Thrifty Meals for Small Families Originally prepared by Nellie Hedstrom, Extension nutrition specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension.Revised and updated by Statewide Nutrition and Physical Activity Educator Kate Yerxa, University of Maine Cooperative Extension. For information about UMaine Extension programs and resources, visit extension.umaine.edu.Find more of our publications and books at extension.umaine.edu/publications/. If you like,