How My Family of Five Eats Nutritious, for about $300 a Month
Great-Tasting Meals
and How Yours Can Too!
· Grocery Bills have risen almost 6% in the past two years.
· American households throw away about 25% of the produce they buy.
· The Official USDA Food Plans for a family of four with school-age children estimated the July 2009 food bill cost at $581.10 . . . for the Thrifty Plan!
· Americans are spending on average more than 12% of their incomes on food; more than what they spend on healthcare, clothing and education combined.
Can even busy families slash their food bills? Absolutely!
Elise “The Expert Econovore” Cooke has a plan that can help anyone cut their food bill by 50%, and increase nutrition along the way!
She will reveal:
· Common grocery store practices that trick you into paying too much, and how you can avoid them.
· 3 ways to get food for free.
· Why coupons may end up costing you more.
· 4 easy methods of making perfectly portable meals, for families on-the-go.
· Time savers that can let you put food on the table faster than ordering take-out.
Elise’s book, Strategic Eating, The Econovore’s Essential Guide, is the culmination of over a decade of careful research and experimentation. Anyone can follow the easy techniques and flexible recipes to start achieving a rock-bottom food bill right away!
This is a hot topic!
Elise Cooke is available for last minute interviews. Call (925) 705-9015 or email elise@SimpletonSolutions.com. For more information, please visit www.SimpletonSolutions.com.
“Elise Cooke is the ultimate budget gourmet.”
--Jolene Thym, Food Editor, The Bay Area News Group
“Strategic Eating combines solid nutrition principles with practical money-saving tips.”
--Barbara Quinn, Nutritionist, MS, RD, CDE, Nutritionist, Monterey Herald
“I’m already pretty good at this (with 9 kids and one income, one has to learn a lot), and was hoping for more advanced techniques. You delivered.”
-- Lynne, Real Mom
About the Author:
Elise Cooke has been an unabashed tightwad most of her adult life. In 2008, she started Simpleton Solutions, a website dedicated to encouraging creative thrift. Since then, she’s been interviewed in The Contra Costa Times and other San Francisco Bay Area newspapers, PBS' BizKid$ television show, Essence Magazine, WalletPop, Swift Resolve Coaching, BlogTalkRadio, KNRY, KBAY, The Monterey Herald, and other media outlets. She’s also a contributor for Bay Area Kids Magazine, The Bay Area News Group, eHow.com, GardenGuide.com and Examiner.com. Elise is also author of The Grocery Garden, How Busy People Can Grow Cheap Food, winner of the Best Books USA Green Living 2009 award, and The Miserly Mind, 12 1/2 Secrets of the Freakishly Frugal.