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1. Depending on how many beans you want to play, click on the basic bean budget game, the better bean or the itty bitty bean budget games.

• The basic game gives you 10 beans to spend for your meals.
• The better bean budget gives you a larger food budget and allows you to play with more than 10 beans.
• The itty-bean budget gives you a smaller food budget and challenges you to play with less than 10 beans.

2. You may also use fewer than the number of beans that you are given, but not more than the amount that you are given.

3. Once you have started a game, select a choice for each meal by clicking on it, including breakfast, breakfast coffee, lunch,, dinner, adult and child snack. Be sure not to leave anything blank. One you have made a choice, it will show up on the page as being highlighted. You can change your selection by clicking on a different choice.

4. You can check the bean counter to see the number of beans you have used and the number of beans left. Each time you make a choice, the bean counter will add up your beans.

5. When you have made all of your choices, click on the done button at the bottom of the screen and you will get feedback on how you did. The choices that you make will affect your feedback. It will also give you information so that you can do better next time.