Comments on: You Tell Me: Healthy Eating on a Budget

By: Richard

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By: Costa Mesa Preschool

Costa Mesa Preschool — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:46:38 +0000

Our preschool joined a CSA and it has been great for our families. Our local grower was struggling with the condition of the economy. We got 10 people to sign up and she started a drop off at the school and it has also gained awareness for the school in our marketing efforts.

By: everclense

everclense — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:32:29 +0000

This is a great guide to healthy eating if your low on funds. Me and my friends have done this and changed our health greatly!

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By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:15:08 +0000

Man this one is hard for me, but I try to balance it all out. I’m on Weight Watchers with a really long way to go, so I have to try to do these things as economically as possible.

We try to eat all of our leftovers so there is no money wasted there. Food waste that was big in the past is no longer. I find a way to turn it into some kind of something. As an example, the other night we each ended up with about half a chicken breast leftover. We cut them up and then mixed them into a can of corn, some cooked brown rice and a can of black beans (as someone said, less meat, more bean) and threw in some cheese for good measure. I rolled it up into my version of Chipotle. Healthier and used the leftover chicken. Normally we would have each given our share split up to the dogs.

Ground beef is expensive, so now I use Morning Star crumbles. Not only do they freeze well, but they cook quickly and have fiber in them (another good healthy thing to have in your diet).

Eat fruit, find the one on sale and make it your staple. I find that there’s usually at least one fruit on sale each week (shop the sales). For me some weeks it’s strawberries, then grapes, etc.

Start snacking on veggies you like. If you have trouble with them then check out hungry-girl.com and see what she’s got for recipes. Or sparkpeople.com.

For everything you eat see if there is a healthier swap that you like better, or close enough ;) I snack on cucumber or apple slices now. I get fat free ranch or fat free caramel sauce to dip them in (just like mcd’s!).

Keep in mind that often the healthier choices are more filling anyway. I find that for things I used to eat two servings of I only eat one of the healthy choice because it’s usually not filled with any kind of preservative.

Best of luck to us all!

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By: Jenni

Jenni — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:16:49 +0000

Excellent tips and comments. We do eat a lot of meat including red meat. I have to add to Rob’s disclaimer about eggs & butter that red meat is good for you, too! Animal fat provides things that soy-based fats simply cannot. We buy our meat directly from a farmer for far cheaper than grocery store beef and it is hormone and antibiotic free.

I’ve actually made an adjustment down in our grocery budget to help make up for the rise in fuel. It helps having local cheap produce. I am canning and freezing a ton!

By: SkyeBlue

SkyeBlue — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:46:37 +0000

I’m fiding that it really isn’t too much more expensive to feed your family a healthier diet, but it does mean making some changes. I think, in some ways it can actually cheaper. And you don’t have to go the total organic route, although I do spend more on things my family prefers like organic milk and some organic produce.

As an example, buying apples, carrots and celery for snacks for the kids can save ALOT over prepackaged snack foods like potato chips or cracker snacks.

Buy a couple pounds of bananas instead of that big bag of chips or that 1/2 gallon of ice cream.

Try cutting the amount of meat you use in meals in half. Do you really need a whole pound of hamburger in that recipe? Would anyone really notice if you cut off 1/3 of it and put it up in the freezer and after doing that 2 or 3 times you have enough for another meal?

If we just really THINK about what we are buying and notice the prices of the unhealthy foods vs healthier ones it is easier to spend less and eat healthier.

By: Annie

Annie — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:48:17 +0000

The one change that has made the most difference in my grocery bill is to make as much as possible from scratch. Anything boxed, prepared or convenience packaged – organic or otherwise – is insanely expensive. I save tons on bread using the breadmaker, and hit the farmers market for produce.
I also agree with the comment above that I avoid using the stock-up method unless its for tp. I walk to the store a few times a week if I run out of some produce, but I’d rather do that than have extra I have to throw out.

Now, if I could only make my own wine…

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:48:23 +0000

Late to the party, but this is a subject I find very interesting, so I couldn’t pass it! There are excellent comments, so I will try to avoid repeating anything.

If you want to go organic but still stay on budget, just buy organic foods that are otherwise exposed to/absorb the most pesticides. These include:

Peaches
Strawberries
Grapes
Cherries
Lettuce
Green Beans
Bell Peppers
Celery
Pears
Apples
Nectarines

Fruits with a thicker skin are “usually” safer – bananas, grapefruit, oranges.

Be sure to read the label on the produce. To be sure if the food is organic look for the USDA Organic label (It’s a circle with green and white lettering that says “USDA Organic”).

“100% Organic” means it was made with 100% organic ingredients.

“Organic” means it was made with at least 95% organic ingredients.

Only these two are allowed display the USDA Organic label.

Hope this was helpful!