Eat healthier4 of 7A healthy eating plan can be as -- or more -- economical than fast food. "It's a total myth that eating healthy is expensive," says Tallmadge. "It's the cheapest way to eat.""The fat, the salty, the sweet, that's the expensive stuff," she says. For example, a 10-ounce bag of potato chips is $2.59. For the same money, you could buy four pounds of potatoes, which contain vitamins and fiber, she says.Connie Diekman, director of University Nutrition at Washington University in St. Louis and past president of the American Dietetic Association, offers these tips to save money: Buy smaller but leaner cuts of meat, eat protein-rich beans and buy produce in season when it's freshest and least expensive.A smaller amount of a leaner cut can slice your food bill and your bad cholesterol."You don't focus on what's the cheapest," says Diekman. "You focus on what's going to meet your needs most economically." Related Articles:Strategies for different goalsCould you be saving too much?Why save for retirement?9 cash-saving tips that payRelated Links:Savings calculatorHow to spend extra money smartlyHard times call for hard money choicesPay credit card bill early and save advertisement
A healthy eating plan can be as -- or more -- economical than fast food. "It's a total myth that eating healthy is expensive," says Tallmadge. "It's the cheapest way to eat."
"The fat, the salty, the sweet, that's the expensive stuff," she says. For example, a 10-ounce bag of potato chips is $2.59. For the same money, you could buy four pounds of potatoes, which contain vitamins and fiber, she says.
Connie Diekman, director of University Nutrition at Washington University in St. Louis and past president of the American Dietetic Association, offers these tips to save money: Buy smaller but leaner cuts of meat, eat protein-rich beans and buy produce in season when it's freshest and least expensive.
A smaller amount of a leaner cut can slice your food bill and your bad cholesterol.
"You don't focus on what's the cheapest," says Diekman. "You focus on what's going to meet your needs most economically."
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