TUES: Eat healthy and cheap!
I found some tips for cheaper ways to eat healthy... and posted them below.
So what are you eating today?
Me?
B: Eggs
L: Unwich
D: Meatballs, brussel sprouts
10 Smart Saving Tips
1. Limit impulse purchases.
"Go to the store with a shopping list," says Nelda Mercer, RD, a registered dietician in Ann Arbor, MI. And stick to it.
2. Buy in season.
Blueberries are a cheap treat come summer but practically an investment once it's fall. Consider growing some of your own produce as well.
3. Use coupons.
Sign up for your supermarket's shopper discount card, too.
4. Purchase sale items in bulk.
"Use the same main ingredient and dress it up differently," Mercer suggests. Turn ground beef into chili, burritos and a topping for baked potatoes. Plus, freeze some beef for the weeks to come.
5. Buy generic.
Follow this rule except when you know a certain brand is of higher quality. A major national brand of sliced Swiss cheese recently sold for $4.49 per half pound versus $3.49 for the store brand (priced on shoprite.com).
6. Think whole foods.
"The more processed foods you buy, the higher the price," Mercer says. Even a banana in pricey New York City only costs a quarter whereas a small candy bar costs at least 75 cents.
7. Do it from scratch.
"You're paying more for convenience," says Mercer. So grate your own cheese and shred your own lettuce.
8. Shift those proportions.
Use pricey meats as an accent; not the main event. For instance, skip the pork chops and cook up a pork stir-fry.
9. Load up on beans.
Meat is expensive, says Mercer. A pound of 85% lean ground beef purchased on shoprite.com costs $3.69. A 1-pound can of black beans? A mere 50 cents.
10. Shop at wholesale food stores.
Some examples include Costco, Sam's Club, BJ's and more. Make sure you know prices, though, to guarantee a savings.
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B- Full bar
L- 1/2 beans and 1/2 c peas or 1/2 beans
S- 1 cup cottage cheese low fat or 1/2c beans and 1/c peas
if any snacks- will be So Beach protein bar 140 cals
or ww ice cream 2 pts
Hope everyone has a great day and is enjoying Spring!!
ps 9 mnths no sick time today... oh yeah!!!
Exercising again!, Life is good.... 
Raising awareness and praying for a cure!! 
290/start 170/current 145/goal 
I've been working really hard lately on making the best choices I can. These threads help so much in gaging where I am compared to others. Thank you Elena!
S: 100 calorie muscle milk
B: eggs
L: a few noodles with meat sauce
S: kashi go lean bar
D: chicken and green beans
And as always, 64oz+ of water!
Pureed week . . .
Pre-workout: 2 slices of banana with a tsp peanut butter (then at my dietitian appt today I was told that PB is a big NO NO until 3 months)
L: 1 Tbls tuna, 2 Tbls refried beans
S: protein drink
D: 3 Tbls cottage cheese, 1 Tbls mashed pots
S: sf popsicle
Tonya
