Are your grocery bills out of control?
Do you wish you could feed your family well and still save money on food?
You Can Feed Your Family for Less than $400.00 a Month and Eat Better Than You Ever Thought Possible!
Are you frustrated with spending more money than you want to on food? Does good food get “lost” or spoiled in your fridge? Wish you knew what to do with local produce when it’s in season or how to use leftovers ? Would you like to gain control over your kitchen and pantry and stop wasting food and money?
If you’ve been struggling with feeding your family and keeping on a reasonable budget, it’s not your fault. Most of us never learned how to organize our pantries and kitchens and manage our shopping habits. We shop for convenience and “quickie” dinners. We rush to the store to fill the “gaps” in our food arsenal without careful planning, forced to pay full price when we could be saving half or more.
If you’ve been struggling with feeding your family and keeping on a reasonable budget, it’s not your fault. Most of us never learned how to organize our pantries and kitchens and manage our shopping habits. We shop for convenience and “quickie” dinners. We rush to the store to fill the “gaps” in our food arsenal without careful planning, forced to pay full price when we could be saving half or more.
As we’ve become more disconnected from seasons, local produce and food, we have forgotten how to preserve fresh, healthy local foods and how to make the most of our local natural bounties.
A tiny food budget doesn’t have to mean endless bowls of beans and rice and hum-drum bargain meals. With this book at your side, even a novice cook can make a wide variety of delicious, easy, low-cost meals. In this indispensible guide you will find over 125 kid-tested recipes as well as detailed advice on shopping strategically, stocking your pantry, buying locally and reducing food waste. This book is the perfect primer for anyone looking to spend less feeding their family while reducing their dependence on prepackaged food or take-out.
Six and a half years ago, when I quit my job as a hospital dietitian to stay home and homeschool my two boys. I knew that choosing to be at home full-time would dramatically reduce our family income. Since our monthly food bill was one of our largest expenses, I decided to see how much I could reduce our spending on groceries while continuing to feed my family well.
Over time, I realized that I could reduce our family food budget by over 50% without sacrificing the quality of our meals at all - and without having to aggressively clip coupons, either! With the knowledge that rising food prices were stressing out many families, I decided to write a book sharing everything I had learned about how to feed a family on a tiny food budget.
The average family can reduce their food bill by 40-60% *without* using coupons, with the tips and strategies I outline in my book.
The recipes I share in the book are the ones I rely on day after day to feed my family frugal and satisfying meals and I'm so excited to be able to share them with YOU! Whether you are new to eating frugally and looking to slash your food budget dramatically, or a seasoned frugalista who's searching for some new recipes using inexpensive pantry staples, I think there is a little something here for everyone.
What people are saying about Cheap Appétit:
"From the kitchen of one of the best cooks and household managers I know has come this wonderful book. Cheap Appétit will give people tools and inspiration to eat delicious, nutritious foods, while cutting their food budgets. As a family physician, I know that healthy eating is a cornerstone of our overall health--one which people often feel they do not have the time or resources to handle. With Cheap Appétit, patients can learn that good, nourishing food doesn't need to cost a fortune or take all day. I'm a mom too, and I appreciate recipes that can be on our dinner table in 30 minutes, that come from ingredients, not from packages. I look forward to using this book as a tool to help patients "think outside the box"!"~Dr. Jennifer Malcolm, family physician and mom of two
It's getting 5 star reviews on Amazon, with comments like this:
"This book is an amazing resource for any family, but most especially those families who want to get more organized in the kitchen, reduce their grocery budget (possibly DRASTICALLY!) and eat whole yummy foods!"
" I cannot tell you how many times I see a cook book and think it will be great, only to receive it and wish I hadn't wasted the money. This cook book is truly like no other I have ever owned... I really didn't know we could eat better on less money. I thought the healthier you ate the more expensive it is. I am grateful to Karen McLaughlin for this book! The information is priceless!"
"So much more than I expected...WOW!!! I was happily surprised when my copy of Cheap Appetit arrived. This is so much more than your average cookbook... The book is very easy to read, with a relaxed feel and lots of fantastic tips... There is a lot to this book for such a low price; you won't be disappointed!"
Cheap Appétit will teach you:
- How to organize your pantry so you never buy food you don’t use again
- How to shop efficiently and on a weekly basis, reducing daily trips to the store
- What basic, inexpensive ingredients you need to always have on hand to make tasty, nutritious meals
- How to dramatically reduce your grocery bill, food wastage and spoiled leftovers
- How to use everything you buy
- How to shop locally and make your local purchases last all year long
- How to stretch your food dollars and still eat healthy and delicious food
- How to easily do simple things, like bake your own bread, without a lot of time and effort
· And more…
The book also includes over 125 kid-tested recipes like these:
Cucumber and Bean Salad:
"In a word, delicious! This salad is great exactly as is, or like Karen suggests, is easily adapted to myriad tasty variations. My family likes a "Greekish" version with feta, a couple chopped tomatoes, and red onion instead of the green. However you make it, it’s hearty, healthy, and great for those days when you’re low on ideas but have a lot of things rolling around in the crisper!"~J.F. in Vancouver, BC
Pork and Apple Stew:
"Our family loves this dish. It is fairly simple, filling and full of flavour. My husband especially loves it leftover in his lunch thermos the next day."~L.J. in Albuquerque, NM
Granola:
"We love the Granola in our house so much that it has become a standard for our family. The whole family loves it with yoghurt and milk. Our favorite version (it is very adaptable) is one with dried cranberries and walnuts and we use part coconut oil. The only time intensive portion is toasting the mixture in the oven and I simply combine other kitchen tasks, like washing dishes or making dinner, while I keep an eye on the toasting granola."~L.J. in Albuquerque, N.M.
Baked Pasta:
"Baked Pasta is one of our favourite dinners. I love this recipe because it's simple, basic and delicious. This has become one of hubby's specialties, which he claims he invented! Strangely enough this happened shortly after I had printed out the recipe and left it on the printer..."~A.O. in Victoria, BC
Chocolate Zucchini Muffins:
"My daughter started out saying Ewww to the zucchini until I told her there was chocolate and it was all in a muffin! SCORE!!! We now have a new favorite. They're easy to make and taste YUMMILICIOUS! And they freeze really well. Definitely a go to recipe!"
~J.A. in Mesa, AZ
Old-Fashioned Butterscotch Pudding:
"Old Fashioned Butterscotch Pudding is awesome! Easy to make, with inexpensive ingredients it's hard not to have around. It has none of the fake orange colour, no aftertaste, no preservatives, no artificial ingredients and no packaging to discard. It's what the boxed mixes are trying to be. But better."~KC in Westbank, BC
Chicken & Vegetable Coconut Curry:
"I have been making Chicken and Vegetable Coconut Curry one night almost every week now since I found Karen's recipe. Being a nice, mild curry, even my kids love it. I like that it gives us a unique taste each week, and is a fantastic, healthful way to use up leftover veggies and meat."
~D.K. in Pepperell, MA
Spicy Peanut & Tomato Soup:
"A tasty blend of sweet potato, carrot, tomato and peanut butter, this soup sent me to Thai heaven. I doubled the curry and cayenne pepper because I love how those spices add an exotic flair to everyday ingredients. This recipe was easy to make and light on the budget, too!"
~K.B. in St. Petersburg, FL
