In todays expensive market of organics and free range everything. It's hard to imagine you have deep enough pockets for it all. If you get anything from my little site; it isn't I have to eat this way, It should be, I need to try. Would it be nice if we could afford to shop at whole foods every week, absolutely! The truth is not everyone can. Some of us are living pay to pay doing what we can. All I want you to do is try. It takes hard work and looking at the facts. But with a little effort, we can all eat more healthy. To be honest I can't afford whole foods, I can't even afford organics weekly. I did however sit down with my budget and figure out what's important. My family eats lots of meat. LOTS! so it was important to me that we eat the best, or the best I can afford I should say. I can scrub and soak veggies/fruit, I can't scrub and soak meat! My budget allows me to go to Longo's every week and get my meats there. Are they organic, free range, grass fed lovelies? No. However, they are mostly local and they are the best that I can afford. I get beef from VG meats and most of my pork is duBreton. When I can, I get organic chicken too. I'm always impressed by Longo's selection and prices. There are times when the organic, free range lovelies are cheaper then the regular factory farmed stuff! Again you have to look!
My fruits and veggies are hardly ever organic. I just don't have the money for that. However I do look around. Often times the difference in pricing between organic and regular is just cents. That I can afford! I have tried getting a local veg box delivery, however my families life is CRAZY and we have 3 children! I can't tell you from one week to the next who will be home or who will be in the mood for what. We ended up wasting more with a veg box, then saving. I would love to shop at farmers markets, but I live in the burbs. The nearest and best farmers market is Toronto. Who's got time to go there every couple of days! Sadly the local farmers market only runs May to October and I have to say, that they aren't always the greatest. Also they tend to run really expensive! It's important that we have good meat, so I would rather spend my money on that each week!
Maybe your budget is pay to pay and you have to shop at Larry's basement bargain warehouse. Well that's alright. It's what you can do, and what you can do is the best for your family! Take a look around, see what the best food is there that you can afford! Buy that! Start making all you can from scratch. Bread, pancakes, jam, p.b, biscuits, cookies. These are easy and simple everyday items you can make, and you'll know what ingredients are in them! I understand times are hard and more and more people are having larger families. It is hard. But your health shouldn't suffer. Buy the best you can and the freshest you can. Filling in the rest with what you can make at home.
I do know what it means to have to make your dollar stretch. With kids and life, sometimes your money just doesn't go as far as you'd like. That's okay. You don't have to buy organic and free range to be healthy. You just have to be informed as to what you are buying and buy what you can! You can buy chips or you can buy plantains. If you're committed to your health, you can make it work!
Yours in health
Tiffany
My fruits and veggies are hardly ever organic. I just don't have the money for that. However I do look around. Often times the difference in pricing between organic and regular is just cents. That I can afford! I have tried getting a local veg box delivery, however my families life is CRAZY and we have 3 children! I can't tell you from one week to the next who will be home or who will be in the mood for what. We ended up wasting more with a veg box, then saving. I would love to shop at farmers markets, but I live in the burbs. The nearest and best farmers market is Toronto. Who's got time to go there every couple of days! Sadly the local farmers market only runs May to October and I have to say, that they aren't always the greatest. Also they tend to run really expensive! It's important that we have good meat, so I would rather spend my money on that each week!
Maybe your budget is pay to pay and you have to shop at Larry's basement bargain warehouse. Well that's alright. It's what you can do, and what you can do is the best for your family! Take a look around, see what the best food is there that you can afford! Buy that! Start making all you can from scratch. Bread, pancakes, jam, p.b, biscuits, cookies. These are easy and simple everyday items you can make, and you'll know what ingredients are in them! I understand times are hard and more and more people are having larger families. It is hard. But your health shouldn't suffer. Buy the best you can and the freshest you can. Filling in the rest with what you can make at home.
I do know what it means to have to make your dollar stretch. With kids and life, sometimes your money just doesn't go as far as you'd like. That's okay. You don't have to buy organic and free range to be healthy. You just have to be informed as to what you are buying and buy what you can! You can buy chips or you can buy plantains. If you're committed to your health, you can make it work!
Yours in health
Tiffany