Healthier on a Budget - What It Is

When I first started couponing, I threw myself into it and picked up every free or ridiculously cheap thing I could get. I ate plenty of frozen meals, pasta, and white rice. As I learned more about healthier eating, I cringed at the amount I was paying, but I've had to rework my way of thinking. The amount I was saving in food costs, I made up for with the money I spent on medicines and time out of work when I was sick. I've decided I'd much rather go ahead and spend the extra on good food.

So I'm going to start a series about healthier eating on a budget. But first, what is considered "healthier"?
In Genesis 1:29, God said "See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food.” After the flood, He told Noah every animal was for food as well. He also adds every green herb, not just ones that yield seed.

Red #3 (or any other articial color), partially hydrogenated oils, and artificial flavors are not listed. For the sake of simplicity, let's say "healthier" is natural foods - ones that have been altered in a kitchen instead of a laboratory. It's foods that do not have to be tested on animals to make sure they are "safe." That leaves fruits, vegetables, other herbs, nuts, seeds, whole grains, and animal products. I won't be getting in to the arguments of traditional vs. vegetarian vs. vegan or of cooked vs. raw. I'll be sticking to ways to afford the food, no matter what your diet is.

In the meantime, here's my article with printable coupons for natural/organic foods: "I Can't Afford to Buy Healthier"