How To Feed Your Family Healthy Meals on a Tight Budget

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Sure, junk food offers lots of calories for not much money. But you can create your own "happy" meals that are tasty, nutritious, and inexpensive.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Oatmeal
Evaporated or powdered milk
Frozen and canned vegetables
Seasonal fruits
Bananas
Apples
Air popper and corn kernels
Nuts
Inexpensive cuts of meat
Peanut butter
Eggs
Chunk light tuna
Beans
Brown rice
Baking skills
A Crock-Pot

Step 1: Start with hot cereal

Start the day with a hot cereal; they're much cheaper than cold cereals. Oatmeal is a nutritional winner and very inexpensive if you buy a container of plain, old-fashioned oatmeal.

Step 2: Stretch your milk

Stretch your milk dollars by diluting a can of evaporated milk or some powdered milk with water to create whole milk.

Step 3: Stock up on frozen veggies

Stock up on frozen vegetables when they go on sale. Unless your produce was just picked, it's just as healthy — or even more so — to eat the frozen stuff, which locks in the nutrients.

Tip: Canned vegetables are another cheap alternative to fresh, but rinse them before eating because many are loaded with salt.

Step 4: Eat fruits in season

Limit your fruit purchases to whatever is in season, the exception being bananas and apples. The former are relatively inexpensive year-round, and the latter are low in calories, high in fiber, and may reduce your risk of heart disease and cancer.

Step 5: Snack happy

Enjoy healthy snacks without spending a fortune by air popping corn kernels and buying nutritious nuts like almonds, walnuts, pecans, and peanuts. Buy in bulk.

Step 6: Limit meat consumption

Only eat meat two or three times a week, and make cheap meats as tender and tasty as pricier cuts by marinating them overnight or slow-cooking them in a Crock-Pot.

Step 7: Eat alternative proteins

Make the most of alternative sources of protein, like peanut butter, eggs, chunk light tuna (which is not only the cheapest kind of tuna, but also contains the least mercury), and beans.

Tip: Buy bagged beans in bulk — the kind you soak overnight. They're cheaper and healthier than canned beans, which are high in sodium.

Step 8: Eat brown rice

Eat brown rice. It's a bit pricier than white, but much better for you and still a nutritional bargain.

Step 9: Indulge in dessert

Indulge in desserts by making them from scratch using nutritious ingredients that you have on hand. Bake your own oatmeal and peanut butter cookies; mash and freeze overripe bananas for "ice cream"; bake bruised apples with a little honey.

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How To Feed Your Family Healthy Meals on a Tight Budget

Expand the description and view the text of the steps for this how-to video.

Check out Howcast for other do-it-yourself videos from Stabbey and more videos in the Grocery Shopping category.

You can contribute too! Create your own DIY guide at http://www.howcast.com/videos/new or produce your own Howcast spots with the Howcast Filmmakers Program at http://www.howcast.com/filmmakers/apply.

Sure, junk food offers lots of calories for not much money. But you can create your own "happy" meals that are tasty, nutritious, and inexpensive.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Oatmeal
Evaporated or powdered milk
Frozen and canned vegetables
Seasonal fruits
Bananas
Apples
Air popper and corn kernels
Nuts
Inexpensive cuts of meat
Peanut butter
Eggs
Chunk light tuna
Beans
Brown rice
Baking skills
A Crock-Pot

Step 1: Start with hot cereal

Start the day with a hot cereal; they're much cheaper than cold cereals. Oatmeal is a nutritional winner and very inexpensive if you buy a container of plain, old-fashioned oatmeal.

Step 2: Stretch your milk

Stretch your milk dollars by diluting a can of evaporated milk or some powdered milk with water to create whole milk.

Step 3: Stock up on frozen veggies

Stock up on frozen vegetables when they go on sale. Unless your produce was just picked, it's just as healthy — or even more so — to eat the frozen stuff, which locks in the nutrients.

Tip: Canned vegetables are another cheap alternative to fresh, but rinse them before eating because many are loaded with salt.

Step 4: Eat fruits in season

Limit your fruit purchases to whatever is in season, the exception being bananas and apples. The former are relatively inexpensive year-round, and the latter are low in calories, high in fiber, and may reduce your risk of heart disease and cancer.

Step 5: Snack happy

Enjoy healthy snacks without spending a fortune by air popping corn kernels and buying nutritious nuts like almonds, walnuts, pecans, and peanuts. Buy in bulk.

Step 6: Limit meat consumption

Only eat meat two or three times a week, and make cheap meats as tender and tasty as pricier cuts by marinating them overnight or slow-cooking them in a Crock-Pot.

