Comments on: Frugal Pitfalls of Purchasing Health Foods

By: Kiki

Kiki — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:51:57 +0000

I buy organic as well and I can promise you I am very cheap about it. You’d be surprised how many manufacturers coupons there are for organic products. I always have a stash of Mambo Sprouts and Healthy Clippings booklets. My local organic market also takes printable coupons, so I make sure to check out Health E Savers and the Mambo Sprouts printables. Another great place to find coupons is in the free magazines you can get from the local health foods store. Delicious Living is one that comes to mind that usually has some good coupons in it. I also take a few hours every few months to contact companies I buy from regularly. Organic Valley is great about sending out coupons (though that isn’t much help to you because of the dairy-free issue). There are other companies also that will send out coupons every few months if you are on their mailing list.

Besides coupons, I also trim from the budget by buying from the bulk bins. Many times organic rice, beans, spices, and other grains are a lot cheaper if you buy them from the bulk bins. It’s also helpful because I can buy the quantity I need. I can buy a small amount of cardamom for a recipe instead of having to go to the spice aisle and shell out $9 for the bottle that will lose its potency before I finish it.

My budget for organics isn’t much higher than if I would buy the non-organic options. We really don’t buy much junk food- cookies, crackers, chips, etc because that’s wasteful and unhealthy regardless of being organic or non-organic.

By: passivefamilyincome

passivefamilyincome — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:22:56 +0000

Jackie – Fortunately my son is not allergic to gluten. I couldn’t imagine trying to find food for him that is gluten, dairy, egg, and peanut free. Good to hear that you have your shopping worked out.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:35:45 +0000

Yes, having to buy gluten free products for my husband does add an extra challenge to my frugal shopping. I get my weekly shopping from a discount supermarket that has good gluten free labelling(Aldi’s in UK) and then top-up with gluten-free pasta and cornflakes from Sainsburys once a month.

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PFI Weekly Updates - December 31 (2008) — Passive Family Income — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:36:28 +0000

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By: Fabulously Broke

Fabulously Broke — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 15:59:49 +0000

I am also a huge fan of organic and 'good' food. I just can't eat bad cheese any longer for example, it doesn't give me the same satisfaction as a delicious, more expensive piece. The flavours aren't there in heavily processed or chemical foods. I don't taste 'food' I taste chemicals. Fabulously Broke in the City Just a girl trying to find a balance between being a Shopaholic and a Saver...