how to stretch your grocery budget

There's a common misconception that making healthy purchases at the store costs more. Actually, healthy foods can be more affordable than unhealthy foods. Here's an example of what you can get for about $20 at a fast food restaurant versus what you can buy and cook at home. Impressive!

For under $20, what can you buy:

8 piece KFC chicken meal 4 biscuits, 2 sides

1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts 5 lb. potatoes 4 piece steamable cob corn 1 lb. oranges 1 gallon skim milk 1 lb. 96% lean ground beef 32 oz. tub of light vanilla yogurt 18 oz. canister of oatmeal 1 lb. frozen green peas 1 lb. dried kidney beans

For under $10, you can buy:

1 box (30 oz.) Chicken Taquitos 1 bag of hot Cheetos

1 loaf 100% whole-wheat bread 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast 1 lb. baby carrots 1 lb. bananas 1 lb. bag frozen broccoli florets

 

For around $5, you can buy:

1 case (24 cans) of coke

1 cucumber 1 Steamers bag of vegetables 1/2 lb. of grapes 1 lb. of bananas 1 lb. bag of brown rice 1 box of whole-wheat spaghetti