Eating Healthier On A Budget

College is a new experience, where you can have a taste of independence away from parents. Eating healthy can be a challenging thing for first year students because people are still getting accustomed to the new life and while you can start grocery shopping on your own, you may not always make the best decisions in buying food. Eating on a budget can help you save money and also make you healthier. One healthier tip to eat better would be to create a food plan. Making a food plan can improve your health, but also by sticking to what you plan out you won't have the temptation to eat out or eat fast foods. The food plan can plan out what you eat and you would know what to stick to when you go to the grocery store. The second tip to eat better would be to eat fruits and vegetables. Although many people would stray away from this tip, it is important to know that fruits and vegetables are extremely healthy and can give you the necessary nutrients that your body needs. Fresh fruits and vegetables are cheap, that are not prepackaged or in a can, and can be added or be a side to any food or dish. A third tip to eat healthier is stick to your plan and don't go to the grocery store while you're hungry. Shopping while you're hungry can be a bad experience because when you're hungry you make bad decisions and forget your meal plan and buy something unhealthy. Those decisions can lead to old habits of eating unhealthy, so eating before grocery shopping is the best thing to you and your health. A fourth tip to eat healthier would be to grow your own fruits and vegetables. This type of produce can save you money by not going to the grocery store to keep buying vegetables, and also it may taste better than store bought because it doesn't have chemicals in it. A fifth tip to eat healthier would be to cook in bulk. This means that you would be cooking more and have more left overs and try to take advantage of the food. This would be healthier because you won't go out to eat and say "I don't have anything to eat." The left overs would help you save money from going out, but by also cooking something healthy and eat that from two or three more days. These tips would help someone save money while still being healthy by following these steps and staying away from junk food.