It's a conspiracy!!!

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  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,024 Member
    Geez, Tough crowd!!!

    Yeah I know what you mean op, It`s a bummer eating healthy costs more.

    No... It really doesn't
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    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.
  • CassidyScaglione
    CassidyScaglione Posts: 673 Member
    edited March 2016
    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.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    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.
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    Geez, Tough crowd!!!

    Yeah I know what you mean op, It`s a bummer eating healthy costs more requires thoughtful shopping.

    FIFY
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    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".
  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,024 Member
    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.
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    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.
  • hdatres
    hdatres Posts: 635 Member
    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!
  • upoffthemat
    upoffthemat Posts: 679 Member

    hdatres 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?
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    hdatres 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.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    hdatres 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.
  • hdatres
    hdatres Posts: 635 Member
    makingmark wrote: »
    hdatres 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 Pennsylvania
  • hdatres
    hdatres Posts: 635 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    hdatres 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.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    You could buy frozen foods or produce when in season.
  • OyGeeBiv
    OyGeeBiv Posts: 733 Member
    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.
  • PeachesNcreamgal
    PeachesNcreamgal Posts: 357 Member
    So much cheaper to live in a third world country.......
  • ejbronte
    ejbronte Posts: 867 Member
    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.
  • hdatres
    hdatres Posts: 635 Member
    64crayons wrote: »
    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.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    hdatres wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    hdatres 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.
  • OyGeeBiv
    OyGeeBiv Posts: 733 Member
    hdatres wrote: »
    64crayons wrote: »
    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.
  • vingogly
    vingogly Posts: 1,785 Member
    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.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    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.
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