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Inexpensive Healthy Recipes
Healthy Meals at a Low Cost
Inexpensive healthy recipes are a great way to stretch your dollar, especially these days when prices keep shooting up.
Although it does take a little extra time and some planning, you can add a great taste and nutrition to your meals and cut back on costs.
Here are some tips:
Make it From Scratch
Using inexpensive healthy recipes will usually mean learning to make as much as you can from scratch, including bread, salad dressings and sandwich spreads.
The more foods you make from scratch, the less chemicals you have in your diet, the more nutrition for your dollar and, yes, the fewer dollars you spend.
Learn to Love Beans
Learn to cook pinto beans and make refried beans or add them to soups, a healthy part of using inexpensive healthy recipes.
Cook black beans from scratch and add them to salads or make bean burgers with them.
Save money even more by buying beans in bulk.
To cook beans from dry bulk do the following:
Add two cups of dry beans to a colander and rinse them in running water, being careful to remove any stones or dirt.
Then add the rinsed beans to a large pot and cover with two inches of water.
Set on the stove and bring the beans to a full, rolling boil.
Remove the beans from heat, cover the pot and set it aside for one hour.
Then rinse the beans once more, return them to the pot and cover with two inches of clean water.
Bring the beans to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and add 1/8 teaspoon of baking soda.
Simmer the beans for about 45 minutes or until tender.
For convenient budget cooking, make a double batch and freeze half for later recipes.
Make a Lot
Every time you cook a meal, make enough for at least two meals, and then freeze the leftovers in individual, quart-sized bags for later dinners.
It doesn't take that much effort to make a double batch of a meal, and will save you hours of time later.
Keep these in your freezer for those days when you are too tired to cook and may be tempted to go out for fast food.
Using inexpensive healthy recipes combined with convenience!
Get Imaginative with Leftovers
Using airtight containers like these will keep your leftovers fresh longer.
At the end of every meal save your leftovers in airtight containers and use them for the next meal.
Leftover taco filling or meatloaf can be cut up and added to a casserole, used to top potatoes or added to a salad.
Avoiding waste is a crucial part of using inexpensive healthy recipes.
Buy Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in Season
In your pursuit of using inexpensive healthy recipes, you may be tempted to save money by cutting out the fresh fruits and vegetables.
Don't.
The great health benefits you getting by adding these to your diet are well worth the extra cost.
Add five servings of fresh fruit and vegetables to your diet and you drastically reduce the risk of cancer.
Think of all the money you'll save in doctor bills. Part of using inexpensive healthy recipes is looking at all the hidden costs, as well as the obvious ones.
Also, the more nutrition you add to your diet, the less snacks you'll crave and the less you'll eat overall.
Don't believe me?
The next time you're craving a snack, eat a couple of raw carrots.
You'll be amazed how quickly you'll feel full.
Learn More About Frugal Cooking
Invest in good health and some of the best bread available with a good quality grain mill.
You can beat frugal cooking both for the excellent nutrition and savings.
Learn why cooking from scratch is so important by clicking here.
Want to see all of our frugal recipes? Click here.
Want organic food at a great price?
Form a food club, and you'll also foster the growth of locally produced, excellent organic food.
Learn more.
Do you love Chinese food? Save a bundle and invest in your health by learning to cook healthy vegan Chinese food at home!
Avoid that expensive trip to the bakery and make fabulous desserts at home.
Learn more.
Listen to the general media, and they'll tell you that coconut oil is something akin to the devil's spawn, unleashing an epidemic of heart disease into our country and killing thousands of people.
But do a little research, and you learn otherwise.
For reasons why you should be cooking with coconut oil, click here.
A good quality cast iron cookware set like this one is an excellent investment for healthy, even cooking. It can also be used outside as a Dutch oven.
Cook mouth-watering meals that increase your energy and make your feel terrific. Learn more.
The next time you are suffering from a cold, sore throat or other infection, instead of calling the doctor, reach for this healthful oil instead.
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Make authentic sausages right in your own home. Learn more.
Thinking about investing in a grain mill, but not sure which one is right for you?
Read a review about grain mills by clicking here.
Dehydrating foods are a great way to preserve foods in a healthy, low-cost way.
Learn more.
Use the healing power of vegetables in your cooking.
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A good quality vacuum sealer makes your food last for months and even years and can save you a bundle of money.
Click here to learn more.
Using a vacuum food sealer is the best way to make sure your foods lasts and to save money, but there are some tricks to using a vacuum food sealer.
Read more.
Do you have a weakness for fine-quality, Mexican food? Learn to cook fabulous Mexican dishes and save a bundle.
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Having and using a cast iron camp Dutch oven is a good idea should the power go out and you're unable to use your electric range.
It's also a great way to keep the heat out of your kitchen in the summertime and outside where it belongs.
Learn more.
When you stock up on bulk grains, don't forget to stock up on yeast as well.
Learn more about this crucial ingredient by clicking here.
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