Becky Goddard-Hill, Mumbassador

How to Afford Time Off with Your Baby

Author of How to Afford Time Off with Your Baby (Vermilion 09) and mummy blogger at babybudgeting.co.uk

Hi everyone! For the past six years I have been a stay at home mum managing my home and my two young children on a very small budget. I learnt so many tips and tricks along the way that last year I wrote a book all about baby budgeting and what can help. I also blog about budgeting during pregnancy to starting school and all the budgeting needs in between.

I am excited to be involved with The New Ice Age. Freezing and buying frozen food is always a top budgeting option! Here are a few of my top food budgeting tips! Cook twice as much as you need and stash a meal for your freezer for another day. This way you have meals on hand if your time short and less expensive option. Frozen veggies last longer than fresh and when monies short, waste has to be reduced. For loads more baby budgeting tips check out www.babybudgeting.co.uk

 Our other Mumbassadors

Lyndsey Young, Creator of Count on It labels

Since becoming a mum, Lyndsey has been increasingly passionate about products that can help save time, money and waste, particularly when it comes to family mealtimes. 

So much so, that she invented Count On It ® labels. Click here to see how you can reduce food wastage with frozen food.

Alison Pinto, mother of two and creator of Menus4Mums

After experiencing the juggling act of having a career and family, she set up Menus4Mums to help busy parents solve the problem of what to feed their families.

Menus4Mums members get weekly online menu plans, recipe cards, and shopping lists to save them time – and money too, as the meals make use of current supermarket special offers. Click here to see Alison's great mums recipe ideas from menus for mums.

Leila Jerman, cook, caterer and proud wife

Leila has spent the last 4 years at home bringing up her two children.

In her own words, Leila believes that "using frozen foods such as vegetables or meats for my family allows for flexibility in choosing what to create for meals without having to worry about cost or waste".

Becca Evans, Mum and blogger

Mum to a toddler, better half of a highly talented chef, currently in the process of launching her own online media business and blogger at BECKICKLESIE

I love having frozen food in the house because it's just so convenient. It keeps our veg nice and fresh and preserves all the vitamins and minerals, so I can be sure that my family are still getting all the goodness. Frozen doesn't have to mean microwave meals; sometimes buying a frozen chicken or a turkey in advance for the Sunday roast means that we can relax at the weekend and give the grocery shopping a miss. Read Becca's blog BECKICKLESIE