Healthy and cheap menus

[kittywilbur]

We have recently gotton into a slump when it comes to eating. Going from being veg head only to eating meat, fast food, boxed food and a bunch of other junk. I am desperate to get back on the healthy eating bandwagon. My husband doesnt want to be a vegetarian, so im looking for cheap healthy food menus. Like the kinds that plan your week for you. We have 3 kids, 5, 3, and 1. I dont want to have to think about all the planning part. I have enough going on. Surely there are some good websites out there though I am having problems finding them. We are on a budget of 100 dollars a week. I live in Kansas so certain fruits and stuff go up during the winters. I am tired of eating junk and feeding it to my husband and kids. I know I talk way too much and sorry if this is all a repeat, im busy so I didnt really look hard through the posts to see if someone else had posted anything.

Recap, looking for websites that will plan my healthy cheap meals out for me for a family of 5 with 100.00 to spare a week. Thanks so much you guys.

[MCsMom]

Are you looking for a menu mailer or a free website?

[kittywilbur]

I figured you guys would be loaded with websites. I do want them to be free. I must have been confusing in my post, I do that a lot. I am just wanting some free websites kinda like hilbilly housewife but with healthy food. I would even consider vegetarian. And it needs to feed 4 to 6. Hope this helps, thanks

[misseks]

Everybody goes through a slump - don't be hard on yourself.

I like the recipes at lhj.com (Ladies' Home Journal) *BUT* avoid the articles!

[klockdj]

Go to allrecipes.com and type in healthy and I'm sure they can hook you up. I get a lot of good recipes from this and it is free. Also try cooks.com.

[wife&mommy]

how about www.menus4moms.com ? Not everything on there is what I would consider healthy but you could make substitutions and use that as a guide. It provides a weekly menu and shopping lists.

[Jackielyn]

Originally Posted by wife&mommy

how about www.menus4moms.com ? Not everything on there is what I would consider healthy but you could make substitutions and use that as a guide. It provides a weekly menu and shopping lists.

thanks for the link!!

[kittywilbur]

Originally Posted by wife&mommy

how about www.menus4moms.com ? Not everything on there is what I would consider healthy but you could make substitutions and use that as a guide. It provides a weekly menu and shopping lists.

I am actually part of that group. My husband and I have decided to go ahead and be vegetarian so now we are looking for family strong vegetarian. I always find recipes that my kids hate and I wish they didnt use so much tofu and other meat substitues.

[annethcz]

You can find some free sample menus at www.savingdinner.com. All menus are made my a nutritionist, so they are healthy. It's been awhile since I've used the menu-mailer, so I don't remember how expensive it was per week. But it'd give you something to start with, at least...