Why Eating Healthy Isn't Expensive/Grocery Haul
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Food costs are highly variable depending on where you live. In the Canadian north, for example, the cost of fresh foods is incredibly high. In the very far North, a bag of grapes can go for as much as $30. In my own town, a head of lettuce is $3 in season and eggs are $5. I bought a pack of chicken breasts today for $12 (2 lbs) and that's a good deal. Milk is $5 a gallon.
Foods high in sugar or salt tend to last longer on the shelves, which mean they can be sold for much cheaper and can last longer for people that might only have a chance to shop once or twice a month. Fresh foods are often imported, especially when they're out of season, and that costs more money than producing processed foods domestically.
If I only bought foods that were in season and local, I'd starve in the winter time.
Eating whole foods is always preferable and always healthier, but there's a reason that obesity is linked to poverty and that's because unhealthy foods are cheaper and more accessible to people that are struggling financially.
Even in the far north I don't think eating healthy is more expensive than eating junk food, yes you don't get fresh veggies. Generally there is lots of local sources of meat (wild game). I live somewhere that has a road but chose not to spend $15 on grapes - but I get frozen fruits & veggies and some 'fresh'. But I've been in fly-in communities. Cans of Coke cost can cost $8 (for one 355ml can) but people still buy it!
Everything is more expensive, it's just how you spend your money. The nutritionists came into the local school calculated that kids could buy a banana (roughly $2 for 1 banana) for cheaper than a chocolate bar ($2.60). But really, if you are a kid with money, what are you going to buy?1 -
butterfli7o wrote: »3dogsrunning wrote: »While I don't disagree with your overall premise, you have to take into account where people are. Some of your prices are what I could only dream of.
Skinless, boneless chicken on sale is at least $4 a lb. Sometimes you are looking at $15 for 3 breasts.
Tuna, on sale, is almost twice as much.
99 cents for a dozen for eggs!
Not to mention the berries, bananas, asparagus, even the cucumbers (99 cents for one is a sale).
Damn.
I was thinking the same thing! It's $5.99 for strawberries here...
I don't buy certain things because they're cost prohibitive, but I find other options that are reasonably priced and go with those. Or wait for the expensive items to go on sale and then stock up (lots of veggies and fruits can be flash froze for example). I'd never pay over $2 for strawberries, so I get them frozen at the dollar store or from the Upick farm . The other times we just don't eat strawberries and do something else
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This is a helpful thread and has gotten me thinking about certain things.
I live in a pricey coastal city, so no my prices don't match the OP's. But also my fast food is probably slightly more expensive as well. It is definitely cheaper to cook at home than eat out. I spend a staggering amount on fast food. I could care less about how "unhealthy" it is, but the pricey part of it has recently made me debate cutting back.
Problem is when we DO cook at home it's not substantially cheaper because it ends up being these onesy-twosy meals that are still pricey. I also have a picky spouse. He doesn't really enjoy how much fast food we eat, but at least if McDonald's hamburger is crappy it isn't a comment on my cooking. Yes I know he could cook too, but that's how we end up eating out, when both of us are too tired to make whatever we'd planned, or most times too tired to even try to plan.0 -
I don't see how anybody can proclaim that eating out cost less than preparing food at home. It seems like every fast food place gets about $8 for a meal and a drink these days. My packed lunch has to be less than that. There is nothing wrong with frozen veggies and some say they retain more of the nutrients because they are frozen so fast after picking. I personally like the fresh better. Here are some cheap things that work for me. Get a costco or sam's club rotisserie chicken $4 and use for dinner that day and than pick it apart for sandwiches and salads. Oatmeal at costco $6 will last me about two months. I do end up putting about $15 of fruit and nuts on it a week. Dinner I do some roasted veggies and a frozen piece of lean meat or fish. Costco helps and I alternate between costco, the produce stand and the farmers market for the produce.3
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I don't see how anybody can proclaim that eating out cost less than preparing food at home. It seems like every fast food place gets about $8 for a meal and a drink these days. My packed lunch has to be less than that. There is nothing wrong with frozen veggies and some say they retain more of the nutrients because they are frozen so fast after picking. I personally like the fresh better. Here are some cheap things that work for me. Get a costco or sam's club rotisserie chicken $4 and use for dinner that day and than pick it apart for sandwiches and salads. Oatmeal at costco $6 will last me about two months. I do end up putting about $15 of fruit and nuts on it a week. Dinner I do some roasted veggies and a frozen piece of lean meat or fish. Costco helps and I alternate between costco, the produce stand and the farmers market for the produce.
