Do you have a hard time eating healthy because you’re on a tight budget? Use the following tips to eat healthy and save money:
Eat at home more often
- Make healthy snacks at home and take them with you
- Pack a lunch most days of the week
- Make healthy meals in large portions and freeze leftovers
Shopping techniques
- Make a shopping list for this week’s meals and stick to the list
- Don’t go shopping when you’re hungry!
- Shop for most of your food around the perimeter of the store to avoid the more costly, processed foods
Look for deals
- Browse your local stores to see who offers the best deals on your favorite, healthy products
- Search the newspaper for coupons
- Compare the per unit price between brands and different sized packages
- Choose generic if possible
Buy in bulk
- Look for deals on pre-bagged, bulk fruits and veggies
- Purchase sale priced lean meats in bulk and freeze what you don’t plan to use in 5 days
- Stock up on sale priced whole grain crackers and cereals
- Most stores offer a discount on milk if you buy 2 gallons at a time
Go Frozen!
- Stock up on sale priced frozen meals (Kashi, Lean Cuisine, Healthy Choice, Smart Ones)
- Buy a wide variety of frozen veggies. They are just as healthy as fresh veggies but they’re cheaper and last longer
- Purchase frozen lean meats
Do your own prep work
- Buy whole fruits and veggies and do the cutting and peeling yourself
- Shred a block of reduced fat cheese
- Remove skin from chicken breasts
