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How can I eat healthily on a budget?

We do not have to spend a fortune to eat well, look for discounted fruit and vegetables at the supermarket, their own brands are often priced much lower than other premium brands and can taste very similar.

Loose fruit and vegetables are often lower in price than packaged produce and frozen fruit and vegetables are often packed at the peak of freshness after being harvested, retaining all their goodness and can be priced much lower than their fresh counterparts; think frozen spinach, peas, berries, edamame beans, sprouts, asparagus, butternut squash and broccoli.

Frozen fish can be bought reasonably cheaply in some stores and canned fish - like mackerel and sardines are very nutritious and inexpensive.

Dried pulses and lentils are low in fat, high in protein, fibre and vitamins and three tablespoons count as one of five a day. Tinned pulses and beans can bulk out pasta sauces, providing a boost of healthy nutrients and filling fibre.

Canned fruits (in their own juice or water, not syrup) are nutritionally comparable with fresh and often less expensive.

Cheese and natural yoghurt are nutrient dense and affordable dairy options and plant-based meals such as bean burgers can be filling and less expensive than meals based around meat.

Foods such as carrots, cabbage, squash, oatmeal, cottage cheese and Greek yoghurt are some fresh options that are inexpensive yet high in nutrients.

Eating seasonally can be less expensive because the shorter the distance food must travel, the less expensive it is for the consumer once it is in the store.

This is because stores pay more to import produce from warmer climates during the winter, ultimately increasing up the price.

Weekly meal planning and making a shopping list and sticking to it can help to save on impulse buys at the supermarket and batch cooking on the weekend can also help to save money as all the food for the week will be prepared in advance and portioned out.

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