Sienna - Blog Post 2

Six Tips for Healthy Budget Eating

Buying food can be expensive especially when you are trying to be healthy. As a college student who wants to save money while still eating healthy these are tips and tricks, I have found to work for me. So if you want to eat healthy check out this list below.

1.       Don’t eat out!

Eating out can become very expensive because you are paying for the food plus the service. You can use the money saved from making the food and buy more groceries. The food can become way healthier because you are controlling what is put into your food.

2.       Scope out deals!                                                                                                            Stores will give out food deals. Especially with fruits in vegetables, you can find deals such as a pound for blank amount. When you find these deals stock up on them. If you are scared of the produce going bad you can freeze them and use at a later time. Fruits are a great thing to freeze so that you can use them to make smoothies.
3.        Plan your meals!

 Before stepping into a grocery store have a list of the week's meals and things needed to make the meals. Doing this will stop you from wondering into buying unhealthy food. You will also be saving money because you won't spend it on junk food. You also will not have any excuse to eat out because you have a meal planned out for every dinner.

4.        Just drink water!                                                                                                          Another trick is to only allow yourself water. Drinking water is free and you are not consuming calories from sugary drinks. I personally allow myself to drink coffee in the morning then after that, I only have water for the remaining of the day.
5.        No need for national brands!                                                                                    Almost all stores have generic brands that are way cheaper than buying national brands. The two brands, for the most part, taste the same. By buying the generic brands you are saving money that can be used towards healthy eating. 
6.       Bulk is best!                                                                                                                   Stores that sell in bulk is better than those that don’t. You are getting way more food that can last longer. Especially if its something you eat all the time. An example would be almonds, a small pack could be priced out $1.25 and you eat them every day so your total would be $8.25. Instead of buying the small packs of almonds you could buy a bulk of them for the same price that will likely last you a lot longer.
7.       Leftovers!                                                                                                                              If you end up with a lot of extra food, save them for another day. A lot of times I’ll save leftovers for lunch the next day. This stops me from eating out and also makes my lunch healthy.
8.       Grocery stores!                                                                                                              When going to buy your healthy food chose a good store. Some stores are way more expensive than others. I personally try to avoid stores such as Target and Whole Foods because they charge a lot more compared to Walmart and Winco.