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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
I think the idea that “eating healthy = more money” is a crutch that people use to justify bad eating habits. Fast food and poor choices aren’t all that cheap anymore, this isn’t the US in the 90s. The problem is that people over complicate it, over eat, and convince themselves that the convenience is worth the negative cost.
Beans, rice, other grains, seasonal or frozen fruits and vegetables, canned tuna or ground pork.
On a per-meal basis, meals made from the above are going to be cheaper than most other food you can get. Even if you can only afford absolute trash, a pot of rice and beans is healthier and cheaper than a box of KD.
Healthier eating is achievable on any budget and can absolutely benefit both your mental (and obviously physical) health.
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The set up and initial costs of eating healthier is higher (ie: several hundred in costs to stock up a pantry and then a few hundred every few weeks to top up perishables) than eating unhealthy on a per meal basis (ie: Ordering out at $20-40), but once you get started up, the average cost per healthy meal is lower than the unhealthy meal (ie: Total costs to stock up pantry divided by total meals prepared.
I've chatted with some people only to realize that they somehow literally believe that smaller and more manageable payments is more financial prudent and responsible than occasional spikes in their spending. I don't get how they come to that conclusion, but I've run into people that believed this more than once.