Eating Healthy on a Budget

So, September is upon us which can only mean one thing. School is back. A lot for you may be either starting college for the first time or going back after a summer. Fear not, you do not need to live on pot noodles, I have the solution. Eating healthy is not actually as expensive as people think as long as you are thrifty about it. It’s all about being organised.

Smart Ways to Shop

•  Super 6 at Aldi (Fruit and veg and meat)
•  Try to go to more than one shop (if possible) 
•  Weekly fruit and veg offers at Lidl/Tesco/Dunnes/Supervalu
•  Shopping with a list 
•  Early morning or evening shopping for reductions
• Shop leaflets for weekly reductions

We will even go a step further for you and do up a shopping list as well as a meal plan. The shopping list doesn’t take into account: Cooking oils, butter, water, extra drinks, tea, coffee, salt, or flavourings. It is also taking into account that many students will go home early on a Friday so the below shopping list covers you for 4 days. This is super cheap. If you had a little extra you could always add a little more :) 

Food shopping list (prices:Aldi 2017)

• 10 eggs                                                            €1.99
• 2 x Tins Tuna                                                   €1.68
• Frozen Cod (5 pieces)                                      €3.69
• Oats                                                                 €1.39
• Spinach                                                            €1.39
• Carrots (super 6)                                             €0.49
• Broccoli (super 6)                                            €0.49
• Cous Cous                                                        €0.68
• Mutli seed bread                                             €0.99
• Pears (super 6)                                                €0.49
  • Nectarines (super 6)                           €0.89
• Cashew nuts                                                    €1.79

Total:                           €15.96


4 Day Food Plan

Day 1
Breakfast – 50g Porridge oats made with water
               _ Topped with 1 nectarine
Mid morning snack – Tin Tuna
                                   - Pear
Lunch – 2 boiled eggs
            - Large handful of spinach
            - Cupped handful of cous cous
Mid afternoon snack – 2 slices of multiseed toast
                                      - Nectarine
Dinner – Cod fillet
              - Cupped handful of cous cous
              - Large handful Roast carrot and Broccoli 

Day 2
Breakfast – 50g Porridge oats made with water
               _ Topped with 1 Pear
Mid morning snack –  12 cashew nuts
                                     - Nectarine
Lunch – 2 egg omelette with spinach
           - 2 multi seed slices toast
Mid afternoon snack – Pear
                                      - Carrot sticks
Dinner – Cod fillet
              - Cupped handful of cous cous
              - Large handful spinach 

Day 3
Breakfast – 50g Porridge oats made with water
               _ Topped with 1 Pear
Mid morning snack –  12 cashew nuts
                                     - Nectarine
Lunch – Tin Tuna
            - Large handful of spinach
            - Cupped handful of cous cous
Mid afternoon snack – 2 boiled eggs
Dinner – Cod fillet
              - Cupped handful of cous cous
              - Large handful Roast carrot and Broccoli

Day 4 
Breakfast – 2 poached eggs
                  - 2 slices of multiseed bread
              
Mid morning snack –  12 cashew nuts
                                     - Nectarine
Lunch – Cod fillet
              - Cupped handful of cous cous
              - Large handful Roast carrot
            -
Mid afternoon snack – Pear
Dinner – Cod fillet
             - Large handful of spinach
             - Cupped handful of cous cous