How Useful And Inexpensive To Eat

Everyone can make a useful and not very expensive diet. Systematicity is important, as well as desire, time and creativity.

Everyone can make a useful and not very expensive diet. Systematicity is important, as well as desire, time and creativity.

Don't let the time factor scare you: as soon as you organize this issue, everything will go much faster, and the reward for your determination to change will be good health and clear savings. Do the right thing - start with an analysis (of the market as a whole, and of your own refrigerator in particular).

What do we have in the fridge?

Take a critical look at the contents of your refrigerator. What is really useful in it? Are there always fruits, vegetables, fermented milk products, eggs in it? Or is it better to give up something forever? Sausage, dubious pates, semi-finished products, etc. Now it's the turn for kitchen shelves and drawers. What do you store there? It is good if there are stocks of various cereals and legumes; not so much when there are instant noodles and a wide range of snack products.

Menu for the week 

Do you live alone or have a large family - in any case, train yourself to make an approximate menu for the week. In the first case, listen to your wishes, in the second, ask your family in case any wishes arise and go to the store. When making a menu, take into account that the body needs proteins, vitamins, various micro- and macro-elements and even fats every day. In order to save time and money, it is recommended to make one strategic purchase per week, then during the week you will not need to spend time on shopping trips - it will be enough to quickly buy bread in the store closest to the house.

About shops

When going on a shopping trip, make a list of products (you also need a menu for this). Decide where and what you buy. Most products are more profitable to buy in large supermarkets. But there are also those that are better to take "in proven" places. For example, you can agree on the regular purchase of fruits and vegetables with a pretty grandmother from the market, and solve the meat issue there. The main thing is to understand where, when and what exactly you are buying.

Remember the "golden shelf" in supermarkets - it is at the level of the buyer's eyes, which makes the products on it more expensive. Look above and below - the products there are not worse, but, as a rule, cheaper. And remember that the price of the product also includes marketing costs - this means that a widely advertised brand and one that is on the "golden shelf" will cost you much more than a not so well-known product. But whether it is much better is another question.

Do not take frankly cheap products, for example, dubious "dairy products", "cheese products", etc. Ultimately, this saving can come at the most expensive price - the price of health.

The basis of a healthy diet

• Porridge _ One of the most useful and cheap products is porridge. Buckwheat, oats, rice, barley, corn - such a hot morning breakfast will cost a penny, and the benefits of fiber, which such rich cereals are enough for the whole day. Given the variety of cereal crops, you can prepare different porridges throughout the week - this way you will get the maximum benefit. In addition, porridge is an excellent alternative to not very useful and more expensive sandwiches.
• Vegetables and fruits . Focus on seasonal products and those grown in your area. Beets, cabbage, carrots, pumpkins, tomatoes, cucumbers, apples - you can cook dozens of different dishes from them, from borscht to dessert. They are inexpensive and very useful in any form. Do not forget about legumes. Beans and peas are an invaluable source of protein and an inexpensive substitute for meat.
• Meat, fish, eggs, mushrooms . The body needs proteins, so you must ensure its intake in the required volume. Meat is an expensive product, but a person does not need so much of it, it is not necessary to cook it every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Once or twice a week is enough, at other times you can get the right amount of protein from fish, legumes, mushrooms and eggs. Do not cook in large quantities - when heated, the useful properties of the products are reduced to nothing.
• Sour milk products . They are a source of calcium, and therefore very necessary for our bones and joints. Kefir, ryazhenka, cheese in small quantities should be present in your daily diet, but hardly a glass of kefir or 100 gr. cheese will blow a hole in your budget. This is a useful pleasure from quite affordable.
• Sweets . Sometimes you want to treat yourself to something delicious. Nuts and dried fruits are delicious and extremely useful. And if you want to please with homemade baking, then make it yourself: it will cost many times cheaper than store-bought.

What to drink?

Water is the basis of life, and its sufficient amount is a guarantee of good health. To save on bottled water, buy a good filter, but give up sweet carbonated water once and for all. It is better to replace it with fruit compotes and home-made jellies.

To work, to school

Lunchtime snacking at a cafe can do serious damage to your wallet. You will save a lot if you get used to taking food with you to work (and giving your children to school) in sealed plastic containers. Of course, for this you will need to wake up half an hour earlier, but this is just a matter of habit and discipline. Besides, this is not the biggest sacrifice when it comes to your health and the health of your loved ones.