A few years ago, Alli Powell was the prototypical modern mom. She had two young kids, a full-time job and a house in Santee.
And, like so many of us, she was watching her bills go up and up. High on the list was the monthly food bill.
“I was going to the grocery store without a plan,” Powell said in a recent interview with KPBS. “We were eating out a lot, and it just got overwhelming. I realized how much money I was spending.”…