Healthy Eating on a Budget

In order that we may begin the process of determining how we will cut our food bills yet continue/begin to eat in a healthy fashion, there are a couple of implements we will need. They can already be found in most households and are called a pen and paper. Why not go and get them now and bring them to your PC so that we may get started straight away...

Okay? Sitting comfortably?...Yes?...Then let us begin...

The first step is for us to calculate precisely how much we have to spend per week/month on food. This need not be a complicated process, calculated to the cent or penny; we simply have to come up with a realistic figure which we have to work with. Begin by listing all your fixed expenses, such as your mortgage payment, car payment and utility bills - everything which you know you have to pay as it stands. Subsequently, deduct this total from your income, allow some leeway for the odd luxury, and find what you have to spend on food.

The next step is to decide at which local supermarket we are going to do our shopping. We may have a regular store which we "always" visit, but that store may not necessarily be the cheapest in our own locale. It is therefore necessary here to invest a little time exploring our options. Browse your local markets (taking your pen and paper with you!) and jot down the pluses and minuses of each store. Look at the prices of the fresh fruit and vegetables, the fresh meats. Does the store have its own brand products which offer much greater value than those household names? Again, don't overdo it - the intention here is not to shop at five different places each week to get the best deals! We are simply looking for an overall picture of which option will provide us with the best value in general.

Now that we have identified the market at which we are to do our shopping, it is time to start thinking about what we are going to buy there. Still using our trusty pad and pen, start making a list of all the basic, healthy ingredients that your family likes to eat. For example, make a list of fruit, a list of vegetables, a list of meats, and so on. Don't worry at this stage about what meals you are going to create with these ingredients, just get the basic list(s) prepared.

There is no doubt that it does take a little thought and effort to reduce our food bills to any significant extent, but equally, there can be no doubt that such a thing is possible if we approach it in the correct fashion. I wil offer some tips and advice here on this page but clearly there is a limit to the space I have here and consequently the information I can include. So where can you find more help in drastically reducing the amount you spend on food each week?

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