(In celebrating World Health Day we bring you some cheap and easy ways to maintain a healthy diet.)
The world of students seems to be revolving around the rounds of Kebabs, Chinese take-out or instant noodles. Remember, it is cheap and tasty but supremely unhealthy!
Ok, let’s face it; living on a budget is difficult. However, it is not impossible! At this point, you are probably wondering how is it possible to not sacrifice the many night outs with friends and live a good healthy lifestyle. Well, if you are then you are in for a surprise! It is possible to eat healthy and not empty your pockets completely.
Know your budget and stock up.
Here are a few pointers to keep in mind
- Cook: Eat home cooked food more often. That itself will save you some big bucks.
- Know your Budget: It could be £10 or £50/week. Just know how much you can spend!
- Plan: Yes, it sounds drab and boring and no one wants to spend their recently attained freedom by planning a list of groceries. Nevertheless, be rest assured if you plan, you will actually have a saving at the end of the month.
- Share: A wise person once said, “Sharing is caring”. Well, it is true but in this case, “sharing is saving”! Fresh and healthy food is expensive and by the time you get along to actually eating it, it may have passed the best before date. Sigh! So, what should you do? Well, pitch in with flat-mates or friends. Buy veggies and fruits in bulk with them so that way you save money and eat fresh.
- Buy in Season: Cheap and healthy!
- Stock up: Be ready to buy in bulk when there are great offers! Remember this is for veggies and fruits and not pizzas or chips!
- Freeze/tin: Always a good option to Freeze leftovers or go the tinned way…equally healthy!
- Lots and lots and lots of water…no excuses!
- Fitness: the only way to maintain and live healthy is to keep fit.
- A few Cheap and Healthy Recipes
We hope this was helpful, you can tell us what works for you.
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