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Live Healthy. Eat Healthy. Be Healthy.
How
To Eat Healthy on a Tight Budget
Eating the right foods is essential to good
health. Too much fat and sugar in the diet can cause a laundry
list of health problems, not to mention that it makes it difficult
to maintain a healthy weight. We also need to get in all of
the nutrients that are essential to good health. And we must
watch out for meats that contain antibiotics and hormones and
produce that contains pesticides or has been genetically modified.
Unfortunately, eating healthy isn't always as easy as it sounds.
Sometimes we just don't have the time to make or seek out healthy
meals and end up eating convenience foods or something from
the closest burger joint. And for those of us who make it a
priority to eat balanced meals, cost is often prohibitive.
Organic meats and produce aren't cheap, and health food restaurants
can be pricey, too.
As impossible as it may sound, we can eat healthy without
putting a big dent in the budget. Here are some tips:
- Grow
your own fruits and vegetables. Most climates are conducive
to growing a variety of edible plants. All you'll need
is some seeds, some very inexpensive equipment, and a place
to grow
your plants. A pack of seeds that costs less than a dollar
can yield enough food to last quite a while.
- Can
or freeze some fruits and veggies for winter. Chances are
you'll have some left over from the growing season, so
save them for a few months down the road. Older family
members can teach you the techniques you need to know,
or you can find
information online or at the library.
- Buy
local as much as possible. Farmer's markets offer fresh
food that is locally grown, and the prices are almost always
lower than organic foods from other sources. Farmers who
only sell locally are less likely to have their offerings
certified
as organic, but you can ask them about their use of such
things as pesticides, antibiotics and hormone treatments
face-to-face.
- Buy
staples such as flour and rice in bulk. In most cases,
the bigger the package, the better the deal. If you're
not
sure, divide the price by the number of ounces for each
package and buy the one with the lowest price per ounce.
- Stock
up on meats when they're on sale. You can store them in
the freezer for several months to a year depending on the
type of meat. They will be less prone to freezer burn if
you
wrap them in aluminum foil or freezer wrap in addition
to the packaging they are sold in.
- Eat
out as little as possible. Most restaurants have few or
no truly healthy options on their menus, and the ones that
do are rarely cheap. Preparing your own meals most of the
time
gives you more control over what you're eating and saves
you money.
Eating healthy doesn't have to cost a fortune. By growing
some of our own food, buying local and watching for sales,
we can eat well without going broke.
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: 2009
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