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Food Tips

Avoid storing apples and carrots in the same fridge compartment. The apples emit a gas that makes the carrots bitter.
If your kids aren’t hungry at breakfast time, try making them a healthy milkshake. Just combine chopped fruit, some milk and ice and blend until smooth.
Mix your avocado with a few drops of lemon before adding to a sandwich will avoid the fruit turning brown, and will also help to make it last longer.
You can sneak the required fruit and vegetables into you kid’s diet in a number of ways – try grating carrot into your bolognaise sauce, or include fruit in your kid’s dessert like fruit salad and icecream or berries with some low-fat chocolate topping.

Environmental Tips

Visit national parks, botanical gardens or a zoo in your area and learn more about your environment. Take your children with you!
Dispose of garden waste carefully: Weeds, prunings and grass clippings can be used as mulch for you garden, or place them in your “green recycling bin”.
Reduce air pollution and save petrol money: lighten your vehicle’s load: clear out the boot and remove roof racks if they’re not required.
Leave the car at home one day every week—if everyone did this it could make a huge difference. Try organising a car-pool with other school mums. Control the temperature of your home without electrical appliances: seal cracks and gaps, fit dampers to fireplaces and block unnecessary vents to keep heat in.
Separate garbage – every household is provided with a recycling and a garbage bin – make sure you use them correctly!
Why not create your own compost system, it’s a great way to get rid of food scraps and yard clippings without adding to landfill.
Take note of what goes down the sink: Don’t put oils, fats or harmful chemicals down the sink, dispose of them in your garbage bin as they will eventually end up in the rivers, lakes or oceans and harm our water quality and wildlife. Use a strainer in the kitchen sink to collect solids from your washing up water.

Budget Tips

Plan your weekly meals in advance – then you can buy exactly what you need with no risk of wastage.
Bulk buying will save you lots on things like toilet paper and pantry staples like pasta. If you don’t have the space to store extra, you could buy with other families and share the savings!
Only buy fruit and vegetables that are in season. Seasonal produce is friendly to the environment as well as to the hip pocket, as less fuels are used to transport it into your supermarket..
If you can make it to the markets, you’ll find big savings on fruit and vegetables as well as cheeses, seafood and meats.
For family holiday savings, try http://www.HouseSwapHolidays.com.au . There are houses all over Australia listed and it will save you hundreds, if not thousands, on accommodation!
Why not invest in a cheap eats guide? You can find some great restaurants in your city, with reasonably priced meals for the whole family.