A Better, Healthier Diet For The Same Cost
- 6 Comment
Ever since I began working out, my diet has changed for the better. My preset grocery budget was about $25 and I never go over $30. Looking back at what I typically purchased about a year ago, what I buy now costs about the same while the foods are better for my diet. For the sake of turning this into a health and fitness blog, here are some changes I’ve made.
Items Removed From Shopping Cart
- Soda
- Chips
- Bacon
- Frozen Foods
Items Added To Shopping Cart
- More Eggs
- More Milk
- Tuna
- Fruit Cups
- Cheese
This change has certainly led to me to realize how expensive junk food really is. Hopefully, my readers can see this too and also make a change. One less 12-pack of soda per week is a major difference in how much I spend (and my health).
P.S. Water, water, and more water!
Photo credit: satosphere
Related Posts
6 Comments on this post
Trackbacks
-
Matt said:
Congrats on cutting back the soda. I have been cutting back on drinks we purchase (usually more seltzer waters than soda) other than coffee. I find that we spend a fair amount less when I drink just water and limit myself to maybe one seltzer a day.
February 25th, 2009 at 12:02 pm -
Rich Dansereau said:
First, I love the graphic. I have not seen it before. Is is part of a new ad campaign?
Second, I have been a vegetarian for 13+ years and feel great. It wasn’t always easy but in recent years the availability of veggie food has really exploded. I also have a huge veggie garden in the spring, summer, and fall months as well as organic chickens for fresh eggs. It is a sad commentary however that you can feed an entire family on unhealthy KFC for far less cost than making a healthy meal at home.
February 26th, 2009 at 12:00 pm -
MoneyEnergy said:
I’ve also been a vegetarian for quite some time, and I haven’t had any soda pop in well over a year. But you can still be overweight as a vegetarian! This is my own battle, still working it out. I think sugar is a really big problem food – bread products are basically just cheap, fast sugar.
February 27th, 2009 at 9:12 pm -
Simon said:
@Matt: Yes, water is the bomb!
@Rich: I have no idea where photo was taken (caught my eye while browsing Flickr). Wow, 13 years. Kudos to you. I certainly won’t be able to do it. I totally agree that healthy foods cost more nowadays. We advocate healthy eating but the food prices tell us otherwise.
February 28th, 2009 at 9:50 pm -
Jerry said:
Good for you! Investing in your health is insurance for the rest of your life. You’ve only got one body so you might as well take care of it in the best way possible. Doing so leads to being able to live the best life. I could do better myself so I appreciate your post.
Jerry
http://www.leads4insurance.comMarch 13th, 2009 at 5:49 pm -
Jerry said:
Staying away from the items you mentioned is insurance for your health so good for you. Eating lots of fruits and veggies seems to be common sense but it’s not done so commonly! There has to be change, though, because our health care and insurance industries are a mess. We need to take more responsibility for our health.
Jerry
http://www.leads4insurance.comMarch 20th, 2009 at 9:32 am