I hear you. But you can get a burger and fries for $2 at Mc Donald's. Not enough food for me, but heck. And ramen is what, $1 for 2 now? And a box of mac'n cheese is maybe $1.
Mostly though... all that stuff is easy to make. It's probably not a popular opinion but I think that most of the 'eating healthy is too expensive' crowd are people who don't take the time or are too lazy to cook. Which I don't really get either as I can get a pretty good, filling meal, for less than $2 with 1/4 of a rotisserie chicken and a bag of frozen veggies too. And it doesn't exactly take a long time to make either.
So yeah. *shrug*1 -
This food looks great and very healthy, but I'd be curious to know how many calories per day (roughly, on average) this works out for you. You've bought a HUGE variety of low-calorie vegetables and fruits, eggs, and about 8 lbs of fresh meat and a little bit of canned fish. But I don't really see ANY fat sources (beyond the ice cream). I personally don't think this grocery load would be sufficient for me to get enough calories and provide the necessary healthy fat in my diet.
I eat around 2000 calories a day.
Before this shopping trip I had three bags of unopened frozen fish in the freezer, all from Aldi. I don't remember their individual prices but much, much less than Kroger. One bag each of salmon, swai and flounder.
My fat comes mainly from oil. As someone else mentioned, I already had it. I use canola oil ($2.49ish, Kroger), coconut oil (~$6, Target), butter ($2.99/lb, Trader Joe's) and olive oil ($5.99, Trader Joe's). I eat a lot of fat, I just didn't need to buy any on this particular trip. I don't eat/drink much dairy as it bothers my asthma. I do love cheese very much but rarely eat it.
When Kroger has tuna steaks on sale I buy tons and make my own shredded tuna. It's much tastier and cheaper than cans.2 -
The one thing I will admit can be a barrier to entry isn't the food but the cooking oils, seasonings (including pricier items like vinegars, sauces, SPICES jeez louise the price of spices and herbs) and cookware (if you're really just starting out). But those amortize quickly and start paying for themselves. Case in point: I used to spend about $5 a day on coffee or tea. I then bought my own electric kettle (~$20, keep it at my desk at work), a box of tea (Tetley's) once per month and a pint of milk once per week. I made up the difference and more within a month.1
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Food costs are highly variable depending on where you live. In the Canadian north, for example, the cost of fresh foods is incredibly high. In the very far North, a bag of grapes can go for as much as $30. In my own town, a head of lettuce is $3 in season and eggs are $5. I bought a pack of chicken breasts today for $12 (2 lbs) and that's a good deal. Milk is $5 a gallon.
Foods high in sugar or salt tend to last longer on the shelves, which mean they can be sold for much cheaper and can last longer for people that might only have a chance to shop once or twice a month. Fresh foods are often imported, especially when they're out of season, and that costs more money than producing processed foods domestically.
If I only bought foods that were in season and local, I'd starve in the winter time.
Eating whole foods is always preferable and always healthier, but there's a reason that obesity is linked to poverty and that's because unhealthy foods are cheaper and more accessible to people that are struggling financially.
+10000.
