Eating Healthy Can Also Be Cheap - My 47cent Breakfast
June 24th, 2008One of the biggest complaints about getting people to eat a cleaner and healthier diet is that it’s too expensive. I’ll admit that in SOME regards this may be true - but in a general sense this is just a bunch of bullshit - or shall I say an ‘internally justified’ excuse to keep living like a slovenly fat-ass.
Don’t take my words personally or let them offend you. If you are making the effort but are still not where you would like to be - I commend you and completely respect you - I don’t care what you look like or what size you are - I’m on your side for taking action…
But the person I am speaking to is the lazy ass who is the first in line at the breakfast drive thru - ready to plunk down $5.95 for their 780 calorie, artery clogging, energy robbing, life shortening breakfast…
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What the hell is wrong with you?!!
…keep in mind I’m using a loving tone when I say this stuff - ya know, a brotherly kind of love… - because I care - and I want you to do better - to be better - to change because you can - and how it will affect your life…
Ok - enough with my rant - here’s how easy t is to each perfectly AND cheaply.
Yesterday - Publix, our local supermarket had a sale on Kashi Go lean Crunch - one of my favorite cereals. 2 boxes for $2.50 ($1.25 per box!!) - and as if that wasn’t good enough - you also get a free half gallon of Organic soy milk. Incredible - but true…
Based on my calculations - one serving came out to about 47 cents…
Who says eating good is too expensive?
Click here for nutritional info => Nutritional Info - Kashi Go Lean Crunch
How do you eat well but still keep it affordable? Click below to let us know…
Thanks,
Joey
Tags: cheap healthy foods, eating healthy, fast food, fattening foods, Kashi Go Lean Cereal
June 24th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Hi just like to say that Kashi Go Lean is incredible! I love the original(not the crunch) because it has only 6 grams of sugar and has a whopping 13 grams of protein! It tastes great, too. Gotta love Kashi
June 27th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Since moving to Spain I find certain things are sorely missed; Kashi products ranking high on the list. Never knew how easy and cheap healthy eating really was stateside.
June 27th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Hello
Just wanted to say that Kashi Go Lean Crunch is also my favorite cereal. I have been eating this cereal and other Kashi products for about two years now. Walmart also has reasonable prices. Give Kashi a try!!
June 27th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Eating healthy doesn’t mean that you have to go buy expensive foods to make gourmet meals. It’s also about eating lite and small portions a few times a day. For breakfast eat a grapefruit with 1 slice of whole wheat bread with flax oil on it instead of butter; for lunch have some steamed veggies with baked chicken and a small fruit smoothie (I usually can’t finish it all) made with soy milk, yogurt, and your choice of fruit; for dinner eat a tuna sandwich on whole wheat bread with a healthy side dish of fresh fruit and veggies. This is very inexpensive and slimming. Eating lite makes you feel lite. If you go to McDonalds and load up on heavy crap then that is how your going to feel.
June 27th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Wow…………. I will try something new.
Thanks Joey
June 27th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
Hey everybody! Wow! I never tried the Kashi cereals, but you all make them sound fabulous! The protein in one serving is whopping! =] Just fabulous! I am sure that it’s loaded with fiber, too. I am always snacking on a fruit or veggies in the morning. I am not usually a cereal person, because I don’t have much time in the morning to sit down at the table and eat. I typically take healthy foods to go and they can sustain me until the afternoon, but the response about the Kashi products are amazing! I may have to try Kashi, due to the wonderful recommendations from you lovely people. Disgustingly, I used to eat the high-fat, high-cal, high-carb breakfast foods and I am totally fed up and sick of it! Joey is absolutely right and I love how blatantly honest he is. Somebody has to be! I trust you, Joey and your information is very accurate =] The media brings about so many fads. A person can easily get caught up in the yo-yo dieting and nutritionally-depriving diet scams. I like how Joey tells it like it is. You’re awesome, Joey! =]
June 28th, 2008 at 9:59 am
Hey everyone! I’m not sure if we get that in the U.K. but will look out for it! Yeh i totally agree, eating rubbish junk food makes u feel soooo bad and it really expensive. Eating healthily is an investment in your future and should be part of everyones life, it need not cost a fortune. Often we get conned into thinking we need this suppliment this fad and that, but all we really need is a healthy and balanced attitude to life and nutritionally sound food. Joey u rock, as ever cutting through the bs xx
June 28th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Yes, even in Europe we can get healthy breakfast foods! (Dr. Meusli was Swiss, after all…) I’m in France, where I use Jordan’s Special meusli: whole oat, wheat and barley flakes, dried raisins, apple, papaya and banana,sunflower seeds, brazil nuts, hazelnuts, almonds and coconut. No sugar, coloring, or preservatives, and I can get it at my local hypermarket! They also make crunchy versions for those who want the extra sugar… Look for this, Nicky, I think it’s originally a British brand - and maybe they have in a Spanish version too! When I don’t have this on hand I toast some whole multi-grain bread with sunnies and flaxseed in it for a change, but usually I use that for sandwiches.
With a yogurt, fresh fruit and a fruit juice, this keeps me going often well into the afternoon before I feel hungry, and even though it costs a bit more because of the weak dollar I’m not too far off the mark for a ‘cheap and healthy’ breakfast!
Bon appetit, everyone!
July 4th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
The reason people complain that eating healthily is too expensive is cause they’re eating TOO MUCH!!! If they eat healthy food and a healthy amount of it they would probably be spending less money than they do on their unhealthy diet. Great work Joey!
July 6th, 2008 at 7:15 am
I often eat organic oatmeal, about 1/2 cup uncooked,
mixed with 1 TB flaxseeds
pour a little hot water over it, then add
1TB sunflower seeds OR
1TB walnuts OR
1TB almonds OR other raw nuts
about 1/2 cup fresh non high sugar fruit or a 1/2 banana ( yup I know it’s sugar content)
about 2 -3 TB organic fat free plain jogurt
4 drops stevia, cinnamon… yum, that lasts a long time
If I have this, I don’t have constant carb. cravings, and feel like my sweet tooth is satisfied.
When I think about all the money we have given out for cookies, ice cream and what not, we DO save money when we eat healthy, as long as we are not following some crazy super protein diet.
Veggies and fruit that is in season is cheaper than sweets.
I eat more fish, and some turkey and chicken, and find that Costco is really good with the fish prices.
Now I will be starting the Blow Torch Diet, so I have to be good :))
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:56 am
What a fun picture! Thank you for making me smile. I wish I could send this to my daughter; but, I can’t find the “share” tag. MM