Step 7: Eat alternative proteins

Make the most of alternative sources of protein, like peanut butter, eggs, chunk light tuna (which is not only the cheapest kind of tuna, but also contains the least mercury), and beans.

Tip: Buy bagged beans in bulk — the kind you soak overnight. They're cheaper and healthier than canned beans, which are high in sodium.

Step 8: Eat brown rice

Eat brown rice. It's a bit pricier than white, but much better for you and still a nutritional bargain.

Step 9: Indulge in dessert

Indulge in desserts by making them from scratch using nutritious ingredients that you have on hand. Bake your own oatmeal and peanut butter cookies; mash and freeze overripe bananas for "ice cream"; bake bruised apples with a little honey.

Thanks for watching How To Feed Your Family Healthy Meals on a Tight Budget! If you enjoyed this video subscribe to the Howcast YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=howcast

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How To Feed Your Family Healthy Meals on a Tight Budget

Expand the description and view the text of the steps for this how-to video.

Check out Howcast for other do-it-yourself videos from Stabbey and more videos in the Grocery Shopping category.

You can contribute too! Create your own DIY guide at http://www.howcast.com/videos/new or produce your own Howcast spots with the Howcast Filmmakers Program at http://www.howcast.com/filmmakers/apply.

Sure, junk food offers lots of calories for not much money. But you can create your own "happy" meals that are tasty, nutritious, and inexpensive.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Oatmeal
Evaporated or powdered milk
Frozen and canned vegetables
Seasonal fruits
Bananas
Apples
Air popper and corn kernels
Nuts
Inexpensive cuts of meat
Peanut butter
Eggs
Chunk light tuna
Beans
Brown rice
Baking skills
A Crock-Pot

Step 1: Start with hot cereal

Start the day with a hot cereal; they're much cheaper than cold cereals. Oatmeal is a nutritional winner and very inexpensive if you buy a container of plain, old-fashioned oatmeal.

Step 2: Stretch your milk

Stretch your milk dollars by diluting a can of evaporated milk or some powdered milk with water to create whole milk.

Step 3: Stock up on frozen veggies

Stock up on frozen vegetables when they go on sale. Unless your produce was just picked, it's just as healthy — or even more so — to eat the frozen stuff, which locks in the nutrients.

Tip: Canned vegetables are another cheap alternative to fresh, but rinse them before eating because many are loaded with salt.

Step 4: Eat fruits in season

Limit your fruit purchases to whatever is in season, the exception being bananas and apples. The former are relatively inexpensive year-round, and the latter are low in calories, high in fiber, and may reduce your risk of heart disease and cancer.

Step 5: Snack happy

Enjoy healthy snacks without spending a fortune by air popping corn kernels and buying nutritious nuts like almonds, walnuts, pecans, and peanuts. Buy in bulk.

Step 6: Limit meat consumption

Only eat meat two or three times a week, and make cheap meats as tender and tasty as pricier cuts by marinating them overnight or slow-cooking them in a Crock-Pot.

Step 7: Eat alternative proteins

Make the most of alternative sources of protein, like peanut butter, eggs, chunk light tuna (which is not only the cheapest kind of tuna, but also contains the least mercury), and beans.

Tip: Buy bagged beans in bulk — the kind you soak overnight. They're cheaper and healthier than canned beans, which are high in sodium.

Step 8: Eat brown rice

Eat brown rice. It's a bit pricier than white, but much better for you and still a nutritional bargain.

Step 9: Indulge in dessert

Indulge in desserts by making them from scratch using nutritious ingredients that you have on hand. Bake your own oatmeal and peanut butter cookies; mash and freeze overripe bananas for "ice cream"; bake bruised apples with a little honey.

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Health care costs to exceed $20,000 per family in 2012

Three days of Supreme Court arguments have left the fate of the 2010 health care reform law uncertain. What is certain, however, is that health care costs are continuing to eat away at consumers' budgets.

The cost to cover the typical family of four under an employer plan is expected to top $20,000 on health care this year, up more than 7% from last year, according to early projections by independent actuarial and health care consulting firm Milliman Inc. In 2002, the cost was just $9,235, the firm said.

The projected increase marks the fifth year in a row that health care costs will rise between 7% and 8% annually.

While employers still shoulder a majority of health care expenses, employees have been paying a larger portion of the total amount every year, according to Lorraine Mayne, principal and consulting actuary with Milliman.