When I worked in Alaska and traveled to the North Slope, I understood immediately why chronic disease is a problem among the Alaska Native population. A case of water costs $24, fruits and veg? Ridiculously expensive and rotten. Gallon of milk? $10 each. Sodas were cheap, of course, as well processed foods. It was a well-known fact that anyone traveling up there should bring a cooler of fresh fruit and vegetables up for our colleagues, because otherwise they'd never get it. You know how, in Game of Thrones, Sansa LOVES lemon cakes? Because in Winterfell, they don't get citrus fruits. It's like that IRL.2 -
The one thing I will admit can be a barrier to entry isn't the food but the cooking oils, seasonings (including pricier items like vinegars, sauces, SPICES jeez louise the price of spices and herbs) and cookware (if you're really just starting out). But those amortize quickly and start paying for themselves. Case in point: I used to spend about $5 a day on coffee or tea. I then bought my own electric kettle (~$20, keep it at my desk at work), a box of tea (Tetley's) once per month and a pint of milk once per week. I made up the difference and more within a month.
I get spices for $1 at Dollar General, Dollar Tree and Aldi.2 -
sunnybeaches105 wrote: »CoffeeNCardio wrote: »This. Entire. Thread.
It's blue, damn it . . .
It's white!0 -
Food costs are highly variable depending on where you live. In the Canadian north, for example, the cost of fresh foods is incredibly high. In the very far North, a bag of grapes can go for as much as $30. In my own town, a head of lettuce is $3 in season and eggs are $5. I bought a pack of chicken breasts today for $12 (2 lbs) and that's a good deal. Milk is $5 a gallon.
Foods high in sugar or salt tend to last longer on the shelves, which mean they can be sold for much cheaper and can last longer for people that might only have a chance to shop once or twice a month. Fresh foods are often imported, especially when they're out of season, and that costs more money than producing processed foods domestically.
If I only bought foods that were in season and local, I'd starve in the winter time.
Eating whole foods is always preferable and always healthier, but there's a reason that obesity is linked to poverty and that's because unhealthy foods are cheaper and more accessible to people that are struggling financially.
+10000.
When I worked in Alaska and traveled to the North Slope, I understood immediately why chronic disease is a problem among the Alaska Native population. A case of water costs $24, fruits and veg? Ridiculously expensive and rotten. Gallon of milk? $10 each. Sodas were cheap, of course, as well processed foods. It was a well-known fact that anyone traveling up there should bring a cooler of fresh fruit and vegetables up for our colleagues, because otherwise they'd never get it. You know how, in Game of Thrones, Sansa LOVES lemon cakes? Because in Winterfell, they don't get citrus fruits. It's like that IRL.
Okay, I can see your point for Alaska but that is not so much the case in the lower 48. I live in Wilmington, NC, and will use Wilmington as an example as I hear the argument that healthy foods are too expensive here, and the truth of the matter in my area is that it is less expensive to buy whole foods as opposed to processed foods that have a long shelf life. These people have the access to the same stores I do, even factoring in that they may not have a car. I think part of the problem is ignorance - people see the specialty diet foods and that is what they are considering health foods. I think other factors is also that many people don't want to spend the time prepping and cooking. It's also a big lifestyle change. If somebody has subsisted the majority of their life on processed foods and hyper palatable foods, odds are an apple is not the first thing that comes to mind when they want a snack.
Many people do not want to put in the effort to eat healthy. It would mean learning about nutrition, planning, prepping, cooking, and modifying your life and tastebuds to accommodate healthy eating. I would much rather someone be honest about eating junk than making up excuses that are false. The notion that eating healthy is expensive is so pervasive in financially strapped individuals, that I have to wonder how many individuals just dismiss the idea of healthy eating because that is what everyone around them says?2 -
sunnybeaches105 wrote: »CoffeeNCardio wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »CoffeeNCardio wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »CoffeeNCardio wrote: »This. Entire. Thread.
It's blue, damn it . . .
