As we head into a new week, we thought we’d dive into a few practical ways to eat healthy without putting a dent in your wallet!

Imagine the scenario: you open a fully stocked fridge brimming with fresh, high-quality foods that are chocked-full of the nutrients you need. And the best part is that it was super affordable and you have cash to spare.

While organic superfoods may cost more than your weekly food budget allows, you can still load up on the good stuff at an affordable price. Eating healthy doesn’t necessarily require expensive ingredients or going 100% organic and recipes don’t need to be overly complex. 

If you’re ready to add high-quality ingredients to your diet without breaking the bank, follow these four easy tips for eating healthy on a budget.  

#1 Keep Your Kitchen Stocked

It makes cooking so much easier if you to stock up on canned and dry goods, like tomato puree, tuna, chickpeas, kidney beans, rice, lentils, sweet...

Broccoli Sausage Frittata

Who else likes quick easy recipe for breakfast?

With a few veggies and precooked chicken sausage, this is a perfect breakfast for the weekend or meal prep. Check out the full recipe by Dr Mark Hyman here.

https://drhyman.com/search/Broccoli+sausage+frittata

No matter how hard we try, most of us couldn’t  simply head out the door and run 26.2 miles. If we want to run a marathon, we’re going to have to train for it. Effort alone just won’t cut it. 

But what if you woke up each morning and trained to run a marathon by following an exercise program, a running schedule, and a recovery schedule? Almost anyone will have the ability to successfully complete a marathon. That’s the difference between training and trying.

The key is to train for what you want! Training requires action and a shift in mindset.It involves taking small intentional steps that in the end add up to remarkable results!

This week as you look for practical ways to fuel your potential, ask yourself what area of your life would you most like to change and have you been training or just trying in that area?” 

Don’t beat yourself up if you’ve been just “trying” and not formally “training”....

Ingredients

1 pound ground turkey

1 onion chopped

6 cloves garlic minced

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 bell peppers, any color seeded and finely chopped

1/2  teaspoon chili powder

½ teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoons ground cumin

1 ½  teaspoon garlic powder

½ teaspoon of turmeric

Sea salt and pepper

1 28 oz can diced tomatoes or Fire roasted diced tomato

1 28 oz can of tomato sauce

1 28 oz can black beans or kidney beans (optional)

1 cup chopped zucchini

Toppings:

Diced onion

Avocado

Directions: 

1. In a large saucepan, heat olive oil. Cook turkey and onion over medium-high heat, stirring often to break up meat, 5-10 minutes.

2. Add rest of ingredients to the crock pot. Add the meat and stir.

3. Add zucchini 30 minutes before end of cooking time. Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.

4. Serve with diced onion and avocado.