Rising costs for employees is part of a long-term trend, said Deborah Chollet, senior fellow and health economist with Washington-based Mathematica Policy Research. "Employers have been unwilling to have their benefits costs rise at the rate that health care costs have risen," she said.

As a result, they have been passing along extra costs to employees in the form of higher deductibles and co-pays, as well as more expensive premiums.

Last year, workers' out-of-pocket costs rose 9.2% to $3,280 for a typical family of four, according to Milliman.

Those who buy insurance without an employer-provider plan are shelling out even more, Mayne said. The average premium for a family in a non-group plan was $7,102 in 2010, according to the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation.

Small business owner Matthew Cheng's health care costs rose by $600 to $7,891 last year. This year, he's looking at a much steeper bill.

What health care reform is (and isn't) doing now

In January, Cheng's wife, Talya, gave birth to a baby 12 weeks prematurely and their costs have already jumped to $12,036. As a result, Cheng has had to cut business expenses, such as advertising, to afford their care.

"Because of our baby, the health care bill is always paid first," he said.

Over the past five years, health care costs have comprised a bigger portion of the country's household budgets as expenses continue to rise and incomes remain stagnant, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Health care, including insurance, medical services, drugs and medical supplies, accounted for 6.6% of the household budget in 2010 -- the fifth consecutive year of increases.

The Obama administration's Affordable Care Act aims to bring health care costs under control. Passed in 2010 and currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, the law is also meant to help more people get affordable health insurance coverage, including the 50 million uninsured today.

Part of the act, the individual mandate, would require nearly all Americans to buy some form of health insurance beginning in 2014 or face a financial penalty. The individual mandate would help spread health care costs to a larger pool of individuals, thus potentially lowering costs.

Should the Supreme Court strike down the Affordable Care Act, consumers can expect that percentage to increase even more as costs rise "very fast," Chollet said. Without the law's measures to promote preventative care and spread costs across a larger population, overall costs will rise, she explained.

Those without employer-provided health care coverage, like Cheng, will likely pay more for their plans because there will be fewer restrictions on insurers. Individuals could be denied coverage altogether because of a pre-existing health condition or offered coverage only at a very high premium, both of which are prohibited under the Affordable Care Act, Chollet added.

Those with insurance through their employer will also pay more to cover the growing number of uninsured, she said.

Still, even if the Affordable Care Act goes through, it will do little to lessen the financial burden for those who are already insured, Mayne said. "It will take other changes to really bend the cost curve and make substantial changes in health care costs," she said.

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Family health care costs to exceed $20,000 this year

After his baby was born prematurely, Matthew Cheng's health care costs soared.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Three days of Supreme Court arguments have left the fate of the 2010 health care reform law uncertain. What is certain, however, is that health care costs are continuing to eat away at consumers' budgets.

The cost to cover the typical family of four under an employer plan is expected to top $20,000 on health care this year, up more than 7% from last year, according to early projections by independent actuarial and health care consulting firm Milliman Inc. In 2002, the cost was just $9,235, the firm said.

The projected increase marks the fifth year in a row that health care costs will rise between 7% and 8% annually.

While employers still shoulder a majority of health care expenses, employees have been paying a larger portion of the total amount every year, according to Lorraine Mayne, principal and consulting actuary with Milliman.

Rising costs for employees is part of a long-term trend, said Deborah Chollet, senior fellow and health economist with Washington-based Mathematica Policy Research. "Employers have been unwilling to have their benefits costs rise at the rate that health care costs have risen," she said.

As a result, they have been passing along extra costs to employees in the form of higher deductibles and co-pays, as well as more expensive premiums.

Last year, workers' out-of-pocket costs rose 9.2% to $3,280 for a typical family of four, according to Milliman.

Those who buy insurance without an employer-provider plan are shelling out even more, Mayne said. The average premium for a family in a non-group plan was $7,102 in 2010, according to the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation.

Small business owner Matthew Cheng's health care costs rose by $600 to $7,891 last year. This year, he's looking at a much steeper bill.

In January, Cheng's wife, Talya, gave birth to a baby 12 weeks prematurely and their costs have already jumped to $12,036. As a result, Cheng has had to cut business expenses, such as advertising, to afford their care.

"Because of our baby, the health care bill is always paid first," he said.

Over the past five years, health care costs have comprised a bigger portion of the country's household budgets as expenses continue to rise and incomes remain stagnant, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Health care, including insurance, medical services, drugs and medical supplies, accounted for 6.6% of the household budget in 2010 -- the fifth consecutive year of increases.

