"That's Bad Stewardship" - Part 2

 TTTT:  Spending the extra money to eat healthy is bad stewardship.

Truth:  Eating healthy isn’t prohibitively expensive.  

 

Once upon a time, my grocery cart would be filled with frozen pizzas, the blue box macaroni dinner, refrigerated cans of biscuits, processed cheese, lunch meat and bread.  I believed that I was eating “cheap,” because it was what I had to do to save money.  I believed that was the diet we could afford. 

It is true, if you live off of rice and beans or instant ramen noodles- then eating healthy is relatively expensive.  But most of us are not living off of rice and beans and the economics of eating healthy aren’t as dramatic as you would think.  Here’s why…

¨ If you’re eating healthy, you’re going to consume a smaller volume of food.  With each bite, you get more nutritional bang for your buck and thereby, you need less of it.  That saves you money.

¨ Chips, cereal, soda, and many other processed foods are EXPENSIVE.  If you stop paying for those, you’ll have extra money in your grocery budget for healthier options.

¨ If you commit to eating healthier, you’re also going to be cooking at home more and eating out less.  Less money for restaurants means more money for groceries.  You’re breaking even or maybe coming out ahead.

¨ If you make a habit of shopping at health food stores.  You can take advantage of Manager’s Specials and mark downs that make the food comparably priced to what you would pay for lower quality elsewhere. I’ve purchased the ingredients for delicious meals at Sprouts for less than $5 a serving.

¨ Another affordable option to get healthier foods is growing some of your own food.  Yes, growing a garden requires time.  But it’s time spent outside!! You’re getting a quadruple return- time in the sun, physical activity, healthy food AND saving money.  That’s a great R.O.I.!

¨ Hydroponics are available at the residential scale.  You can grow a variety of produce with hydroponic planters that require very little time or skill.

Yes, buying all grass-fed, pasture-raised, organic foods is expensive.  If you’re not convinced that it’s worth the money, that’s okay.  You don’t have to take it that far, but everyone can afford to take a baby step here and there towards a healthier diet.  Pick 1 or 2 small things that don’t feel overwhelming.  Start there and see where the journey takes you.

 

The Truth about both "Bad Stewardship" Lies (Part 1 & Part 2)

Here’s the real bottom line:  We always seem to find money for whatever is important to us: paying for cable and/or 3 different streaming services, online gaming, coffee shops, bars/restaurants, shoes/clothes, etc.

Being active and eating healthy does not HAVE to be expensive.  If you’re saying that money is the reason that you do not work out or do eat a diet that you know is terrible, you’re choosing to be narrow-minded.  You’re choosing to believe lies. 

Your response doesn’t need to be going all-in and getting a 2^nd job so that you can afford a membership at LifeTime and eat nothing without the organic stamp on it.  Your response doesn’t need to be that extreme. 

Let your response be this: choose to put the excuse of finances on the shelf.  Choose to get creative and find a scenario that works for you.  Choose to focus on the reasons that motivate you to get healthier and ignore the lies that enable you to be complacent.  Change your mindset and behaviors will change too.

As always, please let me know if there is anything that I can do to encourage you in your pursuit of your health. <3

 

Bonus note for all the female readers- I’ve seen it time and time again…  If you’re trying to lose weight, diet makes a MUCH bigger difference than exercise.  Invest your time, money, and energy here, first.

 

Link to "That's Bad Stewardship" - Part 1

https://truthpositive.blogspot.com/2026/02/thats-bad-stewardship-part-1.html 

Link to Overview of TTTT Series

https://truthpositive.blogspot.com/2026/02/tell-truth-tuesday-tttt.html