{"id":345606,"date":"2025-12-15T17:07:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T17:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/health-on-a-budget-tips-a-meal-plan\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T17:07:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T17:07:10","slug":"health-on-a-budget-tips-a-meal-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=345606","title":{"rendered":"Health on a Budget: Tips &#038; A Meal Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3><em>\u201cHealthy eating and living is way too expensive.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Well\u2026 that depends. If you\u2019re 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 \u2018old fashioned\u2019 way \u2013 focusing on simple, whole foods, buying in bulk, growing food in your garden, and cooking from scratch \u2013 is much less expensive. Yes, it takes time and thought and planning and sometimes it\u2019s hard work, but it\u2019s worth the effort if you want to save money while eating well!<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0 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 \u201chealthy food, blood testing, naturopaths, Integrative GP\u2019s, water filters, and chemical free products and lifestyles all come with HUGE costs!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Struggling mamas (and papas!), I hear you. I\u2019ve 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\u2026 can I give you a bit of encouragement, and some tips to help you along the way?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHealthy eating and living is way too expensive.\u201d\u00a0 Well\u2026 that depends. If you\u2019re 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. 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