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12 Healthy Budget Foods and Buying Greens in Times of Stress
In today’s challenging economic times there are solutions for when eating healthy may seem out of reach for the average budget. Fortunately, there are many healthy and economic ways to truly get the most for your money whether you’re single or need to plan healthy and economic meals for a family.
Granted, some of the following inexpensive food ideas may not be as appealing for some who are use to dining at the ‘Ritz’, but the following healthy menu plan suggestions and alternatives may actually help you to live 10 to 20 years longer than those who can afford to regularly splurge. These 12 less expensive but healthy food alternatives also are valuable for those who buy unhealthy foods at the grocery store for home dining or who feel the need to grab that high calorie and loaded with salt, French fry, burger, high fat and sugar fast food fix.
In addition the following inexpensive healthy ‘budget’ food selection ideas will help you get needed high quality, Omega 3 Rich Protein and help you get your, complex carbs for long lasting energy. Also, these inexpensive food ideas will help provide your 5 to 7 daily servings of high antioxidant and fiber rich vegetables, fruit and greens your body needs for healthy energy. These inexpensive ‘green’ food selections will also help support your immune system which are so important in times of stress.
Unfortunately, many frequent restaurant diners may not truly understand how unhealthy all the red meat, heavy cream sauce, gravies and enriched high salt and fatty menu selections are for their bodies. These expensive meals are often seasoned with high amounts of unhealthy salt, contain many calories and are high in unhealthy fats (especially fried foods). In addition these same dining out and fast foods type meals are often followed by decadent and very unhealthy sugary types of desserts that are unhealthy, fattening and energy draining for their your body. Many of these same meals may start with abundant and unhealthy variations of simple carbohydrates like white rolls, pastries and white breads that the body immediately converts to sugar and which over time causes the pancreas to increase its output of insulin which often leads to diabetes. The numbers of diabetics has tripled in this country in the last 25 years mostly because of poor diets, too much sugar, sodas, simple carbohydrates, refined white breads, white potatoes and a lack of regular exercise.
12 Simple Budget Healthy Alternatives that Help Stretch your Dollar:
1. Canned Wild Alaskan Salmon: high in great protein, calcium and healthy omega-3 essential oils.
2. Sardines packed in water, olive oil, mustard or tomato sauce, Do not buy Sardines packed in unhealthy vegetable oil. Sardines are: high in protein, calcium and healthy omega-3 essential oils.
3. Organic apples, very filling, high in fiber and antioxidants.
4. Organic baby carrots: already washed and ready to eat, high in beta carotenes, fiber and antioxidants.
5. Cabbage and cole slaw type mixes especially including broccoli cole slaw. Remember don’t use high fat, high salt, high calorie and sugar type salad dressings. Read food labels to get good healthy low calorie salad dressings
6. Oat bran muffins, oat meal and or high nutritional value multi-grain type breads that are low in sugar but high in fiber & protein per slice.
7. High multi-grain type cereals that are high in fiber and vitamins but yet low in sugar. Make cereal even more nutritious by adding fresh or frozen, blueberries or other berries, whole fruits or 1/2 banana.
8. Tofu, can be substituted for meat 2 to 4 times weekly, is healthy, inexpensive and will take easily take on the flavor of what it is cooked or seasoned with. High in protein and antioxidants as well.
9. Low Sodium V-8 type juices with no added sugar.
10. Canned organic beans, lentils and soups that are low in salt, saturated fat and sugar. These contain many important minerals (calcium & magnesium and important vitamins and digestive aiding fiber.
11. Low Fat- Plain Yogurt with live Probiotic cultures. Look for yogurt with no added sugar and that have both acidophilus and Bifidus Probiotic cultures. Organic is preferred.
12. Green drinks: Preferably organic that contain many different varieties of healthy vegetables and fruits from whole food sources. A good Green drink will also contain important nutrient Green grasses like Barley Grass, Oat Grass and or Wheat Grass along with Spirulina. These important Greens are all loaded with protein, important immune supporting nutrients, vitamins and minerals and fiber. In addition most quality Green drinks are Gluten Free and the best Green Drinks have no added sugar. A quality Green drink will contain at least 14 or more different varieties of different Vegetables, Fruits and Greens that help you get your needed 5 to 7 daily servings of vegetables, fruits and Greens. With the high cost of organic and wholesome produce in most grocery stores today, having an extra one-half scoop or serving of a green type drink can offer a great bargain and a great way to supplement. With the right Green drink you can get 3 to 4 servings of needed vegetables, fruits and greens often for less than 70 cents per one-half serving without the chemicals or pesticides in conventional produce.
