Menu Mailer
Cooking Traditional Foods offers two Menu Mailers to fit your menu planning needs.
Take Out the Guess-Work While Saving Time, Money and Energy
I found Nourishing Traditions in 2002 while pregnant with my first child and began my traditional foods journey. I started CookingTF in 2005 when I realized that while there were books in the market showing the Traditional Foods way of eating, the available resources weren’t child friendly. They were long on content and short on practical application. Books containing all the knowledge in the world don’t help you if they don’t show you how to put it into practice. No resources translated a traditional foods diet into a larger lifestyle or gave clear help for feeding children.
I began a recipe blog in 2005 and in 2007 that blog grew into the Classic Menu Mailer and Recipe Archive. In 2012 we added the Budget Menu Mailer to help those consuming more grains and beans and less meat than contained in the Classic Menu Mailer. Now in our fifth year, our Menu Mailer is the longest-running on the market.
I fed my children a traditional foods diet from the beginning. They were toddlers when I launched CookingTF almost seven years ago. Foods that contain exotic ingredients don’t cut it with my kids, and I know it won’t cut it with your kids, either! My budget couldn’t handle it and yours may not, either. No one likes having their hard work eyeballed and refused by a suspicious husband and kids. I didn’t like having failures when I would cook meals from other cookbooks and have my kids turn their noses up because it didn’t look familiar or it contained strange flavor combinations. Some nights, my garbage disposal ate more than my kids!
My Menu Mailers contain meals that your family will recognize and love. I have turned everything from sloppy joes to meatballs (here or here), roast chicken to chicken nuggets and even french fries into meals that are nutrient dense, look good and taste great. And many meals even have hidden veggies to boot.
I understand what it is like to be a beginner at Traditional Foods with no local help or support. I also understand what is it like to face major dietary changes due to food allergies, not even knowing where to start or what to fix for the next meal. I’ve faced a long list of foods to eliminate and I have healed mine and my children’s guts. I know what it is like to stick to a strict budget that seems impossibly low when your ideal is grass-fed meats and raw dairy. We’ve stayed on a traditional foods diet through major upheavals including job loss and severe illness. I’ve successfully navigated the waters, and I want to help you learn to feed your family nourishing foods, even if you are inexperienced and on a tight budget.
Don’t know how to cook? It doesn’t matter. I’ll teach you. Step by step, I walk you through a whole week of dinners in each mailer with clear, step-by-step instructions. You can ask questions on our forum and get help from many experienced traditional foodists who share your same passion. No matter where you are on your journey, what your budget looks like or what resources are available to you, we want to help you pick the best choices for your family.
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What’s the difference between the Classic Menu Mailer and the Budget Menu Mailer?
| Classic Menu Mailer | Budget Menu Mailer | |
|---|---|---|
| Family-Friendly Recipes Tested And Approved By Children | Yes | Yes |
| Contains Weekly Shopping List | Yes | Yes |
| Contains Monthly Bulk Shopping List | Yes | Yes |
| Contains Weekly Preparation Schedule | Yes | Yes |
| Contains Optional After-Shopping Prep List to Cut Down on Your Kitchen Time During the Week | Yes | Yes |
| Gluten and Dairy-Free Available For All Recipes | Yes | Yes |
| Number of Dinners Per Issue | 5 | 3 |
| Contains One Breakfast and One Dessert for Each Week | Yes | Yes |
| Contains Other Meals | One soup recipe every week through the cold months | One soup recipe every week through the cold months and one salad, lunch or sandwich every week through the warm months |
| Contains Additional Recipes Such as Condiments or Ferments | Yes, where appropriate | Yes, where appropriate |
| Offers Menus for Major Holidays as Part of the Plan | Yes | Yes |
| Contains Meat In Each Meal | Contains 1-2 pounds of meat per 4 servings with one meatless meal per week | Contains 1/2- 1 pound of meat per 4 servings |
| Cuts of Meat Used | Uses a wide variety of meats, including more expensive cuts such as steak and the occasional boneless, skinless chicken breast or lamb dish | Focuses on the less expensive cuts of meat such as whole chickens and bone-in pieces, ground beef, roasts and stew meat with the occasional high end cut |
| Contains Grains | Yes, in at least some meals | Yes, in most meals |
| Contains Beans, Legumes or Peas | Yes, in some meals | Yes, in most meals |
| Grains and Beans Are Traditionally Prepared | Yes | Yes |
| Contains Hidden Veggies | Yes, in some meals | Yes, in some meals |
| Contains Visible Veggies | Yes, in most meals | Yes, in most meals |
| Contains Hidden Liver | Yes, usually once per week | Yes, usually once per week |
| Recipe Archive Available as a Package Purchase | Yes | Coming Soon |
| Format | PDF file | PDF file |
| Converted for Australian Subscribers | Yes, click here | No |
| Number of Weeks Per Year | 52 | 48 |
| Format | PDF file | PDF file |
| More Information | Click Here! | Click Here! |
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Classic Menu Mailer
| Automatically-Renewing Subscription | Add to Cart |
|---|---|
| One Month Classic Menu Mailer and Recipe Archive Subscription Package $12 a month |  |
| Three Month Classic Menu Mailer and Recipe Archive Subscription Package $34 every 90 days (5% off!) |  |
| One Year Classic Menu Mailer and Recipe Archive Subscription Package $115 a year (20% off!) | |
| All subscription purchases are auto-renewing. Payments are non-refundable. Auto-renewing subscriptions may be canceled at any time, without penalty. Cancellation instructions are displayed on the download page of every issue.Your first Menu Mailer, the Often Used Recipes eBook and the Pantry Shopping Guide will be immediately available for download after checkout. Subsequent issues are released the last Tuesday of every month. You will receive an e-mail with a direct link to download that month’s Menu Mailer in pdf format. |
Budget Menu Mailer
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| Automatically-Renewing Subscription | Add to Cart |
|---|---|
| Monthly Budget Menu Mailer Automatically-Renewing Subscription for $8.50 | |
| Three-Month Budget Menu Mailer Automatically-Renewing Subscription for $24.25 (5% off) | |
| Twelve-Month Budget Menu Mailer Automatically-Renewing Subscription for $82 (20% off) | |
| All subscription purchases are auto-renewing. Payments are non-refundable. Auto-renewing subscriptions may be canceled at any time, without penalty. Cancellation instructions are displayed on the download page of every issue.Your first Menu Mailer, the Often Used Recipes eBook and the Pantry Shopping Guide will be immediately available for download after checkout. Subsequent issues are released the last Tuesday of every month. You will receive an e-mail with a direct link to download that month’s Menu Mailer in pdf format. |
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