Eating Healthy on a Budget Series Part 2

Plan, Plan, Plan

The first part of this series is about planning. You should not go to the grocery store with out a list. When you go out with out a list you tend to put things into your basket because you might use it in something. Another thing you should do is never go to the grocery store hungry. This is definitely a part of planning before you go to the grocery store.

One of the first things you need to do is figure out your budget for food. One of the sites that I use for figuring these things out is http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsavings/. This site is really great. If you go to the planning section of it you can enter your information for your family and they will tell you how much you could spend a week and still have a healthy family. Here is what a screen shot of my budget said.

• Plan your meals and snacks for the week according to the predetermined budget you set
• Find recipes online
• Make a list
• Check you Sunday paper for coupons and sales
• Find out if your store has a loyalty card
• Find recipes that will stretch expensive foods into more then one meal

These are just some simple ways of planning. What ways do use to plan you menu for the week? Comment and let me know!