In today’s often busy world, I have found a great, budget conscious way to get a high quality Organic and wholesome spectrum of 18 varieties of vegetables, fruits and Greens, including pomegranate and goji berries is a product called Doctor Greens Organic Energy. Organic Energy has no added sugar and is available at www.doctorgreens.com . Organic Energy is very good tasting, can be mixed plain with water or mixed in a smoothie or protein shake mix and even has probiotics, organic flaxseeds and organic protein added. For as low as about 60 cents per one-half scoop serving it’s a great way to get the equivalent Orac antioxidant value of 3 servings of veggies, fruits and greens. I recommend it and the above 12 budget nutritious food selections highly. Yours for better health, Hal Decker
Granted, some of the following inexpensive food ideas may not be as appealing for some who are use to dining at the ‘Ritz’, but the following healthy menu plan suggestions and alternatives may actually help you to live 10 to 20 years longer than those who can afford to regularly splurge. These 12 less expensive but healthy food alternatives also are valuable for those who buy unhealthy foods at the grocery store for home dining or who feel the need to grab that high calorie and loaded with salt, French fry, burger, high fat and sugar fast food fix.
In addition the following inexpensive healthy ‘budget’ food selection ideas will help you get needed high quality, Omega 3 Rich Protein and help you get your, complex carbs for long lasting energy. Also, these inexpensive food ideas will help provide your 5 to 7 daily servings of high antioxidant and fiber rich vegetables, fruit and greens your body needs for healthy energy. These inexpensive ‘green’ food selections will also help support your immune system which are so important in times of stress.
Unfortunately, many frequent restaurant diners may not truly understand how unhealthy all the red meat, heavy cream sauce, gravies and enriched high salt and fatty menu selections are for their bodies. These expensive meals are often seasoned with high amounts of unhealthy salt, contain many calories and are high in unhealthy fats (especially fried foods). In addition these same dining out and fast foods type meals are often followed by decadent and very unhealthy sugary types of desserts that are unhealthy, fattening and energy draining for their your body. Many of these same meals may start with abundant and unhealthy variations of simple carbohydrates like white rolls, pastries and white breads that the body immediately converts to sugar and which over time causes the pancreas to increase its output of insulin which often leads to diabetes. The numbers of diabetics has tripled in this country in the last 25 years mostly because of poor diets, too much sugar, sodas, simple carbohydrates, refined white breads, white potatoes and a lack of regular exercise.
12 Simple Budget Healthy Alternatives that Help Stretch your Dollar:
1. Canned Wild Alaskan Salmon: high in great protein, calcium and healthy omega-3 essential oils.
2. Sardines packed in water, olive oil, mustard or tomato sauce, Do not buy Sardines packed in unhealthy vegetable oil. Sardines are: high in protein, calcium and healthy omega-3 essential oils.
3. Organic apples, very filling, high in fiber and antioxidants.
4. Organic baby carrots: already washed and ready to eat, high in beta carotenes, fiber and antioxidants.
5. Cabbage and cole slaw type mixes especially including broccoli cole slaw. Remember don’t use high fat, high salt, high calorie and sugar type salad dressings. Read food labels to get good healthy low calorie salad dressings
6. Oat bran muffins, oat meal and or high nutritional value multi-grain type breads that are low in sugar but high in fiber & protein per slice.
7. High multi-grain type cereals that are high in fiber and vitamins but yet low in sugar. Make cereal even more nutritious by adding fresh or frozen, blueberries or other berries, whole fruits or 1/2 banana.
8. Tofu, can be substituted for meat 2 to 4 times weekly, is healthy, inexpensive and will take easily take on the flavor of what it is cooked or seasoned with. High in protein and antioxidants as well.
9. Low Sodium V-8 type juices with no added sugar.
10. Canned organic beans, lentils and soups that are low in salt, saturated fat and sugar. These contain many important minerals (calcium & magnesium and important vitamins and digestive aiding fiber.
11. Low Fat- Plain Yogurt with live Probiotic cultures. Look for yogurt with no added sugar and that have both acidophilus and Bifidus Probiotic cultures. Organic is preferred.
12. Green drinks: Preferably organic that contain many different varieties of healthy vegetables and fruits from whole food sources. A good Green drink will also contain important nutrient Green grasses like Barley Grass, Oat Grass and or Wheat Grass along with Spirulina. These important Greens are all loaded with protein, important immune supporting nutrients, vitamins and minerals and fiber. In addition most quality Green drinks are Gluten Free and the best Green Drinks have no added sugar. A quality Green drink will contain at least 14 or more different varieties of different Vegetables, Fruits and Greens that help you get your needed 5 to 7 daily servings of vegetables, fruits and Greens. With the high cost of organic and wholesome produce in most grocery stores today, having an extra one-half scoop or serving of a green type drink can offer a great bargain and a great way to supplement. With the right Green drink you can get 3 to 4 servings of needed vegetables, fruits and greens often for less than 70 cents per one-half serving without the chemicals or pesticides in conventional produce.
In today’s often busy world, I have found a great, budget conscious way to get a high quality Organic and wholesome spectrum of 18 varieties of vegetables, fruits and Greens, including pomegranate and goji berries is a product called Doctor Greens Organic Energy. Organic Energy has no added sugar and is available at www.doctorgreens.com . Organic Energy is very good tasting, can be mixed plain with water or mixed in a smoothie or protein shake mix and even has probiotics, organic flaxseeds and organic protein added. For as low as about 60 cents per one-half scoop serving it’s a great way to get the equivalent Orac antioxidant value of 3 servings of veggies, fruits and greens. I recommend it and the above 12 budget nutritious food selections highly. Yours for better health, Hal Decker
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