Eating healthy costs

santje00

It'll also pay off in the long run with lower insurance bills and medical costs

True! Also been growing my own veggies and spices, but still. When you walk around in the supermarket and see what you spend on healthier food it is shocking. We are a family of five, so I do know what I'm talking about. As Andie pointed out, frozen veg might be cheaper as well (which I been buying out of season), but you have to pay in flavor. Personally I enjoy the taste of fresh onion over frozen. All I'm saying is, if you want to eat healthy you need to spend a lot of time in finding cheap but good choices, rather then picking up bags of cheap fried stuff.

Mock_Turtle

I'm uk based.

I buy my meat from the butchers - this weekend I got 14 chicken breasts for £20 which I was really pleased with. You can grab a bargain on fruit and veg on market stalls with the "£1 a bowl" option. I also but cheap beef cuts and make my own mice / burgers / meatballs.

This. You absolutely want to find a good butcher shop and become friends with the people who run the place.

I'm only guessing but I'd have to think that you could find great butcher shops all over the UK.

EmmaKarney

wow thats loads

Seriously? It's less than £3.20 a day per person. That's less than an overpriced coffee from Starbucks.

ETA. Looked at your diary. I'd say it's less than you spend at macdonalds every day.

BAM!

Buying decent healthy food is my top priority after mortgage and utility bills.

Honestly, what is more important than eating well?

santje00

Well, me posting this topic was not about the fact that eating healthy is more beneficial for you, that is a fact and everyone should eat as healthy as possible for a long healthy life. What I was trying to point out is that healthy food shopping is one of the pitfalls of people on a diet or people trying to change their lifestyle