Healthy eating on a budget
I want to preface this with a lot of people here may be doing keto, carnivore, whatever it might be and that’s fine but not what this post is about. And while I’m a big advocate of working to produce as much of your own food as you can that’s not realistic for everyone. So here we go!
I am beyond tired of people using the excuse that eating good is too expensive.
Im going to go over some tips to minimize your food budget and still take care of your health.
First and foremost, manage your caloric intake. Easiest way to do this is using a simple app like myfitnesspal and get a $10 food scale off Amazon and track your intake. Then cut out buying processed food and eating out.
Buy grains in bulk. go-to’s are white rice, oats (whole or quick) and all varieties of potatoes. cheap and you can get these anywhere. If you can afford a Costco or Sam’s membership it will pay off! Beans are also a great cheap option for carbs and protein.
Vegetables and fruit don’t have to be expensive, bulk frozen vegetables (again, sams or Costco but cheap at Walmart too), onion, lettuces, celery, bagged spinach, carrots, bananas are super cheap. You can grab fresh produce when it’s on sale and then freeze it so it doesn’t spoil.
Protein, frozen chicken is usually a good price, boneless skinless chicken thighs as well! But for meats go to the store and buy what’s on sale. If there’s a good sale stock up and freeze everything you’re not going to use right away. There’s always meats on sale stock up and base your meals around what is on sale. Ground beef/Turkey, chicken breast/tenders/thighs, pork chops, beef roasts, fish, etc buy what’s on sale. Also canned tuna and sardines are usually very cheap and eggs should be a staple.
Fats, buy in bulk. If you have a Costco or Sam’s club this really pays off here. Store brand extra virgin olive oil for cold or low heat use. A tub of avocado oil for high heat cooking and coconut oil. All great prices at Costco/Sams.
Ground beef/chicken thighs/canned tuna in olive oil/whole eggs with rice or potatoes and frozen vegetables is a super easy staple balanced meal. Eating better doesn’t have to be crazy complicated meals. Keep it simple!
Walmart great value haul:
2 dozen eggs - $8
5lbs rice - $3
32oz broccoli florets x2 - $4.50
Chicken breast 6lb x2 - $30
Bananas 3lb - $1.80
That’s roughly 16,000 calories, 1,500g protein, 2,150g carbs and 243g fats. Add in some higher fat meat or EVOO to your meals and your set for a week for under $50
#GrowNostr #Nutrition
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