Healthy eating on a Budget

    Here are my 10 tips to eating healthy on a budget. These will help you spend less money, but please know that healthy foods are just naturally going to cost more then unhealthy foods so you might have to rearrange your budget when really trying to change your eating habits.  

1.       Buy in bulk if possible (Costco, B.J’s, etc.), you will get more bang for your buck

2.       Buy frozen vegetables (and fruits for smoothies), they last longer and they are frozen when they are fresh.

3.       Check your weekly adds to see what produce is on sale and plan meals around that.

4.       Plan meals ahead of time (by week or month)

5.       When buying fresh fruits and vegetables buy what you will eat, if you are shopping for 3 people buy enough for 2 servings a person so that the foods not going bad and you just end up throwing food away.

6.       When planning meals add in lunch for you (and your partner) because a lot of people spend way too much money on buying lunch (and let’s be honest it’s not as healthy as a home cooked meal)

7.       Make a shopping list and STICK TO IT!

8.       Do not go to the grocery store hungry, everyone’s heard this one, but it’s so true that you buy more stuff you don’t need when you shop hungry, so plan your trip to the store after a meal (maybe have breakfast then go)

9.       Buy a water filter system (Brita,Pur, etc.), it will cost a little more than a case of water at first but in the long run you will save money if you fill a reusable bottle up, as opposed to always buying bottles and it is better for the environment.

10.   Buy what is in season. For example apples are always cheaper in the fall because that’s when they are in season.

Live Healthy,

Nadia