1. Meal Planning: A great way to budget and eat healthy is looking long term at meal planning. If you plan out your meals in advance you can decide what would be the best health wise and see what you can afford. For example I meal plan a lot on the weekends. Recently I bought a ton of chicken breasts, some rice, and some tortillas. All these things while being relatively cheap I was able to use as meals for after the gym for a couple weeks. I used the chicken breasts for tacos, quesadillas, and on its own with rice. Doing this long term meal planning allowed me to eat healthy while not racking up a huge bill while grocery shopping with my family.
2. Cooking at Home: I think it is safe to say that we all like the convenience of fast food. But over the course of a week or a few days eating out can add up. According to Health Line you can "feed an entire family of 4 for the same price as buying food for one or two people at a restaurant." By cooking at home you can save yourself some money. Also another benefit of cooking at home is that you know exactly what you are putting into your meal. You can go at your own speed when cooking at home cook multiple meals at once or just one at a time. With this method you can save money and make your meal healthy by adding whatever you want to eat to satisfy your nutritional needs.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/19-ways-to-eat-healthy-on-a-budget#section7
3. Buy Generic Brands: Most stores offer their own generic brand of food. At Walmart you can get "Great Value" or "Kirkland" at Costco. All brands no matter whether generic or name brand have to follow the same safe food standards. So with generic brands you are getting the same quality just less expensive. A test done by a gentleman over at threethriftyguys.com found this to be true. He put no name brands against no-name generic brands and he saved an average of a $1 on every product. Now that may not seem like huge savings but over time that $1/ product can add up. He found that he could save $1440 over a 5 year span which is a lot of savings when talking about grocery shopping.
https://www.threethriftyguys.com/2018/12/brand-name-vs-no-name-brand-a-price-comparison/
4. Replace Meat: Buying meat all the time can be very expensive. Try substituting it sometimes with other proteins. Things like beans and legumes provide a lot of protein while being cheap and lasting for long amounts of time. If you stick to this method 1-2 times a week you can save lots of money and still healthy getting protein from alternative sources.
5. Buy in Bulk: Buying in bulk can often save you large amounts of money. While also saving money this bulk is usually stored to last a long time and can be used in lots of healthy meals. At Sams Club you can often buy more of a product for cheaper here are a few examples
On things like cereal and coffee as listed above you always end up saving on the price per unit. Also sorry if the prices are hard to read here is the original link https://www.thesimpledollar.com/bulk-or-bunk-we-compare-prices-at-walmart-vs-sams-club/
Works Cited
Bjarnadottir, Adda. “19 Clever Ways to Eat Healthy on a Tight Budget.” Health Line, Health Line Media, 3 June 2017, www.healthline.com/nutrition/19-ways-to-eat-healthy-on-a-budget.
“Brand Name vs. No-Name Brand: A Price Comparison.” Three Thrifty Guys, Three Thrifty Guys, 3 Dec. 2018, www.threethriftyguys.com/2018/12/brand-name-vs-no-name-brand-a-price-comparison/.
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