-cost dessert (opens the original)
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A two-photo collage of ingredients and an assembled bread pudding This bread pudding recipe makes use of stale or frozen bread and the last jam scrapings from the bottom of those almost-gone jars that are stored in the door of the fridge. Bread ends and jam jar scrapings can be turned into a delicious dessert. We are squeezing our budget to the bare bones. Living on a weekly food budget of $62 to feed two active adults; we canât afford to waste anything. With this in mind we must use up every
As temperatures drop, discover delicious meatless meals that don't break the bank (opens the original)
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This sheet pan supper is easy to make and uses almost any vegetable that you like. Are you craving a very delicious and satisfying meatless meal? The cool evenings are upon us. The market is full of squash, parsnips, carrots, onions and peppers. Itâs a joyful time of the year. Weâve got four months left to stretch our food dollars. We want to come in at zero on Dec. 31. Itâs never fun to carry an overage into January of the next year. To help us keep costs low we dive into the local produc
How can you effectively use surplus zucchinis while creating delicious dishes that save on grocery bills? (opens the original)
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This relish makes good use of zucchini, which is often plentiful this time of year. This time of year zucchinis are everywhere. Thereâs an old joke that passes from gardener to gardener during zucchini season. Something about locking your car doors or you may come back and find your back seat full of zucchini. For people like us who keep to a strict weekly budget of $62 for two, finding extra zucchini for free would be a good thing. If you planted zucchini this spring you are likely over run w
In the height of the Ontario's hot summer, eggplant from the discounted produce rack is the star in this quiche dish (opens the original)
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Maureen Wilson is a Metroland columnist and writes Eat Well Spend Almost Nothing. This is the height of summer. Seasonal pricing on fresh produce is usually low this time of year. We can further reduce what we spend by working the marked down vegetables into our meals. Our $62 a week budget feeds the two of us. We allocate one-third, or $20.44, to buying vegetables each week. We want healthy meals, but we also need to stay within our budget. When we choose fresh vegetables from the discounted pr
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