Inexpensive Lunches from Bumble Bee
November 17, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under food, product reviews
A few months ago I was asked to be part of the Bumble Bee “Bee Squad”. What does that mean exactly? The Bee Squad consists of nine bloggers who will share information and tips on good eating, shopping on a budget, value and nutrition for the whole family, and more.
Although I have been eating tuna since I was a small child, I was excited to try some of the Bumble Bee products. Bumble Bee has an assortment of inexpensive and nutritious lunch ideas that I want to share with you.
One of my new favorite tunas is the lemon pepper tuna. Bumble Bee now …read more
Non-Paying Students Given Courtesy Lunch
February 27, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under financial matters
When my daughter started kindergarten this year, I received a list of breakfast and lunch prices. Along with the list was a note that stated if a child’s lunch bill went over a certain charged amount, they would receive an alternate lunch. I believe the alternate lunch was a peanut butter sandwich, fruit, and milk. Hmmm, makes sense. No sense in letting a child rack up a $200 lunch bill . . . or so I thought.
According to Yahoo! News, if students in Albuquerque, New Mexico can’t pay for their lunch they are given an alternative meal which includes a cheese sandwich, …read more
Do You Buy School Lunches?
February 18, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under food, frugal living, poll, saving money
When we worked at the group home, we spent so many hours working each day that I usually did not have time to pack my daughter’s lunch. It was hard to pay the $1.70 each day for her to eat, but it was a chosen convenience for us.
Now that we’ve moved and I’m working from home again, I’m packing her lunch every day. One reason is because I want to monitor what she’s getting and how much she’s eating. The main reason though is the price. School lunch for elementary students is $2.30!!! Of course, rates are higher for older …read more
Lunchables on Sale at Food Lion
February 14, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under sale
I normally don’t buy my child expensive lunches such as lunchables, however, they are on sale this week at Food Lion. The normal price of the Lunchables is $1.99, but they are on sale for $1. I bought a few this week and when I did, the register printed out a coupon for them. I went back later and bought a few more and it printed out another coupon. Alligator girl was thrilled to have something different in her lunch.
By the way, the Lunchables website has some games on there that you kids can play. That’s good marketing on their part, …read more
Fantasy lunch for 2
March 1, 2007 by kellys
Filed under entertainment, food
One of the ladies at work and I have fantasy lunch a couple of times a week. She is just a cheap frugal as I am so we think about what we would have for lunch if money and time were no object. Talk about a fantasy!!!
So here is my fantasy lunch for today. It would include time with my husband and no kids – just like it used to. No offense, kids. Then I would want some lobster bisque with bruschetta on the side, some kind of shrimp scampi and crab legs (with someone else cracking them), ceaser salad, …read more
