Organic foods promise quality food, but are many times more expensive than the standard products we are used to today.
The shelves of large stores are full of healthy foods, organic meats, exotic fish, off-season fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain snacks and pasta, as well as low-fat and low-sodium products. With this great variety, at first glance it seems easy to eat a varied and quality food all year round. If we look at the prices of these products, we will see that many people could not afford them. This begs the question: Can we afford to eat healthily?
The fact is that organic and organic foods are more expensive than mass brands. Studies show that there is no clear evidence that organic products have many more advantages over standard foods. What's more, some of the cheapest foods available in stores are some of the most nutritious products. These are, for example, beans, lentils, seasonal fruits and vegetables, root vegetables (potatoes, etc.), frozen fruits and vegetables, etc. The fact is that frozen fruits and vegetables stored properly are as useful as fresh foods.
So with a little knowledge, skills and reading the labels, we can eat healthily without compromising the family budget.
Here are some tips on how to buy sensibly healthy foods at affordable prices:
As it turned out, we don't have to spend a lot of money to eat healthily. Choose food wisely and cook more at home.