One of the reasons I hear time and again for not eating healthy is, “I can’t afford it.” That used to be one of my personal favorites. If you think the only way to eat healthy food is to eat only locally grown, super-organic, ultra-natural whatever, then you’re right. That’s not the only way.
You do have to be dedicated. You do have to understand that making better food choices involves effort. That’s not a bad thing because EFFORT IS FREE!
The effort involves looking in the right places in the store when you are there. Our local Market Street has the best produce around, and a quick trip in the store netted me a meal on the cheap.
- 9/10ths of a pound of green beans – $1.05
- one onion – $0.31
- one-half pound of polish sausage on sale – $0.84
- plus about $0.50 worth of raw almonds
- maybe $1.00 or so worth of homemade bacon
- and about $0.10 worth of garlic
Put everything but the sausage in a pot of water, and boil for an 1 1/2 hours or so. Heat up the sausage in the microwave or a skillet.
This made my entire meal plus provided servings of truly excellent green beans for two others.
This article was first published on October 5, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.