10/01/2026
As a busy working mom of 2, I'm all about saving time (BUT not scarificing our health) to make things easier, especially in this season of life between running the gym, farm and my kid's sports and activities.
In addition, with the cost of everything going up, I'm all about saving money wherever I can! I LOVE shopping at Sprouts, Raleys and Whole Foods, but that's just not in our budget right now, so here's what I do each week to save TIME and MONEY:
✨ I order my groceries to be delivered each week. By buying just what I need AND from Walmart, I've slashed my grocery bill almost in half!
✨ I make quick weekly Costco runs for perishables, like cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, turkey lunch meat, almond milk, cheese, eggs and some produce since we consume so much.
✨ Leftover night with rotisserie chicken! I go to Costco on Thursdays, so I grab a rotisserie chicken and that night is our "leftover night." It allows me to clean out the fridge and save the rest of the chicken for our homemade pizzas on Friday night!
The goal isn’t a perfect grocery routine.
It’s spending less, wasting less, and making one less thing to think about during a busy week. 🤍
What is one thing you do each week to save time and/or money on your groceries?
Melissa Cheney is a CrossFit Coach, Personal Trainer and Transformational Macro Nutrition Coach and owner of One Body, a boutique gym located on her family's farm in Linden, California, serving surrounding areas of Lockeford, Ripon, Farmington, Clements and Lodi offering CrossFit, group fitness, yoga, Pilates, AquaFIT and Tumbling classes helping women become the best version of themselves to be fit for life and replace confusion with confidence.