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Health Through Heritage. What's in Your Grocery Cart? A couple of weeks ago, I decided to take a closer look at our weekly grocery shopping.

What's in Your Grocery Cart?

I was interested in finding out how much money, in terms of percentage of the total, we were spending each week on different food groups. For this particular week, here is how the various food groups ended up in our shopping cart: The top 4 food groups were dairy, meats, fruits and vegetables, which together accounted for about 83% of the total. I was pleased to see that about 38% of our overall grocery dollars went into fruits and veggies. Dairy and meats together were at 43%. The other consideration is fresh vs. processed foods. More processed food, but overall split is about even. So what is in your grocery cart?

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Heat Transfer and Cooking - Kitchen Notes

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Prepping for success week #1.

No personal chef at your house during the week creating healthy snacks, meals, and options for you to choose from when you get home? Me neither. So, how do I eat healthy and fresh foods? I make TIME to make it happen! I am writing this to show what I do EVERY week no matter what is going on and how I make it work. I only pick 2-3 recipes to try or have on hand for the week. My choice recipes for this week and why: 1. 2. 3. My go to list for prepping each week: (the obvious milk, eggs, bacon, and wine left off) Note: I usually go to the store 2 times per week to replenish produce and milk. Living and Raw Foods: The largest community on the internet for living and raw food information. The Healthy Home Economist - Traditional Diet, Holistic Wellness. America's Test Kitchen - Recipes That Work, TV Show Episodes, Kitchen Equipment Reviews, Taste Tests, How to Cook and Cooking Videos.

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