{"id":804,"date":"2011-09-29T10:02:38","date_gmt":"2011-09-29T14:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/?p=804"},"modified":"2011-09-29T10:02:38","modified_gmt":"2011-09-29T14:02:38","slug":"healthy-eating-on-a-budget-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondgorgeous\/2011\/09\/healthy-eating-on-a-budget-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Eating on a Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, you can afford to eat a healthy diet with quality foods!\u00a0 One easy way to add more money to your food budget is to push that grocery cart right past the beverage aisle. Don\u2019t stop!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/files\/2011\/09\/207166_10150566829270537_758175536_18018906_565319_n4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-808\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/261\/2011\/09\/207166_10150566829270537_758175536_18018906_565319_n4-e1317304831755-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Americans spend $66 BILLION a year on soda.\u00a0 That\u2019s $66,000,000,000.\u00a0 That will buy a lot of healthy food!\u00a0 Take a look at your grocery bill and figure out how much your family contributes to that horrifying number. You may be surprised.\u00a0 Add in the sodas (or \u201cpop\u201d as we say in the South) that you buy at the drive-through fast food places while you are out running around and the occasional can of pop from the vending machine.\u00a0 More surprised now?<\/p>\n<p>Sugary juices and flavored water are marginally better choices, but still pricey.\u00a0 If you have a juicer, you can make your own juice from your produce that has been around almost (but not quite) too long.\u00a0 That way you don\u2019t have to throw away food and you get juice that is healthier &#8212; and cheaper.\u00a0 Don\u2019t have a juicer?\u00a0 Check out some garage sales. They tend to show up there frequently.<\/p>\n<p>Your very best option is free.\u00a0 Drink water.\u00a0 If you invest in a water filter you won\u2019t need to buy bottled water, assuming your tap water, like ours, leaves something to be desired in taste and purity.\u00a0 Water is better for you than carbonated drinks and will help you in your weight loss efforts, too. \u00a0<a title=\"Free weight loss drink\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/2011\/07\/free-weight-loss-drink.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read about free weight loss drink.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the money you save from cutting out the sodas, you will have more for the good and good-for-you food &#8212; which we\u2019ll be talking about in posts that are coming up.Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/p>\n<p>Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, you can afford to eat a healthy diet with quality foods!\u00a0 One easy way to add more money to your food budget is to push that grocery cart right past the beverage aisle. 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