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A few weeks ago I wrote a post over on Family Friendly Cincinnati about a challenge that I’d signed up for, courtesy of Whole Foods Market – feed my family of 4 for a week on $100.  So how did I do?  Here’s the results.   First up – menu planning. What to serve, what to serve… Breakfasts 365 Every Day Value cereal bars 365 Every Day Valuemilk Toast with Every Day Value Jelly Toaster pastries & apples Scrambled eggs with cheese Turkey, cheese omlets Fruit Salad – bananas & apples   Lunches Four packed lunches for kids PBJ, Every Day Value veggie chips, milk (from school) and apples PBJ, banana, cereal bar, milk (from school) Small chicken salad with ranch dressing, milk (from school) Turkey roll ups using tortilla shells, Every Day Value veggie chips, banana Lunches for the adults Whole Foods

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One of the great things about my trial YMCA membership is that my entire family can use it. Today I am thrilled to welcome a guest post from my husband Marty.  Marty was super excited to learn about my partnership with the Y and headed to use their facilities within days of me receiving my complimentary membership (see disclosure at the end of this post). —————————————– We all remember that song, but have you been to the YMCA recently? If not, it’s time to see what has changed about the Y since that song came out. The YMCA is everywhere that you are, plus some. Probably the single largest selling point for the YMCA is how you typically buy into a regional program and not just a single location. What this means is that you can generally use any YMCA

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