Real food is not expensive you just need to learn how to shop for it. Look at the grocery sale papers every week to see what’s on sale then make your grocery list. Shopping for fruit is never boring because what’s in season changes so quickly. Unless you have a great memory you never know what will be on sale from week to week. The fun part of each fruit is eating it the few weeks a year when it’s in season. Each one comes around and is at its best for a short period. When it’s in season fruit is ripe, tasty and inexpensive. Out of season, it seldom tastes good and the price is ridiculous.
The other day mangoes were on sale at four for $1.00, which was a true bargain. Out of season mangos are expensive. After a few days on the counter, they were fragrant, soft and ripe. When I peeled them, the juice came running out and they were sweet and delicious. Since 25 cents apiece was such a good price, I purchased eight and we literally over dosed on mangoes for a week. If they’re still that great price this week I’ll buy them again and find recipes for them, put them in salads, and just eat them until I get tired of them.
By the time that happens the next fruit is in season and will be a good price so it will be time to stop eating mangoes and start a new taste adventure. Humans have been eating to the seasons for centuries. Only modern transportation and technology have allowed us to have seasonal fruits all year round. I’m not here to argue the good and bad points of strawberries in December, I just want to teach you how to shop so you can afford to eat real food on a budget. Make the grocery store sale paper required weekly reading and you will be able to eat real food that is the best for you on a budget.
Cooking is easier than you think and you and your family are worth the time and effort it takes.
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