It’s amazing how much extra food we find when doing an inventory of the pantry, freezer and the refrigerator. Food tends to hide in corners and underneath something else. I was amazed what Leah and I found when we completed our kitchen inventory today. Although I buy groceries once a week, I’m sure I could go much longer in between shopping trips for most items. Leah and I are now in the process of putting our recipe list together for meal planning. A lot of our recipes are stored in memory. But we are scanning through our recipe collection and cookbooks. I’m hoping this stimulates some new ideas and more creativity, something Leah thrives on.
Our main goal here is to continue to eat healthy, to improve better nutrition intake as well as try to cut back on grocery expenses if possible. At times I feel we have to compromise something but the intention now is to re-establish this cost-cutting habit and still maintain our health convictions. I realized that when I planned my meals in the past, I always tried to keep costs down but still lacked the sense of trying to take advantage of discounts through coupon cutting. I’m glad Leah and I are conquering this together. She is learning a new skill and also learning from my mistakes.
