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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


5 Ways to Get Your Family Active

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These 5 ways to get your family active will help you bond as a family and have more fun too! As both kids and adults spend more time on electronic devices, it can feel like all anyone ever does is sit around on staring at screens. Since screen time has become such an ingrained partRead More

How to Save on Family Fun

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Cut costs on activities with your family by using these tips on How to Save on Family Fun. You can create lasting memories even on a limited budget. Every family wants to have those moments and memories where life was perfect, even if only for a moment. Those memories can be quite expensive though. IfRead More

Welcome. I'm Alea!

On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.