“Healthy eating and living is way too expensive.”
Well… that depends. If you’re going to a grocery store or a health food store and buying organic, specialty foods and small packets of nuts and seeds, yes it will get expensive. Healthy eating the ‘old fashioned’ way – focusing on simple, whole foods, buying in bulk, growing food in your garden, and cooking from scratch – is much less expensive. Yes, it takes time and thought and planning and sometimes it’s hard work, but it’s worth the effort if you want to save money while eating well!
A while ago I had an email from a mother of four young children, voicing the frustration and overwhelm of trying to live a healthy lifestyle on a tight budget. She shared her concern that a lot of the advice given in the health world is expensive and out of reach for everyday families, and living this way often puts a strain not only on the budget, but also on relationships in the home. She felt that “healthy food, blood testing, naturopaths, Integrative GP’s, water filters, and chemical free products and lifestyles all come with HUGE costs!”
Struggling mamas (and papas!), I hear you. I’ve been there too. When we began our healing journey, we had four young children and one income (on the lower end of the scale), and we had to live on a very tight budget for many years. So… can I give you a bit of encouragement, and some tips to help you along the way?
