It's a conspiracy!!!
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Ozzzzzzzzzz wrote: »Geez, Tough crowd!!!
Yeah I know what you mean op, It`s a bummer eating healthy costs more.
No... It really doesn't0 -
There are plenty of cheap healthy options if you go to the grocery store. Watch for sales. You can get way more servings from a bag of frozen veggies for a few dollars than a $1 hamburger.0
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Ozzzzzzzzzz wrote: »Geez, Tough crowd!!!
Yeah I know what you mean op, It`s a bummer eating healthy costs more.
Eating healthy doesn't cost more. Being lazy and eating healthy costs more, because you wind up paying a fortune for premade "healthy" foods... I can buy a 5 lb bag of potatoes for 4 dollars.... I can buy canned tuna for 99 cents... I can buy bulk dried beans, chickpeas, quinoa etc for less than a dollar per 100g (Navy beans are 25 cents per 100 g ) and when i go to the trouble of soaking those beans, most of them about triple in size... this is opposed to buying those same beans in cans for whatever cost... Then you take those things and you turn them into healthy (cheap) food.
Example
1 can of tuna -- $0.99
49 g of red onion -- $0.11
49 g of celery -- $0.10
10 g of mustard -- $0.02
4 slices of bread -- $0.80
total cost: $2.02
Calories per sandwich: 337 (depends on bread)
This is Two tuna sandwiches, the easiest meal you could conceivably make, and it cost me about two bucks... Aaaaand it didn't put me over my calorie goals in one sitting. Want to add a fruit... Bananas are are $1.71/kg.0 -
Ozzzzzzzzzz wrote: »Geez, Tough crowd!!!
Yeah I know what you mean op, It`s a bummer eating healthy costs more.
I beg to differ. Whole chicken $6, a #5 pound of rice $6 and pound of vegetables $2. With the chicken you can get an awesome soup from the carcass. Not sure why you would think eating healthier is more expensive.0 -
Ozzzzzzzzzz wrote: »Geez, Tough crowd!!!
Yeah I know what you mean op, It`s a bummer eating healthy costs more requires thoughtful shopping.
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Ozzzzzzzzzz wrote: »Geez, Tough crowd!!!
Yeah I know what you mean op, It`s a bummer eating healthy costs more.
Yeah, except that it doesn't. Oatmeal, milk, eggs, tuna, carrots, chicken, pork, peas, cabbage, canned tomatoes, dried beans, rice, peanut butter, apple, oranges, bananas, all these are healthy and cheap, if you don't buy single packs or anything labeled "healthy" or "organic".0 -
An average fast food meal costs, what, 6-7 dollars? Even if you get a few things from the dollar menu, that's 3-4 bucks. Times 3 meals day... You're looking at upwards of 21 dollars a day (or more) times 7 days a week... That's easily 145 week. Easily. I spent 150-200 a month at the grocery store for 2 people and I make tons of homemade meals, snacks, desserts, etc.0
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Ozzzzzzzzzz wrote: »Geez, Tough crowd!!!
Yeah I know what you mean op, It`s a bummer eating healthy costs more.
It doesn't have to cost more. In fact, my food bill is half of what it used to be, because I eat smarter/smaller portions (and far less cheese and wine indulging, sigh, but I digress...).
And, incidentally, I eat more fast food burgers at a lean weight than when I was fat. *I* made me fat with all my delicious, whole food cooking. I just ate too much of it. My fault; nobody else's.
Once I understood that, I could finally take charge and do what needed to be done to get fit. My suggestion is to take responsibility, then you can take charge.0 -
Ozzzzzzzzzz wrote: »Geez, Tough crowd!!!
Yeah I know what you mean op, It`s a bummer eating healthy costs more.
Here where I live, you can buy a box of noodles for 1.00 ( bad too many carbs) and one orange cost 1.00 each.......that's ridiculous!0 -
Ozzzzzzzzzz wrote: »Geez, Tough crowd!!!
Yeah I know what you mean op, It`s a bummer eating healthy costs more.
Here where I live, you can buy a box of noodles for 1.00 ( bad too many carbs) and one orange cost 1.00 each.......that's ridiculous!
Where do you live? and aren't there other options somewhere nearby?0 -
Ozzzzzzzzzz wrote: »Geez, Tough crowd!!!
Yeah I know what you mean op, It`s a bummer eating healthy costs more.
Here where I live, you can buy a box of noodles for 1.00 ( bad too many carbs) and one orange cost 1.00 each.......that's ridiculous!
But the orange has a higher cost of production, higher transportation costs, and is perishable.
Or there's a government conspiracy setting these prices for nefarious reasons.
Yeah, probably the latter.0 -
Ozzzzzzzzzz wrote: »Geez, Tough crowd!!!
Yeah I know what you mean op, It`s a bummer eating healthy costs more.
Here where I live, you can buy a box of noodles for 1.00 ( bad too many carbs) and one orange cost 1.00 each.......that's ridiculous!
