HEALTHY PIZZA

Alright guys. In my quest to eat healthier and save money I have decided to start making my own pizza's, bread, and basically anything that I can make from scratch!

My most recent attempt was a homemade pizza. Now this one was more of a trial run. I recently received a bread machine (Thanks Mom!) and have been experimenting with different doughs and breads.

Last night we made whole wheat dough, then we made yummy pizza! We used a different type of sauce. Instead of pizza sauce we used a combination of Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Italian seasoning, and garlic! We then topped it with everyone's favorites including, red onions, green bell peppers, pepperoni, Canadian bacon, mushrooms, and cheese!!!!



We put the toppings on, then covered it with cheese. This did a fabulous job hiding all the extra "goodies" we put on that the kids normally would not eat! :)



Then the kids decided our pizza needed a face! :) Turned out nicely using peppers for the mouth, onions for the eyes, and of course mushrooms for the ears! :)

win free groceries for a year!

Ronzoni has a fun little sweepstakes called "It Pays To Eat Pasta”. If you enter, you will have the chance to win a mini-grocery shopping spree or even a year’s supply of groceries! The sweepstakes runs through October 31 and you can enter once per day. "It Pays To Eat Pasta”. If you enter, you will have the chance to win a mini-grocery shopping spree or even a year’s supply of groceries! The sweepstakes runs through October 31 and you can enter once per day.

They have also released some great coupons:

$1/2 Ronzoni Smart Taste
$1/2 Ronzoni Healthy Harvest
.75/1 Ronzoni Garden Delight
.50/1 Quick Cook Pasta

How I made $5.92 at Safeway last week!

Above is the amazing amount of food I got at Safeway this week. Between coupons and sales I made .42 cents. However, I was also awarded a 2.00 catalina and a 3.50 catalina making my trip a $5.92 money maker!!

I do want to add, that I get all my amazing deals and scenerio's to get everything from www.bargainblessings.com This lady is from Colorado, and I have learned so much from her blog!!!! She is the reason I was able to save 101% on this trip! :)

Below is a picture of my receipt!

NOTICE I SAVED 101%

HOT Old Navy 30% Off Everything Today Only

Here's another HOT clothing deal that you can only take advantage of today. Get 30% off all Old Navy Purchases when you use the code ONFALL at checkout! Plus if you shop through Ebates you can get an additional 2% cashback.

Here's to get your additional 2% cashback:

* Register with Ebates or sign in.
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* Use code ONFALL at checkout to take an additional off any purchase.

This code is only valid through 11:59 p.m. EST tonight (8/19), so don't wait!

I was pretty excited about this, because Jeff has been wanting some nice school pants off of here. He wanted to order these a few days ago, but of course I said wait a few weeks and if no sales come then we can. It was have cost 90.00, plus shipping = 7.00 plus tax so basically 100 dollars.
Today they were on sale for 25 each, plus the 30% off and free shipping since we spent over 75 originally. After joining ebates and getting 2% cash back I will have only spent about 47 dollars!!! LOVE deals!

Eating Healthier!

So, I'm on a new mission to not only eat healthier, but have my kids eat healthier! The biggest thing I want to start doing is making my own bread! I know what is going in it, and it is healthier for my family. For me this will be a challenge. I'm not much of a "spend time in the kitchen" sort of person. So, for Christmas I am asking for a bread machine from my hubby, UNLESS we save enough to pay cash for it before then!
Some other things I want to start doing once a month is making oatmeal packets! I found an awesome recipe HERE, so I am going to work on writing different variations that are healthy and yummy! I will post the one's I settle on when I finish these. I want to become more creative with breakfasts and get away from eating the sugary boxed cereals we've been having!
If you have any other good idea's for eating healthier and keeping it frugal please post them! :) Thanks!

YAY!!!! Love cereal sales! :)

So we have ran out of cereal!!!! Shocker right! Well, I've been watching the Safeway ads and just buying cheap cereal to get by! However, this week at Safeway I scored on some awesome Kelloggs cereal!
In total I got:
16 Boxes of Cereal
4 Boxes of poptarts (12 pack)
5 packages of Cheese

I got all this for $15.00!!!!!!! I was so excited! We are now stocked for a good month, so hopefully the next few weeks are packed with offers! :)

Monday Menu Plan

Monday: August 1
Breakfast: Cereal
Lunch: Sandwich's
Supper: Fajitas

Tuesday: August 2
Breakfast: Cereal
Lunch: Chicken Wraps
Supper: Freezer Meal (Meatballs)

Wednesday: August 3
Breakfast: Oatmeal/blueberries
Lunch: Sandwiches
Supper: Chicken Alfredo

Thursday: August 4
Breakfast: Cereal
Lunch: Mac and cheese for kiddo's and Chicken wraps for adults :)
Supper: Leftovers

Friday: August 5
Breakfast: Cereal
Lunch: Sandwiches
Supper: Tatortot Casserole

Saturday: August 6
Breakfast: Pancakes
Lunch: Taco's
Supper: Popcorn/Apples/Cheese *One of Jeff's favorite:)

Sunday: August 7
Breakfast: Cereal
Lunch: Leftovers
Supper: Freezer Meal (Laura's Soup!)

We'll see how this week works out! I chose very easy lunches, because this week I am a full time working mom!!! That's right, I'll be working all week, so I had to choose easy lunches for the husband to make! :) We followed last weeks plan very well, we did deviate today for lunch, but other then that we did very well! :)