Shopping and Eating Smart
Deciding which foods to serve your family each week can be hard, especially if you are on a tight budget. Creating a healthier food plan depends on what foods are in season, what foods your family likes, and what foods you have at home already. You can also plan around sale items. Not only will you make more informed choices, but you may also be able to save money and time.
Make a Plan With a little planning, you can get most of your groceries for the week in one trip, which will save a lot of time. Read more.
Grocery Shopping Tips Sign up for your grocer’s bonus/discount card for additional savings. Click here for more tips.
Saving Money (and Calories) on Healthy Meals and Snacks Assemble snacks at home in small baggies using foods such as nuts and seeds, dried whole grain cereal, low fat cheese, dried fruit, fresh vegetables and fruits, rather than buying less healthy, more expensive prepackaged and processed snacks. Read more.
Supplemental Foods and Nutritional Services Women, Infants and Children (WIC) - WIC is a federally funded program that provides healthy supplemental foods and nutrition services in a supportive environment.
More Great Resources PhillyHealthInfo.org Nutrition page - Use our Nutrition page to find cooking classes, food banks, and nutritionists throughout the Philadelphia region. Southeastern PA Farmers’ Market Guide - Farmers’ markets will be opening soon. Be sure to check back this spring! Snapshots from the Kitchen Table - Kaiser Family Foundation - Snapshots from the Kitchen Table, which tells a common story through the voices of 27 working Americans in six different cities: Family budgets are tight, health care costs are a major concern, and the economic downturn has made things a whole lot worse.
