Often times people think eating healthy is expensive, although in the long run a cheap diet of junk food will cost you in health and enjoyment of life. Regardless of the cost, here are 5 ways to save when you're looking to eat healthy, yet stay on a budget. 1. Buy in bulk Probably my favorite way to save =) Not only do you avoid extra trips to the grocery store you save from the bulk discount rates. The large containers of rolled oats are my favorite. Much cheaper than buying the small round containers. 2. Avoid buying 'diet foods' While it may seem like a good idea to buy the healthy diet foods, often they are just over priced and even sometimes less than healthy options. Instead of buying the protein fortified candy… Continue Reading 5 tips to save when eating healthy

I just happened upon this picture the other day (by chance my brother sent it to me from his archives, yeah for me). I just love it. It's of when I was in my first years of college. I was trying to gain weight at the time. Any guesses of what is on the big green plate? I'll give you one guess, okay never mind no guesses. It's an egg product. Mised with sliced ham, salsa, green peppers, chopped onions, and a few other secret ingredients, so secret that I don't even remember what they were. Anyway, take a look and enjoy, and if you want email me for specific cooking instructions.

I just came by a study this week talking about how people make better food choices when they have the calorie content in front of them. That's great! But, here's the best part. The focus was calorie counts at restaurants, so the difference was between something like ordering a double whopper with cheese and maybe just the single whopper without cheese. Now, I'm pretty sure, both of those options are "less than optimal". Just like at the store, every packaged item has the food label on it. But I still see plenty of people eating the junk. So coming from the title of this. Should you have the chocolate or glazed donut, while the glazed probably has a few less calories, the point is you shouldn't have either. Most of the better options… Continue Reading Should you have the chocolate donut or the glazed?