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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


How to Save Money with Meal Planning

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Here is a frugal tip for how to save money with meal planning. Meal planning can save your life and your budget with little to no hassle at all. Many people tend to think that meal planning is difficult, it takes too much time, you have to use coupons and have books and planners, etc.Read More

4 Easy Ways to Create a Weekly Meal Plan

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Meal planning doesn’t have to be super time consuming or complicated. Here are 4 Easy Ways to Create a Weekly Meal Plan that just about anyone can do. If you have been living a frugal lifestyle or are embarking on one, you have probably heard it said more than once that one of the mostRead 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.