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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Healthy Dinner Meal Plan for January

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Do you wish you had time to create a healthy dinner menu plan for your family? I have joined up with several food bloggers to create a Meal Plan with 31 easy, healthy, and quick dinner recipes. We have compiled 31 healthy dinner recipes that are easy to make and come together quickly. We have also gathered aRead More

Meal Planning Tips for Busy People

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Too busy to menu plan? Use these meal planning tips for busy people to find ways to fit meal prep into your busy life. We all go through periods where we have very little time in the evenings to cook dinner. And when time is limited, it seems like you don’t have to cook letRead 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.