I can't afford healthy food!
Losingthedamnweight
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Perspective.0
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I've seen that before--it's great!
I love how the girl at the end can afford terrible hair dye, but not real food.
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THANK YOU!!! Seriously... its about being too lazy to cook for yourself, not that you cannot afford it.. cooking from scratch is not that hard...0
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Love this! Also, if one happens to have an Aldi's nearby their produce is incredibly affordable. I can get enough fruits and veggies to last my family of 5 for a week for $20-$25 usually. Not to mention their dirt cheap milk and eggs. I realize prices vary by location, but for us Aldi's has been a huge factor in sticking to our budget.0
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Go to your local supermarket around 6pm, or find out the times they lower their prices.
I'm lucky my hubby works at a supermarket so I get some good knock down prices on fruit and veg.0 -
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Agreed totally!
And you only have to want it bad enough.
Buy some pots and plant some tomato seeds and lettuce etc. Lots of veggies do perfect in pots on your patio or at your front door etc. ( if you dont have a garden)
Herbs do perfect and look cute in your kitchen
Google or go to Pinterest and you find all kind of information how the re-grow Roman Lettuce and celery and green onions etc.
I get out of one bunch of chives 3 portions at least. I cut them for use and the roots with an inch left of the "plant" i put in a glass of water and it re-grows very fast. same for roman lettuce, celery etc.
And so on with a lot of food. People lack imagination, energy and spirit to be more active.
You know how cute pot hangers are with strawberries? And they grow every.0 -
Super post! Thanks!
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TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »Agreed totally!
And you only have to want it bad enough.
Buy some pots and plant some tomato seeds and lettuce etc. Lots of veggies do perfect in pots on your patio or at your front door etc. ( if you dont have a garden)
Herbs do perfect and look cute in your kitchen
Google or go to Pinterest and you find all kind of information how the re-grow Roman Lettuce and celery and green onions etc.
I get out of one bunch of chives 3 portions at least. I cut them for use and the roots with an inch left of the "plant" i put in a glass of water and it re-grows very fast. same for roman lettuce, celery etc.
And so on with a lot of food. People lack imagination, energy and spirit to be more active.
You know how cute pot hangers are with strawberries? And they grow every.
I do this, I grow salad leaves and herbs in grow bags and pots in my teeny garden and front lawn. Save a fortune by not buying bags from the supermarket, there's no wasted soggy leaves at the bottom of the bag and you can just go on planting the seeds all spring and summer (at least where I am).
The slugs got my rocket last year though
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Totally agree with the thought behind this......but...I don't know where they're shopping, but some of those prices are crazy cheap. Wherever it is, I need to move there. lol.0
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Prices may be off, but - I agree
Fact: I have been on MFP 3 years and it is cheaper to shop for healthy food than buying junk food, and eating out, or fast food.0 -
We lived in California before and its more expensive there. But still cheaper buy food and cook from scratch. Plus it is healthier to cook your self.
Don't get me wrong nothing wrong with a frozen pizza...ones in a while lol
But i rather make them myself too.
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I am unemployed and looking for work. I must live on a very, very tight budget for food. I am thrilled with the produce markets in my area and the sales on fruit and vegetables. It seems there are always great prices on something and as a result I eat a great variety. I do shop mostly at those markets and watch the sale flyers constantly.
Protein is higher in cost but I do use eggs for dinners at least once a week. And I can make a great soup with beans or other good price protein as a budget dinner meal and get several meals from one pot of soup. I do not eat costly processed food. If you figure the cost per pound of potato chips and compare that with cost per pound of carrots (or some other sale produce) it is obvious that we CAN afford healthy food! I know I cannot afford to eat out, or buy expensive snacks, but I certain do not need those!0 -
awesome post!0
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When people say this i think they mean organic foods or the like but your point is still made.0
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I_Will_End_You wrote: »Totally agree with the thought behind this......but...I don't know where they're shopping, but some of those prices are crazy cheap. Wherever it is, I need to move there. lol.
No kiddin. $1.96 for 2lbs of chicken breast? Back up the truck!
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I have always found that the less processed the food is, the cheaper it is. Up to a certain point buying whole food instead of processed will decrease your food bill dramatically. If you are so poor that you use mostly rice and pasta as fillers to feed your family, then upping it to include enough veggies and protein sources to be nutritionally adequate, you may find that your grocery bill will increase a bit. However, go to whole foods, shop carefully, use food banks if necessary, but you stay on a healthy diet at a low cost.0
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GreenValli wrote: »I am thrilled with the produce markets in my area and the sales on fruit and vegetables. It seems there are always great prices on something and as a result I eat a great variety. I do shop mostly at those markets and watch the sale flyers constantly.
Protein is higher in cost but I do use eggs for dinners at least once a week. And I can make a great soup with beans or other good price protein as a budget dinner meal and get several meals from one pot of soup. I do not eat costly processed food. If you figure the cost per pound of potato chips and compare that with cost per pound of carrots (or some other sale produce) it is obvious that we CAN afford healthy food! I know I cannot afford to eat out, or buy expensive snacks, but I certain do not need those!
AGREE! A little extra leg work looking for sales or price matching when possible and a willingness to learn how to prepare them, makes affordable seasonal fruits and veggies easy to get which in my opinion are the best "healthy foods" to put in your body.0 -
that was whole natural foods - not the whole foods store, which is very expensive in my neck of the woods! LOL!0
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$.88 for a pound of grapes?
$1.96/lb for non-bulk pack chicken?
I understand the premise of this, but the prices are totally unrealistic, lol.0 -
THANK YOU!!! Seriously... its about being too lazy to cook for yourself, not that you cannot afford it.. cooking from scratch is not that hard...
"Laziness" may be the culprit for some people, but it also has to do with hectic schedules, ability, knowledge, or access to healthy food for others. You might want to read up on food deserts, food security, and other barriers to healthy eating before making assumptions about people.
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Yah, I want to shop wherever these people are shopping! I would probably have to pay double most of the prices for the natural food, which I do. It's still cheaper than buying processed stuff.0
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