Mar 31, 2012

How to pay less for healthy food | MNN

MNN...  when you make fair comparisons — you see that yes, eating healthy is more expensive. Wait, what?

Well it is! I’m not going to lie to you. But look, it’s only just barely more expensive. Seriously, I’m talking a few nickels here, a few quarters there. If you do it right, it adds up to a few extra dollars per trip, depending on how often you shop.

What’s that old saying? “You can pay for your health now, or you can pay for it later — with interest.” Because let me tell you, prescription medications, surgery, and disease-induced disability? Now that’s what I call expensive! And those are the kinds of diet-related results that make wholesome food suddenly seem pretty dang cheap.

So even at a little extra cost (and I do mean little) in the short term, I think it’s very well worth it. Here are a few ways to keep those costs as low as you can, while assuring that your health is soaring sky-high.

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