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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Beginner’s Guide to Meal Prep

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Meal prepping saves you time and money on cooking meals each week. It can make your life much easier! To get started, check out the tips and tricks in this Beginner’s Guide to Meal Prep. Meal Prepping is popping up all over! From magazines to books and blogs, meal prepping is really blowing up. IfRead More

How to Make it Easier to Cook at Home

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Eating out is costly and unhealthy. These tips on How to Make it Easier to Cook at Home will help you save money, eat healthier, and reduce cooking time. I don’t know about you, but it seems that I barely have time to breathe anymore. From the time I wake up, I am go, go,Read 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.