Eat healthy for cheap?

weightloss4ever2k17

What are some check healthy stuff you eat

butcher206

Broccoli. Dried beans of all varieties. Rice (as long as you eat fiber with it, shouldn't spike too bad). Chicken legs / thighs / chicken quarters that are on sale (make sure you trim them well, eat without the skin). Whole chickens that are on sale. Costco Rotisserie chickens (as long as you're watching your sodium in other areas). Dried lentils. Oats. Spinach. Potatoes. Greek Yogurt (bought in larger containers when they're on sale). Eggs bought 5 dozen at a time. Bananas, apples, oranges, squash.

rugratz2015

Fill up on vegetables, frozen or fresh. Snack on raw carrots, celery, peppers etc. Go for the super saver deals in Lidl/Aldi.

kommodevaran

What foods isn't very important. What you do and how you think is most important. Don't eat too much, buy just what you need, cook from scratch, buy and make food you like, and eat up everything before it spoils. If you do this, you can basically eat whatever.

I base my intake on cheap, simple single food ingredients, and add more expensive items occasionally. I don't pay more for hype - organic, name brands, low this or that, high this or that. I plan my meals and balance them so that every meal has appropriate amounts of fat, protein and carbs. I think in categories and buy different foods within those categories, often according to season. I buy fresh or frozen foods according to what I'll be using them for. I don't buy lots of foods I know I'll overeat. I have built up a collection of versatile basic foods that I just refill when needed. I portion and freeze meat/fish. I don't make elaborate dishes with lots of expensive ingredients.

Lists of cheap basic ingredients tend to include rice, oatmeal, pasta, bread, tuna, eggs, chicken, beans and lentils, apples, oranges, bananas, peanut butter, onion, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, canned tomatoes, oils.

snowflake954

Adding to the above, which is awesome advice, comb the ads for sale items and buy them when on sale. You can freeze portions. I never set foot in a grocery store without a list. Know what you need to buy, and don't be distracted by displays--you'll spend more than you planned. I shop and cook for a family of 5 (4 men) and I watch my budget.

U2R2

My tip for cheap and healthy is to grow a garden. Even a raised bed or patio garden can produce a substantial amount of food.

For example one tomato plant per person will likely mean you will not buy a tomato from the time they start ripening until winter. Add a few more and some quart jars and you wont need to buy tomato sauce through winter.

Bonus: exercise, fresh air, rewarding family project....yeah I say get your farmer on.

rdc1913

Just a couple of thing I do to save...

Instead of buying "boneless skinless" chicken breast (which can be expensive) buy chicken breast on the bone and with the skin. Then remove skin, bones, excess fat on your own.

Don't spend unnecessary money on individual package snacks or 100 calories snacks. Just buy bulk and sort it yourself into ziplock sandwich bags.