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My new book is coming, oh yes it is!
Since this summer, I have been working on what I feel is a timely book on the topic of eating a whole foods, real food diet, but doing it frugally. If that sounds like a contradiction to you, it’s not. The premise of this book is that you really can feed your family a healthy, nutritious diet even when you’re working within a tight budget, and throughout the book I set out to show you various ways to do exactly that!
Current chapters include:
- Establishing and working within a grocery budget
- Finding resources for buying high-quality, nourishing, whole foods
- Using meal planning to lower prices and improve nutrition (and keep mama sane!)
- Shopping locally and seasonally- as well as preserving your own foods
- Cooking from scratch (with lots of ideas on how to make it easier and find the time to do it!)
- Buying in bulk (where, how, using it to your advantage, storing it)
- Eating nutrient dense foods to maximize nutrition while minimizing cost
- Growing your own food
- Analyzing the value of couponing, and ways to incorporate it on things that you actually buy
- Getting creative with unique ways to source out food for cheap
- Lots of general tips on money-saving ideas in the kitchen!
Sound good? I’m actually amazed at how much I feel that I’ve been learning through the process of writing it myself and have been so encouraged with ways to stretch our own budget and continue to buy even higher quality foods than before!
The goal is to have the book published and available for purchase (both ebook and paperback) by sometime in January! But for that to happen…
I need a title!
(You might have figured out by now that although I can write day in and day out, coming up with titles is not my favorite part of the writing process! I run a naming contest for practically everything, LOL!)
At the moment, the book has been going by the working title of “Good Frugal Food”. I know you can do better than that, ladies!
Please, indulge and entertain me with your creative title suggestions. Leave as many as you like! I will narrow them down to my favorites next week and run a poll where you can vote for your top picks.
And the winner? She will be among the first to receive a copy of the book in paperback!
Ready, set, blow me away with your suggestions. 🙂
Celebrate with Joy: Week 1
Here are some ideas:
– Wholesome Frugal Food
– Frugal Wholesome Food
– Less Money, Real Food
– Real Food, Less Money
– Eating Healthy on a Limited Budget
– Healthy Food, Thrifty Budget
– Real Food on a Real Budget
– Eating Real Food on a Real Budget
Regardless of the title, I can’t wait to read this new book!
.-= Laura´s last blog ..How Great Thou Art! =-.
Whole Foods at Wholesome Prices!
Keeping it Fresh and Good for your family
sandy toe
Nutrient Rich Food Even When You’re Not
.-= Jennifer´s last blog ..What is Joy? =-.
Nourish and Flourish: Eating healthy on a budget
Affording To Eat Right: How To Feed Your Family The Best On A Budget
Just a thought 🙂
.-= Kendra at New Life on a Homestead´s last blog ..Teaching Your Children To Enjoy A Humble Christmas =-.
The Frugal Cabinet
Lowering your family kitchen expenses
Congratulations on the book, by the way! Good luck with it 🙂
.-= Kendra at New Life on a Homestead´s last blog ..Teaching Your Children To Enjoy A Humble Christmas =-.
Wholesome Living for Real Budgets
Healthy Meals, Healthy Budget
Hmmmm … maybe REAL Food, REAL Budget ?
I’m looking forward to it, that’s for sure! Best Wishes, Kara
.-= Kara´s last blog ..Baby Teeth =-.
Fiscal Frugality: Healthy Food Inside a Budget
Thrifty Nutrition: Prudently Eating Wise
Sarah M
What Once Seemed Impossible: Feeding your family wholesome healthy food on a budget
Frugal Goodness: Feeding your family healthy foods on a budget.
.-= Michelle Traudt´s last blog ..Cleansing =-.
I’m sorry, I am drawing a blank on this one but I like Jenn C’s suggestion: Nourish and Flourish: Eating Healthy on A Budget. Although I would emphasize the whole foods thing 🙂 Much success to you I am sure some other creative women will have many more ideas for you!!
Counting Pennies not Nutrients
Cut the Budget not the Nutrition
Eating High on the Hog while Feeding the Bank
Healthy Eating, Healthy Finances
.-= Kari´s last blog ..I’m so thankful for the ability to share =-.
Real Food Realistically
.-= Suzanne´s last blog ..Pattern Giveaway =-.
Fresh & Frugal: Feeding your family well
Frugal Food
How to feed your family and stay within a budget
Whole Foods on a Budget
Eat Fresh, Spend Less
Keeping It Real: Real Food for Real People
Real Food, Real Reasonable: Feeding your family healthy for less
.-= Amy @ Finer Things´s last blog ..Bacon-Wrapped Green Bean Bundles =-.
