One suggestion on the organ meats, buy grass fed and finished beef liver, chop it into small pieces and freeze. Each morning toss one back with some water for the vitamins. Also mix some organ meats in with hamburgers, meatloaf etc. to hide the taste but get the nutritional benefits.
I am so passionate about all of these things! I make our own sourdough bread, granola and many other things. We have laying hens and we do our own meat birds with my husband's family. We grow our own garden to supply our summer needs and we generally end up with some frozen vegetables and pasta sauce and tomato soup. I am a huge fan of seasonal shopping and farmers markets because it truly is giving you the best of each product. And I am a frugal shopper so I love hearing your suggestions for sales and bulk shopping! Thanks for sharing, I feel like so many people don't know these basic yet foundational tips for eating well and saving money
When you’re already doing all these things but it’s still barely enough 😅 I will say though I don’t think azure or thrive market are cheaper in my opinion. Thrive market is honestly mostly unnecessary items and most of what you can buy there you can make at home or they are “luxury” items at this point. Buying a whole animal is pretty expensive per pound too because you’re paying for higher quality cuts too over just ground beef or pork. I feel like $10 a pound is pretty standard which is a lot more than even pasture raised ground beef per pound.
I don’t think buying a quarter or half of an animal is more expensive , you need to do your research , we always buy from a farmer and even with processing comes to around 3.00 per pound across the board for hamburger and steaks , roasts and better quality , here in the Midwest
Depends on where you live and who you're buying from. If you go to a farm that's selling individual cuts then you're going to pay a lot of money but when you buy a half or a whole cow or pig you're saving a ton of money my father-in-law sells beef for $3.95 a pound and pork for $2.85 a pound. Then you just pay the butcher by the pound and for the beef ends up coming out to be under $5 a pound and pork under $4 a pound and you're getting every cut that you want and anything you don't want gets ground into ground beef or pork sausage. We live in Connecticut which is more expensive typically so I think people need to look online for local small farmers instead of big production ones that sell at a higher cost
We have a local discount store. I have found very healthy foods at about 75 to 90 % cheaper than I could buy at Azure or at the supermarket. I stop on a weekly basis so it's different each week. Farmers markets are a blessing too, you can take home and chop and freeze whatever you don't grow.
Great tips! I buy organs, they are mixed with ground beef. Then I make meatloaf out of that blend combined with more normal ground beef. You don't really p taste it I think, maybe it tastes even better.
I grew up eating organ meat, it's just normal to us as portuguese people 😅. Anything from liver to trip to chicken giblets. You just have to add alot of flavour to organ meat and cook it very well. It's delicious just garder to find trustable sources for organ meat these days
I am new to your channel and I love it! Could you make a video of everything you make from scratch at home, your schedule for making these things that works for you and how you exactly do it? Or if you already have something like this link it here? Thanks! I am interested in making some things at home, but honestly it’s overwhelming with having 3 kids 3 and under.
Great tips! If it’s important to source quality ingredients at a great value, Azure is the place to buy your bulk goods. Thrive market is beneficial for speciality items that you don’t need in bulk and I always shop the sales to take advantage of the percentages off when buying multiple items. We buy a whole cow and hog, much more economical than buying meat from the store and you get all the cuts for the same price. Support your local farmers and establish those relationships. 😊
Becca do you have any tips on organising your recipes? I feel like finding the good ones takes so much time and then I use it once and it’s gone because I don’t have a good practical system to save them and find them easily 🙁
I know everyone always recommends farmers markets, but I have never experienced the amazingness everyone touts. Each one I have been to has always been super expensive and in many cases the produce looks way worse than what I can get otherwise and is nothing special. This has been both in the Midwest and California but admittedly I am guessing people in a small town may have better luck because closer to the farms.
One suggestion on the organ meats, buy grass fed and finished beef liver, chop it into small pieces and freeze. Each morning toss one back with some water for the vitamins. Also mix some organ meats in with hamburgers, meatloaf etc. to hide the taste but get the nutritional benefits.
