Comments on: Q&A- My Grocery Budget, Part 2 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/qa-my-grocery-budget-part-2.html Naturally inspired living for the Christian homemaker Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:07:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Debrahttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/qa-my-grocery-budget-part-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-20219 Debra Fri, 15 May 2009 04:22:57 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/qa-my-grocery-budget-part-2.html#comment-20219 Thanks for the info! I don't buy kleenex either (except for a couple of few packs a year for my purse when we travel) - thought I was the only one. Thanks for the info! I don't buy kleenex either (except for a couple of few packs a year for my purse when we travel) - thought I was the only one.

]]> By: Jodihttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/qa-my-grocery-budget-part-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-20218 Jodi Fri, 15 May 2009 04:17:01 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/qa-my-grocery-budget-part-2.html#comment-20218 I have found in my baking that I can usually cut the sugar in half without compromising taste. That is a starting point for me and sometimes I can go even lower in the amount of sugar. I make my own homemade soap, which is wonderful and so good for the skin and not hard to do- that saves us money! Recently I also started making my own laundry detergent and it literally costs about a penny per load! That has been a huge savings for my family! I do, however, buy tissue! I grew up with a mom who made us use toilet paper for our noses and to this day, I must have a supply of kleenex in the house.... isn't it funny what sticks with us? :) Thanks for your wonderful blog! I have found in my baking that I can usually cut the sugar in half without compromising taste. That is a starting point for me and sometimes I can go even lower in the amount of sugar.
I make my own homemade soap, which is wonderful and so good for the skin and not hard to do- that saves us money!
Recently I also started making my own laundry detergent and it literally costs about a penny per load! That has been a huge savings for my family!
I do, however, buy tissue! I grew up with a mom who made us use toilet paper for our noses and to this day, I must have a supply of kleenex in the house.... isn't it funny what sticks with us? :) Thanks for your wonderful blog!

]]> By: Jessica O.http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/qa-my-grocery-budget-part-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-20217 Jessica O. Fri, 15 May 2009 00:12:43 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/qa-my-grocery-budget-part-2.html#comment-20217 Hi! I have a question for you... You mentioned in a post before the body soap you like for your family. We try to use all natural soaps and such too. What brand of Shampoo do you like for you and the kids? Also, we too add our toilet paper and such to our grocery budget, and we too just use toilet paper for runny noses... How did you come to know that your family has a sensitivity to wheat? I am starting to think several of my children do...but they seem to do fine on kamut and spelt. Still trying to figure that out here. I wanted to share a GREAT DVD that I think you would love. We just love it here...we have watched it MANY times. It is all about homesteading...and there are MANY things you can do even if you don't live in the country. The lady that made the movie with her family and is in it is really nice! <a href="http://www.bulkherbstore.com/Homesteading-for-Beginners" rel="nofollow">http://www.bulkherbstore.com/Homesteading-for-Beginners</a> Again it has a lot of great things even if you live in town... Thanks for another great post! Have a great night, Jessica O. Hi! I have a question for you... You mentioned in a post before the body soap you like for your family. We try to use all natural soaps and such too. What brand of Shampoo do you like for you and the kids?
Also, we too add our toilet paper and such to our grocery budget, and we too just use toilet paper for runny noses...
How did you come to know that your family has a sensitivity to wheat? I am starting to think several of my children do...but they seem to do fine on kamut and spelt. Still trying to figure that out here.
I wanted to share a GREAT DVD that I think you would love. We just love it here...we have watched it MANY times. It is all about homesteading...and there are MANY things you can do even if you don't live in the country. The lady that made the movie with her family and is in it is really nice! http://www.bulkherbstore.com/Homesteading-for-Beginners
Again it has a lot of great things even if you live in town...

Thanks for another great post!
Have a great night,
Jessica O.

]]> By: Hannahhttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/qa-my-grocery-budget-part-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-20216 Hannah Thu, 14 May 2009 22:29:45 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/qa-my-grocery-budget-part-2.html#comment-20216 Regarding sugar...one of the things that is maddening to me, is that in things like sodas, they have to add phosphoric acid so that it won't make us sick because of all the sugar in it. Seems kind of silly to me. I also have a question, do you ration milk out? The amount of milk that you buy seems small and I was wondering how you make that work? Raw milk is so expensive where I live and I would definitely have to ration it but I'm not sure how to divide it up. And also, do you use raw milk for baking and cooking? Regarding sugar...one of the things that is maddening to me, is that in things like sodas, they have to add phosphoric acid so that it won't make us sick because of all the sugar in it. Seems kind of silly to me.

I also have a question, do you ration milk out? The amount of milk that you buy seems small and I was wondering how you make that work? Raw milk is so expensive where I live and I would definitely have to ration it but I'm not sure how to divide it up. And also, do you use raw milk for baking and cooking?

]]> By: Kathrynhttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/qa-my-grocery-budget-part-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-20215 Kathryn Thu, 14 May 2009 22:25:35 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/qa-my-grocery-budget-part-2.html#comment-20215 I love your blog & all the healthy things you share. Since you've such a large following, i wonder if you have blogged about grocery store honey before? You touched on it a little, but many people aren't aware that grocery store honey not only is processed, but these days there isn't much "honey" to it either. Bee keepers are feeding their bees high fructose corn syrup. While perhaps technically it is "honey" because it comes from the bees, but they are not eating a diet normal for them, so therefore the honey no longer contains what is normal for honey. I love your blog & all the healthy things you share. Since you've such a large following, i wonder if you have blogged about grocery store honey before? You touched on it a little, but many people aren't aware that grocery store honey not only is processed, but these days there isn't much "honey" to it either.

