6 Easy Tips for Clean Eating on a Small Budget

Photo: Pond5 By Kristen Domonell for Life by DailyBurn Ever thought about cleaning up your diet but worry about the price tags on all that healthy food? You're not alone. Whole Foods Market, often nicknamed "Whole Paycheck" for its prices, recently announced the launch of a new, budget-friendly store geared toward millennial shoppers who share these cost concerns. "It's really challenging for people to make the right choices when price is sometimes the thing that strikes them in the face," says Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics spokesperson Libby Mills, MS, RDN, LDN, a nutrition and cooking coach in the Philadelphia area. But is there really merit to the claims that cost makes eating clean unattainable for budget-minded people? And how can you reap the benefits if you're not willing to fork over huge amounts of cash? The Price of Clean Eating If you've ever walked down the snack food aisle or visited a convenience store, you know that you can buy a jumbo-sized bag of chips for less than the price of a bag of baby spinach. A recent Cambridge University study found healthy foods to be three times as expensive per calorie as unhealthy foods. And researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health found that healthier diets rich in fruits, vegetables, fish and nuts cost about $1.50 more per day -- or $550 more per year -- than the least healthy diets rich in processed foods, meats and refined grains. As far as organic foods are concerned, while they will cost you more th...
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