Navigating Nutrition On A Budget
11/16/22 • 14 min
Over the past year many people have felt the weight of their food bill. With an inflation and recession double whammy, food prices have increased at astronomical rates. From produce to cooking oil to bread and meat nearly every category of food has been affected by inflation. So it's no surprise that many people are trying to save on food. But considering how closely tied diet is to our health, it’s super important we don’t compromise nutritional quality during times of financial constraint. Which begs the question, how can you eat healthy on the cheap?
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Over the past year many people have felt the weight of their food bill. With an inflation and recession double whammy, food prices have increased at astronomical rates. From produce to cooking oil to bread and meat nearly every category of food has been affected by inflation. So it's no surprise that many people are trying to save on food. But considering how closely tied diet is to our health, it’s super important we don’t compromise nutritional quality during times of financial constraint. Which begs the question, how can you eat healthy on the cheap?
Want to recommend an episode topic? Send me a message on Instagram or TikTok @nutritionbitespodcast
Credit to MonoSheep for the theme music.
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Nutrition Bites - Navigating Nutrition On A Budget
Transcript
Welcome to Nutrition Bites. The no nonsense podcast where you get the truth about food so you can eat what you want and be healthy. I’m your host Maggie and welcome to the series! Food prices are on a steep incline and it doesn’t seem like it’ll be slowing down anytime soon. So how can we make sure our health doesn’t take a back seat when we have to cut costs at the grocery store? On the menu today, eating healthy on a budget.
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