Agreed. But trying my damndest I cannot convince my sister in law it's not white and gold. Anymore than I could convince someone of wealth and geographic luck that eating healthy is sometimes more expensive than not dollar for dollar, or that anyone could convince me that $45 a week is enough to feed healthy food to 2 adults in a grocery desert.
Seriously cannot even describe the depths to which a conversation about something so inherently personal and individual with so many variables it's not funny is a waste of time.
This is one of the least time wasting threads on MFP. OP was giving comparisons and it has resulted in a discussion about saving money. Sort of like comparing dry cleaners in different cities for a stain on a blue dress. Wait. Different blue dress. Never mind. What were we taking about again?
Oh yea, waste of time threads on MFP. Would you sleep with the above poster? Kiss, bang, marry, or twaddle? Do clouds really always have a silver lining?
The argument about the money is the waste. The information OP posted was very cool.
As if time spent in the forums for anyone who has already gotten themselves fit is a super productive activity? I'm here because it's slow in the office and I've already read 6 news sites and T-Nation, surfed for any used equipment I can't live without, pondered my kid's birthday party, and overthought my training calendar for the next month. Next up, coffee and an early exit to watch my kid practice.
If everyone who was already fit stopped coming on the forum there would be no one left to explain things to those who have yet to achieve their own goals.4 -
ReaderGirl3 wrote: »endlessfall16 wrote: »Do you folks know and keep a budget on groceries? It's a sensitive topic in my family so I gave up even talking about it. I don't know how to respond to sayings like ... "well, we're not throwing away money. It's for the foods we eat. We're not wasting". Get this over that? "It's not the same".
Is it also "false economy" to save on foods, only to overeat then exercise hard to "waste" the calories? Someone pointed that out to me.
Dave Ramsey followers here with a plan to be totally debt free, including mortgage, in around 7 years The first thing I'm doing when that's all taken care of is raising that darn grocery budget lol!
DR follower too! Currently paying off the mortgage!
DR follower here too. Been debt free for 11 of our 20 years of marriage (only ever had house debt anyway in the first 9 yrs). Gotta love those debt free screams. :-)
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I agree that this information is good, but not everything is doable for everyone. We have food budget in our house for three people (my self and two significant others) and we try to make the most of deals when we see them.
All three of us work 60+ hours a week. Spending time to go coupon hunting is just not feasible at all. I see a lot of you say you spend time one day a week doing coupon/bargain hunting. For me lto take and hour or so each week to do this would severely cut into other things I have to do.0 -
I agree that this information is good, but not everything is doable for everyone. We have food budget in our house for three people (my self and two significant others) and we try to make the most of deals when we see them.
All three of us work 60+ hours a week. Spending time to go coupon hunting is just not feasible at all. I see a lot of you say you spend time one day a week doing coupon/bargain hunting. For me lto take and hour or so each week to do this would severely cut into other things I have to do.
So it's not a priority to you- nothing wrong with that. There actually apps that allow you to create a list of your groceries and link you to the coupons, and it lets you save the list to use in the future, and you have the option of being notified when coupons are available. It takes such a small amount of time, you probably spend much more time on this forum in a given week. It only takes me 30 minutes to coupon per week, and we save hundreds of dollars every month. Because of couponing (for everything, not just food), I am no longer in a position where I have to work, I choose to work. Previously, we were barely getting by after meeting monthly obligations, now we are in a position to really knock out debt and and save for later. I guess it's all about priorities and planning. I personally want as little stress in life as possible, it's worth it to me to take the time now to plan than to simply just exist jumping through hoops having stress. Good luck to you - your situation sounds tough.2 -
I agree that this information is good, but not everything is doable for everyone. We have food budget in our house for three people (my self and two significant others) and we try to make the most of deals when we see them.
All three of us work 60+ hours a week. Spending time to go coupon hunting is just not feasible at all. I see a lot of you say you spend time one day a week doing coupon/bargain hunting. For me lto take and hour or so each week to do this would severely cut into other things I have to do.
