Comments on: High Price For Healthy Food http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/ideas/high-price-for-healthy-food/ Stories of Raising Responsible Kids Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:48:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Wendy http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/ideas/high-price-for-healthy-food/comment-page-1/#comment-627 Wendy Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:04:03 +0000 http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=139#comment-627 We have had to go on a budget in the last 5 months, because of a job change. However, I think we still eat healthy for only $75 a week. We are a family of 4, so that makes a difference. I don't buy pre-packeaged food and I cook only 3 times a week. I find making a menu helps and I really consider what I am buying. Sure we get the Teddy Grahams, but I make my own nuggets. I do my best to find the healthiest ingredients I can for my money. It is not really difficult. Another interesting tidbit, when we were on WIC during Hurricane Katrina, we were forced to get things that I would never buy. We had to choose between rice or beans and I wasn't allowed the organic peanut butter that I was use to buying. The worst was the amount of juice we were given. When we applied I had to talk to a lady about nutrition and she informed me that my daughter should have only 4ozs of juice a day. Then they give us enough juice to supply a small army. And it was the worst kind of juice. My kids drink mostly milk and water, so we didn't have much use for the juice. I ended up giving it to other families in the hotel we were staying at. I found it odd that they were telling us one thing and giving us quite another. I know it cost more to eat better, but won't it help with medical bills in the long run? We have had to go on a budget in the last 5 months, because of a job change. However, I think we still eat healthy for only $75 a week. We are a family of 4, so that makes a difference. I don’t buy pre-packeaged food and I cook only 3 times a week. I find making a menu helps and I really consider what I am buying. Sure we get the Teddy Grahams, but I make my own nuggets. I do my best to find the healthiest ingredients I can for my money. It is not really difficult.

Another interesting tidbit, when we were on WIC during Hurricane Katrina, we were forced to get things that I would never buy. We had to choose between rice or beans and I wasn’t allowed the organic peanut butter that I was use to buying. The worst was the amount of juice we were given. When we applied I had to talk to a lady about nutrition and she informed me that my daughter should have only 4ozs of juice a day. Then they give us enough juice to supply a small army. And it was the worst kind of juice. My kids drink mostly milk and water, so we didn’t have much use for the juice. I ended up giving it to other families in the hotel we were staying at.

I found it odd that they were telling us one thing and giving us quite another. I know it cost more to eat better, but won’t it help with medical bills in the long run?

]]> By: Lucinda http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/ideas/high-price-for-healthy-food/comment-page-1/#comment-626 Lucinda Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:42:30 +0000 http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=139#comment-626 I found out I had severe food allergies in March. It has drastically changed how I eat and what I buy for my family. Once you start reading those labels, it's frightening what you learn. And yes, it is much more expensive to eat well. I can't believe how much more money we spend of food and I don't necessarily always buy organic. Just good quality. Sometimes I wish I was still oblivious. I found out I had severe food allergies in March. It has drastically changed how I eat and what I buy for my family. Once you start reading those labels, it’s frightening what you learn. And yes, it is much more expensive to eat well. I can’t believe how much more money we spend of food and I don’t necessarily always buy organic. Just good quality. Sometimes I wish I was still oblivious.

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