Eating healthy on a budget..

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  • shannashannabobana
    shannashannabobana Posts: 625 Member
    I am challenged to make things from 'scratch' sometimes. My life gets so hectic

    I tend to cook everything on sunday and just eat on it for the week. I will make something else if I want to or didn't get to it that day, but if you are pressed for time this works well. You can also prep things on on the weekend that you will be cooking or eating during the week (chopping vegetables, cut up fruit to just grab out of the fridge). This helps me loads!
  • NomNomMom
    NomNomMom Posts: 80 Member
    I eat yogurt every day & I don't know what kind of yogurt you buy but to save LOTS of money I make my own yogurt - it is SOOOO easy! I make it in a crock pot. It only cost me a 1/2 gallon of milk and I buy fat free plain yogurt as the starter for the cheapest, healthiest & freshest yogurt that is the way to go! I add some frozen berries or other frozen fruit in the bowl that I am ready to eat along with some stevia and then...YUMMMMMY!

    http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2012/10/foolproof-crockpot-greek-yogurt-and-i-mean-foolproof.html

    You can cut the recipe in half especially your first couple of times you make it. It is so delicious!
  • sunnyskys2013
    sunnyskys2013 Posts: 159 Member
    Do you have an aldi's some were around you? They have really good deals on fruits and veggies. Its also nice because most of there pkg foods say if the are gluten free on them. We are a family of six and we are completely gluten free have been for 18 months. My girls and i can't have gluten or red die, and i have one that can't have eggs or citric acid. I make all my beards, baked goods at home. The only snacks i buy the kids are rice cakes (wall mart has them for 2 dollars the girls like the chocolate and carmal ones) or tortilla chips.

    Baking gluten free is very hard at frist but it gets easier.
  • sunnyskys2013
    sunnyskys2013 Posts: 159 Member
    Also i bake once a week and throw it in the freezer. Its easier so the kids always have snacks. I don't eat none of what i bake as i eat grain free and no refined sugar to keep my blood sugar down. It is so hard not to snag a cookie fresh from the oven but once the are in the freezer they are out of sight out of mind.

    Almost all pkg GF food are so high to buy and not that good for you.
  • GnomeLove
    GnomeLove Posts: 379
    Frozen veggies. Make healthy meals and freeze them in individual portions. A garden.
  • Lila90
    Lila90 Posts: 27
    Eating healthy can be a bit more expensive to a certain extent. Especially in this economy. I'm a recent college graduate and live on my own. So i'm always on a budget. Here's what personally helps me save more money:



    1. I buy my food from my local health food market; they're organic, non-gmo, & very budget-friendly.


    2. I always look out for sales & discounts.


    3. I buy organic frozen fruits/veggies & leafy greens; it's cheaper.


    4. I'm VERY big on freezing since i don't like wasting food nor money; my FoodSaver = my bff haha.


    5. I make my own bread (no knead), muffins, biscuits, tortillas, granola bars, oat flour, smoothie packs, then i vacuum seal & freeze them. I make any of them at any freetime. They're all non-time consuming & very easy to make.




    Since using a vacuum food sealer, my food lasts 10x longer. I purchased my FoodSaver (v2244) on sale for $70 at Target ;)
  • judychicken
    judychicken Posts: 937 Member
    Good tips

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