We're a one income household because of my daughter's school situation, so I have to make being frugal a priority. However, it doesn't have to take a lot of time-last night I spent 10 minutes on a store's website. I looked through the online ad and then I clipped online coupons to match the things that I needed, which is also on the store's website (more stores are doing store specific online coupon programs). I'll pair those coupons with the store's shopper rewards program (another thing a lot of stores are doing, where you sign up free for their discount card), and while I was doing this I noticed they have a $5 digital coupon if I signed up for their text program, which will text me coupons. 10 minutes and I now have a list/plan of action when I walk in the store and I have $9 worth of coupons that I'll be stacking onto sale items.
Even if you can commit to a few minutes a week, it can make a big difference 2 -
AndrewMartin3 wrote: »knelson095 wrote: »Heartisalonelyhunter wrote: »AndrewMartin3 wrote: »Heartisalonelyhunter wrote: »booksandchocolate12 wrote: »AmazonMayan wrote: »Eggs 89 or 99 cents per dozen around here unless you shop at expensive walmart or the likes - I swear I don't know why people still think it's cheap there nowadays. It's really not. I'd go broke shopping for groceries at Walmart.
I don't think I've ever heard "walmart" and "expensive" used in the same sentence before, LOL. That said, I never go to Walmart because the one near me is always mess. The first time I walked in there, I thought the store had just been robbed, LOL.
I live on Long Island. The prices that the OP quotes are things I can only dream of. She's correct when she says that the coasts are more expensive. But I agree that with a little research and ingenuity, you don't have to break the bank to eat healthy and lose weight.
I think Walmart is really expensive for fresh produce. It's a total rip off. I shop in Aldi and it's about half the price (a pack of 3 red bell peppers is $1.29 in Aldi. They cost that each in Walmart. Their bread is 89 cents a loaf compared to $1.49 for the Walmart own brand) It's totally false that Walmart is a cheap place to buy food.
My wife works in a vision center in Walmart there food is garbage got lot of horror stories about it and it's not cheap we shop around and coupons save big $$
I certainly agree a lot of the food is garbage. Doesn't your wife get an employee discount? And it's still cheaper to shop elsewhere even with that?
I'm not who you were asking, but when I worked there the discount only applied to general merchandise. Grocery was not discounted.
It's only 10% and the quality is not good
Wow, only 10%? I hate that store. One of my friends is a human rights lawyer and he spends a huge amount of time suing them (or trying to, they spend a lot on lawyers) for the way they treat their workers.0 -
I live in Canada that isn't going to happen here.2
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GoT watch party??! Totally jealous!Someone was telling me about Aldi last night at a game of thrones watch party. I haven't been since the late 1990s and back then it was decidedly not good- weird processed cheeses that don't melt, terrible off brand cereals, frozen veg that turned to mush. I am told that Aldi is now basically amazing and has food that is equal to or better than Publix for less money... So I am definitely checking that out!!
Aldi is amazing although you don't know what they will have on offer until you get there. Last week raspberries were 49 cents a pack and a 5lb bag of potatoes was 99 cents. You can get some great deals.0 -
there ought to be an app where you take pics of everything you buy and it get downloaded to the calorie counter app
what was the total number of calories you bought 3 -
"Healthy eating is so expensive", say people who would then go and spend £20 on a takeaway pizza rather than something they can make on their own from the supermarket....0
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CoffeeNCardio wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »CoffeeNCardio wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »CoffeeNCardio wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »CoffeeNCardio wrote: »This. Entire. Thread.
It's blue, damn it . . .
Agreed. But trying my damndest I cannot convince my sister in law it's not white and gold. Anymore than I could convince someone of wealth and geographic luck that eating healthy is sometimes more expensive than not dollar for dollar, or that anyone could convince me that $45 a week is enough to feed healthy food to 2 adults in a grocery desert.