The Obama administration's Affordable Care Act aims to bring health care costs under control. Passed in 2010 and currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, the law is also meant to help more people get affordable health insurance coverage, including the 50 million uninsured today.

Part of the act, the individual mandate, would require nearly all Americans to buy some form of health insurance beginning in 2014 or face a financial penalty. The individual mandate would help spread health care costs to a larger pool of individuals, thus potentially lowering costs.

Should the Supreme Court strike down the Affordable Care Act, consumers can expect that percentage to increase even more as costs rise "very fast," Chollet said. Without the law's measures to promote preventative care and spread costs across a larger population, overall costs will rise, she explained.

Those without employer-provided health care coverage, like Cheng, will likely pay more for their plans because there will be fewer restrictions on insurers. Individuals could be denied coverage altogether because of a pre-existing health condition or offered coverage only at a very high premium, both of which are prohibited under the Affordable Care Act, Chollet added.

Those with insurance through their employer will also pay more to cover the growing number of uninsured, she said.

Still, even if the Affordable Care Act goes through, it will do little to lessen the financial burden for those who are already insured, Mayne said. "It will take other changes to really bend the cost curve and make substantial changes in health care costs," she said. 

First Published: March 29, 2012: 5:45 AM ET

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Family health costs to top $20,000 this year

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Family Health Insurance Expert Frank Saltzburg Exposes Secrets of Obtaining Best Health Coverage at Most Affordable ...

PHOENIX, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Health insurance costs are creating struggles for many individuals, families, and small business owners today. Within many companies, from small to large, the cost of supplying employees health insurance coverage has become so expensive they are now passing on a significant portion of the expense to employees.

People always ask, "How much does health insurance cost?" and "How can I save money on health insurance?" he said.

"There are several strategies that will allow millions of families to acquire excellent, affordable comprehensive health coverage. Unfortunately, unless the soon-to-be insured does their homework with a state-licensed insurance professional, they will be unaware of these simple solutions for themselves, their families, or small businesses," said Saltzburg, whose company, Healthcare Solutions Team, LLC (arizonahealthcarereformexpert.com), custom-designs affordable health care plans in 44 states based on medical history, medical provider access, and budget.

The four secrets of obtaining the best affordable health coverage are:

Always use a professional, state-licensed broker or agent. They are trained and educated to be aware of the best plans in the current market. It does NOT cost you any more to use a broker as major medical rates are already approved by your State Insurance Commissioner.Don't use an online quote engine as your final answer - it is only a starting point.Be aware of telemarketing call center representatives who do not have a state-issued health insurance license.Utilize the "bundle" concept to give you better coverage at an affordable price with less out-of-pocket financial exposure.

"To further add to the confusion and frustration for families and businesses looking for affordable health care, there has been a huge influx of online insurance quote engines. The problem here is these quote engines assume you are in perfect physical and mental health. You'll be in for quite a shock. The price you were quoted online is not your final cost as your policy has been 'rated up' which could result in prices that are 20% - 200% higher," he stated.

"One other major challenge to getting the best medical insurance coverage is the increase in 'telemarketing call centers' that, in most cases, are not state-licensed to represent valid Major Medical coverage. They typically offer "guaranteed issue" or "group membership" plans, which are severely limited to defined maximum coverages, usually at 31 days per calendar year in the hospital. If the policy does not state 'unlimited' coverage, you are not getting the proper coverage. This type of coverage is geared toward people who were previously denied health insurance, or may have a pre-existing condition that currently is considered uninsurable. If the cost of this plan appears to be very low, there is a reason. You are not getting a true Major Medical plan," Saltzburg said.

Millions of families and business searching for affordable health care coverage are very concerned about their deductible. Gone are the days when the deductible may have been $500 - $1,500, even under a large company group plan. The average deductible today is estimated at $5,000.

"We design our plans strategically so that the deductible is no longer a major issue. According to industry analysts, about 8 out of 10 hospitalizations (80%) occur due to accidents. Up to 18% of hospitalizations happen due to critical illnesses such as heart attacks, cancer, stroke, kidney failure, severe burns, loss of limbs, blindness, deafness, coma, and advanced Alzheimer's disease," he stated.

"We 'bundle' our plans to include accidental coverage to pay up to the deductible amount. Plus, we offer critical illness coverage to also offset the deductible. The critical illness coverage offers the ability to have a lump sum payout to allow the insured to have an extra $5,000 up to $100,000 living expense money. So while they are recuperating from their critical illness, they won't worry about paying daily living bills. Bundling allows the insured to have a higher deductible, a lower premium, and an even more comprehensive plan," he said.

