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Posted by: hondo
On: 07-27-2012 10:54 AM
Buy fruits and veggies that are in season, thats when they are cheapest. You can also use canned fruits and veggies, although fresh is better..Try whole wheat pasta with a tomato sauce instead of mac n cheese. Canned tuna or salmon.
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Posted by: derek
On: 07-27-2012 02:45 PM
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I agree, I view food as fuel, but healthy food can be enjoyable. The cottage cheese sold at the supermarkets is low-fat pasteurised cottage cheese, not what I consider thealthy food. I would literally gag when I ate the cottage cheese, I had to stop eating it.
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I agree. I enjoy the majority of what I put into my body...but if it is something I don't care about either way, then so be it for the sake of nutritional value.
---Quote (Originally by hondo)---
Buy fruits and veggies that are in season, thats when they are cheapest. You can also use canned fruits and veggies, although fresh is better..Try whole wheat pasta with a tomato sauce instead of mac n cheese. Canned tuna or salmon.
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Pasta and fruits are not diet foods sorry to say. They can help with obese individuals as substitutes, but once you get into a range of low amounts of body fat, both of them have carb contents far too high to be considered diet food.
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http://forum.smarthealthshop.com/showthread.php?t=5468#post98189
Posted by: shaun
On: 07-28-2012 08:05 AM
Haha, mac and cheese would be good bulking, or you could eat it as a scheduled cheat meal to replenish glycogen etc, but it's certainly not diet food. Canned fruit is not a good choice for dieting, canned is often coated in a glazing agent, even fresh fruit should be strictly moderated when dieting.
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Posted by: misumaru15
On: 07-28-2012 07:22 PM
I have never thought of pasta as diet food. I have used canned fruit before. I looked for those packed in water. I also drain and rinse them. I am going to be eating more fresh fruit and just buying as needed. This way it remains fresh until I eat it.
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http://forum.smarthealthshop.com/showthread.php?t=5468#post98225
Posted by: leyash
On: 07-28-2012 10:22 PM
Believe it or not, fruits and vegetables are not THAT expensive. This is what I spent yesterday at the grocery store, and this is what I got:
4 bell peppers
2 onions
1 kale
1 pack of mushrooms
3 lb bag of apples
2 containers strawberries
2 containers blueberries
12 kiwi
6 oranges
2 containers of greek yogurt
head of lettuce
5 roma tomatoes
1 bag of seedless purple grapes
It cost me $50. This was all organic.
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http://forum.smarthealthshop.com/showthread.php?t=5468#post98229
Posted by: SoulJam
On: 07-28-2012 10:33 PM
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What are some cheap healthy foods? It seems that most food that is good for you is way too expensive. How do you diet when you are on a budget?
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If you're on a budget then you should think about growing your own food. It'll save you a small fortune in the long run. Try something easy to begin with and build on it as you learn about growing your own stuff. Most fruits and vegetables are pretty easy to start growing.
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Posted by: derek
On: 07-28-2012 11:33 PM
---Quote (Originally by SoulJam)---
If you're on a budget then you should think about growing your own food. It'll save you a small fortune in the long run. Try something easy to begin with and build on it as you learn about growing your own stuff. Most fruits and vegetables are pretty easy to start growing.
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You don't even need to grow your own food in regards to budgeting on a diet...roxanne was way off...dieting and budget DO go hand in hand and it is often less expensive to eat correctly than not!
A bulk of food costs goes into processing and packaging...if you are buying meats, cheeses, and vegetables, those costs can be greatly reduced! In fact, my entire daily food expenditure is under 10 usd and contains a macronutrient spread of 200 grams protein, under 70 grams carbs, and under 70 grams fat...
Anyone who tells you eating healthful foods is expensive is not only dead wrong, but also dead lazy (for lack of a better description)!
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http://forum.smarthealthshop.com/showthread.php?t=5468#post98241
Posted by: Hardison
On: 07-29-2012 12:07 AM
This is great thread. I'm learning that it can be relatively inexpensive to eat healthy. My favorite healthy store has weekly specials. They sell organic meat and every once in awhile I can a good deal on the meat. The other meat are grassfed and free range, but not necessarily organic. I can find coupons for my favorite products online. This store also sells bulk items included protein powder. They have vast nutritional section. It can be expensive, but they do offer great deals and manufacturer's coupons.
I used to eat canned tuna, but have stopped since tuna from Japan have made to the West Coast. These tuna are radioactive.
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http://forum.smarthealthshop.com/showthread.php?t=5468#post98282
Posted by: leyash
On: 07-29-2012 02:28 PM
If you guys have any question about whether or not it is cheaper to eat healthier... think about processed food.
You buy a TV dinner because it's cheap. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and green beans. A whole TV dinner will cost you around $2.50, for one meal, that likely won't fill you up.
Now, purchase a bag of fresh green beans ($2, maybe), a bag of small red potatoes ($3), and a few organic boneless skinless chicken breasts ($6). This is $11, and will feed you a MINIMUM of 3 meals, and depending on the chicken, could feed you up to 4-5 times. This is well worth the money, and SO much healthier.
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http://forum.smarthealthshop.com/showthread.php?t=5468#post98301
Posted by: derek
On: 07-29-2012 09:31 PM
---Quote (Originally by leyash)---
If you guys have any question about whether or not it is cheaper to eat healthier... think about processed food.
You buy a TV dinner because it's cheap. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and green beans. A whole TV dinner will cost you around $2.50, for one meal, that likely won't fill you up.
Now, purchase a bag of fresh green beans ($2, maybe), a bag of small red potatoes ($3), and a few organic boneless skinless chicken breasts ($6). This is $11, and will feed you a MINIMUM of 3 meals, and depending on the chicken, could feed you up to 4-5 times. This is well worth the money, and SO much healthier.
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Thank you. If people could process information a bit more strategically in regards to multi-meal food costs and in regards to their long term health, I am sure this would no longer be an issue or a thread for debate. Healthier is cheaper if you know what you are doing...most people don't. Most that do, don't want to. So sad. So true. :)
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