Eating the right food is important for your health as well as wellbeing, but doing so can also be expensive. Not only is it often time consuming to find certain healthy foods that are not stocked by regular supermarkets, but their price tags also serve as a big deterrent. In fact, cost is often one of the main reasons why people say that they do not eat healthier. However, this doesn’t mean that you have to sacrifice your health and eat fast food just because it is a seemingly cheaper option. There are actually a couple of superfoods that are not only great for your health, but can also be bought without breaking your budget. Add the following superfoods to your shopping list and you’ll notice the benefits not only …show more content…
Eggs
Even free-range eggs, which cost slightly more than the conventional ones, are still an affordable option for healthy eating on a tight budget. Eggs are packed with essential nutrients, such as protein, which helps with maintaining muscle mass and staving off food cravings. Furthermore, eggs are also a great source of antioxidants, such as Zeaxanthin and Lutein.
8. Plain Yogurt
Improve your immunity, ensure that your gut stays healthy and lower the risk of colon cancer with the probiotics in affordable plain yogurt. Each serving of yogurt also comes with other benefits, such as the protein, potassium and calcium content it contains. Yogurt can even help to keep your nervous system working as it should thanks to its B12 content, which assists with maintaining red blood cells.
9. Oranges
Oranges are cheap and can be found in any produce section, but are definitely worthy of the title superfood. A single serving of oranges can provide you with 100% of your recommended daily vitamin C, making it great for the skin and heart. Oranges also comes packed with calcium, magnesium, antioxidants, flavonoids, dietary fiber and more.
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Bananas
There is a good reason why bananas are known as a natural “Powerbar” and that is thanks to the high potassium content that they contain. Potassium is essential for the organs, tissues and cells in the body to function properly. Despite being very cheap, bananas are also a great source of vitamin C and B6 and will even help to ward off cravings due to its high fiber content.
12. Cabbage
Cabbage is another cheap and plentiful vegetable that isn’t always recognized for all the health benefits it offers. Along with being an excellent source of fiber and glucosinolates, cabbage can also lower cholesterol in the body. Thanks to the different varieties of cabbages available it is easy to make it a regular part of your diet.
13. Coffee
Coffee can become expensive, not to mention unhealthy, when loaded with all the extras, but a cup of black coffee is still affordable and good for you (http://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2015/02/06/heartjnl-2014-306663). This is because of the potassium and antioxidants that can be found in brewed coffee, which decreases the risk of strokes, dementia and even diabetes (http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/37/2/569.abstract).
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