Improve Your Meal Planning to Save Money and Time

I saved at least $200 this month by improving my meal planning. It’s true, maybe even more! And it didn’t take a lot of extra effort. I was simply more organized in planning our meals, shopped on the right days, reviewed the food I still had at the end of the week before buying more, and shopped only once a week.

Planning healthy meals has never been my issue, and we eat really well, but I’m trying to get better at the time and money part. I’m trying to simply shop less, buy less, waste less. It’s like the minimalist…

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Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken Soup

Who’s craving tortilla soup?!? Me! But I’m in the midst of a cleanse, so no tortillas for me right now. However, that doesn’t mean I can’t satisfy my cravings with an equally delicious soup complete with all the flavors of a traditional tortilla soup, just minus the tortillas and plus extra veggies! This is a very simple soup to make, as you just throw everything in the slow cooker. It’s also perfect if you’re craving healthy comfort food and something the whole family would enjoy.

As with most of my recipes, the veggies are the stars in this soup. This…

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