The Cost of Healthy Eating

Even before I did this Whole30 challenge, I supplied my house with healthy snacks and food. We dined on healthier choiced foods like baked chicken, lean beef options, veggies etc. My husband, who is, well shall we say, not very health food minded, would eat the occasional salad for lunch. We ate alot of produce but since starting the challenge, I have really up'd the produce intake. It rarely lasts a week in this house.

I should start off by saying that I am a couponer. I love to find a good deal on things. I am known to scour the Internet coupon websites and print out various coupons for my grocery shopping days. I even sign up for the products mailing list in hopes that I get more money saving coupons. With that being said, why is it so hard to find coupons for more healthier options? Majority of the coupons out there are for pre-packaged, processed foods. Don't get me wrong, I have been known to cash in a $1.00 off coupon for toaster strudels (for my "big" kid). Why does produce or healthier rarely ever go on sale? I know what you're thinking, then go to a farm or CSA and get local produce for less money, but for some, that's not an option.

I am not trying to be preachy, but I have really investigated what was causing my health ailments these last 6 months and that's why I was led to try the Whole30. It was crazy to find that so many things that were in my foods were causing my debilitating migraines. Things or additives that I thought were healthy, rendered me a drone for days to deal with my migraines. After doing an elimination and figuring out what was causing them, I haven't had one for awhile now.

Since then, the cost of my groceries have sky-rocketed and it got me to wondering why. I do read labels when I purchase things. I will pay a bit more to avoid things. I wish these companies, that have these high quality products, would get people to want to purchase them with coupons. Coupons are the reason that most people try new things. It would open so many doors for people if they could try them.