What you always see and hear is that organic foods cost more. They do. They like to interview someone who insists that they can't afford to eat organic whole foods. In one interview I saw the woman was talking about how they had to pick between food and her husband's diabetes medicine. Duh!
If you eat a bunch of fast and processed foods it allows you to save up for co-pays, prescriptions and deductibles. I suppose that's one way to approach life.
When I didn't eat right and get exercise I was good for 3 or 4 extra co-pays at the doc in the box and the inevitable prescription they would write me. Any other related stuff like physical therapy or massage is subject to a deductible as well so the first $250 or so is on you.
The same was true for Pam since I was cooking and wasn't much help when it came to exercise. So lets figure 4 co-pays at $30 for $120. Lets also add 4 prescription co-pays that average $12 or $48. And then add in just one $250 deductible for a total of $418.00. The extra $35 a month just from that pays the difference in organic versus non-organic.
If you take out red meat and replace it with beans, quinoa and other plant based proteins that your body can more readily use you save much more. If you aren't ready to give up your beef at least cut down to the one serving a week that most doctors recommend now and you'll save some money there.
Let's talk about hunger and what it means. People say they are hungry all the time and wonder why. If you are feeding your body without providing it the nutrition it needs you are just wasting whatever you did eat. Of course you are always hungry when your body isn't getting what it needs. That is the definition of a vicious circle. You're hungry so you eat, but the food doesn't give you nutrition so you eat more and get the same result.
Eating for nutrition first and "pleasure" second will help you be healthier and lose weight. Those should be 2 goals most people can get behind.
More soon....
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