Archive for July 1st, 2009

Cheap Food Equals More Pounds

Yeah, unfortunately there are few exceptions to the rule of cheaper foods being worse for you, both in terms of health and wellness, and your ability to keep a certain size and weight. That’s why some people do feel that the economy being worse is actually going to make us fatter, because people are being forced to eat cheaper foods that are devoid of fiber and high in calories and fat, and also because people aren’t able to afford fresh produce and higher priced food items that tend to be healthier (like foods that are purchased at health food stores, and organic produce, etc.)

Not only are cheaper foods usually higher in things like fat and sodium and high in empty calories, but they are processed, which means they don’t have many nutrients that are readily absorbed, and actually end up making you more hungry in the end for junk foods, because they don’t truly nourish the body. However, there are some items that you can always buy that aren’t too highly priced that also aren’t bad for you, and believe it or not, even some of the higher priced whole foods stores aren’t riding high on the prices lately.

I just went to our local natural foods store and found that they had tons of specials and incentives to shop there. I even bought natural sulfate free shampoos and found that they were priced lower than they ever had been there, much to my obvious delight. The produce of course is always going to cost a little more when it’s organically grown, but you’ll find that it also tend to satisfy you more and stick with you for a longer time – at least it does for me. All in all, eating organic, whole and natural foods is a win/win situation in the end, and you actually may end up spending the same amount of money on it because you eat less of it, although it is more expensive.