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What I Made This Week: A Follow-up Post to Reducing Food Waste, Saving Money, and Food for the Soul

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Food for your soul and dollars back in your pocket. Delicious with a side of savvy!

5-7 min read

I had a very tiring and mentally-draining week. It was one of those weeks when I try to reason why bad things happen to the kindest people. Life can change in a blink of an eye, and while it can be scary, I feel that it’s so important to count your blessings.

I really needed to take some time to reflect, journal, and repair myself back to a normal state. And boy, am I glad I did that. 

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The Smarty Femme Guide: How to Strategize Your Meal Plan to Reduce Food Waste and Save Money

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Less food waste, more money saved. Score!

7-9 min read

Have you ever thrown away so much food from your fridge because it all went bad?

I totally get it. When you bought groceries from the store, you did plan on eating all of it. You made a couple of dishes (they were delicious!) and after making each dish, you told yourself you’ll use the leftover ___________ [fill in the blank] in another dish. Unfortunately, you completely forgot about the leftover ingredients and they’re all moldy now. Oops!

Trust me, I’ve had plenty of those moments. You definitely start to cringe at the amount of food that you’ve wasted (and $$ from your paycheck, too!).

But say there’s a way to change that. Let’s strategize our meal plan so we know exactly what to use in recipes to prevent wasting food. It will take some planning ahead, but if you’re saving money and reducing food waste, isn’t it all worth it?

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