Tiger Fitness Los Angeles Blog

Eating Healthy—Gets You Sexy &
Saves a Boat Load. Sounds Good!

OK, the news sucks, unemployment is soaring, housing prices are plumetting and you still need to put food on the table. Yeah, you could hit the dollar menu and fulfill your salt/sugar/fat food groups but where will that get you…pants that used to fit—retired to the back of the closet, that horrible feeling you get when your back fat creases as you bend over and last but not least…when you  have to catch your breathe a little when you tie your shoes. The dollar menu is NOT the answer.

Now listen to me closely…eating healthy is not a choice between affordabilty and paying the rent. Eating healthy is truly affordable at ANY income level. The choice is easy…make it to yourself and it will pay-off in a more healthy, more fit and more sexy you, AND you will save a stink-load of money.

• COOK YOUR OWN FOOD, DINING IN IS AWESOME. —Make as many meals as you can from scratch because processed foods are often the most expensive and the least nutritious for you. With all the money that you will save dining-in, you will be able to buy very high-quality food for your meals at home. Cool!
• MAKE A LIST AND PLAN YOUR ATTACK AT THE MARKET—Hey, with a list in hand you will get in and out of the store in record time—time better spent doing ANYTHING else. Also, it will keep you from impulse buying and killing your budget. Good strategy.
• WHEN IT’S IN SEASON—EAT IT!—Produce that’s in-season is usually LESS EXPENSIVE than other times of the year, it’s tastes better that it ever will and will be the most nutritious for you. Just get in the habit of buying small amounts at a time so none of it will go bad and so you will get to get the biggest nutrition impact. Farmer’s markets are hot ticket for in-season fruits and veggies.
• HIT COSTCO FOR THE NON-PERISHABLES.—Stock-up on canned foods, water, diet-drinks, nuts and frozen foods at the warehouse stores. They have the best deals and the highest quality.
• THE MOST NEEDED NUTRIENTS ARE GENERALLY THE CHEAPEST.—Beans are a very inexpensive source of protein and fiber, and VERY versatile. There are many varieties of beans, and you can do many things with them. Popcorn and oatmeal are inexpensive grain options, and nonfat dry milk is a cheap source of dairy and great to have on hand—you just mix it up when you need it.