Eating healthy on a budget
If you really think about unhealthy eating and healthy eating, it doesn’t cost much more. Let’s say you went to McDonald’s everyday and spent $6 a day for 5 days, that is $30 for the week, or $120 a month. Now, instead of McDonald’s, you think, I need something fast and convenient for lunch, I am going to the store to buy organic apples and organic bananas (or organic baby carrots, the price is about the same). The bag of apples has 10 apples and was $4.99 and the 10 bananas (or bag of baby carrots) came to $3. That is a total of $8, and that will last two weeks. If you wanted almonds in there, you could get a pound for $6 and the total is now $14 for two weeks. With just the fruit, you are paying $16 a month for lunch, if you add the almonds to your diet with the fruit, it is $28 a month. $120 a month for unhealthy, compared to $16 to $28 a month for healthy. Who says it is expensive to eat healthy?