Healthy eating can get expensive but it doesn’t have to be. If you are on a budget there are three words you need to ingrain in your mind: sale, coupons and Costco.
Each week I look at multiple supermarket fliers and figure out what items will be purchased at which supermarkets. For example this week the Pathmark in my area has Weight Watchers Smart One meals for $2.00 each and fresh broccoli is 99 cents!!! The local Fine Fare has La Yogurt on sale 10 for $3.99 and fresh 2 bunches of Cilantro are 99 cents!!! For items that are not fresh I purchase large quantities, usually a months worth. For items that spoil I buy as much as I can eat before the anticipated expiration date. So, it is important you know how long each fresh fruit and vegetable you buy lasts.
You can get coupons online and in the circular section of the newspaper. Coupons can be helpful, but only cut coupons for items you regularly eat and/or you would like to try. Do not buy things just because you have coupons for them! Also, make sure you shop at stores that offer double coupon days. This doubles your savings!
Costco, what would I do without Costco. This is where I buy most of my food. You cannot beat the prices and since everything is large in size it limits the number of days each month I need to go food shopping. You can save even more by looking through the monthly coupon circulars they send to your home. Lastly, you get to try free samples of the food they sell each time you go shopping there! Whenever I go shopping there I don’t each lunch and eat the samples as my lunch, estimating the calories as I go limiting myself to 300 calories! So, use these three tips and you can eat healthy and save money!
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