Excerpted from the article “Good Food on Tight Budget” by Kathleen Barnes in
Natural Awakenings magazine.
Many folks have been hurt in the economic downtown and many
families have seen reductions in the amount of food dollars they have to live a
nutritious life. The Environmental Working Group has an online publication with
the same title as this article and Nutritionist Dawn Undurraga has some
suggestions on how you can eat healthy, high-nutrient, low-pesticide, natural foods on fewer
dollars.
Raw cabbage is a fantastic option with its cruciferous
qualities and low price. It is a great addition to soups, salads and
stir-fries.
Also priced well for their high nutritional value are
carrots, bananas, pears in season, watermelon and frozen broccoli each at less
than 30 cents a serving. (Bananas and pears customarily endure fewer pesticide
applications than apples and are slightly cheaper.)
Best animal protein: Roasted turkey; next is chicken. Roast
at the beginning of the week and use for future meals as well.
A serving of oatmeal is half the cost of sugary cereals and
keeps you from having the blood sugar crash in mid morning.
Queso blanco a mild, soft, white cheese common in Latino
cooking is both less expensive and less processed than many other cheeses.
Try some new recipes with these foods this week and write to
us to let us know what delicious,
nutritious, inexpensive fare you created.
No comments:
Post a Comment