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Eat Healthier

Submitted by: Pnancarrow 02/15/2009 5:46 PM

To be healthy and keep your family healthy, try to buy only "real food" - not food-like substances. Use real juice, not soda or juice-like soft drinks.

Buy brown rice or whole wheat pasta; and avoid packaged, seasoned and sauced side dishes that you add water to and cook.

The healthiest foods are the LEAST processed. Purchase fresh veggies, fruits, and meats. Use only whole grain breads, pastas and brown rice.

Avoid food products containing several additives, chemicals, sugars, fats, artificial flavors and coloring.

It isn't always possible to avoid additives, because dairy products are often fortified with vitamins, breads may contain preservatives and vitamins too.

DO read the list of ingredients, and avoid those with a lot of "extra" stuff in them. Frozen, dried or canned veggies, fruits and meats are options, but read the labels.

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People who eat healthy actually have lower grocery bills! Why? They're not buying soda, chips, crackers, etc. I buy top-quality healthy items, but my grocery bill is pretty low. Not eating much meat helps, but I also make my own bread and crackers. A big loaf of whole wheat bread, packed with flax seeds and other goodies, costs me less than $1 to make. Dried beans are much cheaper than canned, and healthier, too: canned beans usually contain salt and/or preservatives.

Posted by DogMama on February 24, 2009 9:03 PM

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DogMama--would love if you shared your cracker recipe. I've been worried about all of the preservatives in crackers, but too scared to try to make my own. Thnx,

Posted by ktkat on February 24, 2009 9:14 PM

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I have two ways to save money on meals. Use more beans. at walmart I can buy dried beans for 99 cents which will cook up to about the same as 5 14 ounce cans of beans. If you change the water 5 times while soaking, there will be no gas. I use black beans in my salads, refried beans can be made with equal amounts of beans and onions fried up together and of course they can be used in soups.

The second idea is to make your own bread. A simple inexpensive meal will become a great meal if served with homemade bread. Yeast, if bought in bulk, costs just pennies per loaf and a little over 5 pounds of flour will make 4 very large loaves of french bread. I make the loaves in a size that I can use in one day and freeze them so they stay fresh.

Posted by Patt Colucy on February 26, 2009 2:28 AM

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Patt, can you post your french bread recipe? I would love to try it. Thanks

Posted by sal on February 26, 2009 9:44 AM

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I would suggest you try a book called Dinning on a Dime you will find it on the following website and it is absolutely wonderful.. My husband is picky of all pickies and his eldest son was trying to follow him.. I get both of them asking for stuff out of this book all of the time. I wish I had this book 14 years ago would have saved me lots of tears, not to mention MONEY! GREAT FOR newlyweds too! www.livingonadime.com

Posted by Kimber on March 02, 2009 10:30 PM

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I have invested in a yogurt maker and the results are great. I know what is in it... no hidden sugars, etc.
BT

Posted by BT on March 05, 2009 1:14 PM

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Try sprouting some seeds with the EasySprout sprouter. Just do a search for sprouting seeds & you will be able to find everything you need. This is soooo easy with this sprouter. If your so inclined you can eat for pennies a/day once your set up. I now have 8 of these sprouters & 4 SproutMaster tray sprouters. I have a cupboard full of seeds. If I had to I could probably get by with spending $10.00 or so a month on food - for 6+ months - with what I have on hand.
thehostaman

Posted by John on March 05, 2009 4:45 PM

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I eat all organic foods made from scratch. I have spent on average 200-300 dollars per month for a family of 3 (including a 19 year old boy). Since I no longer buy pre-made pizzas, frozen breaded chicken, canned soup, etc, I have been saving an average of 500.00 per month. I feel as though persons on welfare, food stamps, etc. should learn how to shop in this manner. I have heard reports from the news media of how it is impossible to feed a family of four with 600.00 worth of food stamps. Sure, if you are buying pre-packaged industrial manufactured food!!!

Posted by cindy on March 10, 2009 4:12 PM

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