Berenjenas en Escabeche                          Pickled Eggplants

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Keeping Your Food Budget in Check

With good planning, you can keep your food costs under control by:

• Set a food budget so that you know how much you have to spend on the foods you need.
• Do some meal planning so that you know what’s for dinner and you aren’t tempted to buy fast food at the last minute.
• Write a grocery list so that you don’t make impulse purchases.
• Meal plan around the plate: make half the plate fruits and vegetables, one quarter of the plate whole grains, and the last quarter a lean protein.
• Check out meal time tips and choosemyplate.gov for healthy options.
• Lean proteins don’t always have to be meat: try a plant-based protein like beans, lentils, or soy.
  • Try making home made bean burgers
  • Cook frozen edamame for your protein source for dinner
• Pick an inexpensive “go-to meal” that you enjoy once a week –like tacos with veggies and lean ground turkey with salsa, bean-veggie enchiladas or a colorful southwestern bean salad.
• Kids often beg for treats – choose a healthy snack before you go! Then let them choose foods from the produce aisle, not the candy aisle.
• Pack snacks for the family. Foods from snack bars or convenience stores can cost lots of money over time.

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New Fruit added to our Daily Wonderful Fresh Fruit Selection 

5 Tips to Outsmart Your Junk Food Snack Attack

• Cut back on snack foods like chips, cookies, sticks and fake veggies that come in bags – they are not real food and trick you into eating too much. Make healthy choices for a powerful body and mind.
• Choose more fresh fruits, veggies, 100% whole grains, beans and nuts instead!
• Skip fast foods or choose healthier options like a grilled chicken salad.
• Stay hydrated! Keep herbal teas, water with lemon, lime or cucumber slices in the fridge and remember to have a glass before eating. This will help you make healthier choices.
• Remember when you’re hungry reach for super foods like the Super Crew. Choose foods that make you feel and look your best – inside and out!

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