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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


How to Avoid Boredom in Meal Prepping

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Do you meal prep? Preparing meals in advance is a great way to save time and money. To prevent bland, boring meals, use these tips on How to Avoid Boredom in Meal Prepping. Meal prepping is a great way to save time and money while eating nutritious meals. However, one reason I hear people sayRead More

How to Save Money with Batch Cooking

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Batch cooking is a great way to stretch your grocery budget and prepare healthy meals each week. Learn more with these useful tips on How to Save Money with Batch Cooking. If there is a way to save money, I want to know about it. Saving money on everyday tasks is one of the bestRead More

How to Meal Prep on a Budget

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If you have a limited budget for groceries, follow these tips on How to Meal Prep on a Budget. They include frugal ways to grocery shop and choose recipes. If you have a limited budget for groceries, you are probably looking for any way you can to cut your spending and not sacrifice too muchRead 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.