About Frank Saltzburg

With more than 20 years of financial services, health, health care reform, sales, and management experience, Frank helps clients obtain the health care coverage that best solves their needs. His expertise includes custom-designing affordable health care plans for individuals, families, and small business owners. He is part of Healthcare Solutions Team, LLC and is licensed in AZ, PA, FL, TX, MO, NV, and MN. He is a speaker on the current Health Care Reform Act as it relates to individuals, families, and small business owners.

For information, please go to http://www.arizonahealthcarereformexpert.com.

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DCS Health to Join Forces with Family Health Network

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Family Health Network, Inc., an RTP technology company creating Web tools to connect patients with caregivers, announced today a transaction that brings Family Health Network new proprietary technologies and talented leadership.

DCS Health, founded by former BellSouth chief strategist Doug Bulleit, will  transfer patent rights and key personnel to Family Health Network.  Mr. Bulleit will join Family Health Network in a senior product and planning role.

An Atlanta-based company, DCS Health is comprised of leading network executives organized in 2006 to develop new Consumer Driven Health Plan (CDHP) portals and search technologies using proprietary Health over Internet Protocols (HoIP).  The work of DCS Health can be seen at www.dcshealth.com.

Bulleit and the DCS Health technologies join Family Heath Network as the company positions itself to become a major player in the rapidly developing Aging in Place marketplace.  Family Health Network's Connected For Life(SM) is an innovative technology platform allowing family and professional caregivers to be linked to seniors who may have not previously engaged with technology. 

"Key technologies developed and patented by DCS Health are extraordinarily complementary to Family Health Network's Connected For Life(SM) platform," said Harry Bailes, CEO Family Health Network. "The experience and insight gained from this acquisition, including the multiple relationships and insight into consumer driven healthcare, will rapidly accelerate our market position," Bailes adds. "And the combination of proprietary technology as well as engineering, entrepreneurial and leadership experience that we will be acquiring will drive progress on multiple fronts."

The promise of Family Health Network's Connected For Life(SM) has been recognized through the National Institute of Health award of a grant that supports research into senior use of Web-based tools.  In addition, the technology combines both social and clinical approaches to care that are applicable to a broader healthcare marketplace. 

Its "patient engagement engine" is being used in an innovative project involving an extended care team including case manager, pharmacist and physician who come together to provide coordinated care in a new drug therapy program for hepatitis C.  Family Health Network's platform was also featured in three grant applications for funding under the CMS Healthcare Innovation Challenge.

About Doug Bulleit: At BellSouth, Bulleit focused primarily on core growth initiatives. In particular, his work resulted in a material expansion of BellSouth's convergent digital networking, broadband/IP, electronic commerce and Managed Services positions.  Prior to his corporate strategy tenure, he spent six years as President of BellSouth's Advanced Networks Group developing an assortment of enhanced network services. 

About Family Health Network

Family Health Network develops integrated technology solutions that connect patients with members of their care team, opening the door to improved communication and better health outcomes.  Family Health Network's Connected for Life SM online program enables health care providers and caregivers to remotely monitor, record, and track a patient's health status and medication use on a daily basis. By providing real-time information sharing with health care providers and other members of the care team, this low cost program empowers patients, relieves stress of caregivers, lowers health care costs, and improves quality of life.  Family Health Network's Connected for Life SM holds the promise to be the centerpiece of a next generation of patient-centered care. For more information about Family Health Network, please visit http://www.familyhealthnetwork.com.

Contact: Tim Pittman, 919.539.8155 or timpittman@familyhealthnetwork.com

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DCS Health to Join Forces with Family Health Network

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Family Health Network, Inc., an RTP technology company creating Web tools to connect patients with caregivers, announced today a transaction that brings Family Health Network new proprietary technologies and talented leadership.

DCS Health, founded by former BellSouth chief strategist Doug Bulleit, will  transfer patent rights and key personnel to Family Health Network.  Mr. Bulleit will join Family Health Network in a senior product and planning role.

An Atlanta-based company, DCS Health is comprised of leading network executives organized in 2006 to develop new Consumer Driven Health Plan (CDHP) portals and search technologies using proprietary Health over Internet Protocols (HoIP).  The work of DCS Health can be seen at www.dcshealth.com.

Bulleit and the DCS Health technologies join Family Heath Network as the company positions itself to become a major player in the rapidly developing Aging in Place marketplace.  Family Health Network's Connected For Life(SM) is an innovative technology platform allowing family and professional caregivers to be linked to seniors who may have not previously engaged with technology. 

