Looking further into buying local and eating in season, I found a blog from the Kalamazoo Farmer’s Market website. Alyssa Pumford gives great advice on how to shop local and essentially eat healthy on a budget. I know personally, eating healthy and sometimes local can be difficult because of the price of products. As a poor college student, buying a snack like Cheetos for $1.50 seems to make a lot more sense for my wallet than buying organic sunflower seeds for $7.99. However, Pumford gives great tips for eating clean within a budget.
To start, going in with a grocery list and only buying what you need are two important ways to not blow your budget. Buying things that don’t go bad quickly in bulk can also be helpful. Pumford also says that produce with thicker skins like cantaloupe and bananas take longer to go bad, so those are produce you should be more inclined to buy. Buying foods that are not pre-packaged, pre-cut or pre-washed go hand in hand with cutting down on sugar and processed foods, which Pumford also warns about. Finally, making your own snacks like trail mix instead of buying snacks (like beloved Cheetos) will be healthier for you and you’ll appreciate the snack more.
Pumford’s blog post gave lots of helpful informations about eating clean on a budget and doing effective meal prepping. I would highly recommend it for people interested in starting the movement to buying more local and in-season food!
This is so interesting! I always love getting advice about transitioning to local eating, especially when that advice takes into account the budget of a college student. Now I really want trail mix.
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