Seriously cannot even describe the depths to which a conversation about something so inherently personal and individual with so many variables it's not funny is a waste of time.
This is one of the least time wasting threads on MFP. OP was giving comparisons and it has resulted in a discussion about saving money. Sort of like comparing dry cleaners in different cities for a stain on a blue dress. Wait. Different blue dress. Never mind. What were we taking about again?
Oh yea, waste of time threads on MFP. Would you sleep with the above poster? Kiss, bang, marry, or twaddle? Do clouds really always have a silver lining?
The argument about the money is the waste. The information OP posted was very cool.
As if time spent in the forums for anyone who has already gotten themselves fit is a super productive activity? I'm here because it's slow in the office and I've already read 6 news sites and T-Nation, surfed for any used equipment I can't live without, pondered my kid's birthday party, and overthought my training calendar for the next month. Next up, coffee and an early exit to watch my kid practice.
If everyone who was already fit stopped coming on the forum there would be no one left to explain things to those who have yet to achieve their own goals.
Which is why many of us are here when we have down time.
Although epic trolling by some is also entertaining.
And arguing about nothing . . .
Whatever happened to the gif wars?0 -
sunnybeaches105 wrote: »CoffeeNCardio wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »CoffeeNCardio wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »CoffeeNCardio wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »CoffeeNCardio wrote: »This. Entire. Thread.
It's blue, damn it . . .
Agreed. But trying my damndest I cannot convince my sister in law it's not white and gold. Anymore than I could convince someone of wealth and geographic luck that eating healthy is sometimes more expensive than not dollar for dollar, or that anyone could convince me that $45 a week is enough to feed healthy food to 2 adults in a grocery desert.
Seriously cannot even describe the depths to which a conversation about something so inherently personal and individual with so many variables it's not funny is a waste of time.
This is one of the least time wasting threads on MFP. OP was giving comparisons and it has resulted in a discussion about saving money. Sort of like comparing dry cleaners in different cities for a stain on a blue dress. Wait. Different blue dress. Never mind. What were we taking about again?
Oh yea, waste of time threads on MFP. Would you sleep with the above poster? Kiss, bang, marry, or twaddle? Do clouds really always have a silver lining?
The argument about the money is the waste. The information OP posted was very cool.
As if time spent in the forums for anyone who has already gotten themselves fit is a super productive activity? I'm here because it's slow in the office and I've already read 6 news sites and T-Nation, surfed for any used equipment I can't live without, pondered my kid's birthday party, and overthought my training calendar for the next month. Next up, coffee and an early exit to watch my kid practice.
If everyone who was already fit stopped coming on the forum there would be no one left to explain things to those who have yet to achieve their own goals.
Which is why many of us are here when we have down time.
Although epic trolling by some is also entertaining.
And arguing about nothing . . .
Whatever happened to the gif wars?
No longer allowed.0 -
3dogsrunning wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »CoffeeNCardio wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »CoffeeNCardio wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »CoffeeNCardio wrote: »sunnybeaches105 wrote: »CoffeeNCardio wrote: »This. Entire. Thread.
It's blue, damn it . . .
Agreed. But trying my damndest I cannot convince my sister in law it's not white and gold. Anymore than I could convince someone of wealth and geographic luck that eating healthy is sometimes more expensive than not dollar for dollar, or that anyone could convince me that $45 a week is enough to feed healthy food to 2 adults in a grocery desert.
Seriously cannot even describe the depths to which a conversation about something so inherently personal and individual with so many variables it's not funny is a waste of time.
This is one of the least time wasting threads on MFP. OP was giving comparisons and it has resulted in a discussion about saving money. Sort of like comparing dry cleaners in different cities for a stain on a blue dress. Wait. Different blue dress. Never mind. What were we taking about again?
Oh yea, waste of time threads on MFP. Would you sleep with the above poster? Kiss, bang, marry, or twaddle? Do clouds really always have a silver lining?
