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13/07/2015
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When making healthier food choices the price can have a big weight. "It's really challenging for people to make the choices [food] certain when the price is the first thing that hits you in the eyes," says the spokesman of Nutrition and Dietetics Academy Libby Mills.O Huffington Post explains that simply passer by Running of the 'snacks' of any supermarket to note that buying a large bag of potato chips is much cheaper than buying a bag of spinach, for example.
A recent study by Cambridge University found that food and health food are three times more expensive than unhealthy foods. With this in mind the Huffington Post has gathered a few tricks to make healthy choices without emptying the wallet.
1. Buy according to the season: The prices of fruits and vegetables of the season usually fall because there is more supply. Moreover, it is during this time that these foods reaches its peak both in flavor and nutritional value.
2. Know when not to buy organic: Certain foods, such as corn, onions, pineapple, avocado and cabbage absorb a minimal amount of chemicals and there is no problem to buy non-organic version. Others such as apples, grapes, peaches or strawberries, may contain high levels of pesticide residues.
3. Make use of frozen versions: Vegetables and frozen fruits can be a good and economical choice. And sometimes even they have more nutrients, since their components are frozen, and therefore is not degraded.
4. Save for later Cooking with leftovers from the previous meal can help you save on food waste and will allow can enjoy the food of the time. Prepare tomato sauce at the time of tomatoes, for example, and freeze. So even when the tomatoes are more expensive will have homemade tomato sauce. You can do the same with vegetables that usually put in the soup. Buy twice, when they are cheaper, and freeze half for later use.
Source: MSN
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