Basic Nutrition & Eat Healthy on a Budget • Cheapskate Cook
Looking to eat healthy on a budget? Learn the basics of healthy eating, how to balance carbs, protein, and fats, and get budget-friendly tips to fuel your body. New to real food? Go here to learn the basics or what we mean when we say “real food” or “whole food.” I know eating healthy can […]
What is it? A Beginner’s Guide to Healthy Eating • Cheapskate Cook
Learn what real food is, why it’s important, and how to eat healthy on a budget. This beginner’s guide helps you save money while eating real food. This is a fun one. The internet is full of conflicting advice about what to eat and what not to eat. It’s overwhelming and confusing. Who even knows […]
10 Budget-Friendly Protein Sources for Families on a Budget • Cheapskate Cook
Need some budget-friendly healthy protein sources? I got you. Check out these 10 affordable protein ideas for healthy eating! I even included recipes and more frugal ideas for your high-protein meals. It’s time to talk about budget-friendly protein! If you’re trying to save money and eat healthy, you’ve probably wondered how to get enough protein […]
Just Mix, Rise, Pour, Bake! • Cheapskate Cook
Need an EASY sourdough bread recipe? This one is simply: mix, rise, pour, and bake! Sound too good to be true? Keep reading. This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. If you like this recipe, you’ll love my Sourdough Tips & Recipes! Welcome to the end of your sourdough dilemmas. If […]
15 Budget-Friendly, Clean Eating Meal Ideas • Cheapskate Cook
15 easy clean eating budget-friendly meal ideas that are heavy in the veggie department but light on the wallet. Real food and allergy-free recipes too! This post may contain affiliate links. View our full disclosure policy here. If you’re like me, and the holidays prompt a serious struggle with willpower. Every year, we spend the […]
4 Simple Clean Eating Salad Dressing Recipes • Cheapskate Cook
Is homemade salad dressing worth it? Plus our 4 favorite recipes – simple, flavorful, and made with clean ingredients. This post contains affiliate links. You can view our full disclosure policy here. One of the first ways we started eating healthier on a tiny budget involved condiments. We wanted to nourish our bodies with ingredients […]
Simple Lentil Shepherd’s Pie • Cheapskate Cook
Need a hearty, flavorful, meatless dinner? Lentil Shepherds Pie is simple to make (one hour start to finish!), made with real food, and you can make it vegan or add some meat and use the lentils to stretch it! This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. This cozy, frugal Lentil Shepherds […]
Easy Gingerbread Cookies with Maple Syrup or Honey (No Sugar!) • Cheapskate Cook
Try these naturally-sweetened gingerbread cookies made with maple syrup or honey for a healthier, real food holiday treat. If you like these naturally-sweetened gingerbread cookies, you might like our other real-food dessert recipes! This post contains affiliate links. That means if you click on my link and buy something, I will earn a small commission […]
How to Cook Cauliflower – Oma’s Blumenkohl mit Butterbröseln Rezept
This way how to cook cauliflower, aka Blumenkohl, is one of the easiest ways to make one of the traditional German vegetables. Topped with buttered bread crumbsit’s a great addition to almost any meal. This is the way my Mutti made cauliflower for us. Actually, it was the only way she made it, as I recall. […]
Swap for Real Food Ingredients • Cheapskate Cook
How to Substitute for Frugal, Real Food Ingredients. As my family transitioned to real food, we swapped many ingredients for baking with healthier substitutes. Here are some tips I’ve found extremely valuable. When I was 12, my mom was basically terrified of the teenage years. She told me that she almost didn’t have children because […]