REAL FOOD ON A BUDGET – Real Food Wednesdays

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This week it’s Ann Marie’s turn to host our REAL FOOD WEDNESDAY, and the topic she chose is one that I’m sure is a big concern for many these days: how to feed your family real, nourishing foods, while sticking to your budget.

I like how she widened the topic, and instead of just finding ways to slash your grocery budget, she also asked for suggestions on saving money all together, so you’ll have more in your budget to spend on quality food. I often think about a line in the movie, Food Matters, where they talk about how many people don’t hesitate when spending more for nicer homes or vehicles (maybe not in this economy, but in past years anyway), but for some reason, spending more on better food, which directly affects our health, is way down on the list of priorities.

It does cost more to eat healthier foods, but there are ways you can be frugal. Here are my original suggestions at this post, 12 TIPS FOR EATING HEALTHY ON A BUDGET.

One more thing I want to add is this: go easy on yourself! While there are a lot of ways to eat healthier that don’t take a ton of extra money, you still won’t be able to do everything at once. If you don’t have the budget (or time) to implement everything you read about here or other places, give yourself a break. Just that you are HERE and reading this, means that you are further along than MOST people. You are learning and growing, so that when you DO have more time and money, you can put things you’ve learned into place. Don’t forget about these Rookie Tips to hopefully keep you from feeling overwhelmed in the process.

UPDATE: read this article from Anne, Eating Healthy Shouldn’t Cost You An Arm & A Leg

NEXT WEEK’S TOPIC:

By the way, next week I’ll be hosting Real Food Wednesday and the topic will be HEALTHY FAST FOOD. Nope, it’s not what you think. Please don’t say the apples at McDonalds are a good choice! Instead I hope you’ll start thinking of your favorite recipes/meals that you can pull together fast on those nights when you have no time, or you forgot to think about dinner until 5:00. (Happens to me often!) Having a good list of these meals on hand helps you avoid a last-minute panic that could tempt you into buying fast food. Here is my current list of healthy fast food meals, I can’t wait to add to this list with all your ideas next week!

Now head over to check out this week’s Real Food Wednesday topic: REAL FOOD ON A BUDGET. I can’t wait to learn more there, too – I hope many of you will join in!