"Key technologies developed and patented by DCS Health are extraordinarily complementary to Family Health Network's Connected For Life(SM) platform," said Harry Bailes, CEO Family Health Network. "The experience and insight gained from this acquisition, including the multiple relationships and insight into consumer driven healthcare, will rapidly accelerate our market position," Bailes adds. "And the combination of proprietary technology as well as engineering, entrepreneurial and leadership experience that we will be acquiring will drive progress on multiple fronts."

The promise of Family Health Network's Connected For Life(SM) has been recognized through the National Institute of Health award of a grant that supports research into senior use of Web-based tools.  In addition, the technology combines both social and clinical approaches to care that are applicable to a broader healthcare marketplace. 

Its "patient engagement engine" is being used in an innovative project involving an extended care team including case manager, pharmacist and physician who come together to provide coordinated care in a new drug therapy program for hepatitis C.  Family Health Network's platform was also featured in three grant applications for funding under the CMS Healthcare Innovation Challenge.

About Doug Bulleit: At BellSouth, Bulleit focused primarily on core growth initiatives. In particular, his work resulted in a material expansion of BellSouth's convergent digital networking, broadband/IP, electronic commerce and Managed Services positions.  Prior to his corporate strategy tenure, he spent six years as President of BellSouth's Advanced Networks Group developing an assortment of enhanced network services. 

About Family Health Network

Family Health Network develops integrated technology solutions that connect patients with members of their care team, opening the door to improved communication and better health outcomes.  Family Health Network's Connected for Life SM online program enables health care providers and caregivers to remotely monitor, record, and track a patient's health status and medication use on a daily basis. By providing real-time information sharing with health care providers and other members of the care team, this low cost program empowers patients, relieves stress of caregivers, lowers health care costs, and improves quality of life.  Family Health Network's Connected for Life SM holds the promise to be the centerpiece of a next generation of patient-centered care. For more information about Family Health Network, please visit http://www.familyhealthnetwork.com.

Contact: Tim Pittman, 919.539.8155 or timpittman@familyhealthnetwork.com

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How To Feed Your Family Healthy Meals on a Tight Budget

Handle any emergency with Howcast's First Aid app - http://howc.st/jkDRTe

Expand the description and view the text of the steps for this how-to video.

Check out Howcast for other do-it-yourself videos from Stabbey and more videos in the Grocery Shopping category.

You can contribute too! Create your own DIY guide at http://www.howcast.com/videos/new or produce your own Howcast spots with the Howcast Filmmakers Program at http://www.howcast.com/filmmakers/apply.

Sure, junk food offers lots of calories for not much money. But you can create your own "happy" meals that are tasty, nutritious, and inexpensive.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Oatmeal
Evaporated or powdered milk
Frozen and canned vegetables
Seasonal fruits
Bananas
Apples
Air popper and corn kernels
Nuts
Inexpensive cuts of meat
Peanut butter
Eggs
Chunk light tuna
Beans
Brown rice
Baking skills
A Crock-Pot

Step 1: Start with hot cereal

Start the day with a hot cereal; they're much cheaper than cold cereals. Oatmeal is a nutritional winner and very inexpensive if you buy a container of plain, old-fashioned oatmeal.

Step 2: Stretch your milk

Stretch your milk dollars by diluting a can of evaporated milk or some powdered milk with water to create whole milk.

Step 3: Stock up on frozen veggies

Stock up on frozen vegetables when they go on sale. Unless your produce was just picked, it's just as healthy — or even more so — to eat the frozen stuff, which locks in the nutrients.

Tip: Canned vegetables are another cheap alternative to fresh, but rinse them before eating because many are loaded with salt.

Step 4: Eat fruits in season

Limit your fruit purchases to whatever is in season, the exception being bananas and apples. The former are relatively inexpensive year-round, and the latter are low in calories, high in fiber, and may reduce your risk of heart disease and cancer.

Step 5: Snack happy

Enjoy healthy snacks without spending a fortune by air popping corn kernels and buying nutritious nuts like almonds, walnuts, pecans, and peanuts. Buy in bulk.

Step 6: Limit meat consumption

Only eat meat two or three times a week, and make cheap meats as tender and tasty as pricier cuts by marinating them overnight or slow-cooking them in a Crock-Pot.

Step 7: Eat alternative proteins

Make the most of alternative sources of protein, like peanut butter, eggs, chunk light tuna (which is not only the cheapest kind of tuna, but also contains the least mercury), and beans.

Tip: Buy bagged beans in bulk — the kind you soak overnight. They're cheaper and healthier than canned beans, which are high in sodium.

