Can you have a nutritious diet on $100 a month?
I only have $100 a month to spend on food and I have been doing a poor job so far. I make $21,000 a year so I can not get food stamps but after I buy my medication, pay student loans, old credit card debt (I was a stupid 21 year old) and all my other bills I only have $100 left for food. I have not been eating well as evidenced by my general health. I eat beans and rice and whatever canned veg is on sale. Does anyone have any tips of eating right on such a tight budget? What is your monthly food budget?
27/F/FL Single (if that matters)
Healthy diet. Not loose weight diet but just healthy eating. Fast food is not healthy!
http://stanford.wellsphere.com/complementary-alternative-medicine-article/how-to-eat-healthy-even-on-a-tight-budget/18050
http://www.projectswole.com/healthy-lifestyle/22-ways-to-eat-healthy-on-a-strict-budget/
These websites have great tips and ideas on how to eat healthy on a budget. Organic and high-end meats cost a fortune, but sticking to these tips will help alot. I give these tips to my patients every day. Things like planning ahead, skipping junkfoods and fastfood places really help. Good luck!
P.S.: From when I moved out until I was about 36, my budget was the same as yours, if not less. I wasn’t good with keeping money… I blew it all on clothes when I was in my 20’s.
