A high price for healthy food

[dyslimbic]

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/05/a-high-price-for-healthy-food/

[Salsa]

There are still lots of little tricks to making fairly inexpensive healthy meals.

Here are a few thoughts:

Lower portion amounts. It cuts down on cost as well as calories.
Add more vegetables. They may not be as cheap as they once were, but they're still less expensive than meat. When I make spaghetti sauce, I use lean ground beef (93%) but I also add lots of onions, mushrooms and sometimes I add zucchini or yellow squash. It adds bulk and tastes just as good. It makes the meal go much further.
Don't forget those healthy cheap foods like oatmeal, beans, popcorn, (brown) rice. They're out there.
Frozen vegetables are almost like fresh and can be inexpensive. Look for the store brands and for sales.
Catch sales. They're out there.

[Naominjw]

I grow Kale and tomatos in the summer months and freeze them.

I use the Kale and tomatoes in soups I make.

Also, I make meatloaf using oatmeal and adding lots of veggies--onion, tomatoes, Kale, and other veggies.

[houghchrst]

You know I just told my surgeon the same thing about how we were on a limited budget with 4 people to feed, three of those being males and he went on a rant about eating salads all day and when was the last time I ate some fruit. I love fruits and veggies. I tried to explain to him how expensive it was to eat healthy on a limited low income budget and he wanted to argue with me. When was the last time this man went shopping. I could tell it had been a long time. Especially not recently. If I were to go and buy lots of fruits and veggies and healthy stuff we would have spent our budget mid way through the month. I only see it getting worse. I do buy fruit and veggies but try to stick to sales and the basic common stuff. Also we have Aldis and Save A Lot near us. Thank goodness for school lunches, unfortunately school is getting out.

[Salsa]

Also we have Aldis and Save A Lot near us. Thank goodness for school lunches, unfortunately school is getting out.
Here where I live, there is a program that continues through the summer offering free lunches to all kids under 18. It's at Lincoln School's lunchroom. All they have to do is show up.

You might check to see if your community has something similar.

[brainandspinalcord]

Local farmer's markets are great for cheap fruits and veggies. The prices are always lower because there are very low transportation costs, and at the bigger markets there's lots of competition. Plus the produce is fresher, so better for you as well.

[Mnemo7]

I eat about 4-6 times daily - small portions. I plan my meals ahead of time and thus adjust my grocery shopping - that alone saves me a lot of time and money. I used to just go an pick whatever looked good at the moment. Takes some time to adjust. It's mostly mental. I alos separate my porteins from carbs, eat plenty of veggies and at least one fruit per day i.e. apple etc. All of that greatly aids my digestion in general.