How to Save Money on Health Food

An investment for our future, keeping our bodies healthy not only saves us money on imminent healthcare costs but, more importantly, allows us to live a longer, higher quality of life. Eating healthy does not necessarily equate to having to spend a lot of money on health food. Even with a limited income, you can incorporate at least a few fresh vitamin-enriched foods into your meals.

• Shop fresh at your local farmers’ market. Such markets typically showcase local farmers’ produce, so you can expect to receive the best-of-the-best in terms freshness and price. At times, you will find organically grown produce at your farmers’ market and pay approximately the same for this type of produce as you would for non-organic products at your local grocer. If you do not know if your area has a farmers’ market, you can conduct a search online by inputting “farmers’ market” and your city into the search bar, or you can contact your city hall for complete information.


• Buy in-season produce. For example, fall generally produces quality apples; however, purchasing them off-season may result in bruised, mushy-tasting, overly priced apples, thus, wasting money on inedible fruit.


• Introduce whole wheat products into your diet. These foods make you feel fuller faster, thus reaching for seconds less often. You save money from not requiring larger quantities of food and reduce your caloric intake. Read your labels, however. Products claiming to contain wheat, such as “wheat bread,” may not actually contain whole wheat; instead, such products could consist of enriched wheat, absent of key nutrients.


• Watch for sales on lean meats and stock up. Essential to your body, lean meats, such as chicken breast, can tip the register when compared to fatty meats, like hamburger. When lean proteins go on sale, build your stockpile up, freezing your meat into apportioned meal sizes. If you wrap your meat properly, your frozen goods can last you for a few months, perhaps carrying you to the next sale.