grubbin’
My new thing is trying to eat smart for better health. I’ve always been happy with my body, but lately… notsomuch. I’m out of shape - too little muscle tone and strength, not enough energy and flexibility. Also, relatives of mine have chronic health problems that I want to avoid, like high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. For myself, for Mister Ant, and for the family we want to have, I’m trying to eat more fruits and veggies, drink more water, eat less grease and heavy starches, and refrain from heavy eating too late at night. This is hard. Most particularly at lunch. Since Mister Ant and I haven’t been to the store in what seems like forever (actually, now that I think about it, it has to have been at least two weeks by now), I’ve been eating lunch out instead of eating those frozen meals. I guess that’s good for me, because those frozen meals have lots of sodium. But it’s not so great for my wallet, because I can get those meals for $1.00 a piece when they’re on sale, and they often are.
What have I been eating? Well, let’s see. Turkey sandwiches with lettuce and tomato on wheat. Fruit salads. Mango smoothies. Dried cranberries. Fruit cups. Chicken Caesar salad. Tacos with lettuce and tomatoes. And the occasional breakfast croissant with egg, sausage, and cheese. Some of these things are better than others. The lunchmeat in the sandwiches has sodium in it. The fruit cups have added sugar. The Caesar dressing has fat in it (I use the dressing sparingly). The taco meat has some grease in it. And do I really need cheese on the croissant? But all told, I don’t think I’m doing too badly. But man, all this eating out is hurting my allowance. I actually like to get through the week with most of my allowance unspent. But this week, food ate up quite a bit more than it usually does, and I’m not happy about that.
How do you guys eat healthy for less? (That is, if you’re trying to eat healthy.)
Update: Just to give some more perspective, I’ve been eating healthier and healthier as times pass, but I haven’t made it a PRIORITY. That’s what I’m trying to do now.
