Meal Planning, Shopping and Budgeting

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Meal Planning
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Meal Planning

Save Money by Making Meals At Home (PDF | 833 KB) University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension.

Creating Top-Notch Menus University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service.

Ideas for Planning Thrifty Menus The University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Cooking Healthy Meals for 1 or 2 People University of Nebraska - Lincoln Extension.

This Web site links to a PDF checklist (672 KB).

Freezing Sandwiches University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension.

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Supermarket Savings: 16 Tips that Can Total Big Bucks University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension.

101+ Ways to Save Food Dollars (PDF | 580 KB) Alabama Cooperative Extension System.

Raising Healthy Children: Frugal Shopping Tips for Families University of Florida. IFAS Extension.

Also available in PDF format (368 KB).

Make the Most of Your Food Dollars: Food Shopping on a Budget (PDF | 420 KB) University of Georgia; Ft. Valley State University.

Squeezed by Rising Food Prices? Read this Handout! University of Missouri Extension.

Tipsheet: Healthy Eating Starts With Healthy Food Shopping DHHS. NIH. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute.

Read Spending Less and Eating Better: A Shopper's Guide (PDF | 2.5 MB) University of Hawai'i at Manoa Cooperative Extension Service.

Save Money with Coupons (PDF | 1,036 KB) University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences - Pasco County Extension

Download a Cheap and Healthy Shopping List (PDF | 64 KB) Food and Health Communications.

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10 Steps to Help You Fill Your Grocery Bag Through SNAP USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.

Offers tools to help you learn if you or someone you know might be eligible for SNAP. Also as a printable PDF (57 KB).

Healthy Eating on a Budget USDA. Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.

Meeting Your MyPlate Goals on a Budget (PDF | 4.74 MB) Cooking Matters.

Guide to help professionals teach clients to meet MyPlate goals on a budget available here(PDF | 467 KB).

Read a "Stretching Your Food Dollar" Article University of Minnesota Extension.

Available in both English and Spanish.

Spend Smart. Eat Smart. Iowa State University Extension.

Managing Your Food Money (PDF | 510 KB) University of Wisconsin Extension. Wisconsin Nutrition Education Program.

Learn the "Envelope Method" to manage food money.