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The good news is there are ways to trim your expanding food expense at the same time you trim your waist. An economy struggling in a credit crunch does not necessarily mean that you have to give in to whatever happens to be the cheapest buy at any given time. There are ways to beat the crunch and feed your body the nutrients it really needs to function properly. Cut The Junk If you elmiinate all of the junk food from your grocery cart, you will free up money to offset the price of healthier options. Most people trying to eat healthy take a look at how much fresh produce costs compared to processed veggies cooked into fattenting frozen entrees and think they can't afford to prepare their own meals. This is because they are only comparing the cost of two very different products, without figuring in how much money they can actually save by not buying the junk foods. If you routinely buy potato chips, cookies, and the cheapest white bread available because it is cheaper than produce, then you need to rethink that logic. Potato chips may be cheaper than tomatoes, but they are also not essential to your survival. You can go without potato chips in order to free up money to offset the cost of healthier foods. Learn Proper Servings Most of the serving sizes we are served in restaraunts and prepare for ourselves are enough for three or four people! This is the perfect time to learn proper portin control in order to stretch you food supplies over a lot more meals. This is the basic principle behind hundreds of diet books lining our shelves, but being in a credit crunch could possibly be more valuable to our waistlines than reading those pages. You may feel you are not eating enough at first, but in time you can retrain your body to eat for one. Do It Yourself The trend of planting backyard gardens is booming since we sunk in a credit crunch that has made produce so expensive. Even if you do not have space in your yard to put in a garden, you can grown many vegetables right on your porch or deck in pots. Many businesses will give you large buckets for free which make perfect pots for tomatoes and other vegetables. Growing your own produce also eliminates worry over pesticides and other chemicals that are sprayed on a lot of store bought produce. If you do not want the hassle of growing your own vegetables, then find your local farmers market and support your local farmer. They are struggling just as much in a credit crunch as anyone else, if not more so. |
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