Thrifty Budget, Extravagant Foods: How to have a Nutrient Dense Diet on a Budget
Shoot! They didn’t go through the first time–hopefully I can remember what I typed! Maybe they are slightly different (and added some, too!)
Fiscal Frugality: Eating Well on a Budget
Prudently Planning: Spending Less while Eating Better ((or Prudent Planning))
Seasonal Selection: Healthy Eating Inside a Budget
Sarah M–hoping it works this time!!
Wholly Frugal Food
Wow! After reading the previous title ideas above, I almost didn’t want to add my own little ideas, but here they are.
Frugal Health
or
Healthy Frugality
accompainied by a subtitle like several of the above. I’m sure my title is not the most clever, but I look forward to ordering a copy of the book when it is available. This is EXACTLY the subject I have been trying to find good information on. Thank you for working on this!
Blessings,
Mrs. H
Wholly Within a Budget: Feeding you family whole foods without breaking the bank.
Honoring God With our Groceries
Tasty Frugality
Real food, real moms, real budget
@Jen @ Happy Little Homemaker,
or maybe ‘Keeping it Real: subtitle what I said above.’
.-= Jen @ Happy Little Homemaker´s last blog ..30 Day Giving Challenge – Final Thoughts =-.
How about…
Healthy Eating: Breaking the Cycle, Without Breaking the Bank
.-= Casandra´s last blog ..Banana Nut Bread =-.
I was going to say the real food thing too….so I don’t want to enter it again, but I thought of this as an addition:
Real Food, Real Budget: How to Eat Healthy for Less.
I love that you are doing this. I have the book “miserly meals” and its great on how to cook for less but many ideas do not apply to whole foods health food lifestyles. I have been wanting a book like this for a long time. I will be ordering it that is for sure! I am glad you also have it in paperback.
Real Food on a Real Budget
Stretch Your Dollar While Eating Nutritiously
Eat Well Without Going Broke
Go For Broke Nutritionally But Not Financially
Your Go-To Guide for Healthy Eating on a Modest Budget
Practical Ways To Eat Well For Less
Okay I thought of another. I might come back and add more too. This is kind of fun! LOL
-Frugal, but Healthy: How to manage a budget while buying real food
-Reconciling Real Food and Real Budgets
-Eat Well on a Budget
-Healthy Homemaking: Real Food, Real Budgets
-Frugal Food the Healthy Way: How to Eat Well on a Budget
-Frugal Food: Eating Healthy Without Sacrificing Your Budget
Okay I think I need to stop now LOL unless I come up with something else I think is “really” good LOL
@Nola,
What about also “Frugal WholeFood: Eating Whole Foods WIthout Sacrificing Your Budget”
I can’t think of a name
but I am excited that you are doing the book in paperback, I like having a book in my hands ( I’m old fashioned that way!)
the book is coming at the perfect time for me, as my husband and I are trying to save more. I need some ideas for budgeting for food without loosing out on nutrition.
Whole Foods on a Small Budget
How to Eat Real Food on a Really Small Budget
Feeding Your Family the Best Food for the Least Amount
Whole Foods, Half Price
Real Food Fantastically Frugal (or, Fantastically Frugal Real Food)
Real Food, Real Nutrition, Real World Budget
The Prudent Cook: Feed your family real food on a budget
Preserving Providence: Keeping frugal food nutritious
Frugal Fare for Nourished Bodies
Whole Food Abundance for Tightwads
Penny Pinching Cooks
Traditional Fare for Tightwads
.-= Milehimama´s last blog ..Cameras for Kids: Best Gift =-.
The Conserving Cook: Nutritious real food on a budget.
.-= Milehimama´s last blog ..Cameras for Kids: Best Gift =-.
Nutritious food on a Nickel
Nutrient rich on a Nickel
Quality food on a Quarter
Nutrient Dense food on a Dime
I’m going with the coin theme…. can you guess? 🙂
A Healthy Wholesome Food Budget
.-= Jessica C.´s last blog ..50% off Jack In The Box Real Ice Cream Shakes =-.
Frugal doesn’t mean unhealthy- a guide to eating healthy on a budget.
Healthy Homemaker: Staying Whole in the Kitchen
My suggestion: Frugally Delicious
Congrats – looking forward to the release 🙂
Full Tummies, Tight Belts
I say do a play on words from Michael Pollan’s saying: “Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.”
Something like… “Eat real food… don’t spend too much.” or “Eat real food without breaking the budget” … something along those lines.
I just quickly scrolled and I love Nola’s suggestion “Real food, real budget.”
I don’t really have a new idea but I did like:
Whole Foods, Half Price (maybe with a subtitle)
And the “Wholly within a Budget” one.