Bee keepers are feeding their bees high fructose corn syrup. While perhaps technically it is "honey" because it comes from the bees, but they are not eating a diet normal for them, so therefore the honey no longer contains what is normal for honey.

]]> By: Nolahttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/qa-my-grocery-budget-part-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-20214 Nola Thu, 14 May 2009 20:29:50 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/qa-my-grocery-budget-part-2.html#comment-20214 Oh yes I would also love to know how you came about at setting an amount for your budget. We have a budget of course but I am always trying to lower it more (without sucess really) Oh yes I would also love to know how you came about at setting an amount for your budget. We have a budget of course but I am always trying to lower it more (without sucess really)

]]> By: Nolahttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/qa-my-grocery-budget-part-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-20213 Nola Thu, 14 May 2009 20:25:03 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/qa-my-grocery-budget-part-2.html#comment-20213 Well since you mentioned soup broth again, I've made it a few times like you do and it tastes funny to us...we can sort of taste the apple cider vinegar. Is that normal? It also seems more jelly-like, I suppose that is the gelatin out of the bones? We use toilet paper a lot too for runny noses, but my husband doesn't want me to stop buying kleenex. He has bad allergies though so he has to blow his nose several times a day in the spring. I still can't believe you buy all your stuff like cleaning stuff, toilet paper etc from your grocery budget. There is no way I could make it fit into mine and we have a seperate budget for it. I would LOVE to reduce it but we are paying the least we can for the least amount of things. We don't have many extra things we get, just the total, natural basics (at the cheapest, co-op prices I can get, using sales from the co-op and stocking up) but it still adds up a lot. I guess part of my frustration is that you do have some better sources than I do to buy things. Maybe I will move, LOL. Grass-fed beef for that cheap is incredible. I can't even get drug-free stuff for that cheap (more like $2.50 to $3). Well since you mentioned soup broth again, I've made it a few times like you do and it tastes funny to us...we can sort of taste the apple cider vinegar. Is that normal? It also seems more jelly-like, I suppose that is the gelatin out of the bones?

We use toilet paper a lot too for runny noses, but my husband doesn't want me to stop buying kleenex. He has bad allergies though so he has to blow his nose several times a day in the spring.

I still can't believe you buy all your stuff like cleaning stuff, toilet paper etc from your grocery budget. There is no way I could make it fit into mine and we have a seperate budget for it. I would LOVE to reduce it but we are paying the least we can for the least amount of things. We don't have many extra things we get, just the total, natural basics (at the cheapest, co-op prices I can get, using sales from the co-op and stocking up) but it still adds up a lot.

I guess part of my frustration is that you do have some better sources than I do to buy things. Maybe I will move, LOL. Grass-fed beef for that cheap is incredible. I can't even get drug-free stuff for that cheap (more like $2.50 to $3).

]]> By: Erikahttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/qa-my-grocery-budget-part-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-20212 Erika Thu, 14 May 2009 18:35:49 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/qa-my-grocery-budget-part-2.html#comment-20212 Thanks for all of this information. It is really helpful! I was wondering if you might be interested in sharing some of the more common recipes you use for dinner. I'd like to incorporate more rice, beans, and legumes, but don't have many recipes like this. Thanks so much! Thanks for all of this information. It is really helpful! I was wondering if you might be interested in sharing some of the more common recipes you use for dinner. I'd like to incorporate more rice, beans, and legumes, but don't have many recipes like this. Thanks so much!

]]> By: Debrahttp://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/qa-my-grocery-budget-part-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-20211 Debra Thu, 14 May 2009 17:41:34 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/qa-my-grocery-budget-part-2.html#comment-20211 We raise our own pastured chickens, and sell some too. We just had our first batch of chickens butchered. I have recently read about the benefits of using chicken feet in your broth. I thought about asking my husband to save them, but didn't. Do you use chicken feet and if you do, where do you buy them? It sounds so gross, and I was also wondering how you would clean them before cooking, because they do walk on them! We will be butchering 65 more chickens this year so I wanted to figure this out. Also the liver, hearts and necks...I had him save these from the last batch. I made a stock from the necks that day, but I'm not sure what to do with hearts and livers. Thanks! We raise our own pastured chickens, and sell some too. We just had our first batch of chickens butchered. I have recently read about the benefits of using chicken feet in your broth. I thought about asking my husband to save them, but didn't. Do you use chicken feet and if you do, where do you buy them? It sounds so gross, and I was also wondering how you would clean them before cooking, because they do walk on them!

We will be butchering 65 more chickens this year so I wanted to figure this out.

Also the liver, hearts and necks...I had him save these from the last batch. I made a stock from the necks that day, but I'm not sure what to do with hearts and livers.

Thanks!

]]> By: Jena (Organizing Mommy)http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/qa-my-grocery-budget-part-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-20210 Jena (Organizing Mommy) Thu, 14 May 2009 17:18:09 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/05/qa-my-grocery-budget-part-2.html#comment-20210 O.K. I am going to try raw milk this weekend. I live in farming country, so it is not such a big deal as it is for you guys. The guy says it's labeled as "pet food", and it's $6.00 a gallon. I have to read more about this. This is my summer to get the food part of my life organized. LOL. I appreciate your frugality, even if it seems like something out of the 1950's for me! Who knows? Maybe I'll end up being frugal just by eating healthier?? O.K. I am going to try raw milk this weekend. I live in farming country, so it is not such a big deal as it is for you guys. The guy says it's labeled as "pet food", and it's $6.00 a gallon. I have to read more about this. This is my summer to get the food part of my life organized. LOL. I appreciate your frugality, even if it seems like something out of the 1950's for me! Who knows? Maybe I'll end up being frugal just by eating healthier??

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