How many of us have heard the following?
Eating right is just so expensive.
Healthy eating costs so much money!
I just can’t afford to eat healthy.
I have said it myself. The only problem was I never analyzed the data to see how true my excuse really was.
Well I’m single and on my own, eating out is much more economical for one person.
Yea, that’s what I used to think. Except I noticed that even at McDonald’s I was spending close to $6-8 on each meal. A bistro meal? Make that $10-15 a meal. Using this data for just two meals a day:
$10 ( avg ) x 2 meals x 7 days a week x 4 weeks = $560
Over the last 7 days, I’ve been keeping record of how much I’ve been spending on groceries. Most days have been $7. I’ve been going every day and only buying what I need for that day. I keep an eye out for sales as well. My high day was $11. I believe that was because I also bought tin foil which isn’t technically food. Now keep in mind this is for three meals a day:
$7 grocery shopping x 7 days a week x 4 weeks = $196
It actually saves me $364 to eat healthy, cook at home, and I’m losing weight. That is win win on so many levels.
For those with families, I encourage you to divide the food costs per person. The ratio of savings should be in the same ballpark.
It is possible to eat healthy without breaking the bank.
