Friday’s tip this week comes from guest blogger, Stephanie Watson. We were so excited and thankful that Stephanie took time out of her busy schedule to share her insight with us this week. Thank you Stephanie and I welcome you back any time!
Today’s Tip: Eating right doesn’t have to cost too much money
Eating Right Costs Too Much Money
I hear all the time that eating right costs too much money. I have even said it myself. But honestly it is just not true. It’s a good excuse at the time that might make me feel better about buying that bag of chips, instead of the bag of carrots, but it just does not hold up under the scrutiny of logic.
If you look at it realistically it does not cost more money to eat right. Sure, some of the groceries cost more initially, but honestly, why would any of us pay one dime for a bag of potato chips?
What is in a bag of potato chips? Salt, Fat, Sugar, Starch. There is not one ounce of nutrition in a bag of chips. Just fat, calories, and too much of nothing. When you think about it paying $2.00 for a bag of nothing but calories is pretty expensive compared to paying $2.00 for a bag of carrots that has lots of vitamins and goodness in it.
Also if you are eating right and watching portion sizes the food is actually going to cost a lot less than if you’re eating wrong and as much of it as you want. If you check out the FDA pyramid it is clear about what a serving size contains. If we all stuck to that serving size of each food group each day I bet a lot of us would not only eat less, but we would spend less money at the grocery store too.
Stephanie is a Virtual Assistant http://www.stephaniewatson-va.com and recently started a support group for others struggling with losing weight. http://www.toughloveweightloss.com.
