Need a few tips for eating healthy on a budget? Try some of these ideas.
- Buy in bulk. Separate then freeze and/or refrigerate portions for your family.
- Don’t overeat! Portion sizes in America overall are just too large.
- Take lunches to work and/or pack lunches for the kids.
- Make your own salad dressings using olive oil, vinegar and/or nonfat yogurt and your favorite herbs and spices.
- Replace white pasta noodles with the whole grain or higher protein versions.
- Cut down on juices, sodas or other forms of processed hydration. Stay with fresh water.
- Flavor with a squeeze of fresh lemon, lime or orange for variation.
- Eliminate junk and processed foods.
- Excess sodium and sugar encourage over consumption and they are void of healthy nutrition.
- Plan your grocery trips out. This will eliminate impulse buying, as will not shopping while you are hungry.
- Use a filter for water versus buying plastic bottles.