Valerie emailed in this interesting article on 7 Ways to Eat Healthy on $4 Per Day. Read the post and 7 ideas here.
Do you do all seven things? What other ideas would you add?
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Valerie emailed in this interesting article on 7 Ways to Eat Healthy on $4 Per Day. Read the post and 7 ideas here.
Do you do all seven things? What other ideas would you add?
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Amanda @Crunchy Hippie Life says
I love to eat eggs, but the recent rise in cost has made eating more of them difficult! I need some farmer friends…
I eat lentils, beans, and rice, but my hubby doesn’t like them so I usually bring them to work for my lunches.
Kathy says
Isn’t the cost of eggs crazy these days?? I was shocked when I went to Aldi and saw them for 2.99. I knew prices were going up, but I was still surprised to see double. I get them at a Farmer’s mkt when I can, but it’s not always convenient to get there, and you have to get there early because they go fast. Luckily, a friend at church has chickens and sells hers for $3..I’d rather give her my money than the grocery store 🙂
Kelli B says
Great tips – especially about the eggs. We routinely do “meatless Monday” at my home to save money on groceries. It is surprising just how much you can save by cutting out meat once or twice a week.
Sue says
We do most of these.. BUT it is tough with these save money things.. when one of the choices is Eggs and you do not like eggs.. of the 4 of us in our house.. only ONE will eat eggs..
Sue
k says
My budget is $2 per person per day. We do all these things. Potato salad & a veggie is a favorire summer (or year round) meal. We eat meatless & a lot of beans often. I always add lentils with any ground meat for soups, casseroles, & taco meat (lowers cholesterol too!) I also add aging lettuce to soups
Cate R. says
I think I do 2 of these (because of our preferences/ kids with food sensitivities) but assuming this is $4 per one person, multiplying it times the number of people in our family, we are pretty much at that amount of spending anyway, so I guess I’m not doing so bad if $4/ day per person is impressive, LOL.
Amie says
I do several of the suggestions. I often slow cook beans, strain them, and flash freeze a layer on a cookie sheet before scraping them off to put in a large freezer bag. It makes it so easy to measure them out. I add the beans to ground turkey for meatballs, burgers, etc. I often buy 8 dozen eggs at a time when they go on sale for the lowest price. Eggs last a long time and I usually have enough to last until the next sale. I actually watched a PBS clip showing a family explaining how they live off fast food because they could get a whole burger for $1 and produce was too expensive at over $1/lb. I was a little shocked that people think that way, but I even hear coworkers saying how expensive it is to eat healthy foods. I have to mention that $4 per person per day is more than my family spends on food, pet supplies, personal care products, and diapers. We don’t buy organic, but I think I would be able to if my food budget was $4 per person per day.
Lana says
I have seen that PBS show and it is crazy watching them go through the drive thru and then eating their fast food in the car. Not only is the food lacking in nutrition but they do not have the face to face dinner time as a family. I think that many families lack the basic knowledge and cooking skills that it takes to eat well on a budget and it just keeps filtering down through the generations.
Amanda @Crunchy Hippie Life says
It’s SO sad that that is reality for so many people! If only they knew/had access to farmers markets or local produce that would be cheaper than the grocery store. 🙁
Jen says
I do most of these things, but still the convenience of the big boxes of lettuce work really well for me. I go through a box of field greens (salads) and spinach (smoothies, veggie scrambles) each week. Chickpeas on salads are delicious and a really inexpensive way to get meatless protein.
Lana says
We do all seven. Once you ditch the bag salads you realize how weird they taste. Fresh is best and really not much trouble if you wash a large amount of greens at once and only dirty the spinner once a week.
Kariane says
A great way to eat healthy on less is to make sure that you’re not wasting any food you’re buying. Not only is food waste a huge money waste, it’s also a big resource and environmental issue. I wrote about 34 Ways to Reduce Food Waste here: http://everydaymindfulliving.com/34-ways-to-reduce-food-waste/