Keep the meal ideas coming!

A quick thank you to everyone who has sent emails to help with my search for easy meal ideas for my family.

Amy, Tracey, Jenny and Mary, I will be putting your ideas into action this week. Wish me luck. If any of you can think of easy low cost dinner ideas, feel free to post in comments or send an email.

Smiles, Lynne

I am asking for help

As everyone has noticed, the cost of groceries has risen dramatically over the past few years.

Rob and I used to spend about $80.00 per week on food for our family. $100 if we needed shampoo or other non-food items. We are now spending about $150 to $170 and that is being very careful and buying Walmart brand everything!

What I need from you is low cost healthy meal ideas. We have eaten our share of Spaghetti and raviolli. We have done the burger mixed with noodles and gravy. We, (meaning I) don't eat beans at all.

I know you all have ideas (or even website addresses with ideas). I am not looking for the recipes where I have to buy 15 ingredients to make. I am looking for those old family favorites, the ones you always can count on. Cheap, healthy, easy.

We are trying to make an effort to eat healthier. Any suggestions would be great.
Please just post them under comments. Make sure to leave your name, so I can thank you.

Thanks and smiles, Lynne