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Originally Posted by nicky85
 There are three of us- my husband, my 7 month old son and myself. My husband has just started a specialized diet to combat his rheumatoid arthritis. His regimen is no dairy, no wheat, no soy, no citrus, no corn, no meat, no tomatoes, no potatoes, no eggplant, no sugar, no chocolate, no eggs, no peppers, no oils except flax oil, no beans except lentils, and no nuts except maybe some pumpkin seeds. We eat a lot of veggies and rice! Squash is a staple. I've learned to spice it up differently though. I found Indian food recipes on the internet and have been using those. Indian food is great for different ways to fix lentils, chickpeas and rice. We eat three green smoothies a day. We've really embraced the fruits and veggies. Yesterday, we went to the farmer's markets and a local health food store and spent about $100 total, much of which was stocking up on rice and lentils and peaches which will last us a while. We got a big box of peaches, some melons, carrots, and leafy greens. We've found farmer's markets to be a great place for finding produce that hasn't been sprayed. We got nuts and raisins for non-sugary trail mix for me. A CSA has helped some too. We don't buy flax oil, we just get flax seeds and blend them up in our smoothies.
We're really tight right now because my husband's rheumatoid arthritis prevents him from keeping up a regular job, so we are going into business for ourselves, but because of flare ups that's taking a while too. We will probably be able to bring our numbers down some more with trimming. Not eating dairy and meat has helped cut down our grocery bills a lot. We do buy meat for our dogs because it's better for them. My husband looks for 99 cents a pound meat and stocks up when he finds it. We calculated that buying meat for two American Eskimos at 99 cents a pound costs as much as a the dry dog food we were buying before, and saves us money because we don't have to keep on buying bones for the dogs. |
My dog is on a raw diet as well. She's small, but I get her thighs and legs (with some organ meat in there from grass fed animals) that are 79 cents/lb. And the vet said how healthy she was and asked if I brushed her teeth every day. Hah!
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Originally Posted by mamafish9
Hey Kathy!!! This from a post on a blog Lisa linked to on FB today:
"A friend has started a microbusiness supplying meals to others in the area with gourmet dinners. Each week this chef-gone-mama sends out an email detailing what that week's two options are. You can have one or both." http://simple-green-frugal-co-op.blo...ut-dinner.html You sooooo could do that!!! GFDF, whatever allergens you need free.... You could cook for your family and just make more volume  . |
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Originally Posted by whoMe
How about some ideas for cooking the cheaper cuts of meat? Like fun chicken wing recipes, or things to do with turkey wings and backs? Those turkey cuts have quite a bit of meat on them for things like soup or turkey salad, and you get to make broth from the bones.
Crockpots and/or Dutch ovens are great for tenderizing the bony stuff. Speaking of which... Lamb neck stew for dinner tonight, methinks. Don't tell dh! |
I've been getting turkey legs, which are pretty cheap, to make into bone broth so that I don't have to get a whole turkey and roast it (they're not around except during the holidays at stores around here). Of course, there's turkeys roaming our neighborhood... and they're pretty slow... maybe I can catch one.
These are great ideas, guys! I actually have some cube steak from the grass-fed place that I'm looking for an idea for. I found a new recipe for some old bone-in chicken breasts that I got for $1.49/lb a while ago that I'm trying today.
So far I've stayed on budget (one week, so doesn't tell me much). Of course next weekend we're going camping so we'll see if I can stay on it. This would actually free up a lot of our budget if I could keep to it. With both kids and I doing the lyme/osteo treatment, and my other stuff this summer, my health costs have skyrocketed.
I'll try it without the eggs...
