Parenting on a budget? Hey, it’s 2024. Who isn’t?!
This month, we have a series of blog posts to help you save money and stress less while raising your beautiful babies. This week, it’s all about food.
- Leave the skin on your fruit when pureeing. It saves so much time, beefs up the quantity and keeps all the goodness in.
- Make your own roll-ups! Perfect for toddlers to teens. Here’s a super easy recipe that I love.
- Invest in some reusable snack bags. They are worth their weight in gold over time. Make sure the brand you choose uses food-safe materials.
- Drink water. Not only cheaper than manufactured drinks, water is a healthy habit to expose children to early.
- Cook in bulk. Purchase veggies on special and pre-cut and freeze them ready to pull out for a meal.
- Feed the children (and yourself!) before heading to the shops. This limits impulse food purchases.
- Eat seasonal produce. This has the dual benefit of lowering the grocery bill and exposing children to lots of different foods and tastes at an early age.
- Grow as many of your own vegetables as possible. If you don’t have a big yard (or any yard at all), you can grow spinach, lettuce and herbs in pots or foam boxes on your patio. Here are my tips for growing food in a small space.
- Make your own baby food. This can be done specially, or you can lay aside excess from the family meal and pop it through the blender.
- Create a meal plan and purchase your groceries accordingly.
