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What do soy milk, Honey Bunches of Oats, grape juice and Wonder bread have in common? They’re all listed among the Women Infants Children (WIC) Program’s allowable foods list. WIC, a federal program whose mission is, “To safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk… Read More
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I want to welcome all the recent readers from CNN’s story: An Inconvenient Challenge as well as the Globe & Mail’s story: Ditching Processed Foods which covered Nourished Kitchen and the recent 28-day Real Food Challenge. If you’re new why not subscribe or get involved? You can also learn more about me and how to… Read More
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Print this Post | Share Food Stamp Challenge: The Basics How much is the budget, and how did you arrive at this number? The budget for this month is $227, or the average Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Benefit for a household in 2008. Yes, some single folks earn $200 in benefits. Some households earn less than $227; some households… Read More
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Print this Post | Share This week was disheartening at best. It makes me shake my head with sorrow at our broken food system and the challenges that face poor, underprivileged and impoverished families. They are fighting an uphill battle – and few are on their side despite the lip service paid by government officials and corporate spokespersons. And, now… Read More
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Print this Post | Share On Saturday morning, my son and I got dressed, packed my bag with a calculator, Seafood Watch’s Pocket Guide and the Environmental Working Group’s Wallet Guide to the Dirty Dozen and the Cleanest Fifteen, my cell phone for last minute customer service calls and a pocket book of cash. We headed thirty miles… Read More
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The Challenge The challenge is simple, but difficult too: in October, maintain a foodstamp budget while feeding your family wholesome, nourishing and unrefined foods. Due to loss of jobs, inadequate wages and other unfortunate situations, many, many families derive the bulk of their food budget, or even their entire food budget from governmental assistance programs…. Read More
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If you’ve read Nourished Kitchen for a while, you know about my love and enthusiasm for high quality local and traditional foods. Real food. Vibrant organic fennel. Flavorful berries. Wild-caught salmon. Fresh raw butter and fresh raw cream. What you don’t know, however, is that while my belly may… Read More
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Eating well on a budget and keeping food frugal is on my mind … a lot … actually. Looking at our bank account and realizing that payday just doesn’t come fast enough, often enough or large enough has me understandably worried. Never mind the looming bills and the fact that every paycheck for… Read More
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Print this Post | Share Let’s face it: not everyone has access to the highest quality of food at all times. Nor is pastured chicken and biodynamically grown vegetables available in every area, but we should all be working in that direction. So here’s a simple guide. When the very best is available and within your price range: buy… Read More
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Print this Post | Share This post is part of Real Food Wednesday’s focus on frugal real foods. I’m taking the easy way out, though, and rather than surprise you with something new, I thought I’d highlight some classic, frugal recipes from the Nourished Kitchen recipe collection. Baked Oats will feed your family breakfast for a week on less… Read More
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