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Home | About | Contact | Munchkin Helpers | Recipes By Ingredient | Clean Eating Kids | Getting Started | Clean Eating Products | My Life Eating Clean On A Budget by The Gracious Pantry Many people automatically assume that if they can’t buy a 99 cent loaf of bread (aka – the white stuff) that they won’t be able to afford to eat clean. This is simply not the case. I am currently on an extremely tight budget, and yet I still manage to eat clean without breaking the bank. While food prices will vary from region to region, there are a number of ways you can eat clean and still pay your bills. Here are 5 suggestions: When you shop, start in the bulk section of your local health food store. Bulk foods are cheaper than the packaged versions, and you get really clean and healthy foods. Think beans (easy to cook and cheaper than buying cans), whole grains such as barley, millet, quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wa), and whole grain flours. Avoid anything boxed or canned. While this is pretty much a general rule of clean eating, many clean items still come in a can or box. Remember, you pay for the packaging. You don’t have to purchase all organic produce to get the benefits of eating organic. Reserve your organic purchases for the “dirty dozen”. Those foods which contain the highest amounts of pesticides.~Peaches ~Apples ~Bell Pepper ~Celery ~Nectarines ~Strawberries ~Cherries ~Pears ~Grapes ~Spinach ~Lettuce ~Potatoes Get familiar with your options. I shop at three different stores because I know where I can get better prices on different foods and supplies. That said, you have to weight out your option on the cost of gas. For me, these stores are relatively close together. If I had to drive further to get to each one, it would outweigh the benefits of going to a cheaper store. While nobody wants to take the time to clip coupons, it can definetly add up in the savings department. Typically, you won’t find a lot of sales on bulk items or fresh produce. But often, stores will put out coupons for a certain amount off of your entire order, as apposed to the manufacturer offering a discount on one specific item. Keep your eyes open for these deals. I know Whole Foods occasionally offers discounts on anything in their bulk section. This is the time to stock up, especially on items you buy regularly. Cook from scratch. I know, I know. You don’t have time to cook every day. But with a little planning, you can work in home cooked meals every day of the week. Plan to cook and freeze portions of large recipes on the weekend. Bake your own bread. With the right recipe, it’ll be cheaper than that 99 cent loaf I mentioned earlier. And it’s easy! Here’s a recipe for Healthy Bread In 5 Minutes A Day. This is by no means a definitive list. If you know of any ways to save on eating clean, please share them here. We’re all on a budget these days. Let’s help each other out and save some money, while still maintaining our health. Enjoy! If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Share This Post With A Friend April 27, 2010 8 Comments ? Previous Entries Receive Free Recipes In Your In-box! Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner __________________ THIS MONTH’S TOP RECIPE: Clean Eating Chocolate Molten Cake Recipes By Category Appetizers Basics Beverages Breads Breakfast Clean Eating Information Clean Eating Travel Craving Busters Dessert Dinner Dressings and Sauces Entertaining Fish Fruits Health Information Holiday Baking Holiday Food Ingredient Of The Month Lunch Meats Pasta Quick Meals Salads Seafood Side Dishes Snacks Soups & Stews Spreads Sweet Things Vegetables Vegetarian Videos __________________ Search For A Recipe __________________ Tiffany’s Top Pick’s 1. Bubble And Squeek2. Clean Eating Chicken Apple Salad3. Clean Eating Balsamic Basil Corn Salad4. 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What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway. The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you've got anyway. You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and your God; It was never between you and them anyway. These Sponsors Make This Blog Possible ___________________ Upcoming eBook: Clean Eating Desserts Clean Eating Dessert Recipes ___________________ About Tiffany Oh hi! It's just me, Tiffany. A stay-at-home-mama, adapting to a clean eating lifestyle and hitting a few major speed bumps along the way. I'm not perfect at it yet, but I'm tryin'! This is me, in a nutshell: • I love dessert just a little to much. • I get lost in my little boy’s laughter at least twice a day. • I obsess over the numbers on my bathroom scale. • I'd love to have a vacuumed car without fingerprints on the windows, but who am I trying to fool? I'm not that on top of things. • I live for Elvis Presley and Sam Cooke music. • I don’t drink, smoke, or do drugs. I don’t see the point. Life is crazy enough. • I blog to keep my sanity and cook to enjoy my life. My favorite place is in the kitchen. (Did I just set women back a few years? So sorry!) • I’d like to be politically correct, but the truth is, I’ll never be. I’m to honest for that nonsense. This is my life. Welcome to it! Tiffany @ The Gracious Pantry view my recipes ___________________ The Gracious Pantry on Facebook ___________________ Follow Me On Twitter! ___________________ The Gracious Pantry Poll Please help me make this blog a better resource for you by answering the question below. 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