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BUYING HEALTHY ISN’T ALWAYS EXPENSIVE

September 4th, 2013 by

We’ve heard it all before. You really want to eat healthy and buy nutritional food, but it’s just so expensive. There’s no way that you can afford to purchase all the food you need, so instead, you opt to get whatever is seemingly cheaper. You think you’re sacrificing your health to be frugal, but in reality, eating healthier is cheaper than junk food splurges.

Add it Up 

For the next week, keep track of the purchases you make outside of the grocery store. Did you buy a chocolate bar at the checkout counter, stop for coffee, or pick up a bag of french fries? You’ve probably never considered adding these quick bites into your food budget, but the amount you spend could surprise you! Curbing these purchases and sticking to packing your lunches and bringing food from home will allow you to spend more money on better food.

Prioritize

When you go to the grocery store, pick out your healthy options first. Walk through the aisles, keeping your budget in mind, and choose foods that best fit your diet. Once you have filled your cart with these options, keep a good estimate on your expenses as you go, then you can evaluate if there is anything else you need that fits into the amount you’ve allotted. By making healthy purchases a priority you’ll find you have a lot more options than you first thought.

Clip Those Coupons

You get them every weekend in the newspaper, your email account is teeming with them, but how often do you present coupons at your local grocery store? If your answer is all the time, you’re ahead of the game! Coupons can save you a substantial amount of money!

 

If you think you’re not good at the whole clipping coupons game, keep this in mind:

  • If you tend to forget your coupons: Keep them in your car! This way, you’re never without them, even on an impromptu trip.
  • If you are worried that your email account is going to fill up with offers and spam: Create a new email address that you will strictly use to sign up on company/grocery store websites. Your coupons will be delivered in one concise place, and you won’t have to worry about scanning through hundreds of offers to find that email from Grandma!
Do you have any other ways to save money while being on a healthy diet? Leave a comment in the box below!

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