By Lorae Bowden
A new book has been released that teaches families how to save hundreds off their groceries bills without coupons or gimmicks. In Centsible Meals: How to Feed Your Family for Less (CFI, $9.99), Montana author Lorae Bowden discusses how she feeds her family of nine on $200 a month – less than a dollar per person per day. Her timely advice and tips can save anyone substantial money as she reveals her secret to feeding healthy and thrifty meals for pennies.

“I don’t clip coupons. With seven children I don’t have that kind of time,” says Bowden. In “Centsible Meals,” she explains power-buying techniques, planning and budgeting, how to stock your pantry with the right ingredients, and even how to deal with picky eaters. Lorae advocates using whole foods while giving helpful tips for spending less time in the kitchen.

“Centsible Meals” also includes menu and budgeting charts as well as over a month’s worth of money-saving recipes. Lorae, the oldest of eleven children and mother of seven, claims her book can help anyone – single, married, with our without kids – to save lots of money on the grocery bill.