"Eat Well", "Shop Well" and "Save Well" to HELP take care of YOU "When it's not Lemons?"

“When it is not Lemons?”

People say “we are what we eat.” but how can this be “when it is not lemons?”

One of the things that I started to do last year was reading the packaging of what I buy, this 

made me look at where I buy things from and how much I spend.

For my main shopping I have been using Tesco's on line and have signed up to a fixed

monthly delivery service that means that I can have a delivery 3 days per week every month

providing I spend £40.00 per delivery.

This year I will shop around and see if I can cut my spending and only buy “lemons” and

 not be Sold a “LEMON.”

So last year I started looking at items and tried to STOP but any thing with Palm Oil in,

 

MSG and Artificial Sweeteners.

I am all for sugar and do not feel comfortable with eating a Chemistry set every meal so the 

more basic the ingrediency the better. (personal chose)

So back to the Lemons, I hate it when something claims to have Lemons in but then it says 

on the packaging, lemon flavouring, lemon essence.

I can not stand in the super market all day reading packaging so I do it at home when the 

boys are a sleep. I also look at who things are packaged to try and reduce the amount of 

products that I buy that have load of packaging that they do not need.

This year I aim to cook more at hoe form fresh so in January 2019 I will do my first shop of 

the year and by December 2019 I aim to reduce the amount of LEMONS I buy, sugar, Palm 

oil, MSG Artificial Sugar and packaging I use.

So the amount I will be spend on my January Shop is…

"Eat Well", "Shop Well" and "Save Well" to HELP take care of YOU 16th January 2019

With is all most being the middle of January 2019 I have been “Spring cleaning” my life now that it is 2019. I have been looking at what I need in my life and what I want epically with the way that things have been changing that I have no control over; like the further cuts to the local bus service in my home town.

At eh moment the fist thing thing I have done is looked at my finances which is something that I would recommend any one to do and have been looking at what I spend my money on last year to see is I can improve my spending and saving in 2019 now that I have three children and am looking at setting up my own business in the future.

Stage coach bus services

https://www.stagecoachbus.com

So planing my routes and budgeting my bus fare to make it more cost effective until I can afford a car.

With the news of more cold weather heading this way I need to budget for heating and lighting the house so the following need to be looked into.

I have added some suggestions below with links that I have used and viewed.

1. Benefit check (cold winter payments)https://www.entitledto.co.uk
2. changing energy suppliers. https://www.uswitch.com
3. Making the home more insulated https://www.freeinsulationgrants.co.uk/
4. solar panels http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/renewable-energy/electricity/solar-panels
5. water bill (big difference schema)https://bigdiff.co.uk/

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"Eat Well", "Shop Well" and "Save Well" to HELP take care of YOU In the book “366 and more things to do “ISBN 0709706855.

In the book “366 and more things to do “ISBN 0709706855.

1. Nougat and other delights It talks about sweet things that are eaten during the festive holidays. It mentions in the book how children around the festive time of the year eat about half a kilo of nougat in Spain.

Today they are always talking about the health of children and how much sugar they consume every day compared to how much they should eat.

I have included some link(s) so that people can view some information and facts so that they can make up their own minds and chose what they should and should not eat and fid their children.

sugar swaps change4life

https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/food-facts/sugar

"Eat Well", "Shop Well" and "Save Well" to HELP take care of YOU Happy 2019 Budget

Happy New Year 2019

1st January 2019 A

Happy New Year this year my aim is to read more this year and to try and to reduce my carbon foot print.  With public service being cut again in Nuneaton I believe that I maybe forced to buy a car and add to the daily congestion and "rush hour."

So I will aim to buy a new car in April of 2019.

That gives me two months to start saving and to look for a car.  At the moment I have tried to cut down when I use public transport due to the rising in costs and the reduces services.

I remember ten year ago when I could catch the bus in Nuneaton almost 24/7.  Now I am lucky if I can catch a bus between 9.00-17.00 Monday to Friday.

I already tend to buy every thing off line which means that I am not worrying about standing in the rain for a bus, carrying heavy bags, fuel costs and car parking spaces.

It also means that I can do my shopping in half the time and can spend time with my children more.  I also only buy what I need and do not over spend and buy things that I do not need to buy.

I also have time to read the ingrediency and look at how things are packaged so that I can try to buy Palm oil free food and food that is not wrapped in ten layers of plastic or recycled boxes.

So I just hope that I can reduce my wastage, stick to my budget of £40.00 per shop per week. (Health start voucher £30.00 per month for milk and vegetables.) 

I am hoping to save £360.00 buy the end of the year and to try and cut my spending buy £20.00 per month if I can (Every 4 Weeks.)  Compared to last year.

I also will do another budgeting form for this year and a food diary.

https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/Documents/Advice%20factsheets/Debt/d-budget-sheet.pdf

https://www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk/pdfs/food_DIARYSHEET.PDF

"Eat Well", "Shop Well" and "Save Well" to HELP take care of YOU Happy New Year 2019

Happy New Year 2019

1^st January 2019 A

Happy New Year this year my aim is to read more epically to my children and one book that I will read is called 366 and more things to know. ISBN 0709706855.

So what I will do is read from it each day and sum up what the information that each day was about. At the end of every month there is a family activity to do with your child I will aim to do this on the last Sunday of each month.

Sundays is my hoe are what we call family day and at the end of every month we look at having a family get together the boys spend time with their grandparents and Sunday with Mum and Dad.

This month activity will fall upon Sunday the 27^th January 2019 and will include

“Taking an impression of an animal track.”

Equipment needed

1. Chalk powder/Plaster of Paris
2. cardboard
3. paper clip
4. water
5. hand trowel
6. hand/shoes brush.