Eating healthy on a very tight budget.....

My Husband and I live on a tight budget and have been successful in losing weight thus far! Be sure to buy what you like but just eat smaller portions.

We go for the golden rules:

- Always make a Week-long Menu and add items to shopping list
- Buy Value, reduced or (at a push) own-brand items from the supermarket
- Don't spend over the budget
- Don't go shopping hungry!

We also are sure to buy the following to keep costs low:

- Tinned Fruit, Beans, Vegetables and Soups
- Wholewheat Bread
- Pasta
- Lettuce and Mushrooms
- Eggs

We regularly eat simple to prepare meals at a low-cost. The majority of our meals are under £1.00 for 2 dishes. Below are samples of the meals we eat:

* Tacos with Wedges and Beans
* Frittata with Beans or Salad
* Chicken Breast, Wedges and Lettuce
* Sausages and Mash with Carrots
* Cheese and Tomato Pasta with Mushrooms
* Spaghetti Bolognese
* Steak, Jacket Potato and Lettuce
* Pizza and Lettuce
* Burgers, Wedges and Lettuce

I hope that this helps you!

Kaela x

I have the same issue. Trying to feed 3 adults on 200 a month is hard. I do a of frozen veggies, eggs, chicken, salads, veggie soups, i use cabbage instead of rice etc to put the veggies on top of. oatmeal, wendys chili.... taco salad, chicken veggie soup, turkey instead of hambuger and you can get coupons from jennie off line every month for 1.00 off. hubby goes fishing so that helps too.

You can also find some healthy recipes here : http://www.preferhealthystyle.com. You can find different combination for budget plan and also healthy and delicious food.

Don't think of food as healthy and unhealthy. Just count calories.

WOW

I know it has already been mentioned a few times but frozen vegetables are the way to go. I am actually only repeating it to give a tip on how to cook them so they aren't so yucky. My family has been much more welcoming to frozen veggies since I have been steaming them rather than boiling them. Don't buy the steam in a bag ones because there go your savings, just invest in a steamer basket which aren't too expensive.

Oh, also, roasted carrots are super good. Sometimes I cook them alone and sometimes with potatoes and onions.

You might want to see if someone you know has a membership to Costco's, Sam's or BJ's. Unless of course you can afford one yourself. I reluctantly bought a membership to Sam's a few months ago and it has been a huge asset to me. But be careful and know your unit prices for other stores because sometimes they are more expensive and it is just hard to tell because you are buying like 1,000 pounds of whatever so you think it must be less until you actually calculate it.

I keep a bowl of lettuce I have chopped up (already shredded is way more money) in the fridge and it is a easy side to anything. Just cut up part of a tomato and whoever wants to eat has a small salad on the side.

And there is nothing wrong with having something like pasta or rice with dinner most nights. Just don't make it the whole meal. I would also say that you could probably do a lot better as for as money goes than buying boxed sides. Or course, you might not have the time to cook from scratch too much so I am not judging but it really is a lot cheaper to make it yourself (and healthier too) than to buy it in a box where you just add water and boil.

Do you have farmer's markets near you?
I can buy 2 pounds of green beans for about $1.50 at a farmer's market.

Check out this website:

http://agirlcalledjack.com/category/recipes-food/

It is written in British English, but it could give you some ideas.

Don't think of food as healthy and unhealthy. Just count calories.

WOW

You don't know much about nutrition, obviously.

I agree. The person who originally wrote that shocked me so much I was speechless. All I could say is WOW.