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Almond Flour Butter!

Home-made Almond Butter

\Why buy the spendy premade stuff when you can easily make it from scratch for cheap?

Haul out that food processor and get ready to leave it on for several magical minutes.

Pulverizing the almond flour takes at least 1/3 less time than pulverizing whole almonds. Use what you have!

Almonds are a quality source of fiber and a fantastic, Calorie-rich and nutritious alternative to peanut butter.

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“Survival Style”… Nourish Your Tribe with these Salmon Cakes!

Survival Savvy Salmon Cakes_served

In the times of COVID-19, it seems that finding food on grocery shelves is more of a “hunt” than a “gather”.

Frozen aisles are decimated and canned goods can be slim pickins…except for canned salmon, to our advantage!

Interestingly, a lot of folks are skimming past these omega-3 rich gems because they’re considered “too pricey“.

WE’VE CREATED A $-SAVVY SOLUTION FOR THIS DILEMMA!

Good news: You can actually FEED NINE PEOPLE with ONE CAN of wild salmon, not five!

We’ve even created a “survival style” version with less ingredients! See “Savvy Alternates” Table for costing, below.

Here’s How:

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A Detailed Week to Cut Your Cook Time!

We did all the work for you: here’s a meal plan with cooking schedule and costs!

The “HOW TO” part of meal planning, budgeting and mouth feeding without spending all week in the kitchen.

I created this week menu and game-plan as a snap-shot example of how to incorporate a range of budgets into a single week (from A-grade to C-grade meals) and still come out at UNDER $250 per person for a monthly grocery estimate… while fulfilling Calorie and nutrient needs.

Research supports eating a vegan or pesca-vegan diet to promote a more healthful longevity, so I’ve also included a vegan rendition for this week. The vegan and non-vegan meals are all included in this single file. In other words – each recipe is either inherently vegan or easily made into vegan meal.

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Tips & Tricks

A Detailed PALEO Week to Cut Your Cook Time!

We did all the work for you: here’s a meal plan with cooking schedule and costs!

The “HOW TO” part of meal planning, budgeting and mouth feeding without spending all week in the kitchen.

I created this paleo week menu and game-plan as a snap-shot example of how to incorporate a range of budgets into a single week (from A-grade to C-grade meals) and still come out at UNDER $250 per person for a monthly grocery estimate… while fulfilling Calorie and nutrient needs.

Research supports eating a vegan or pesca-vegan diet to promote a more healthful longevity, so I’ve also included a vegan rendition for this week. The vegan and non-vegan meals are all included in a single file. In other words – each recipe is not just Paleo, it is also either inherently vegan or easily made into a vegan meal.

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