6 healthy food tweaks ON A BUDGET

Discover how to eat well without breaking the bank

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Think having a nutritious diet is unaffordable?

You’re not alone - 20%* of Brits say the cost of healthy eating is the biggest barrier to weight loss. But choosing foods that are good for you doesn’t need to be expensive. With just a few little tweaks to how you think about grocery shopping and meal prepping, you can feel and look your best from the inside out, without worrying about the hit on your bank balance. Here, our experts reveal all.

1 KNOW YOUR NUTRIENTS Staples like pulses (beans and lentils, etc) and whole grains (oats, brown rice, wholegrain pasta and bread) are affordable and nutritious ways to meet the recommended 25% protein and 25% complex carbohydrates on your dinner plate, says dietician Aleks Jagiello from doctify.com. ‘A supermarket’s own label will usually be the cheapest.’