Comments on: How to eat healthily through the recession (& still have fun with your food)

By: Nurit - 1 family. friendly. food.

Nurit - 1 family. friendly. food. — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:26:49 +0000

Great tips. I have recently particpated in a hunger challenge.
I do find that going back to eating like in the “old days” = at home, less expensive food – which usually means more local, seasonal, less meat, etc – is more affordable, not to mention helathier.
I think that eating less meat actually helped me lose weight.

By: Tessa

Tessa — Tue, 05 May 2009 04:05:34 +0000

Great tips Sophie! I adore your blog :)

By: Kirstin

Kirstin — Mon, 04 May 2009 00:23:22 +0000

A lot of great tips, regardless of the recession! I’m glad that local farmers markets are finally opening up, lots of local fruits and veggies.

By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 03 May 2009 23:15:54 +0000

Great ideas! Love your blog!Thanks for the tips!

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:46:53 +0000

And if you’re in Australia, cry at the fact that berries usually $40/kilo :(

By: Sophie

Sophie — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:27:57 +0000

Thanks sara, Jillian and renee anne – glad you enjoyed the post!
Johanna – that’s a good one, dried fruit is generally pretty budget friendly, plus extremely convenient
Thanks Elaine, realistic but appealing was just what I was shooting for :-)
Johanna, yes, I much prefer to eat veggie most of the time and have a piece of good quality piece of meat very occasionally. And there are stacks of health and environmental reasons to eat this way. Quinoa is a great find isn’t it? We have it quite often and at all times of day, even breakfast. You’ll have to pluck up the courage to try amaranth flour and let me know how it goes (it’s not that easy to come by in the UK so do let me know if you find a source)
Cheers Sophie and Alex!
Arwen – the chickpea blondies are good, definitely a recipe to try
Patty – I guess it depends where you are. We have the opposite situation in the UK. Tropical fruits are really expensive, particularly papaya and mango
Signing up for coupons from your favourite companies is a great idea Scott
Emily – a trip to Japan must have been very exciting (and so much food to try). I’m looking out for a decent Japanese cookbook (also do-able, home style recipes) so do let me know if you know of one/find one

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:52:47 +0000

Great tips as ever.
Japanese recipes definitely get my vote by the way – I went there recently and as well as loving the whole place, the food was fantastic (noodle & veg soup topped with sweet tofu was my favourite). I’d love to get some do-able recipes for Japanese food!

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:19:37 +0000

Great article. I have also found it useful to visit your favorite food companies websites and sign up for their newsletter (if they have one). You can often get a bunch of coupons and discounts by doing this.

By: Patty

Patty — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:05:25 +0000

Tropical fruits and veggies are great tasting bargains. Fruit salads with cut melons, grapes and berries can be so expensive, but insert some papaya and mangos instead and it’s way less inexpensive.
A lot of tropical fruits and vegetables come up from the Caribbean, Central and South America.
I always check out the tropical aisle in my produce section for some great bargains.

By: Arwen from Hoglet K

Arwen from Hoglet K — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:00:42 +0000

I’m fascinated by that chickpea blondie. Chickpeas, tahini and linseeds sounds like such a savoury mix, so I’m amazed to see a cake recipe like that.
It’s nice to hear tinned fruit getting a positive mention. I often wondered if it was as good as fresh.