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192: Eating Healthy On a Budget with Vanessa and Shana of Ideal Balance

Chelsea Blackbird

With food prices higher than ever, it’s getting increasingly challenging to stick to a budget AND stick to your health goals. In this week’s episode, Vanessa and Shana - life coaches from Ideal Balance - are sharing strategies on how to save money in your grocery budget. Come listen to this timely and practical advice on how to stay on track with your food and financial goals!

EPISODE 192: Eating Healthy On a Budget with Vanessa and Shana of Ideal Balance

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Show Notes


(0:00) Intro

  • Hello my friend, welcome back to the club, how are you today?

  • Today we’re talking about Eating Healthy on a Budget. I have been wanting to do a podcast on this for some time but I think now is the perfect time because everything has gotten so expensive. I don’t think I’ve ever seen food prices this high and, along with the inflation of so many other things, it’s getting increasingly challenging to stick to a budget AND stick to your food goals.

  • I want to welcome Shana and Vanessa from Ideal Balance to The Christian Health Club Podcast. Welcome ladies. 

(1:58) Shana and Vanessa share their stories and how they got started doing what they do.

(6:05) Can you give us some advice with working with budget and what to do in this inflation situation?

#1. Stop Eating Out.

  • Tracking how much you’re spending going out to eat

(10:08) #2. Plan Your Food.

  • Take full inventory once a week before you go shopping and then shop off of your list.

  • Find out how to get the family involved and make choices.

  • If planning for the whole week feels like too much, plan two grocery trips per week.

  • If nothing else, plan dinners.

(16:08) #3. Nix the Crap

  • Juices, extra condiments, nixing the snack aisle.

  • Taking eating the right amount into account 

  • Look into local farms

  • Conventional meat / ruminant animals

(26:44) #4. Cook it yourself.

(32:30) #5. Go for the deals

  •  Look at the labels/ingredients

  • Weekly flyers / store apps

(35:55) #6. Consider frozen & canned

  •  Frozen produce can be more nutrients dense than fresh

  • Eating seasonally

  • Dirty Dozen vs Clean 15

(41:10) #7. Cook in bulk & save leftovers

(44:08) #8. We will list some cheap but healthy food choices

  • Sweet potatoes, broccoli, spinach, onions, peanut butter, rolled oats, frozen produce.

(49:10) Closing thoughts:

(54:49) Outro & Disclaimer

Thanks for listening! Have a healthy and blessed week!




XOXO,

Chelsea