For those who think Healthy=Expensive...

dayzeerock
dayzeerock Posts: 918 Member
edited September 28 in Food and Nutrition
For those of you who believe that eating well is "too expensive", read this:

http://www.webmd.com/diet/guide/10-healthy-foods-under-1-dollar

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  • maddymama
    maddymama Posts: 1,183 Member
    great article. Thanks for posting the link.
  • heathersmilez
    heathersmilez Posts: 2,579 Member
    Price per serving is a little overinflated. An apple for $1? Are they crazy? 50 cents max and banana 20 cents not 45.

    Sincerely, Queen of the $150 or less monthly grocery bill (for 2)

    Thanks for posting!
  • dayzeerock
    dayzeerock Posts: 918 Member
    Price per serving is a little overinflated. An apple for $1? Are they crazy? 50 cents max and banana 20 cents not 45.

    Sincerely, Queen of the $150 or less monthly grocery bill (for 2)

    Thanks for posting!

    I thought so too, but maybe in other places it costs more than where I'm at...

    I keep our household grocery bill in the same range as you for 2 people as well!! I'm the queen of cheap!
  • Hollycat
    Hollycat Posts: 372
    In Canada, everything but the Yogourt prices apply. Here, you spend $6 to $9 for a 4 to 12-pack of individual yogurt cups [depending on the brand] in various sizes. Needless to say, my family gets whatever is on sale that week, whether they like it or not...:grumble:

    Hollycat
    :flowerforyou:
  • CeejayGee
    CeejayGee Posts: 299 Member
    Price per serving is a little overinflated. An apple for $1? Are they crazy? 50 cents max and banana 20 cents not 45.

    Sincerely, Queen of the $150 or less monthly grocery bill (for 2)

    Thanks for posting!


    Those prices seem about right to me. Just a little bit over, maybe. Bananas are around 40 cents here, but more in some stores. And, apples are around 75 cents. Northern NJ here.

    But, in general, I spend way less on food now b/c I'm not buying $3-4 packages of cookies or chips or boxed foods all the time. Not buying as much soda..or beer. Not buying desserts.
  • agleckle
    agleckle Posts: 235 Member
    Not to mention the money you will save on doctor and hospital bills by eating healthy and keeping your body fit vs. buying the "less expensive" crap food that just harms your body...
  • PonyTailedLoser
    PonyTailedLoser Posts: 315 Member
    Thanks for posting this :)
  • cjjones007
    cjjones007 Posts: 602
    Price per serving is a little overinflated. An apple for $1? Are they crazy? 50 cents max and banana 20 cents not 45.

    Sincerely, Queen of the $150 or less monthly grocery bill (for 2)

    Thanks for posting!
    wow really? lol then I need to get a copy of your shopping list so I can save money :)
  • CodyD18
    CodyD18 Posts: 161 Member
    Since I've been eating healthy I have spent a lot less on groceries.
  • Teemo
    Teemo Posts: 338
    Healthy IS more expensive... if you look at price per calorie and time. Not much you can do about it though!
  • kacarter1017
    kacarter1017 Posts: 651 Member
    I've found that I spend about the same because portions are smaller. If you eat all "healthy" food in the same portions as you ate "unhealthy" food, your food bill will most likely be more.
  • Valtishia
    Valtishia Posts: 811 Member
    In Canada, everything but the Yogourt prices apply. Here, you spend $6 to $9 for a 4 to 12-pack of individual yogurt cups [depending on the brand] in various sizes. Needless to say, my family gets whatever is on sale that week, whether they like it or not...:grumble:

    Hollycat
    :flowerforyou:

    Yep.. we have to do the same. I buy for 3, one for me and two for my husband, and its costs about $100-$150 every week. It is partially my fault though, I got on him to eat healthier. Gotta get him what he likes as oppose to what is cheap if I want him to eat right.
  • vallejos6
    vallejos6 Posts: 146 Member
    The prices are a little low for here, but it's Alaska, everything is expensive. I can usually get the generic canned items for the price listed, but produce, no way. And, of course, the quality of the produce that gets shipped up here is horrible. Went to the farmer's market to get some fresh stuff, and was so desperate for a decent tomato, I paid $7 a pound, but omg, they were good! Needless to say, our grocery bill has gone up over the years as we've switched to healthier eating, but we don't have as many late night snack runs, so I guess it evens out.
  • ellebelle2113
    ellebelle2113 Posts: 7 Member
    Price per serving is a little overinflated. An apple for $1? Are they crazy? 50 cents max and banana 20 cents not 45.

    Sincerely, Queen of the $150 or less monthly grocery bill (for 2)

    Thanks for posting!

    I do not know how people do this. I am lucky if I spend $100 on groceries in a week. What on earth do you buy and where do you shop that you can do this? Do you eat out a lot and that is why you don't have to buy that many groceries? What do you eat in a week generally (like a menu?).
  • dayzeerock
    dayzeerock Posts: 918 Member
    Price per serving is a little overinflated. An apple for $1? Are they crazy? 50 cents max and banana 20 cents not 45.

    Sincerely, Queen of the $150 or less monthly grocery bill (for 2)

    Thanks for posting!

    I do not know how people do this. I am lucky if I spend $100 on groceries in a week. What on earth do you buy and where do you shop that you can do this? Do you eat out a lot and that is why you don't have to buy that many groceries? What do you eat in a week generally (like a menu?).


    http://veganrockergirl.blogspot.com/2010/09/veganism-for-cheap-*kitten*-like-me.html

    Shows what we spend approximately at the grocery store every two weeks, which totals about $45 bucks. Then, we spend about another 25-40/every two weeks on fresh produce....totaling anywhere between $120-170/month for groceries! We rarely eat out, and when I cook, I make large meals so I can take leftovers to work for lunches or freeze things like soups and homemade veggie burgers, so we can just thaw and eat!
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Price per serving is a little overinflated. An apple for $1? Are they crazy? 50 cents max and banana 20 cents not 45.

    Sincerely, Queen of the $150 or less monthly grocery bill (for 2)

    Thanks for posting!

    I wish you could buy bananas for 20c each in Australia!!
    I can get 2kg of apples for a few dollars at the moment though. I guess it depends where you live and if they are in season. Great to see low cost healthy snacks being promoted though.

    I don't agree that healthy is necessarily more expensive - I think buying processed stuff is more expensive. If you think eating healthy means living on Lean Cuisine or Weight Watchers prepared meals, personally I think you're deluding yourself!
    If you buy local, in season produce, dry beans and lentils and cheaper cuts of meat you can cook great meals for low cost. It takes more time and effort though, so that is the trade off.
  • theflyingartist
    theflyingartist Posts: 385 Member
    It's just as expensive as eating out would be - counting tip, beverage price (Don't get me STARTED).. even boxes of cookies are better than buying a cookie at the coffee shop.
    Replace your meals out with home cooked meals and you WILL save money.
    For most foods, prep is the key. You've gotta make time to prepare your own food. Why wouldn't you?
    Don't try to tell me a box of Froot Loops (probably 3 dollars for 8 bowls) is cheaper than a vat of Quaker oatmeal (4 dollars for more than 15 servings easily).
  • coolsmartygirl
    coolsmartygirl Posts: 299 Member
    Thanks for the info, I actually buy some of those.
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