As a passionate nutritionist, grocery shopping means purchasing ingredients that we need for the meals we intend to cook. This means I don’t waste my hard-earned money on ultra-processed meals and snacks. Packaged snacks can be addictive and add a price to budget and health.
How to Spend less on Quality Food:
1. Find and purchase fresh herbs in their soil pots and keep them growing at home. This will keep the cost down on expensive fresh herbs.
2. Look for frozen fruits and vegetables as they can be cheaper in price and snap frozen to retain more nutrients than ‘fresh’ produce
3. Whole nuts, organic chicken, organic beef and organic berries are worth the price since their conventional versions are expensive anyway.
4. Seasonal fruits and vegetables are usually cheaper and tastier. And because they don’t come packaged, you save on packaging price.
5. For those who like to choose organic food, ALDI is a good place to shop for packaged foods like organic oils, organic olives, organic yoghurt and organic milk.
6. Food products you can say goodbye to because they don’t serve your health: Pre-made salad dressing, breakfast cereals, sugary drinks, muesli bars, milk shakes, pastries and sweets.
7. Buy in bulk, cook in bulk and freeze in bulk to save money, time and energy.
8. Use your own fresh and dried herbs and spices instead of pre-made seasonings and sauces which are loaded with sugars and nasty ingredients. Pesto sauce, tomato sauce and other sauces can be made easily in the kitchen and versatile in cooking.
9. Tough cuts of meat are cheaper in price such as beef brisket, skirt, sirloin, lean stew beef.
10. Canned tomatoes - cheaper than their fresh counterparts and contain the same powerful nutrients. Research suggests lycopene is actually more bioavailable in canned tomatoes.
11. Opt for Vegetarian proteins: Eggs, yoghurt, organic tofu, peanut/almond butter, lentils (or lentil pasta), walnuts, sardines and hemp seeds are my favourite proteins on vegetarian days.
12. Fresh produce best bought in bulk: Carrots, Potato, onions.
13. Sardines, compared to tuna and salmon, are cheaper in price, lower in toxins and ocean friendly. Packed with as much omega 3 as other fish.
14. Grab and go apples, pears, oranges and bananas last longer than berries.
15. Eat according to your blood type and blood work. If you are unsure how to do this, feel free to book your appointment at sandranutrition.com Personalised eating will help normalise your hormones and hunger levels so that you eat less and purchase foods that are compatible and nourishing without unwanted symptoms.
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