Eating healthy is one of the most important things you can do for your health. With grocery prices on the rise, especially organic foods, it’s not always easy on your pocketbook to eat as healthy as you’d like.
I have several different tips that I have found can help you to eat healthier on a tight budget. This may mean that you will need to adjust your lifestyle eating habits so you can do this. It will save you money in the long run on healthcare, not to mention your overall health will improve.
• Make meats, poultry, and fish a side dish, not the main dish. If you are a meat lover there are some many great recipes that have meat such as soups, sauces, crock-pot dishes, etc. Use less meat, but make sure they are lean meats, and low fat sauces and soups which are healthier and go a lot farther.
• Make it from scratch. You can save quite a bit if you make it yourself and it’s so much better for you and your family!
• Cut out process foods and junk foods. A lot of money is spent on boxed this and canned that because it’s convenient. What I teach my clients is to shop around the perimeters of the store and a lot less down the aisles. Get rid of the chips, soda and cookies – you will save money, and trim your waistline too!
• Garden – this will assure you have fresh organic, fruits and veggies that you can also freeze and have in the winter.
• Cook more and eat out less. Fast food can be cheap and convenient but most of it is made out of junk I wouldn’t feed my dog! I recently saw a demonstration with a hamburger and fries from a fast food restaurant that someone had saved for five years to show how the preservatives made them last. They looked like you could have bought them the same day!
• Cut out coupons. Go to www.thriftymama.com for organic coupons or look in your newspaper. Decide what absolutely has to be organic and what doesn’t. Then use coupons matched with sales to save money anywhere possible!
Like many of my clients some of you have fallen in the convenient, microwavable, cheaper trap. Sooner or later you will realize that it’s not worth it! Usually, you have less energy, digestive issues, diseases, etc., that come from such an unhealthy lifestyle. I hope this will help you make the necessary changes in your lifestyle for you and your family. You’re worth it!
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