Eating To Save And For Nutrition
- affagent13
- Apr 17, 2015
- 2 min read
Eating an expensive meal at a restaurant may not be the best place. It could be costly with no guarantee of health benefits. Fat, salt and sugar, the three enemies of a healthy diet are what you'll get. There may be no reduction in calories.
Can you eat three meals a day at McDonald's for $10? Probably not. One meal may cost you more, with no health benefits. You may feel full for a few hours only. There are ways; however, to eat well and save money. You can eat nutritious meals regularly for as little as $5.00 per day. You will be killing two birds with one stone.
Prepare Your Own Meals Preparing your meals at home will stretch your food dollars and save on your grocery bill. You can control how much you eat and what ingredients you use. You can measure portion sizes.
For weight control it is vital that you eat the right amount and type of foods. Do not overeat, it costs more and you will be overweight.
Grocery Shopping- Buy at the grocery store where you can save and choose the food products that you eat.
Develop Healthy Eating Habits- Reduce, sugar, salt and fat in your diet, this means using less during preparation. You will buy them less and will save in the long run.
You will buy the prepared foods and meat with too much of them less often. You will want to prepare your own foods to avoid the bad fat, salt and sweet.
If you buy soda pop, sweetened beverages, energy drinks without nutritional value remove them from your diet. Use water, tea and coffee without cream or milk. Make your own vitamin water using fresh citrus juice.
Useful Tips
Make use of a freezer- Instead of cooking one meal, cook in bulk and freeze for another meal or two.
Avoid wasting leftovers, save them for snack or bag lunch the next day. Some vegetables and fruit can be frozen, stock up on them when they are on sale and freeze them.
Make your own bread, muffins, pancakes and pies.
Beans & Legumes- Use them instead of meat, poultry or fish, they are excellent alternative, more nutritious and are cheaper. Buy dry beans and legumes, they will stretch your dollars even more. Meat can be expensive.
Canned fish such as tuna, salmon, mackerel and sardines are cheaper than fresh or frozen fish and have extra health benefits. Use them instead of red meat or poultry.
Do Not Overeat Do not eat more that you need, many people overeat out of habit. They may be eating for more than one. This can be the reason for overweight.
You can reduce your grocery bill and eat healthier by eating only what is recommended for healthy eating. You will control your weight and have more vitality.
Click Here to work out your daily food intake for your age and gender.
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