Can I Really Eat Healthy on a Budget?
A resounding YES! Although food prices rose 4.8 percent recently, eating a healthy, nutritious diet is still well within reach of the American family, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) statistics. Analysis done by USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) indicates that families could spend even less on food than what they currently spend and eat a healthier more nutritious diet.
How can you serve healthy meals on a limited budget? It takes some time and planning, but you and your family can eat better for less. This site can help you save money as you prepare healthy meals. We will guide you with Tips for planning, shopping, and cooking healthy meals on a tight budget in the articles section and freely share recipes for healthy, thrifty meals.
Follow the suggestions and recipes on LowCostDieting.com and you'll incorporate more fruits, vegetables, and milk products in your diet than you currently eat, plus you'll reduce your intake of sweets and sugars -- and you'll do it all without breaking the bank.
Eating healthier does not have to cost more and can even cost some families less! According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, the United States continues to have the safest, most abundant, healthiest, and least expensive food in the world. As a percentage of household expenditures, Americans spend approximately 13 percent of their disposable income on food which includes food consumed both in and outside the home.