Get your 5 a Day - Eating Fresh Fruit And Vegetables On A Budget
| By Howard Farmer Eating Fresh Fruit and Vegetables on a budget is one of the easiest methods available to consumers to ensure a healthy nutritious diet. Save money on groceries for a rainy day, or just indulge in little luxuries now and again. Buying fruit and vegetables from the supermarket has the advantage of convenience, after all what could be quicker or easier than getting the week's groceries in one place. However, prices in supermarkets generally fluctuate in patterns, if an item is discounted this week, a related item that is usually required at the same time won't be discounted, making it difficult to reduce the overall grocery total from week to week. Making use of coupons and promotional flyers isn't guaranteed to relieve the budget for fruit and vegetables. The only solution when shopping in supermarkets is to buy fruit and vegetables in larger pre-packaged bags, for example a 10kg bag of potatoes instead of hand picking the potatoes and buying 2.23 kg. Fruit and vegetables such as apples, oranges, onions, carrots, potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes, are often sold in larger bags and can be considerably cheaper. Smaller fruit and vegetable shops are often a great place to get produce on a budget. Most source their produce from local farmers and farmer's markets so produce is fresher than the supermarkets and often cheaper for the basics than many supermarkets. Often this is because they are situated in little side streets or the end of shopping arcades where the cost of rent is cheaper, and whilst being out of the way has it's disadvantages, the consumer benefits from lower prices. Farmer's markets though are the single best place to buy fresh produce (best nutrition value) at the best price. Usually they are held early in the morning, sometimes several times per week or every day. Creating a small co-operative with neighbours or family members to buy produce by the crate and share it around means consumers are able to effectively buy produce at wholesale prices. With a little bit of effort, eating fresh fruit and vegetables on a budget is easily done, and the variety of produce available doesn't have to be any more restrictive than shopping the local supermarket. Howard FarmerEnvirokind - caring for your environmentFruit and Vegetable Nutrition - Want to help your environment and reduce global warming - choose our eco friendly products todayClick here for >> Environment Friendly Products Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Howard_Farmer |
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