My Healthy-Food Budget

People often ask me not just how to feed the family better, but how do you afford it? Here are a few more details on how I do this.

I feed a family of 5 (including 1 very hungry teenager) I try as much as possible to cook and feed them on 100% raw organic food. Our weekly budget for food is $250-$300. (I recognize that costs are different in different parts of the world, so this is a relative number.)

This budget also includes household items, a supplement here and there and one food storage/bulk item.

I shop at our local health food store, Good Earth or Wholefoods, and the

rest I buy some bulk organic at Costco. Costco is coming around and offering all kinds of organic options which I am grateful for:)

I suggest meal planning each week. That will help keep things simple and help keep you at budget.

So breaking it down, that is $1.90/person per meal.

I think it is well worth it to feed ourselves and our families clean and well and it’s not as pricey as you may think. Once you start leaving loads of meat, processed foods and snacks off of your grocery list, that frees up money for better options. But if you’re trying to do both, that will be very expensive.

If you have questions I would happily help you on your journey in growing, shopping and cooking with Real Foods:) Just email me your questions: ashley@phmlife.com.

Sat Nam,
Ashley