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Welcome to Common $ense Cooking.

Please Click Here to Read Gail Ciampa's January 30th Providence Journal Food Column on "Common Sense Cooking"

Common $ense Cooking is a partnership between the Rhode Island Community Food Bank and Rhode Island PBS. The series of twelve different episodes instructs audiences in preparing nutritious, well-balanced meals on a limited budget. Full of money-saving tips, menu planning strategies and easy-to-follow recipes, the following segments help stretch limited household dollars further while highlighting the importance of well-balanced meals.

Common $ense Cooking can be viewed on Rhode Island PBS:

Channel 36 / Digital 36.1 / RI Cable 8 / DirecTV 36 / Dish Network 7776

	Breakfast is Brain Food Quick, easy breakfast items that'll give you and your kids the energy you need to make it through a busy morning. Windows Media \| Quicktime
	The Magic Three: Store Cards, Circulars and Coupons Nancy Barr demonstrates how using store cards, circulars and coupons together will help you save a lot of money. Windows Media \| Quicktime
	Eating Healthy: The Fab 5 Food Groups A quick look at the 5 key components of a well-balanced diet, which will keep you racing through your day. Windows Media \| Quicktime
	Nutrition Lesson: How to Read Labels Dr. Mary Flynn helps Nancy Barr navigate the nutrition label and ingredients list on packaged foods. Windows Media \| Quicktime
	Save Money, Eat Healthy: Bring a Lunch! With a little bit of planning and some great recipes, you can make healthy, affordable lunches for the week ahead. Windows Media \| Quicktime
	The Benefits of Meatless Meals Give your food budget a break and try some easy meatless meals for a change. Windows Media \| Quicktime
	The Ready Pantry Nancy Barr offers some quick tips for incorporating all five food groups into your weekly meals. Windows Media \| Quicktime
	Nutrition Lesson: Portion Proportion Nancy Barry describes some tricks for remembering what a healthy portion should be. Windows Media \| Quicktime
	How to prepare a shopping list Smart shopping tips and meal planning pointers will help you save money in the checkout line. Windows Media \| Quicktime
	How to make six meals for $20 Nancy Barr shows you how to make six healthy, well-balanced meals for only $20. Windows Media \| Quicktime
	Common $ense Snacking You don’t need to spend a lot on packaged snack food, you can make your own healthy snack packs to go. Windows Media \| Quicktime
	Dine In Instead! Alternatives to eating out Nancy Barr explains some quick, easy and healthy recipes for some of your favorite take out meals. Windows Media \| Quicktime