Know your budget and have a list before you go into the grocery store. Shop the outer perimeter of the grocery store first for your healthy essentials. Check the discount racks for healthy items. Shop the inner aisles for remaining items on your list but be sure to distinguish between needs and wants.

How are other families shopping for groceries on tight budgets? Listen to this week’s POP (Parents-on-Parenting) podcast to hear how a single mother with four children did it.
Parent-to-Parent Interview (Part I): Grocery Shopping on a Budget