"I can't afford to be healthy" is a poor excuse with these top 10 inexpensive healthy foods:
1. Eggs - even free range is $1.10 per serve
2. Turkey - cheaper than chicken and good protein
3. Oats - low GI, about 28c per serve!
4. Canned beans eg. kidney beans, chickpeas, lentils $1.50 per can
5. Apples - see earlier article for their antioxidant value
6. Asian greens - Bok choy, choy sum, Chinese cabbage, about $1.50 per bunch
7. Red Lentils - about $2 for a whole bag, no need to pre-soak, add to soups, stews, casseroles
8. Pumpkin - lots of betacarotene, low GI, cheap!
9. Raw walnuts - seem expensive at $6 for 250gm bag but daily serve of 30gm is 76c so they work out cheaper than potato chips and very high in omega 3 oils
10. Raw almonds - as above with walnuts, high in calcium too
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