Comments on: 10 Tips for Eating Healthy on the Cheap

By: alex d

alex d — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:37:40 +0000

Healthy eating means maintaining a nutritious diet. I believe it to be important to every one. I stress a healthy life to my family and friends and I try to show them the benefits to it. I think the greatest benefit most of all is that it makes you feel and look great. If your not eating healthy, then you are not helping your body. You are filling it with what it does not want, instead, help your body out and eat healthy. The turn out is awesome. I have been eating healthy for years and I have never felt better in my life.

By: Witty Artist

Witty Artist — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:27:00 +0000

Nice tips, David! Thanks for sharing. The way I see it, the most important one would be to make the shopping list – thus we’ll be aware of what is good for us and we’ll also avoid spending extra money.

By: Mehgann

Mehgann — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:21:12 +0000

I agree with Karl about the tofu. Not to mention that it can get expensive, too! I recommend pumping up the volume of ground meats with mushrooms. Just be careful about what ground meats you purchase, and where you purchase them from.

By: Des

Des — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:12:25 +0000

In what part of the country are Farmers Markets an economical way to get produce? In my neck of the woods (Pacific Northwest) the farmers market is the single most expensive place to get fruits and veggies. Yes, they are fresh and local and you get what you pay for – but I don’t get why this always ends up on the lists of how to reduce grocery bills.

By: kris

kris — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:21:36 +0000

I prefer to pick my asparagus out of the pasture fence rows and ditches where it grows wild, for free. (seriously) I eat pecans right off the ground where they fell, and eat blackberries right off the brambles out in the field. But the liver and kidneys are filters for the toxins in the animal; that seems “just plain nasty” to me.

By: kris

kris — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:10:48 +0000

I recently got 2 zucchinis, 2 yellow crookneck squash, 6 peppers, two eggplants, several tomatoes, and a watermelon for a total of eleven bucks, from an Amish roadside stand. All of it was fresh, perfectly ripe, and homegrown locally (saw it come in on a wagon). Great way to shop if you happen to be out in the country anyway!

By: Karl Wilder

Karl Wilder — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:27:04 +0000

Interesting tips. Calling Tofu a healthy food is not correct. Most soy in American is genetically modified and most tofu is made from GMO soy and is unfermented. It is not only unhealthy but dangerous to eat.

By: Nicole M Bliss

Nicole M Bliss — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:55:01 +0000

Shop at “ethnic” grocery stores for good cheap produce. Caribbean, Latin, Chinese/Asian grocery stores have excellent, fresh, cheap produce. People from these communities buy produce almost every day. The stores have to restock produce everyday so it is always fresh and bought in large quantities. The store doesn’t pay for refrigeration because non is needed due to fast produce turnover and the store can pass the wholesale prices on to you. Avoid the mainstream grocery stores like Giant, Acme, Star, etc. They have monopolies and inflated prices. $50 of produce at a regular grocery store is $26 at an ethnic grocery store. Same beautiful fruit and veggies. And you will learn about sauces, groceries, and recipes from other countries.

By: Walter

Walter — Sat, 07 May 2011 23:55:02 +0000

Let’s have a reality check.

The vegetables at the Farmers Market are often way more expensive than those at the super market. And watch for specials.

Clip coupons? Rarely. Coupons are mostly for national heavily advertised brands and way more expensive than store brands. You may think you’re getting a good deal, but usually, you’re not.

By: LCHF

LCHF — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:32:49 +0000

Oatmeal, rice and beans is just plain nasty. Know your source of food. We go to a farm to buy meats and eggs and get organ meats, back fat and kidney fat(to render into lard) for free since there is no market for it. FYI liver is the most nutritious food known to man. Usually you can get bones for free, crack them and get that yummy marrow out. Pastured eggs are extremely cheap ($2-3/ dozen) and contains everything except vitamin C. And yes, the “heart diet idea” is just an idea that has been proved incorrect. BTW you can get a quart of high quality heavy cream for about $5 and it contains about 4000 kcal which is very cheap/kcal and absolutely delicious. Fresh low carbohydrate vegetables (broccoli, asparagus, leafy greens etc) are extremely expensive when considering nutritional content so I suggest that you grow your own, if possible.
The above food is what we are designed to mainly eat. Large amounts of sucrose in combination with lots of starch were not available prior to agriculture and modern processing and it is clear what damage the standard American diet is doing.
More ketosis for the people…..