Save money, eat healthy
Eat real, nourishing food no matter the size of your budget. Let me show you how.
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Egg-Free Brownies (no weird ingredients!)
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Eat Real Food on a Budget.
Sounds impossible, right? It’s not. I can show you how to save money and eat healthy no matter the size of your budget.
Cheapskate Cook was born 12 years ago in our first apartment. Armed with $25 and a ridiculous amount of optimism and determination, I learned how to save money and eat healthy at the same time.
Let me teach you how!
What I do for you:
Recipes
Menu Plans & Grocery Savings
Food Allergies on a Budget
Featured Meal Plan
4-Week Menu Plan:
Clean Eating on a Budget
Cheapskate Cook’s Budget-Friendly Menu Plan helps you save money and eat clean with 4-weeks of real-life menu plan inspiration – complete with weekly grocery lists, meal ideas, recipes, and tips.
My Blog
Easy Sourdough Bread Recipe: Just Mix, Rise, Pour, Bake!
Need an easy sourdough bread recipe? This one is simply: mix, rise, pour, and bake! Sound too good to be true? Keep reading.
15 Budget-Friendly, Clean Eating Meal Ideas
15 easy clean-eating budget-friendly meal ideas that are heavy in the veggie department but light on the wallet. Real food and allergy-free recipes too!
4 Simple Clean Eating Salad Dressing Recipes
Is homemade salad dressing worth the fuss? Our 4 favorite recipes – simple, flavorful, made with clean ingredients, and how we use them to save money and eat healthy.
Simple Lentil Shepherd’s Pie
Need a hearty, flavorful, meatless dinner? Lentil Shepherds Pie is simple to make (one hour start to finish!), made with real food, and you can make it vegan or add some meat and use the lentils to stretch it!
Easy Gingerbread Cookies with Maple Syrup or Honey (No Sugar!)
Try these naturally-sweetened gingerbread cookies made with maple syrup or honey for a healthier, real food holiday treat. If you like these naturally-sweetened gingerbread cookies, you might like our other real-food dessert recipes! This post contains affiliate...
Easy Instant Pot Dairy-Free Mashed Potatoes (No Weird Ingredients!)
This easy Instant Pot mashed potatoes recipe is a quick and frugal side dish that is dairy-free and vegan!
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