Eating Healthy for Less

How to EAT WELL On a BUDGET Have you decided to kick your fast food habit to the curb in 2015 and start eating healthier? Although it's not as convenient as fast food, you can eat healthy for less with proper planning and a few minutes each day to fix your snacks and meals. SAVE YOUR HEALTH AND WALLET Did you know that buying in bulk, making your own snacks, avoiding prepackaged meals, and driving past the drive-thru can save you a bunch?3 Keep reading... Packaged ALMONDS $17.54 Bulk ALMONDS $7.09 (VS Nutrition (Vs. BARS $2.99 Homemade NUTRITION BARS $0.99 Boxed, (Vs. Brown RICE QUICK RICE $6.24 RICE $1.84 Fast Food UVALUE MEAL (Vs. ONE FILET $4.00 Wild Salmon $6.00 Healthy Foods UNDER $1 Do you think all healthy food is overpriced? Think again! Here are the basic food groups and their average prices. PROTEIN Eggs $0.19/egg Chicken $0.75/4 oz. about $2/dozen about $2.99/pound DAIRY Low-fat Milk $0.25/cup Greek Yogurt $1/60z. cup YOGURT WHOLE GRAINS Whole-grain Pasta $0.37/half-cup about $3/box Brown rice $0.18/fourth-cup about $2/pound FRUITS Apples $0.50 to $0.75/apple Grapes $0.75cup about $1.50/pound VEGGIES Sureet Potatoes Kale $0.50up $0.50/each about $1/pound about $2/bunch Tricks to Save Money WHILE EATING WELL Transitioning from dining out to eating healthy can be tricky. Here are some grocery store hacks to help ease you into a healthier lifestyle. • Skip the prepackaged salad mix. Go for the head of lettuce instead. Buy spices from the bulk bins; healthy food should still taste awesome. Purchase staples like olive oil, nuts, pasta and beans when they're on sale. Become a chicken lover; it's convenient and almost fat-free. Get to know your whole grains: barley, brown rice and whole-wheat pasta. Lean ground beef is delicious and inexpensive. Meatloaf, 1 anyone? Refrences I Mcnight, C. (2014). The price difference between healthy food & fast food Retrieved January 7, 2015 from http:/healthyeating.efgate.com/price-difference-between-healthy-food-fast-food-11002. html 2 Top Master's In Healthcare Administration. (2014), How to eet good bealth on less. Retrieved January 7, 2015 from http://www.topmastersinhealthcare.combudget-nutrition 3 Schwecherl, L (April 8, 2013). 44 heathy foods under $1. Retrieved January 7, 2015 from http:/igreatist.com/health/44-healthy-foods-under-1 4 Eating Well. (2014) 15 tricks to save money on food but stil eat well Retrieved January 7, 2015 from http://www.eatingwell.com/healthy_cooking/budget_cooking/15_tricks_to_save_money_on_food_but_s till eat well CashNetUSA. Money's on the ways