Comments on: Food Stamp Challenge, week 32 Survival! http://www.milehimama.com/home-cooking/food-stamp-challenge-week-32-survival/ Disorganized Discombobulated Devoted ~ a mountain of children, a mountain of chaos, a mountain of fun! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:23:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Susan http://www.milehimama.com/home-cooking/food-stamp-challenge-week-32-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-1244 Susan Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:07:02 +0000 http://www.milehimama.com/?p=781#comment-1244 Good luck with this month's challenge. We had an emergency earlier this year and inadvertently did this. You are correct in that none of us enjoy all of the salt and preservatives of all canned food. However, that month we fed our family on less than half of what we normally do to utillize the rest of that money towards the emergency. I grew a much bigger garden this year and I have been canning like mad. I like the sight of those full shelves. It makes the surprises in life less scary. Thanks for posting milehimama, it is always fun to hear what you have to say. Good luck with this month’s challenge. We had an emergency earlier this year and inadvertently did this. You are correct in that none of us enjoy all of the salt and preservatives of all canned food. However, that month we fed our family on less than half of what we normally do to utillize the rest of that money towards the emergency. I grew a much bigger garden this year and I have been canning like mad. I like the sight of those full shelves. It makes the surprises in life less scary. Thanks for posting milehimama, it is always fun to hear what you have to say.

]]> By: Milehimama http://www.milehimama.com/home-cooking/food-stamp-challenge-week-32-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-1093 Milehimama Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:17:46 +0000 http://www.milehimama.com/?p=781#comment-1093 Susan, have you seen this method of preserving eggs? <a href="http://preparednesspro.wordpress.com/2009/05/18/preserving-fresh-eggs/" rel="nofollow">Preserving Fresh Eggs</a> It's interesting... I'm not sure if I'm brave enough to try it! Susan, have you seen this method of preserving eggs?
Preserving Fresh Eggs
It’s interesting… I’m not sure if I’m brave enough to try it!

]]> By: Milehimama http://www.milehimama.com/home-cooking/food-stamp-challenge-week-32-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-1092 Milehimama Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:16:26 +0000 http://www.milehimama.com/?p=781#comment-1092 Aw, thanks Tia. That means a lot. I will confess to buying canned salmon this week. The kids love croquettes! Aw, thanks Tia. That means a lot.

I will confess to buying canned salmon this week. The kids love croquettes!

]]> By: Susan http://www.milehimama.com/home-cooking/food-stamp-challenge-week-32-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-1091 Susan Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:59:39 +0000 http://www.milehimama.com/?p=781#comment-1091 I've just printed out your list to help give myself some ideas. I've probably got enough of a food stash to live off for 2-3 months (apart from milk, eggs and fresh fruit/veg) but that's probably because there's only three of us so we don't need so much food. I’ve just printed out your list to help give myself some ideas. I’ve probably got enough of a food stash to live off for 2-3 months (apart from milk, eggs and fresh fruit/veg) but that’s probably because there’s only three of us so we don’t need so much food.

]]> By: Tia http://www.milehimama.com/home-cooking/food-stamp-challenge-week-32-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-1087 Tia Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:39:07 +0000 http://www.milehimama.com/?p=781#comment-1087 Awesome! Before the divorce status of my life, we could have lived for more than a month on our pantry, all because of deals like your tuna deal. If it's non-perishable, I'd stock up, sometimes going to the store several times in the week the special was running. Having 20 cans of vegetables and 20 cans of fruit in the pantry is not a first choice menu, but...with the preservatives we all try to avoid regularly, it's a comforting feeling in a very strange way to know they are THERE if needed...and they have been needed. I always love your challenge posts and menus and reading how you budget and feed your family. You're so creative with food and even on your "cheap weeks" you do so well with it. You're dedicated, and I'm envious of that. Awesome! Before the divorce status of my life, we could have lived for more than a month on our pantry, all because of deals like your tuna deal. If it’s non-perishable, I’d stock up, sometimes going to the store several times in the week the special was running. Having 20 cans of vegetables and 20 cans of fruit in the pantry is not a first choice menu, but…with the preservatives we all try to avoid regularly, it’s a comforting feeling in a very strange way to know they are THERE if needed…and they have been needed.

I always love your challenge posts and menus and reading how you budget and feed your family. You’re so creative with food and even on your “cheap weeks” you do so well with it. You’re dedicated, and I’m envious of that.

]]> By: Rachel @ springpad http://www.milehimama.com/home-cooking/food-stamp-challenge-week-32-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-1071 Rachel @ springpad Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:29:41 +0000 http://www.milehimama.com/?p=781#comment-1071 That sounds like a really interesting challenge - definitely worthwhile to try out! You should check out springpad's <a href="http://www.springpadit.com/springpads/mealplanner/" rel="nofollow">weekly meal planner</a> for the next time you plan meals, it's a great way to organize all of your menus and recipes (like this one, yum! <a href="http://bit.ly/3D6top" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/3D6top</a>) and I think you'd really like it. That sounds like a really interesting challenge – definitely worthwhile to try out! You should check out springpad’s weekly meal planner for the next time you plan meals, it’s a great way to organize all of your menus and recipes (like this one, yum! http://bit.ly/3D6top) and I think you’d really like it.

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