The Time-and-Money Tangle of Workday Breakfasts

For breakfast to truly work well for us, we had to optimize sleep time, food prep time, food cost, and food quality.

How My Food Budget Changed When I Decided to Lose Weight

I started tracking how changing my eating habits would affect the family’s grocery costs.

The Cost of Having a Wheat Allergy

I’m allergic to wheat and it’s in everything.

How Much Should You Be Spending on Groceries? Ask the USDA

The Official USDA Food Plans are fascinating.

On Being a “Regular”

When everybody knows your name — and your order.

The Unexpected Costs of Breastfeeding

No, breastfeeding isn’t “free.” (It isn’t cheap, either.)

How a $400 Steakhouse Dinner Helped Me Stop Ordering Delivery

For a while, it was easy for my husband and me to justify our food delivery habit.

When Food Becomes Part of Your Medical Treatment

Before I got sick, I could definitely have been called the Queen of Not Cooking.

The Cost of Cutting Back on Meat

Vegetable-based meals aren’t necessarily cheaper.

Running on Office Snacks

If I didn’t take the food now, the leftovers would eventually find their way into the trash. Why not stock up?