Eating healthy on a budget

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Nutrition1st
Nutrition1st Posts: 216 Member
in Food and Nutrition
As many of you have found out, transitioning to a healthy lifestyle can get expensive. Especially if you eat out alot or do no plan your meals. At the same time fast food $1 menus are getting bigger. It's an uphill battle for fitness and nutrition professionals. Here is a link I would like to share to help you when you are shopping:

http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/fruits-and-vegetables-on-a-budget

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  • SaraBelle0312
    SaraBelle0312 Posts: 328 Member
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    OOOH THANK YOU!! I just spent like $80 dollars on a 70% veggie diet
  • Topsking2010
    Topsking2010 Posts: 2,245 Member
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    Thanks!!! Great info!!!!
  • kelleymj
    kelleymj Posts: 102 Member
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    Thank you! I am a new vegetarian...about 6 months now! I am finding that eating healthy isn't as expensive as I thought it was going to be!!!! :happy:
  • kellyreynolds14
    kellyreynolds14 Posts: 56
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    Thanks for the great link! I actually checked out the Veggie & fruit nutrition database and I LOVE the fact that they list all the nutritional data PER GRAM of fruit or veggie! I feel like putting down "1 medium apple = x calories" is so inaccurate! I like to log all my food by weight if possible. Thanks again!
  • carriparton
    carriparton Posts: 62 Member
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    Great link! Thank you!
  • TurtleRunnerNC
    TurtleRunnerNC Posts: 768 Member
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    Bump for later
  • NannersBalletLegs
    NannersBalletLegs Posts: 207 Member
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    Thanks for this. I'm a grad student, which = poor most of the time. It's really hard to resist going for the quick and cheap thing when I'm busy and on a budget.
  • 1LRoy
    1LRoy Posts: 95 Member
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    If you have one close by, try shopping at a Sunflower Market or Sprouts for your produce. Their produce is always awesome, and extremely well priced, especially if you shop the sales.
  • rmartin72
    rmartin72 Posts: 1,094 Member
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    Thank you for sharing this great information!!
  • dianniejt
    dianniejt Posts: 175 Member
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    great info, thanks for sharing
  • 77tes
    77tes Posts: 7,971 Member
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    I'm already sold on veggies, but I have to admit to letting a lot go to waste. Thanks for the link. It has lots of useful information. I've always thought "eating healthy is too expensive" was one of the worst excuses ever. But it is so common that people accept it as true.
  • MrzBlessedLady
    MrzBlessedLady Posts: 171 Member
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    bump
  • sunshine_gem
    sunshine_gem Posts: 390 Member
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    It's all common sense really but sometimes we just need someone else to point that out and put it all in perspective. Awesome info, thanks!
  • jackiedoming
    jackiedoming Posts: 4
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    Thanks for sharing the link - this is really useful!

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