Eating healthy on a budget!

We often hear that eating a healthy diet is simply very expensive. It’s trickier when you have a tight budget and you’re dedicated to eating healthfully. Slice Of Health offers you five smart tips that make eating well easy on your pocket!

#Tip 1Buy fresh produce when it’s in season and freeze it

Fresh produce is always wonderful, but its cost can add up fast especially when it is rare to source in any particular season. Stick with buying what’s currently being produced and start stocking it up if you find a good deal.

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#Tip 2-  Always plan your meals

This can make a huge difference in reducing your food budget and staying on track eating healthy meals. Planning your meal will allow you to make some food ahead and have them available for lunches or to repurpose for dinners. This tip saves not only money but also time.

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#Tip 3- Shop at local market

Consider checking out local grocery store. Not only are you likely to find a bargain on certain foods, but you’ll also find some really interesting local ingredients.

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#Tip 4- Grow your own food

With foods growing more expensive every year, we think it’s best to grow your own food. Now with easy gardening methods, there is no reason that we all can’t grow something!

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#Tip 5- Use Cash for Grocery Shopping (& Eating Out)

One of the certain ways to become aware of spending is to use cash. When you really have to count your pennies, decide upfront what you have to spend on groceries for the month. When the budget comes in on target and you still served your family healthy meals — it’s great

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References-

https://wellnessmama.com/2151/eat-healthy-on-a-budget/

https://www.thekitchn.com/10-smart-tips-for-eating-healthy-on-a-super-tight-budget-reader-intelligence-report-211182