My friend Angi from PCOSinConnection recently posted something on Facebook about the cost of eating healthy when on a tight budget. For $73.98, she got two meals, several lunches and snacks for her and her partner. Her complaint is one that I’ve heard on several of the fitness boards – How can you afford better food when you want to eat healthy? How do you eat healthy when you are on the run? And how do you do it when healthy food items do not have coupons associated with them?
I’ve gotten a copy of Angi’s grocery list and I’m going to revamp it. The primary goal is to increase the amount of food purchased (goal is a minimum of 4 meals plus lunches for the money spent). Based on what Angi has described, I’ve got a couple more criteria that I need to meet:
1) Meal/Snack solutions that are portable because Angi spends a good portion of her day on the go and in the car.
2) Angi eats several small meals/snacks a day to help keep insulin levels even. Because many women with PCOS have insulin resistance issues, I’m going to take macro split of 40% Protein, 30% Carbs and 30% Fat when I set up the menu based on my shopping list.
3) Everything has to fall into the categories of natural or organic and generally should be a store brand unless specified.
In Part II, I’ll post the list. I’ll also go window shopping at one of my local stores (I’m in Texas, Angi’s in Connecticut) to get an initial estimate based on what she purchased and find suitable substitutes for the local brands available. So stay tuned!
Tags: bill, Budget, Eating, Food, grocery, Healthy, Insulin, macros, PCOS, resistance, shopping, store, Stretching
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