Eating Healthy On A Tight Budget

It is not an easy task to purchase food on a tight budget especially when you want to eat healthy. But we have to define what is healthy eating first. Healthy eating does not necessarily mean that you have to eat organic food only; since the budget is limited you can make a decision of what is the one organic food you will incorporate into your healthy eating habits. You also might be very tempted to buy junk food since they are the cheapest, but you have to ask yourself: what does junk food do to your body over time? You have to be able to distinguish between what you need and what you want and never go shopping when you are hungry. For eating more healthily, first make a list of what you will cook during the week, second make a shopping list, and third look for the weekly sales ads and coupons.


Creating a list for your meals will save you time and money. In fact, knowing exactly what to cook will make it easy for you to go ahead and do it without wasting any minute. Since you know what dish you will cook, it will be less of a hustle for you to write a grocery shopping list, go to the supermarket and buy the food you will need to make your meals. For example, you see lentil soup on your meal plan; you already bought what is necessary for cooking the soup. I really like lentil soup. Lentils are high in iron, zinc, and calcium and are a good replacement of red meat. They are also an important source of vitamin B. No more wondering around in the supermarket and buying the wrong food that will end up wasted as well as your money.

Making a shopping list is one of the important steps for saving money. It seems difficult for some people to do so for they go to the supermarket and just pick the food they see -big mistake- they will run off their monthly budget without being aware of it. You will be less likely to purchase unnecessary items when you have a list with only the items you need. That is why having a well defined shopping list is important. For example, when you go for grocery shopping you will buy egg plants, ground meat, tomatoes, potatoes and parmesan because you already know you will cook“Moussaka” for Tuesday.

Why paying the top price for items you can buy on sale? In store weekly sales ads and coupons are a paradise on a paper for tight budgets. First you have to determine your grocery budget and stick to it. Taking the cash you need is also a good way to prevent yourself from going over budget. There are also many coupon club websites where you can download and print coupons. In every supermarket you will find weekly sales ads you will need to save money. Do not buy the package; buy the food inside the box. The same item can cost more if it has a fancy packaging like rice and beans for example


.Most of us have hectic and busy lives that make it easy to purchase meals at fast foods or eat the same thing over and over. These meals that are neither healthy nor nutritious are building up in your body calories and fat that will lead you to health issues at an early age such as diabetes. If you plan ahead of time, nutritious meals are cheaper than pre-packaged ones. The journey of a healthy eating can be a challenging task especially for tight budgets but it is worth the effort. You will adopt a pattern for healthy meals for yourself and you families.