All us teenagers seem to think that if we could afford anything, we'd be as skinny as twigs and healthy as Jack LaLanne. Whether or not that's true, we just don't-- and it frustrates us. We ask: "Wouldn't you think that our parents could just invest in the good food? That it's a priority?" To many of them, it's not, and we just have to live with it.
I can definitely tell you that my parents are not huge fans of overpriced and bug-filled organic fruits and vegetables; all the interesting-looking healthy options we seen in stores like Whole Foods or Trader Joe's that are, to them, "just too expensive." Well, I have had to find a way to get my hands on some good food anyhow, because it's a priority to me. Here are some things I do that compromise my parents' price standards and my standards of good nutrition.
Firstly, try signing up for some kind of a rewards program or buying club at your local supermarket, if it's offered. Let me tell you- it really pays off. With those extra dollars, you'll be able to afford products you normally didn't have the money for.
Also, I know that pretty packaging is ever so enticing, but don't fall for it. There are so many times when you buy something because the wrapper or box looks so "earthy" or "natural foods-y." What matters is what's in the ingredients and what the nutrition facts are. The less romantic looking option might not only be better for you, but cheaper, too. Watch out for that- a lot of the time, you don't even realize that you're buying food only because you think the packaging is pretty.
A great trick is looking for produce that is on sale. It's not what you're thinking-- that they're the old rotten fruits and vegetables that must have fallen on the floor in the back of the store-- usually, the fruits and veggies that are on sale were just over-ordered by the store, and they want to get rid of them before they go bad. That also means that they're often in season (when the fruit is naturally meant to be harvested during the year, just so you know), which is a good thing. Lately, I have been living off of the raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries that have constantly been on sale all over town. If I may say so, they're also the best berries I have tasted in a really long time. So definitely be opportunistic, and aim for food that is on sale. When you get home, it's super fun to then find a way to use what you bought. Check out some recipes on the internet or find something else in the refrigerator that might taste good with it. Experiment with you taste buds and your intuition... more often than not, you'll come up with something that tastes out of this world!
You can eat just as well without all the over-expensive prices and be able to get those fancy shmancy jeans in a smaller size :D
I can definitely tell you that my parents are not huge fans of overpriced and bug-filled organic fruits and vegetables; all the interesting-looking healthy options we seen in stores like Whole Foods or Trader Joe's that are, to them, "just too expensive." Well, I have had to find a way to get my hands on some good food anyhow, because it's a priority to me. Here are some things I do that compromise my parents' price standards and my standards of good nutrition.
Firstly, try signing up for some kind of a rewards program or buying club at your local supermarket, if it's offered. Let me tell you- it really pays off. With those extra dollars, you'll be able to afford products you normally didn't have the money for.
Also, I know that pretty packaging is ever so enticing, but don't fall for it. There are so many times when you buy something because the wrapper or box looks so "earthy" or "natural foods-y." What matters is what's in the ingredients and what the nutrition facts are. The less romantic looking option might not only be better for you, but cheaper, too. Watch out for that- a lot of the time, you don't even realize that you're buying food only because you think the packaging is pretty.
A great trick is looking for produce that is on sale. It's not what you're thinking-- that they're the old rotten fruits and vegetables that must have fallen on the floor in the back of the store-- usually, the fruits and veggies that are on sale were just over-ordered by the store, and they want to get rid of them before they go bad. That also means that they're often in season (when the fruit is naturally meant to be harvested during the year, just so you know), which is a good thing. Lately, I have been living off of the raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries that have constantly been on sale all over town. If I may say so, they're also the best berries I have tasted in a really long time. So definitely be opportunistic, and aim for food that is on sale. When you get home, it's super fun to then find a way to use what you bought. Check out some recipes on the internet or find something else in the refrigerator that might taste good with it. Experiment with you taste buds and your intuition... more often than not, you'll come up with something that tastes out of this world!
You can eat just as well without all the over-expensive prices and be able to get those fancy shmancy jeans in a smaller size :D
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