I am so passionate about all of these things! I make our own sourdough bread, granola and many other things. We have laying hens and we do our own meat birds with my husband's family. We grow our own garden to supply our summer needs and we generally end up with some frozen vegetables and pasta sauce and tomato soup. I am a huge fan of seasonal shopping and farmers markets because it truly is giving you the best of each product. And I am a frugal shopper so I love hearing your suggestions for sales and bulk shopping! Thanks for sharing, I feel like so many people don't know these basic yet foundational tips for eating well and saving money
When you’re already doing all these things but it’s still barely enough 😅 I will say though I don’t think azure or thrive market are cheaper in my opinion. Thrive market is honestly mostly unnecessary items and most of what you can buy there you can make at home or they are “luxury” items at this point. Buying a whole animal is pretty expensive per pound too because you’re paying for higher quality cuts too over just ground beef or pork. I feel like $10 a pound is pretty standard which is a lot more than even pasture raised ground beef per pound.
I don’t think buying a quarter or half of an animal is more expensive , you need to do your research , we always buy from a farmer and even with processing comes to around 3.00 per pound across the board for hamburger and steaks , roasts and better quality , here in the Midwest
Depends on where you live and who you're buying from. If you go to a farm that's selling individual cuts then you're going to pay a lot of money but when you buy a half or a whole cow or pig you're saving a ton of money my father-in-law sells beef for $3.95 a pound and pork for $2.85 a pound. Then you just pay the butcher by the pound and for the beef ends up coming out to be under $5 a pound and pork under $4 a pound and you're getting every cut that you want and anything you don't want gets ground into ground beef or pork sausage. We live in Connecticut which is more expensive typically so I think people need to look online for local small farmers instead of big production ones that sell at a higher cost
Amazing video once again! Thank you Becca, very inspired!!!
We have a local discount store. I have found very healthy foods at about 75 to 90 % cheaper than I could buy at Azure or at the supermarket. I stop on a weekly basis so it's different each week. Farmers markets are a blessing too, you can take home and chop and freeze whatever you don't grow.
Great Video as always! ❤
Great tips! I buy organs, they are mixed with ground beef. Then I make meatloaf out of that blend combined with more normal ground beef. You don't really p taste it I think, maybe it tastes even better.
Love you & your videos!!! 💜💜
I grew up eating organ meat, it's just normal to us as portuguese people 😅. Anything from liver to trip to chicken giblets. You just have to add alot of flavour to organ meat and cook it very well. It's delicious just garder to find trustable sources for organ meat these days
Thanks for all the tips. Adorable little one❤
This was such a great video!! So much wonderful info! Would love more videos on gardening 😊 newbie over here!
Wonderful tips!
I am new to your channel and I love it! Could you make a video of everything you make from scratch at home, your schedule for making these things that works for you and how you exactly do it? Or if you already have something like this link it here? Thanks! I am interested in making some things at home, but honestly it’s overwhelming with having 3 kids 3 and under.
Great tips!
If it’s important to source quality ingredients at a great value, Azure is the place to buy your bulk goods. Thrive market is beneficial for speciality items that you don’t need in bulk and I always shop the sales to take advantage of the percentages off when buying multiple items. We buy a whole cow and hog, much more economical than buying meat from the store and you get all the cuts for the same price.
Support your local farmers and establish those relationships. 😊
try beef tongue! Sounds awful, but it is soooo delicious! Just slow cook for 3-4 hours with onions, carrots and bay leaf, kids will love it too :)
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Paleo valley organ complex is wonderful for consuming quality organ meats in a grass fed and freeze dried capsule form 😊
How long is the shelf life for homemade granola ?
Becca do you have any tips on organising your recipes? I feel like finding the good ones takes so much time and then I use it once and it’s gone because I don’t have a good practical system to save them and find them easily 🙁
I'm not her but I print it off. If it's a hit, I add it to a binder. If no one cared for it much, I toss it.
I know everyone always recommends farmers markets, but I have never experienced the amazingness everyone touts. Each one I have been to has always been super expensive and in many cases the produce looks way worse than what I can get otherwise and is nothing special. This has been both in the Midwest and California but admittedly I am guessing people in a small town may have better luck because closer to the farms.
I found that 12.8% on food and 8% on Healthcare in 2022 has it really changed that much 🤔
It depends on how it's being looked at. Healthcare is barely 10% for us while food is closer to 25%
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