10 Ways to Save Money and Eat Healthy

Great ideas and suggestions! I love the rule of buying food with no lables! I'm sharing this everywhere :)

Very good suggestions, Carol...we actually do most of these. Sharing, and wishing you a great day in Arizona...rain and cold here of course. :)

My mother never prepared any kind of beans... I don't know why. I am trying to incorporate more and more of them in our meals (they are so many kinds so a lot of choice to prepare interesting dishes). This is still a work in process for me :-) So thanks for the suggestions... I appreciate all!

I want to let you know that they are three pictures that do not show in this article (no 1, 3 and 6)

Carol - You hit the nail right on the head with this article. I commend you for recognizing the fact that so many people would like to eat healthy but do not realize they can afford it.

Great job.

Great ideas, Carol. I often start off with good intentions...but fall of the wagon and fall victim to the pre-packaged not-so-good-for-you fixes. Thanks for the healthy alternatives!

Great tips. I'm going to share this on my Healthy Food Examiner Facebook page.

I love all these great tips.

These are great tips. I notice when I take the time to actually plan meals and buy ingredients to cook from scratch (and stay away from the prepared food) I save a ton of money on groceries and eat healthier as well. Great hub, voted up, useful, awesome.

Hi Carol. Great suggestions. We do a lot of these but we could always do more. We try not to have chips and other junk food in the house because as you say, if it's there we will find it and eat it. Great job as always. Voting up, sharing , etc

Great suggestions--I am a beans and rice kinda gal but I hate shopping!

I actually do most of your suggestions. I never saw a bean that i didn't like. I like the idea of taking a day for cooking and freezing. Great tips Carol. Thank you..

Excellent ideas! I do find that eating healthy has been expensive for me, but you make it sound really easy. I really like the idea of buying food that does not need an ingredient list - I think that will save me money. That, and making beans in batches and freezing it. Thanks!

Fortunately I'm not so discriminating like the others and I can buy substitute foodstuffs as opposed to branded ones. I also like casseroles and anything with broths and soups -- just add a lot of water and do the trick with the seasoning to make it flavorful. I like your ideas. Voted up and useful. :)

Some really good ideas carol. Like the idea of bulk buying, don't think the wifey will be opposed to that idea ;-)

Carl

Hi Carol, I love my stews, especially in the winter, I could live on them from October till March! lol! so all your ideas are great, and anything that saves me money is wonderful!

Great suggestions! One day a week, I take the left overs out of the fridge and make soup or stew with them. Usually things like corn, green beans and maybe some left over potatoes or pasta. I add some hamburger or left over roast and it's a great meal. Watching the grocery sales and using coupons saves me a bunch too. Great hub, voted up and useful! :)

Wonderful carol and I vote up,across and share all aroud . This gem will without doubt benefit many readers ;myself for one.

Have a great day.

Eddy.

Great hub, carol! I am trying to gain weight and I've been reading tons of articles about eating the healthy way. This hub is perfect for me. I particularly like your suggestions about beans and healthy snacks! Voting this up and sharing!

Great hub Carol - eating healthy plus saving money. I love cooking with rice and beans and making stews. I use my slow cooker to make tasty meals for my family. This is really inspiring - up, useful and shared!

"Food that doesn't need labels is healthiest." - how could any statement be MORE true than that one?

Great ideas :)

You forgot eggs :-) Natures complete protein unlike meats.

Great tips, Carol. Reminding us of how to do both of these things is a good thing, as Martha would say.

The good news is there are so many tasty ways to prepare healthy foods too. thanks for sharing..

Sending Angels to you on the evening of this tenth day of the new year. :) ps

Very inspiring hub and I love your tips, Carol. I really care about saving and eating healthy. I found it from this hub. I'm glad to follow your tips. Thanks for writing and share with us. Voted up!

Best wishes, Prasetio

We eat lots of soup these days. It is filling and saves on the budget. I love your suggestions, especially to shop once a month. It goes a long way on saving money. Voted up++

Some great tips shared here, Carol and thanks for emphasizing healthy snacking too.

Voted up and useful and shared on G+1.

This is a useful hub Carol. We have trying to buy more in bulk. Unfortunately we don't have tons of storage space. It is amazing how much cheaper things are when bought in bulk. Up and useful.

Carol....Great ideas and suggestions for healthy eating without breaking the bank. I must admit, going up and down the food aisles has become almost annoying. Often, when I look at prices, I swear my eyes will bug out of my head!

I helped myself out in this regard, when I FINALLY got the hang of "cooking for 2" as opposed to the U.S. Marine Corps!! After 30 years of it, it becomes robotic! LOL.....Love this hub, Carol...UP+++

Carol, what an interesting, useful hub this is! I am no longer working and we are fining ways to save money on the shopping. Hubby has just gotten a food warehouse membership through work so it's bulk buying all the way for us now - Lord Knows where we will store it all though :o(

Very very useful hub carol. i also included this on my frugal living ideas,

Fantastic ideas to be put into healthy use eat properly and still save how easy it is now that you have informed us so bravely. thanks for this Hub

As fellow hubber jimmythejock (from Scotland) opines, buy produce that are not advertised.

I like stews and casseroles. It's always my scheme when I'm on a budget.

Thanks for prompting me to buy in bulk. It really saves money.

Thank you for this hub with your personal advice. :)

Hi Carol,

These are all great tips for eating healthy while also saving money. I make loads of homemade soups and they are never quite the same because it all depends what kind of vegetables, etc. I have on hand. We cook mostly from scratch and also have a big freezer. Excellent hub! Up, useful and will share so that others can learn from you. :)

Thanks a lot for this Carol. I can never say that something like that this isn't useful. It definitely is. I'm a growing adult and I enjoy learning things like this for my future. One day I'll have a family and I want to know what's best. :) Thanks for this!

Seasonable vegetables are full of nutrients and you receive them shortly after being picked. While you can store some vegetables for long periods the nutrient value decreases with age. I would still want to shop weekly for fresh vegetables even though some will keep. Fresh frozen vegetables preserve their nutrients as well and are easy to keep around. Good post and I'll be watching for more.

My favorite tip is cooking large batches ^_^ I love doing this and then freezing in serving or meal sizes. Great hub and all great ideas. Voting up and useful!

The biggest mistake that people make in eating healthy is trying to do it all at once. I always teach people to do it slowly. Instead of eating red meat five times a week, slowly get it down to four and three. Before you know it, you have eliminated all the bad from your diet and are feeling better.

Hi, Carol! I loved this most informative article in its entirety. You craft hubs efficiently and professionally while maintaining a personable reader-friendly voice. Of particular interest to me as I am in the midst of a walking and weight loss program is the last part about healthy snacking. I am compelled to snack, and the idea of having healthy food around to satisfy my need to CRUNCH is an excellent one. My wife is already implementing a lot of what you mention here, but I gotta talk her into helping me with the healthy snack foods. Knowing her, she'll probably remind me that it also burns calories to help her by doing it myself. LOL! And she'd be right!

I like your suggestion to buy foods that don't require a label. I'm happy to report that my husband loves beans and soups, which really does stretch our budget. I'm going to try your suggestion of doing a major shopping trip twice a month. Thanks!