Eating Healthy on the Cheap


	Eating Healthy on the Cheap

bunnicula

6-18-2008 5:40 PM

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nutrition, vegetarian, vegan, budget

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/42932f1b-c1bc-46be-b51d-9a5a2a1f58b1/40AF78BE-751F-49CB-8676-2BB292D50555/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/2008/06/summer-veg-out-part-i-cheap.html" href="http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/2008/06/summer-veg-out-part-i-cheap.html" style="font-size: 11px;">veganlunchbox.blogspot.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/2008/06/summer-veg-out-part-i-cheap.html"><DIV>With the cost of food so high, how can any of us afford to emphasize fresh, healthy fruits and vegetables?  When times are tough it's tempting to stick with foods that are cheap, calorie-dense, and comforting (like starchy American junk food) instead of foods that have fewer calories and might go bad before you finish them.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/2008/06/summer-veg-out-part-i-cheap.html"><DIV>But fruits and vegetables are good for us!  Eating healthy foods will save us money on medical expenses in the long run, and if you're a savvy shopper they might not cost as much as you think.  Here are some of the cost-saving ideas I use and would like to share.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/2008/06/summer-veg-out-part-i-cheap.html"><SPAN>1.  Don't stick to organic. </SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/2008/06/summer-veg-out-part-i-cheap.html"><SPAN>2.  Eat seasonally.</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/2008/06/summer-veg-out-part-i-cheap.html"><SPAN>3.  Eat frozen instead of fresh</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/2008/06/summer-veg-out-part-i-cheap.html"><SPAN><BR />4.  Shop like a restaurant</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/2008/06/summer-veg-out-part-i-cheap.html"><SPAN><BR />5.  Ethnic Markets</SPAN></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/40AF78BE-751F-49CB-8676-2BB292D50555/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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