I see a lot of post about how buying good quality shoes/clothes/stuff, even if more expensive at first, save you money in the long run. And then I see posts on the front page about buying fast food at the cheapest price possible. Or comments about buying chickens at $.99/lb. Take care of your health, people. The reasons most of us go frugal is so you can enjoy life longer. You can eat healthy meals, even local organic food (I know I know, it's a big conspiracy and it's not better for you), on a tight budget. The rules:
-eat fruits that are cheap (apples and bananas, skip the berries in the middle of the winter)
-eat veggies that are in season. Don't buy tomatoes in the middle of the winter, buy leeks, kale, cabbage, root vegetables instead. Don't buy cabbage in June either, buy lettuce, greens, radishes. It's cheaper, and it gives you a new set of recipes to use every season.
-eat meat rarely. Eat fish once a week instead.
-I cook from middle eastern, Hungarian, and French cookbooks. It allows me to add variety to my meals for fairly cheap. Hungarian food is very cheap to make, mainly because it was a poor country for a long time. There must be similar cuisines around the world. Middle eastern food is great, a lot of vegetarian option that only uses a few ingredients.
-make soup every other day in the winter. Have leftovers? saute onions/carrots/celery for a few minutes, add stock and whatever you have for leftovers. Simmer for an hour. Eat with bread and butter.
-eggs. Eggs are delicious, full of protein, and cheap (again, even if you buy the organic local ones. I pay $5 for my eggs when my chickens are not laying from a local farm, that's at least 1 quiche, 2 breakfast and a few snacks).
-If you want to eat meat more often, make stews. Less meat used, and tons of veggies.
January 31, 2017 at 10:10AM
