Low fat on a budget

paddlemom

From time to time I see comments on how it is more expensive to eat healthy. Though I would post this link, it has some great ideas for keeping the cost and the fat down.

http://lowfatcooking.about.com/od/mealplanning/a/lowfatbudget.htm

paddlemom

From time to time I see comments on how it is more expensive to eat healthy. Though I would post this link, it has some great ideas for keeping the cost and the fat down.

http://lowfatcooking.about.com/od/mealplanning/a/lowfatbudget.htm

ivykivy

I started buying the yogurt in the large containers. It is a pain in the butt to measure it out but it is cheaper.:flowerforyou:

staceyw37

self mag also had an article with a list of "a dozen smater bites for under a buck"

brown rice: 22cents per 1/2 cup
raisins: 27 cents per 1 1/2-oz box
snap peas: 28c per cup
green tea: 31c per bag
broccoli: 33c per cup
plain yogurt: 37c per 1/2 cup (when you buy the big tub)
bananas: 39c each
black beans: 42cents per cup
whole-wheat penne: 50c perservice
apples: 71c each
lentils: 80c per cup
sweet potatoes: 99c each

here's to good and cheap eating!

ianconway

I think that was the initial feeling that I got- "Holy cow! It's expensive to eat right!"

After looking around each grocery store for the items that we purchase, surprisingly Publix has the cheapest stuff for us. That, and they have the freshest of produce here in South Carolina without having to go to the farmer's market.

But, after looking at all the stuff we really 'need' and not the impulse items, we found that it's about the same price for eating healthy as it is for eating junk. Especially if you factor in the eating out aspect.

-Ian

paddlemom

I think that was the initial feeling that I got- "Holy cow! It's expensive to eat right!"

After looking around each grocery store for the items that we purchase, surprisingly Publix has the cheapest stuff for us. That, and they have the freshest of produce here in South Carolina without having to go to the farmer's market.

But, after looking at all the stuff we really 'need' and not the impulse items, we found that it's about the same price for eating healthy as it is for eating junk. Especially if you factor in the eating out aspect.

-Ian

Bingo! That's been my theory too....but I know that you have to be a little creative or it can add up....especially at my house where I have a 21 year old boy pouring the fridge into his mouth on a regular basis (he's an athlete, so it's justified - but expensive!)