One of the biggest misconceptions about changing your unhealthy eating habits is that it's too expensive to buy good-for-you foods. I thought the same thing for years until I learned what to look for and how to (at least marginally) prepare healthier options. For me, the hardest part about getting healthy is letting the food go to waste, since it's obviously much more perishable than processed junk. In that sense, sure, it can cost more. But if you commit to buying healthy ingredients for your meal, and you prep and store the food right when you bring it home, you will get the most bang for your buck.
Below is the shopping for about a week's or so worth of food for both Mark and me. Not everything on the list is healthy, and yet we still spent very little. Here's the haul:
Below is the shopping for about a week's or so worth of food for both Mark and me. Not everything on the list is healthy, and yet we still spent very little. Here's the haul:
That's $96.52 total! For two separate households! There are very clearly items we could have done without (like all the ice cream and brownies), but that we could afford because we shopped smarter than we did in the past. The receipt on the left is from Sprouts Farmer's Market, a smaller grocery chain, and HEB, a Texas-based grocery chain. If you use coupons and shop sales, you'll find that no matter where you live, there are deals to be had and money to be saved on foods that won't ruin your waistline.
