“Ano kayang lulutuin ko?” – This had been my usual dilemma every afternoon. Actually, thinking of what to cook is really not a chore for me. Anything connected to cooking is fun. So, I thought there was no reason for me to create a meal plan. That was until I realized that I was wasting so much food and I was spending so much on food. One meal would usually cost us P150 on the average, and I would incur P3,000-4000 on groceries per week (baby’s milk excluded). Such realization made me decide to whip up meals which are cheaper but healthier than our food choices then. I have decided to create a weekly meal plan with a COST LIMIT. It’s actually challenging but the following reasons pressed me to carry it out: First, we are not getting any younger. Eating too much meat and junk food is definitely not good for us....