 |
|
 |
| |
Eating Organic On A Budget |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Eating organic may be healthier for you, but doing so
can easily double your grocery bill. Shopping at
specialty grocery stores can be expensive. The good news
is that if you are willing to do some creative shopping
and cooking you can still enjoy organic and specialty
foods. |
|
| |
|
|
|
- Do your research. Shop around and compare prices. You
can buy organic food in a variety of places other than
the expensive specialty stores, or the organic section
in your grocery store. Farmers markets are often a
budget friendly alternative.
- Plan to go shopping. In order the get the produce you
want you may have to go out of your way a little bit to
cut down on the costs. If a cheap market is only open on
Sundays, then make shopping on Sundays a priority.
- Buy in bulk and freeze. Fresh produce is cheapest when
in season. Buy a large amount of seasonal fruits and
veggies and freeze them for use at a later date.
- Grow your own produce. Take up gardening. It’s time
consuming and requires patience but growing your own
veggies can shave hundreds of dollars from your grocery
budget over the course of a year.
- Consider making things from scratch. You want to eat
healthy bread? Consider buying all of the healthy
ingredients in bulk and baking the bread yourself. Not
only will you cut back on costs but your house will
smell great as well!
- Be flexible. Does your ketchup really need to be
organic? Decide what you can and cannot live without.
What is more important to you? Organic frozen entrees to
take to work for lunch? Or organic baked potato chips to
snack on when watching TV? Be practical and choose
wisely.
|
|
 |
|
 |
