With today’s rapidly rising grocery prices, we have some good news for you – ways that you can actually eat healthier and save money while doing so. And we’re not talking about going on some kind of crazy diet or existing on “rabbit food.” It’s simply a matter of selecting one kind of food over another.
For example, you can choose chicken over beef. Chickens cost farmers far less to raise. Therefore, chicken meat costs less per pound than the meat we get from cows. A pound of chicken is less than half the price of a pound of beef, plus it contains fewer calories and less cholesterol.
When it comes to produce, choose roots over leaves. In other words, pick the food that grows beneath the soil, like carrots, beets, turnips, etc. Not only are they cheaper, they keep longer and are generally more nutrient-dense than lettuce.
Think fresh is always better than frozen? Think again. When shopping for fish, pick frozen over fresh. That’s because today’s flash-freezing techniques preserve the taste and texture of the fish, making it almost indistinguishable from fresh. As freezing keeps the fish from spoiling, it costs less than fresh fish, which have to be flown in at a higher price, sometimes as much as 50% higher!
