Staying healthy on a budget?

howardman

Im wanting to stay healthy on a budget but how? Can anyone help? food is remarkably expensive now...... there aint any sports places in the uk too which are affordable...... thanks government.

BugglyB

I cycle to work, saves me loads on petrol. Also I go running/fell running, is free.

Healthy food is sadly pretty expensive. I guess just be wise where you shop - markets etc. Also eat less meat!

thunderbird

You are probably better off in the food shopping forum for advice on getting good food cheaply.

As for exercise - it doesn't have to cost you a thing!

Idiophreak

I mainly run and cycle for fitness, very affordable, actually.

Eating healthily doesn't have to be expensive, just need to think about stuff sensibly.

Widelats

For the basics of healthy food shopping, per week, is this: 7 chicken breasts 1 a day, skimmed milk and cereal in morning, eat rice with the chicken breast, have tuna salad sandwiches for tea, buy fruit for snacks.

paulineb_2

Widelats wrote: »

For the basics of healthy food shopping, per week, is this: 7 chicken breasts 1 a day, skimmed milk and cereal in morning, eat rice with the chicken breast, have tuna salad sandwiches for tea, buy fruit for snacks.

Not so good if you dont eat meat or fish

OP, I shop in home bargains and I use aldi super six for cheap fruit and veg

paulineb_2

howardman wrote: »

Im wanting to stay healthy on a budget but how? Can anyone help? food is remarkably expensive now...... there aint any sports places in the uk too which are affordable...... thanks government.

Yes there are, Im a gym member at a council gym and it costs me 20 pounds a month, there are also places such as pure gym and the gym that do gym memberships for about £19 a month

Also chains such as fit4less. If you are stuck money wise, loads of exercise vids on youtube

Idiophreak

paulineb wrote: »

Not so good if you dont eat meat or fish

No, that's true...but the OP didn't say anything about not eating meat or fish...

This could turn into a very long thread

Poster 1: !!!!!!!s are a good natural source of energy and potassium".
paulineb: "Not so good if you dont eat bananas"

Poster 2: "Lentils are a good source of protein and excellent for bulking out smaller quantities of meat".
paulineb: "Not so good if you dont eat lentils"

Poster 3: "Switching from semi to skimmed milk is an effortless way of cutting out a couple of grams of fat from your diet"
paulineb: "Not so good if you dont drink milk"

And so it goes on...

I think, actually, it would be easier if we just take it as a given that if someone suggests something that isn't suitable for your particular dietary requirements you could...just...not eat/drink it?

Idiophreak

!!!!!!, why's it beeped out one instance of !!!!!!!s"?

Have they really become so synonymous with the phallus they're not allowed to be discussed on MSE any more?



ETA: Gah...it did it again. Just in case, the swear word is B-A-N-A-N-A-S.

Idiophreak

!!!!!!!s"

bananas

So you put a quote mark at the start and it's naughty, you leave the quote off and it's fine. We live and learn.

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