The argument about the money is the waste. The information OP posted was very cool.
As if time spent in the forums for anyone who has already gotten themselves fit is a super productive activity? I'm here because it's slow in the office and I've already read 6 news sites and T-Nation, surfed for any used equipment I can't live without, pondered my kid's birthday party, and overthought my training calendar for the next month. Next up, coffee and an early exit to watch my kid practice.
If everyone who was already fit stopped coming on the forum there would be no one left to explain things to those who have yet to achieve their own goals.
Which is why many of us are here when we have down time.
Although epic trolling by some is also entertaining.
And arguing about nothing . . .
Whatever happened to the gif wars?
No longer allowed.
Too bad, but it appears there is at least more open debate.0 -
"Healthy eating is so expensive", say people who would then go and spend £20 on a takeaway pizza rather than something they can make on their own from the supermarket....
Healthy eating is expensive here. For me to buy 6 skinless chicken breast it's 30$....but I won't spend it on takeout either...
I wait for it to go on sale for 15$ and buy 2.0 -
"Healthy eating is so expensive", say people who would then go and spend £20 on a takeaway pizza rather than something they can make on their own from the supermarket....
Healthy eating is expensive here. For me to buy 6 skinless chicken breast it's 30$....but I won't spend it on takeout either...
I wait for it to go on sale for 15$ and buy 2.
But skinless chicken breasts are not the only product considered healthy. Besides, healthy eating is just as much about quantity. There is nothing wrong with eating a burger either. There is just something wrong with eating 10 of them.0 -
"Healthy eating is so expensive", say people who would then go and spend £20 on a takeaway pizza rather than something they can make on their own from the supermarket....
Healthy eating is expensive here. For me to buy 6 skinless chicken breast it's 30$....but I won't spend it on takeout either...
I wait for it to go on sale for 15$ and buy 2.
But skinless chicken breasts are not the only product considered healthy. Besides, healthy eating is just as much about quantity. There is nothing wrong with eating a burger either. There is just something wrong with eating 10 of them.
The chicken is an example, not that she eats only chicken. I can make the same argument for fruit and veg where I live. I'd guess 80% of the produce in my grocery stores is imported (brought over via ferry). Higher food prices (along with other products) are a price I pay for living on an island. I've figured out ways to eat "healthy" within my budget and living circumstances. It certainly won't meet most people's idea of "healthy" but it works for me and mine.1 -
I agree that this information is good, but not everything is doable for everyone. We have food budget in our house for three people (my self and two significant others) and we try to make the most of deals when we see them.
All three of us work 60+ hours a week. Spending time to go coupon hunting is just not feasible at all. I see a lot of you say you spend time one day a week doing coupon/bargain hunting. For me to take and hour or so each week to do this would severely cut into other things I have to do.
When I stopped eating a lot of ultra-processed foods I found hunting for the few coupons I could still use not worth the time spent collecting and using them.
I do, however, look through sales flyers and base my shopping and meals on them.2 -
I wonder who's flagging certain, non-abusive posts as abusive? The OP or her white knight? ^
I suspect misflagging is not done by regulars, as it demonstrates a lack of knowledge about how the flagging system works. As we are not allowed to educate posters on how to use the flagging system, the mods have said to Flag > Report > Other to report misflagged posts and they will clear the flag and educate the misflagger. In my report comment, I say "Misflagged for Abuse" or whatever applies.0 -
salembambi wrote: »oh look a thread of someone declaring its easy to eat healthy and totally cheap cause they can do it in their area , with their income, education & access to stores, congrats
Unless you're referring generally to Privilege, I'm not seeing how education is relevant. Any formal education I may have had on nutrition was in junior high Health class in the 1970s. Formal education has helped me think critically, but it's not the sole vehicle for learning that skill, and I know plenty of people with advanced degrees who fail utterly at critical thinking.
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