Comments on: Frugal Meatless Meal Ideas http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2009/06/frugal-meatless-meal-ideas.html Save Money - A Personal Finance Blog By A Husband And Wife Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:16:45 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Crystal http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2009/06/frugal-meatless-meal-ideas.html/comment-page-1#comment-231271 Crystal Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:18:59 +0000 http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/?p=1845#comment-231271 We often have pancakes for dinner, and for the person above, I use whole wheat flour (or at least part ww flour) for my pancakes. Potato's are actually good and healthy. I wouldn't suggest eating them at every meal but having a potato bar twice a month is a great way to save money! You can also do healthy pasta's as well. One thing we do is make a layered Mexican pizza out of whole wheat tortillas (10 in works best). Your base is salsa, next layer corn and black beans then cheese. Repeat and top with another tortilla. Cook at 450 for 12-15 minutes. Let cool about 15 minutes before cutting into 4 triangles. Serve with light sour cream and a salad or (heaven forbid) a side of Mexican rice! ;) We often have pancakes for dinner, and for the person above, I use whole wheat flour (or at least part ww flour) for my pancakes. Potato’s are actually good and healthy. I wouldn’t suggest eating them at every meal but having a potato bar twice a month is a great way to save money! You can also do healthy pasta’s as well. One thing we do is make a layered Mexican pizza out of whole wheat tortillas (10 in works best). Your base is salsa, next layer corn and black beans then cheese. Repeat and top with another tortilla. Cook at 450 for 12-15 minutes. Let cool about 15 minutes before cutting into 4 triangles. Serve with light sour cream and a salad or (heaven forbid) a side of Mexican rice! ;)

]]> By: Miss Tish http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2009/06/frugal-meatless-meal-ideas.html/comment-page-1#comment-231208 Miss Tish Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:04:23 +0000 http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/?p=1845#comment-231208 Thanks for this post!! DH and I were just talking about making a few meatless meals for dinners but were just stumped on ideas! We really are meat and potato folks! ha ha This is a great jumping off point for me to plan some meatless meals - yes, sometimes cheap is not the healthiest but it definitely gives me inspiration for ideas! Thanks for this post!! DH and I were just talking about making a few meatless meals for dinners but were just stumped on ideas! We really are meat and potato folks! ha ha

This is a great jumping off point for me to plan some meatless meals – yes, sometimes cheap is not the healthiest but it definitely gives me inspiration for ideas!

]]> By: fern http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2009/06/frugal-meatless-meal-ideas.html/comment-page-1#comment-231194 fern Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:12:25 +0000 http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/?p=1845#comment-231194 These may be cheap and easy, but they're all but one (the salad) carb-heavy and will put on the pounds faster than you can say "spaghetti." Not very nutritious choices. These may be cheap and easy, but they’re all but one (the salad) carb-heavy and will put on the pounds faster than you can say “spaghetti.”

Not very nutritious choices.

]]> By: Ashwini http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2009/06/frugal-meatless-meal-ideas.html/comment-page-1#comment-231181 Ashwini Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:29:24 +0000 http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/?p=1845#comment-231181 I could not agree more that incorporating less meat in the diet can help cut costs; plus, it will keep the heart and the environment happy! I intern with Meatless Monday, a non-profit that works with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, which also encourages going meatless more often to reduce the risk of preventable diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and cancer, while lowering environmental impact. And while the focus is around cutting meat, it is also around adding the protein, fibre, and vitamins that we are missing without meat. Thus, I think you’d like to visit the Meatless Monday website which has a vast array of recipes that can be both nutritious and cost-effective (get some extra protein in your pancakes with these delicious Buckwheat Apple Flapjacks http://www.meatlessmonday.com/buckwheat-apple-flapjacks/, or give your salad a make-over with this Asparagus Salad: http://www.meatlessmonday.com/asparagus-salad/). Thanks! Ashwini I could not agree more that incorporating less meat in the diet can help cut costs; plus, it will keep the heart and the environment happy! I intern with Meatless Monday, a non-profit that works with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, which also encourages going meatless more often to reduce the risk of preventable diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and cancer, while lowering environmental impact. And while the focus is around cutting meat, it is also around adding the protein, fibre, and vitamins that we are missing without meat. Thus, I think you’d like to visit the Meatless Monday website which has a vast array of recipes that can be both nutritious and cost-effective (get some extra protein in your pancakes with these delicious Buckwheat Apple Flapjacks http://www.meatlessmonday.com/buckwheat-apple-flapjacks/, or give your salad a make-over with this Asparagus Salad: http://www.meatlessmonday.com/asparagus-salad/). Thanks! Ashwini

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