Who said that you have to spend a lot to eat well? The Environmental Working Group (EWG) "Good Food on a Tight Budget" shopping guide explains how choosing healthy foods at an affordable price is by no means a mission impossible.
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Who said that you have to spend a lot to eat well? The buying guide "Good Food on a Tight Budget", Literally" good food on a tight budget ", dell’Environmental Working Group (EWG) explains how the choice of healthy food at an affordable price it is by no means a mission impossible.
With the motto "the best food at the lowest cost", the EWG analyzed the reviews and government investigations of over 1.200 foods, with an eye also for the eco-sustainable aspect. “We looked at the prices of food products containing the least pesticides, environmental pollutants and artificial ingredients and picked the best 100. Have fun!” Their website reads. In fact, the foods were assigned scores and the highest ones were subjected to an analysis on three factors: pesticides, chemicals and packaging quantities.
Thus was born the guide (here the pdf) that does eat well and save money, a useful reminder, especially for American consumer society, to remind you that a healthy diet can be affordable for the environment and for your pockets, just use a few simple tricks. Let's see how, with the 10 simple tips we have selected from “Good Food on a Tight Budget”. Do you have others to add?
1) Replace cream with yogurt in recipes. Drain the yogurt in a coffee filter to make it thicken. To cut costs and packaging waste, buy the largest packages
2) Cut the fresh fruit into small pieces and freeze them when it is taken for granted or becomes too mature. Then use it in smoothies, oat soups or yogurt (here some recipes)
3) Don't be fooled. Always read the label and make sure the word 100% is the first ingredient listed. "Multigrain" or "wheat" are not sufficient indications
4) Teach children to prefer whole grains, not white bread for example. If you are not used to whole grains, mix them gradually
5) Buy in large quantities e stock up when products are on offer. Self-produced oatmeal. The packaged one costs more and is full of cost of salt and sugar
6) Buy discounted wholemeal bread and store it in the freezer
7) Add the hazelnuts to the oatmeal, to cereals and salads for a healthy and hearty meal. Fresh walnuts are often cheaper. Dry them yourself for a delicious snack.
8) Choose dried vegetables, which you will soak, to save money
9) Are the vegetables going to spoil? Freeze them and then use them to make soups and ministrons
10) Stock up on vegetables and keep them in a cool and dry place. Potatoes, carrots, pumpkins, courgettes they will ripen and keep for several weeks after purchasing them
Read also:
- 10 foods that would be better to choose organic
- The 12 foods with the most pesticides
- Practical advice to reduce food waste starting with the weekly shopping
- Zero waste: 5 ways to reduce food waste and save money