The titles that specify whole foods have been really good.
So excited about the new book! This subject matter would be great for our family right now.
The Frugal Family’s Dilemma: Creating a Food Budget that Nourishes Families and their Bank Accounts
The Whole Family: Healthy eating for the family without breaking the family bank
The Wholesome Budget: Eating whole foods without using the whole budget
Ok, so I’m a little stuck on the word Whole. Hope you find the perfect title.
Becky
.-= Becky C´s last blog ..Random =-.
1. In good health: Eating nutrient dense foods while minimizing cost
2. Living Whole, For a Whole Lot Less
3. You don’t have to be Rich to be Nutrient Rich
hmmm…what would Dave Ramsey say on frugal cooking on a budget?
Non-Budget Busting: Whole Foods Cooking
Whole for Less: Eating a Real-Food Diet on a Real-Life Budget
Sounds like a wonderful book!
Getting Back To God’s Basics: Simple Nutrition That’s Easy to Afford
What came to mind first was….
Eat Right Now! or Eat Right, Now! with the thought that you don’t have to wait to eat right, you don’t have to have lots of money or have a huge garden, or until you have more time or any other excuse, but you can…
Eat Right, Now!
or what about Frugal and Fantastic Food
or Fun, Frugal and Fantastic Food
or Fantastic Frugal Food –
Feeding your family healthy food on a budget.
Whole Foods for the Whole family-
A guide to nourishing your family frugally
ok last try –
Whole foods for a whole lot less or
Nourishing Meals for Less
You can feed your family whole, healthy foods for less than you think
-How to keep more of your dollar while buying less processed foods
-Buying whole foods on a budget
-Budget survival guide to buying whole foods *** I like this one! 🙂
.-= Mandi´s last blog ..Home Birth story =-.
How about She’s Got Skills: Savin’ the Fam’s Health and Green
or more seriously, Keeping the Home: The Ktichen Project
Here is my suggestion:
Real Food, Frugally
Hi Steph,
I think the title of your book should be the largest benefit that your book delivers, and should be something specific along the lines of:
397 ways to live healthier for less
If you want to know what will sell the most (thus delivering your valuable ideas to the most people) then I’d recommend testing title variations through split tests on adwords. It’s an easy way to see what the real winner is. “The 4 hour work week” was named that way.
Anyways, if you’d like more ideas about how to market your book or business please check out my new blog at http://www.yoursuccess.ca
Healthy Homemakers: Happy Wallets
(I like Jennifers Nourish and Flourish suggestion too!)
Can’t wait to read your new book!
Healthy Food, Happy Budget
Saving Green While Eating Green
Natural Eating that won’t Break the Bank
Frugal Tips for Wholesome Eating
Thrifty & Tasty
Good Stewardship: Of Your Body and Your Budget
How about:
Food Matters
The Sustainable Kitchen
Eating As If Your Health Depended On It
A Stewardship of Food
Bringing WHOLE FOODS Into Your HOME
Wow, great ideas. I cant wait to read the book, just what I need.
Going back to basics, nutrition on a budget.
Not your grandmas pantry. Real food in real times.
The style of old fashioned food growing. Preserved and nutritious.
God created wholesome foods.
How to feed your family on a frugal budget and do it wholesomly too.
.-= Lena´s last blog ..Our storm cellar is in Him. =-.
Real Food Makes Cents
Real Centsible Eating (for a Healthy Home and Wallet)
Best wishes on your cookbook!
Healthy Cooking On A Budget
Eating Healthy On A Budget
Healthy Frugal Cooking
I had another couple of ideas
How Then Shall We Eat?
Fresh Food from His Creation
Feeding the Family…A easy guide to eating healthy and in budget
Cheap Healthy Eats!
Eating Cheap and Healthy!..Yes it is possible!
@David, The David! You’ve honored me with a comment! 🙂
Even though I haven’t thought of a title for you, I was wondering how you manage your writing with your family. I am also in a writing project and this is something I always seem to struggle with.
.-= Jennifer Barker´s last blog ..Some Crazy Things =-.
@Jennifer Barker, I don’t really find it possible to get writing time in the midst of the regular day-to-day routine. It’s enough to try to fit in my blog writing, yet alone a huge project like a book! The way that I find time is that my hubby and I choose Saturdays when I can go to a coffee shop and work (for either a half or full day, depending on our plans) and he stays home and has a “Daddy day” with the kids. My first book took me a year to complete doing it that way. This second one will be completed in half the time, because I took a lot of coffee shop days when my husband had time off this summer and I was recovering from having my 3rd baby. I was pretty much supposed to sit and rest, so why not rest while writing a book? Newborns are very portable. 🙂