Tips for Eating Healthy On a Budget!
We recently reported on a difficulty reality for many Australians. They can’t afford the sort of foods that are key to a healthy diet. And they’re choosing to fill up on cheap and cheerfully packaged ultra-processed foods instead. Read here, here and here why that’s very bad news indeed.
The struggle to afford healthy foods is being blamed on the post-pandemic cost-of-living crisis. Quite right. But the reality is, most Australians have been failing to eat sufficient fruit and vegetables for decades, with a particular aversion to vegetables. And the main reason is a long-term problem with affordability.
What can we do about it? Dr Kate Wingrove is an accredited practising dietitian, a registered public health nutritionist, and a research fellow at Deakin University’s Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition. We asked Wingrove for advice on how families can eat healthier on a budget. Just as important is her advice on how to approach food. In the age of MasterChef, it’s easy to feel daunted by cooking, and how to handle food. At heart, it’s all about planning, keeping it simple, and staging a quiet revolution in the kitchen.
Excerpted from The New Daily
