Being Cheap & Healthy!

Cheap Teeth Whitening: Read this article about combining two products that whiten your teeth for less than $5.

Save money on liquid hand soap & dish soap, while going 'green' at the same time. Dr. Bronner's (or the like) Castile Soap is so concentrated that it makes regular liquid soap in a one teaspoon to a gallon ratio! So the 32oz bottle will last you practically forever!

Making my own baby food also not only saves a ton of $ (costs me $.05 per oz compared to store-bought costing about $.30 per oz), but it is a LOT better nutritionally for baby! Read this article for more on that. And here's my favorite homemade baby food website of all time.

And speaking of baby, save money by skipping the immunization pre-medicating for baby, too! Check out the latest in pediatric news on that recently posted in this MedScape Today (by WebMD) article which reveals that pre-medicating baby causes baby's body to react to shots with less immunity! Whoa!

And speaking of groceries, everybody says to buy produce in season, which is hard to know off hand, so here's a list I recently found:

The Cheapest Fruits and Vegetables Month-By-Month

January - oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, tangelos, lemons, papayas, cabbages: red, white and green; leeks, broccoli, cauliflower

February - oranges, tangelos, grapefruit, lemons, papayas, broccoli, cauliflower

March - pineapples, mangoes, broccoli, lettuce

April - pineapples, mangoes, zucchini, rhubarb, artichokes, asparagus, spring peas, broccoli, lettuce

May - cherries, pineapples, apricots, okra, zucchini, rhubarb, artichokes, asparagus, spring peas, broccoli, lettuce

June - watermelon, strawberries, cantaloupe, cherries, blueberries, peaches, apricots, corn, lettuce

July - watermelon, strawberries, cantaloupe, blueberries, peaches, apricots, kiwi, raspberries, plums, cucumbers, tomatoes, summer squash, corn, green beans, lettuce

August - watermelon, strawberries, cantaloupe, blueberries, peaches, apricots, kiwi, raspberries, plums, cucumbers, corn, eggplant, tomatoes, summer squash, green beans, lettuce

September - grapes, pomegranates, persimmons, eggplants, pumpkins, tomatoes, spinach, lettuce

October - cranberries, apples, pomegranates, grapes, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, winter squash, broccoli, spinach, lettuce

November - cranberries, oranges, tangerines, pears, pomegranates, persimmons, pumpkins, winter squash, sweet potatoes, broccoli, mushrooms, spinach

December - pears, oranges, tangelos, grape fruit, tangerines, papayas, pomegranates, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower

Always a Good Deal - bananas, potatoes, celery