Carbs, in the form of both noodles or oranges can be eaten as part of a nutritionally well rounded diet. Unless your stores literally only carry noodles and oranges, I don't see your point.0 -
makingmark wrote: »Ozzzzzzzzzz wrote: »Geez, Tough crowd!!!
Yeah I know what you mean op, It`s a bummer eating healthy costs more.
Here where I live, you can buy a box of noodles for 1.00 ( bad too many carbs) and one orange cost 1.00 each.......that's ridiculous!
Where do you live? and aren't there other options somewhere nearby?
I live in the middle of Pennsylvania0 -
Ozzzzzzzzzz wrote: »Geez, Tough crowd!!!
Yeah I know what you mean op, It`s a bummer eating healthy costs more.
Here where I live, you can buy a box of noodles for 1.00 ( bad too many carbs) and one orange cost 1.00 each.......that's ridiculous!
Carbs, in the form of both noodles or oranges can be eaten as part of a nutritionally well rounded diet. Unless your stores literally only carry noodles and oranges, I don't see your point.
I was using an example. It's cheaper to buy the box of process noodle product than it is to buy fresh produce. I'm saying the things that are healthy for you cost more than the unhealthy items in the grocery store.0 -
You could buy frozen foods or produce when in season.0
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In the middle of PA, you can certainly grow some of your own food. Now is a good time to buy seeds, some things can be planted now, and a lot in the coming months. If you don't have a yard, you can grow lots of stuff in pots, even on a sunny balcony if that's all you have. Shop in local farm stands when the season starts up, for things you can't grow on your own.0
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So much cheaper to live in a third world country.......0
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=L2dtXlOuTMs
Here's a nice trick, courtesy of Jacques Pepin. I did this the other day. When I finished slicing the toast as demonstrated, a slice of pepper jack cheese was sandwiched between the toasted sides. I grilled the "raw sides", and had a very nice, satisfying grilled cheese sandwich using only one slice of bread. Saves a few cents per loaf of bread, saves a few calories (ditto), and is a bona fide grilled sandwich.0 -
In the middle of PA, you can certainly grow some of your own food. Now is a good time to buy seeds, some things can be planted now, and a lot in the coming months. If you don't have a yard, you can grow lots of stuff in pots, even on a sunny balcony if that's all you have. Shop in local farm stands when the season starts up, for things you can't grow on your own.
Thanks for the tip, I'll just get lots of pots ( I live on a rented lot) to feed my family of 7 and 8 every other weekend.0 -
Ozzzzzzzzzz wrote: »Geez, Tough crowd!!!
Yeah I know what you mean op, It`s a bummer eating healthy costs more.
Here where I live, you can buy a box of noodles for 1.00 ( bad too many carbs) and one orange cost 1.00 each.......that's ridiculous!
Carbs, in the form of both noodles or oranges can be eaten as part of a nutritionally well rounded diet. Unless your stores literally only carry noodles and oranges, I don't see your point.
I was using an example. It's cheaper to buy the box of process noodle product than it is to buy fresh produce. I'm saying the things that are healthy for you cost more than the unhealthy items in the grocery store.
And I'm saying that neither noodles or fresh produce are healthier than each other. You're picking two foods out of hundreds, if not thousands, that your store carries, to try to prove that it's expensive to eat "healthy." A better comparison would be to plot out a full week of meals for a nutritionally well-rounded diet and compare it to a week of meals that is not nutritionally well-rounded.0 -
In the middle of PA, you can certainly grow some of your own food. Now is a good time to buy seeds, some things can be planted now, and a lot in the coming months. If you don't have a yard, you can grow lots of stuff in pots, even on a sunny balcony if that's all you have. Shop in local farm stands when the season starts up, for things you can't grow on your own.
Thanks for the tip, I'll just get lots of pots ( I live on a rented lot) to feed my family of 7 and 8 every other weekend.
I hope the snark was unintentional. The more people you need to feed, the more it makes sense to economize. Do you have any idea how much food you can grow from $1-2 packet of seeds? If you're really trying to economize, restaurants (fast food or otherwise) aren't your friend - regardless of what you order.0 -
I'm not giving up McDonald's for life. I'm not giving anything up for life.
Last time I was at McDonalds, I think their salads were under $5.00 not $7.00. If that's too steep for someone, they can drive to a local grocery store and buy the ingredients to make their own (however, the ingredients aren't free -- I think if you add up the costs you'll find a McDonald's salad at $4.79 isn't that bad a deal at all). TANSTAAFL.
If you google "eating healthy on a budget" you'll find a lot of websites with suggestions for eating well while keeping food prices down. It requires effort on your part, however, to build menus and shop. That's why fast food exists and is successful.0 -
There are tons of affordable heathly food. I make $650 a month so my food budget is very low and I'm a healthy weight (bmi 20.3) and not malnourished.0
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