Step 8: Eat brown rice

Eat brown rice. It's a bit pricier than white, but much better for you and still a nutritional bargain.

Step 9: Indulge in dessert

Indulge in desserts by making them from scratch using nutritious ingredients that you have on hand. Bake your own oatmeal and peanut butter cookies; mash and freeze overripe bananas for "ice cream"; bake bruised apples with a little honey.

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Anwar Ibrahim's Family: We Fear For His Health

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How To Feed Your Family Healthy Meals on a Tight Budget

Handle any emergency with Howcast's First Aid app - http://howc.st/jkDRTe

Expand the description and view the text of the steps for this how-to video.

Check out Howcast for other do-it-yourself videos from Stabbey and more videos in the Grocery Shopping category.

You can contribute too! Create your own DIY guide at http://www.howcast.com/videos/new or produce your own Howcast spots with the Howcast Filmmakers Program at http://www.howcast.com/filmmakers/apply.

Sure, junk food offers lots of calories for not much money. But you can create your own "happy" meals that are tasty, nutritious, and inexpensive.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Oatmeal
Evaporated or powdered milk
Frozen and canned vegetables
Seasonal fruits
Bananas
Apples
Air popper and corn kernels
Nuts
Inexpensive cuts of meat
Peanut butter
Eggs
Chunk light tuna
Beans
Brown rice
Baking skills
A Crock-Pot

Step 1: Start with hot cereal

Start the day with a hot cereal; they're much cheaper than cold cereals. Oatmeal is a nutritional winner and very inexpensive if you buy a container of plain, old-fashioned oatmeal.

Step 2: Stretch your milk

Stretch your milk dollars by diluting a can of evaporated milk or some powdered milk with water to create whole milk.

Step 3: Stock up on frozen veggies

Stock up on frozen vegetables when they go on sale. Unless your produce was just picked, it's just as healthy — or even more so — to eat the frozen stuff, which locks in the nutrients.

Tip: Canned vegetables are another cheap alternative to fresh, but rinse them before eating because many are loaded with salt.

Step 4: Eat fruits in season

Limit your fruit purchases to whatever is in season, the exception being bananas and apples. The former are relatively inexpensive year-round, and the latter are low in calories, high in fiber, and may reduce your risk of heart disease and cancer.

Step 5: Snack happy

Enjoy healthy snacks without spending a fortune by air popping corn kernels and buying nutritious nuts like almonds, walnuts, pecans, and peanuts. Buy in bulk.

Step 6: Limit meat consumption

Only eat meat two or three times a week, and make cheap meats as tender and tasty as pricier cuts by marinating them overnight or slow-cooking them in a Crock-Pot.

Step 7: Eat alternative proteins

Make the most of alternative sources of protein, like peanut butter, eggs, chunk light tuna (which is not only the cheapest kind of tuna, but also contains the least mercury), and beans.

Tip: Buy bagged beans in bulk — the kind you soak overnight. They're cheaper and healthier than canned beans, which are high in sodium.

Step 8: Eat brown rice

Eat brown rice. It's a bit pricier than white, but much better for you and still a nutritional bargain.

Step 9: Indulge in dessert

Indulge in desserts by making them from scratch using nutritious ingredients that you have on hand. Bake your own oatmeal and peanut butter cookies; mash and freeze overripe bananas for "ice cream"; bake bruised apples with a little honey.

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How To Feed Your Family Healthy Meals on a Tight Budget

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Sure, junk food offers lots of calories for not much money. But you can create your own "happy" meals that are tasty, nutritious, and inexpensive.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Oatmeal
Evaporated or powdered milk
Frozen and canned vegetables
Seasonal fruits
Bananas
Apples
Air popper and corn kernels
Nuts
Inexpensive cuts of meat
Peanut butter
Eggs
Chunk light tuna
Beans
Brown rice
Baking skills
A Crock-Pot

Step 1: Start with hot cereal

Start the day with a hot cereal; they're much cheaper than cold cereals. Oatmeal is a nutritional winner and very inexpensive if you buy a container of plain, old-fashioned oatmeal.

Step 2: Stretch your milk

Stretch your milk dollars by diluting a can of evaporated milk or some powdered milk with water to create whole milk.

Step 3: Stock up on frozen veggies

Stock up on frozen vegetables when they go on sale. Unless your produce was just picked, it's just as healthy — or even more so — to eat the frozen stuff, which locks in the nutrients.

Tip: Canned vegetables are another cheap alternative to fresh, but rinse them before eating because many are loaded with salt.

