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Nicole Sauce
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Hostess of the Living Free in Tennessee Podcast, Self Reliance Festival founder, public speaker, excellent craft coffee roaster at HollerRoast.

https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/2023/04/24/get-real-with-the-spicy-sisters/

For the first time in #lftn podcast history, I managed to set up 5 episodes to automagically post this week while we go all in on the Spring Workshop.

#hugerelief #hrownostr #contentautomation

I am working hard to be ready for the #lftn23 Spring Workhop. Cooking food, getting ready for the solar install, etc!

#growalby

Two new spring arrivals today. They look like their father.

#sheep #grownostr #homesteading

How much clearence does it have and how much foes it cost? Does it have awd or 4wd. I need 4wd low

You havent seen where I live. Lets start with: not enough clearance ;)

Today's Homestead Happenings show will be at 10:30 AM CT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r8u-o4Jruw

#grownostr #homesteading #poultry #sheep #homegrowncooking

https://youtu.be/FjTKDa4bYCE

The next video on our #grownostr exclusive series on incubating ducks!

Today is the day we get to place the eggs in the incubator. We have a challenge with two duck breeds and two different timelines for them. Today I lay out the experiment. #ducks #incubating #lftn

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Healthy eating on a budget

I want to preface this with a lot of people here may be doing keto, carnivore, whatever it might be and that’s fine but not what this post is about. And while I’m a big advocate of working to produce as much of your own food as you can that’s not realistic for everyone. So here we go!

I am beyond tired of people using the excuse that eating good is too expensive.

Im going to go over some tips to minimize your food budget and still take care of your health.

First and foremost, manage your caloric intake. Easiest way to do this is using a simple app like myfitnesspal and get a $10 food scale off Amazon and track your intake. Then cut out buying processed food and eating out.

Buy grains in bulk. go-to’s are white rice, oats (whole or quick) and all varieties of potatoes. cheap and you can get these anywhere. If you can afford a Costco or Sam’s membership it will pay off! Beans are also a great cheap option for carbs and protein.

Vegetables and fruit don’t have to be expensive, bulk frozen vegetables (again, sams or Costco but cheap at Walmart too), onion, lettuces, celery, bagged spinach, carrots, bananas are super cheap. You can grab fresh produce when it’s on sale and then freeze it so it doesn’t spoil.

Protein, frozen chicken is usually a good price, boneless skinless chicken thighs as well! But for meats go to the store and buy what’s on sale. If there’s a good sale stock up and freeze everything you’re not going to use right away. There’s always meats on sale stock up and base your meals around what is on sale. Ground beef/Turkey, chicken breast/tenders/thighs, pork chops, beef roasts, fish, etc buy what’s on sale. Also canned tuna and sardines are usually very cheap and eggs should be a staple.

Fats, buy in bulk. If you have a Costco or Sam’s club this really pays off here. Store brand extra virgin olive oil for cold or low heat use. A tub of avocado oil for high heat cooking and coconut oil. All great prices at Costco/Sams.

Ground beef/chicken thighs/canned tuna in olive oil/whole eggs with rice or potatoes and frozen vegetables is a super easy staple balanced meal. Eating better doesn’t have to be crazy complicated meals. Keep it simple!

Walmart great value haul:

2 dozen eggs - $8

5lbs rice - $3

32oz broccoli florets x2 - $4.50

Chicken breast 6lb x2 - $30

Bananas 3lb - $1.80

That’s roughly 16,000 calories, 1,500g protein, 2,150g carbs and 243g fats. Add in some higher fat meat or EVOO to your meals and your set for a week for under $50

#GrowNostr #Nutrition

I have found that approaching cooking everything from scratch and sourcing ingredients in bulk is the fastest wat to get your food budget down., no matter what your dietary preference.

I get premium, grassfed beef for $3.50 a pound average by buying the whole cow from a local farmer, for example, because I have a chest freezer. Even with multiple person events, that cow lasts about a year (we are mostly meat eaters).

Second thought is about growing: if you are willing to dedicate 2 SF to baby greens and get some lights, that is a great way to keep fresh lettuce cost down and you can set up a system that requires once a week time investment of about 15 minutes.

Tgird thought: when you move to more expensive, nutrient dense foods and also listen to your body, you start eating less naturally.

#grownostr #reconnectwithwholefoods

I have found if i have easy keto food in the freezer, i am more successful on the says when we have unexpected chaos like chasing sheep

These fine t shirts will be available at #lftn23 .... we kickoff the event in five days.

#grownostr #chicken #chickenstr #tshirt

"I spent the night in the Holler Roost and all I got was this crappy t shirt"

#protip If I dont know you and all you say in a pm is "Hi Nicole" or "Hello Dear" you will get no answer from me.

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