We browse grocery apps, search for the “Healthy Food” section to find Greek yogurt has doubled in price, oatmeal packages have out of control prices, and blackberries have reduced weight and are still the same price, so we think that sticking to a healthy diet will cost us double our budget, amid rising Crazy for prices due to the global economic crisis, but we advise you not to lose your enthusiasm, and try the following tips to save more money.

break the constants

We are all looking for healthy English diets, to find basic ingredients such as: quinoa, tofu, oats, avocado, blueberries, salmon in most of the diets.

What you do not know is that these products are relatively cheap in America and Europe, but they are very expensive in our Arab world, because they are not local products, which major companies promote as your only salvation from extra pounds.

In fact, your only salvation is to search for local products that have the same nutritional properties, strawberries are an alternative to blueberries, mackerel is substituted for salmon, grits are substituted for Indian rice, and cauliflower is an alternative to broccoli.

Cauliflower is an inexpensive, local alternative to broccoli (Pixabi)

Don't throw away the excess

The mothers’ recipe for preparing banana or guava juice at the last minute of the fruit’s life was nothing but an innovation in management. It is unimaginable the tons that we waste annually from food leftovers, and they can be used in dishes that we have not heard about before.

Think of what you can use up before you rush out and throw it in the trash, and next time, before you throw out your leftovers from the week's chicken and veggies, consider making an Indian-style chicken and vegetable pasta dish.

Prepare meals for the week

The most effective way to eat healthy food on a budget is to simply cook at home.

You can prepare most meals for the week, and divide them according to your calorie calculation. If chicken is your protein of choice, you can season a chicken divided by the number of days, and cook a portion of it each day.

You can also clean and chop vegetables to make healthy meals from soups and roasted veggies, divide them by days, and freeze them.

You will spend less time preparing your food in this way, and you will reduce the excess food you throw out every day.

You can prepare most meals for the week and divide them according to your calorie count (pixels)

break the boredom

Use common ingredients for uncommon dishes. Using the same ingredients for different meals doesn't necessarily produce the same taste every time.

Herbs such as mint and coriander change the taste of eating, and you can rely on several ways to prepare chicken and zucchini, such as grilling them, preparing chicken and vegetable soup, or cooking them in the oven with lemon juice and onions, or preparing chicken fajita with grilled vegetables.

Don't forget to marinate your meat and chicken well. The reason restaurant chicken tastes so good is that it has been marinated for several hours.

Write a shopping list

We usually run away from that idea, until we bump into what we've already bought, inconsistent products that don't fit together to make a meal, or expensive products that we are tempted by their packaging, or that we spend too much.

Planning our meals and writing a shopping list helps us tailor recipes to suit our own needs, not what's in front of us, our impulsive decisions, or the temptations of offers.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises that you plan ahead to protect you from an additional visit to the mall to buy forgotten items, and of course to keep us from spending more than we can handle.

Planning your meals and writing a shopping list helps you tailor recipes to suit your needs (pixels)

Use your economic sense

If you eat a lot of beans, beans and grits, you can take advantage of the offers to buy and store larger economy packages, rather than buying smaller packages with a higher profit and tax.

You can follow the same idea with fruits and vegetables. If you adopt strawberries as a daily dinner, you can buy a large quantity of strawberry season at a low price, clean it, divide it into weighted meals, and store it in the freezer, to enjoy it in the off season, without having to buy it at double the price.

No canned food

We are used to buying ready-made packages of beans, and we think that it is a good option for a healthy breakfast. Beans are undoubtedly useful, especially if you choose a kind that is free of tomato sauce, hot chile, butter, or olive oil, but unfortunately these "gentlemen" packages contain What you don't want is a lot of sodium, flavor and texture enhancers.

Added sugar, salt, and sweeteners to canned foods are called "empty calories" that you don't use and you don't even know exist.

These additives are found in canned fruits, processed meats, grains, and vegetables, so try to limit these products as much as you can, and take some time to prepare your sauce for the coming weeks with homemade tomato juice.

Take advantage of the validity offers

Daily offers on products that are close to their expiry date are the best opportunities, providing discounts at half price, and it is a good way to reduce food wasted annually, and help you in preserving the environment.

Downloading grocery apps helps you keep track of what meat and vegetables you can buy, cook meats, clean vegetables as they arrive, divide them into meals, and store them in the freezer.

grow what you eat

We may usually ignore this idea, due to our feeling of tight home or lack of time, but you do not imagine how different the taste of what you plant from what you buy from the market, and with a simple calculation, you can compare the price of vegetables without “organic” pesticides with the price of ordinary vegetables.

Even if you don't have space in your home to grow everything you love, at least you can grow herbs like rosemary, basil, and mint in pots on patios and balconies, and you'll be amazed at the aromatic scents in your home, and a fresh crop at your fingertips.