Feed Your Family for $12 a Day: A Complete Guide to Nutritious, Delicious Meals for Less Money

Rating:
Summary: Updated Book
Review: If you visit the publishers website, you will see that this book, "Feed Your Family for $12 a Day",... is an UPDATED version of her previous book,.."Feed Your Family for $50 a Week". It was not meant to be a NEW book,.. it is an UPDATED version of the previous book. You don't need BOTH books.

Rating:
Summary: One stop shopping for frugal food information!
Review: Most frugality-related books contain, at best, one or two chapters on saving money on groceries. Since food is one of the few flexible items in many families' budgets, it makes sense to devote an entire book to this important subject. Although much of the information is repeated from her previous books, there's enough new information to make it a helpful addition to any frugal bookshelf (even if you already own the author's previous books). BUT ... if you don't already own Barfield's other books, you'll want to buy this book right now! Your budget will thank you, your dinner table will thank you, and your family will thank you!

Rating:
Summary: I wish I could've given this book more stars...
Review: Rhonda seems like a nice lady, and her book is easy to read. I teach others how to use their food dollars more wisely, and have used her book in my presentations. It is a VERY helpful book if you are trying to help someone who is new to cooking, struggles to make their budget work, to eat healthy and doesn't read. There is an emphasis here on sugar. Some of her dinner ideas seem a LITTLE odd. And my family is NOT picky. There are foods in here my nonpicky family would struggle with. Her shopping lists don't match her actual dinners perfectly. Some of her ideas are pretty basic, too basic for anyone who has been reading and using other books. I also advocate self suffiency and teach others to not be "overconsumers". That could be stressed here more. Gardening can be a viable way to save on the food bill. I grow salad greens in a whiskey barrel for example. She does offer her information in a straight forward way that is esy to understand and easy to implement. She does not seem to be complusive with odd ideas. A helpful book for beginners.