Managing a Healthy Daily Diet on a Limited Budget

THE GRAIN GROUP

Let's break down expenses and learn how to save money on groceries, as well as when dining out by making use of the official Food Groups that are housed within the good old Food Pyramid.

The Grain Group - It's puzzling to me that even with the recent increase in the price of wheat that bread remains close to the cost of a gallon of milk. It's a bit like the olden days - when diesel was way-cheaper than gas, then suddenly ran right past without even taking time to blink. With this said, gourmet bread - while delicious, can cost two times or more the cost of a standard loaf of bread. Creating gourmet bread in your humble kitchen, as well as the humble loaf of bread can save you big bucks. If you have a bread machine, your experience will require less manual labor, but good bread is not dependent upon a machine.

But why stick to bread? Other great grain options include corn tortillas, flour tortillas, kangaroo bread, egg roll wrappers, hamburger and hot dog buns, dinner rolls, biscuits, flatbread - and the list continues. Many of these make cheaper option than that traditional loaf of bread. And biscuits - they are one of the easiest things on the planet to create.

Inexpensive Grain Recipes created in our humble kitchen:

Angel Biscuits   Gourmet Cinderella's Pumpkin Bread   Indian Bread   Basic Pasta Recipe   Flatbread   Pancakes

Saving Money With Macaroni

Let's talk about macaroni. It's typically inexpensive, but it's high in calories with most 1-cup servings containing about 200 calories. Being a pasta lover, 1 cup doesn't always satisfy, so the solution is to add tasty low calorie foods to the pasta which extend satiety power.  

Try adding the following to bow-tie pasta: saute sliced mushrooms, dried tomatoes, and baby spinach (or any vegetables that you enjoy) in a pan using cooking spray. Remove and add to 1 cup of bow-tie pasta. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese if desired and serve with a healthy salad.

How to Cook Pasta, Easily

Easy Method for Cooking Pasta: An easy cooking method for pasta is to place it into deep bowl that will fit into your microwave. Cover the pasta with about 1 inch of water. Set microwave on 20 minutes - return and it should be perfect. Drain and you're done! Be sure that your bowl is deep enough so that an overflow doesn't occur. And take care not to overfill the bowl with pasta.

Saving Money With Macaroni

Let's talk about macaroni. It's typically inexpensive, but it's high in calories with most 1-cup servings containing about 200 calories. Being a pasta lover, 1 cup doesn't always satisfy, so the solution is to add tasty low calorie foods to the pasta which extend satiety power.  

Try adding the following to bow-tie pasta: saute sliced mushrooms, dried tomatoes, and baby spinach (or any vegetables that you enjoy) in a pan using cooking spray. Remove and add to 1 cup of bow-tie pasta. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese if desired and serve with a healthy salad.

Thin Thin's Inexpensive Meals From the Grain Food Group, our original recipes created in Thin Thin's Humble Kitchen

Peasant Bread   Toaster Sandwiches   Biscuits & Gravy   Bagel Boys   Pigs in the Blanket  

American Spaghetti Lasagna Tostados Burritos Beef Noodle Soup

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The Fruit Group | The Dairy Group | The Protein Group | The Vegetable Group

Can Salads Make You Fat?  -  Oh yes indeedy!  Our savvy salad tips for keeping calories low. continue

Low Calorie Chocolate Cake Recipe  -  Yes - you can have your Diet Cake & eat it too! But our low calorie chocolate cake recipe is so delicious, one would never assume that it's also weight loss friendly.   click for recipe

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