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Healthy food does not have to be expensive


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By Huffington Post

It’s tough to eat healthy, and even tougher to find healthy foods on a budget. Even though eating well is an investment in your long-term health, it can be hard to find nutrient-dense, environmentally friendly foods that don’t hit your wallet.

Environmental Working Group, a non-profit research organization, has examined over 1,000 foods to determine the ones that have the fewest pesticides, contaminants and artificial ingredients … and are reasonably priced. Their printable booklet “Good Food on a Tight Budget” offers tips for healthy, inexpensive foods.

They recommend making a meal plan, cooking at home, skipping processed foods, growing your own vegetables, and swapping beans and lentils for meat. Making the swap isn’t just good for your health.

According to a previous report by the group, if every American cut meat and cheese from their diet for one day per week, it would equal removing 7.6 million cars from the road.

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  1. sunriser2 says - Posted: August 22, 2012

    BS,

    Last week at GO. Peaches, nectarines, plumbs all 3 for dollar. Large flats of strawberries $4.99.

    Wheat bread $2.00 organic romaine lettuce three pack $1.99. Bag of white onions $1.00. bag of Bananas $1.99. Organic carrots 1.00-pound celery 1.00 package. Canned string beans .79c fresh asparagus $1.99 pound.