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Re: Looking For Cheap And Healthy Food!
« Reply #30 on: May 18, 2018, 07:29:54 pm »
Ok, I am looking for food that is cheap and healthy (if that's even possible lol or somewhat healthy lol) I can eat once a day if needed keep in mind :) I'm trying to keep total cost under 70 dollars. I just want to keep maybe 10 of that 70 for water. Thank you for any help!

For myself, I've found that buying organic fruits and vegetables is cheaper in the long run, and healthier, too, because organic doesn't use pesticides. 
I rarely eat meat anymore, so that cuts costs some. 
I buy things on sale, and I buy spices to experiment with for different dishes/meals.

My average weekly grocery bill is less than $50.




Must be the area you live in. Most of the organic stuff no matter what it is is about 3 times the price here.

Maybe.  The organic items are usually just a few cents more.  Like regular bananas are 57 cents a pound, but the organic is 88 cents a pound.
Plus the store I shop at has local sources for most of the produce.

That's almost 20 cents which can add up.  I know we got vinegar the other day and the bottle was $8 something and we wondered why it was so expensive and noticed we had organic so we put it back and got the regular and it was less than $3.

It's not really a lot when you remember it's for just one person.  One pound, or even less, is usually enough for me.  And too, I catch them on sale, or when they are marked down.   It's $1.49 for a huge produce bag full.  I cut them up and freeze them, and then I have bananas for bread or shakes later on.
The white vinegar I buy isn't organic, since I only use it for cleaning or weed killer.  I buy it by the gallon, and it lasts for months.
I buy the quart jars of organic apple cider vinegar when I'm low, and when I buy apples, I make my own from scratch.

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Re: Looking For Cheap And Healthy Food!
« Reply #31 on: May 19, 2018, 08:08:01 am »
Cheap and healthy foods would be a contradiction...  healthy foods aren't cheap!
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Re: Looking For Cheap And Healthy Food!
« Reply #32 on: May 19, 2018, 01:57:45 pm »
fruit is a good when you catch them on sale during the summer

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Re: Looking For Cheap And Healthy Food!
« Reply #33 on: May 22, 2018, 08:50:36 pm »
Eat veggies. You can get a head of lettuce for like $1.00. Or you can buy collards/kale that you can cook You can go to the dollar store and buy dressing. This is under $70.00 and you'll lose weight.

Lettuce has no nutritional value.  Neither do collard greens or kale.  And if you buy salad dressing that def is not healthy.  And unless I missed something she didn't say she wanted to loose weight.  But if all you eat is lettuce and water you def will. Eventually you will starve to death.

I definitely don't want to eat lettuce and water only everyday LOL

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Re: Looking For Cheap And Healthy Food!
« Reply #34 on: May 22, 2018, 08:57:55 pm »
Ok, I am looking for food that is cheap and healthy (if that's even possible lol or somewhat healthy lol) I can eat once a day if needed keep in mind :) I'm trying to keep total cost under 70 dollars. I just want to keep maybe 10 of that 70 for water. Thank you for any help!

For myself, I've found that buying organic fruits and vegetables is cheaper in the long run, and healthier, too, because organic doesn't use pesticides. 
I rarely eat meat anymore, so that cuts costs some. 
I buy things on sale, and I buy spices to experiment with for different dishes/meals.

My average weekly grocery bill is less than $50.

I'm looking to spend maybe 70 or 80 if i can a month on food. I don't eat meat, but not all meat is expensive. I was able to do well with salmon as far as cost and all, but yeah I"m not very high on meat these days either lol I'm gonna start experimenting with spices and all soon possibly :) haha maybe I can make food I enjoy for cheap and that's not terribly unhealthy ;P

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Re: Looking For Cheap And Healthy Food!
« Reply #35 on: May 22, 2018, 08:59:28 pm »
Cheap and healthy foods would be a contradiction...  healthy foods aren't cheap!

from what I've read and all you're right about that lol Just seeing if anyone had any ideas maybe lol

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