Step 4: Eat fruits in season

Limit your fruit purchases to whatever is in season, the exception being bananas and apples. The former are relatively inexpensive year-round, and the latter are low in calories, high in fiber, and may reduce your risk of heart disease and cancer.

Step 5: Snack happy

Enjoy healthy snacks without spending a fortune by air popping corn kernels and buying nutritious nuts like almonds, walnuts, pecans, and peanuts. Buy in bulk.

Step 6: Limit meat consumption

Only eat meat two or three times a week, and make cheap meats as tender and tasty as pricier cuts by marinating them overnight or slow-cooking them in a Crock-Pot.

Step 7: Eat alternative proteins

Make the most of alternative sources of protein, like peanut butter, eggs, chunk light tuna (which is not only the cheapest kind of tuna, but also contains the least mercury), and beans.

Tip: Buy bagged beans in bulk — the kind you soak overnight. They're cheaper and healthier than canned beans, which are high in sodium.

Step 8: Eat brown rice

Eat brown rice. It's a bit pricier than white, but much better for you and still a nutritional bargain.

Step 9: Indulge in dessert

Indulge in desserts by making them from scratch using nutritious ingredients that you have on hand. Bake your own oatmeal and peanut butter cookies; mash and freeze overripe bananas for "ice cream"; bake bruised apples with a little honey.

Thanks for watching How To Feed Your Family Healthy Meals on a Tight Budget! If you enjoyed this video subscribe to the Howcast YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=howcast

View the original article here

How To Feed Your Family Healthy Meals on a Tight Budget

Handle any emergency with Howcast's First Aid app - http://howc.st/jkDRTe

Expand the description and view the text of the steps for this how-to video.

Check out Howcast for other do-it-yourself videos from Stabbey and more videos in the Grocery Shopping category.

You can contribute too! Create your own DIY guide at http://www.howcast.com/videos/new or produce your own Howcast spots with the Howcast Filmmakers Program at http://www.howcast.com/filmmakers/apply.

Sure, junk food offers lots of calories for not much money. But you can create your own "happy" meals that are tasty, nutritious, and inexpensive.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Oatmeal
Evaporated or powdered milk
Frozen and canned vegetables
Seasonal fruits
Bananas
Apples
Air popper and corn kernels
Nuts
Inexpensive cuts of meat
Peanut butter
Eggs
Chunk light tuna
Beans
Brown rice
Baking skills
A Crock-Pot

Step 1: Start with hot cereal

Start the day with a hot cereal; they're much cheaper than cold cereals. Oatmeal is a nutritional winner and very inexpensive if you buy a container of plain, old-fashioned oatmeal.

Step 2: Stretch your milk

Stretch your milk dollars by diluting a can of evaporated milk or some powdered milk with water to create whole milk.

Step 3: Stock up on frozen veggies

Stock up on frozen vegetables when they go on sale. Unless your produce was just picked, it's just as healthy — or even more so — to eat the frozen stuff, which locks in the nutrients.

Tip: Canned vegetables are another cheap alternative to fresh, but rinse them before eating because many are loaded with salt.

Step 4: Eat fruits in season

Limit your fruit purchases to whatever is in season, the exception being bananas and apples. The former are relatively inexpensive year-round, and the latter are low in calories, high in fiber, and may reduce your risk of heart disease and cancer.

Step 5: Snack happy

Enjoy healthy snacks without spending a fortune by air popping corn kernels and buying nutritious nuts like almonds, walnuts, pecans, and peanuts. Buy in bulk.

Step 6: Limit meat consumption

Only eat meat two or three times a week, and make cheap meats as tender and tasty as pricier cuts by marinating them overnight or slow-cooking them in a Crock-Pot.

Step 7: Eat alternative proteins

Make the most of alternative sources of protein, like peanut butter, eggs, chunk light tuna (which is not only the cheapest kind of tuna, but also contains the least mercury), and beans.

Tip: Buy bagged beans in bulk — the kind you soak overnight. They're cheaper and healthier than canned beans, which are high in sodium.

Step 8: Eat brown rice

Eat brown rice. It's a bit pricier than white, but much better for you and still a nutritional bargain.

Step 9: Indulge in dessert

Indulge in desserts by making them from scratch using nutritious ingredients that you have on hand. Bake your own oatmeal and peanut butter cookies; mash and freeze overripe bananas for "ice cream"; bake bruised apples with a little honey.

Thanks for watching How To Feed Your Family Healthy Meals on a Tight Budget! If you enjoyed this video subscribe to the Howcast YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=howcast

View the original article here