Nutrition is especially important when life is stressful. Eating well is possible even on a tight budget, and knowing a bit about nutrition can help stretch every dollar spent on food.
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Getting enough nutrition on a very small food budget is entirely possible. The key is choosing low-cost ingredients that are nutrient dense, and pairing them sparingly with more expensive items to round out flavour and variety.
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Rice and beans are among the cheapest, most nutritious, and most versatile ingredients on the planet. When money is tight, they can literally come to the rescue. Hence the recommendation to ‘eat rice and beans’ when going through financial hardship.
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Lentils are among the most affordable, nutritious, and versatile pantry staples, but they are not widely adopted by Canadians.
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A plant-based diet can meet every nutritional need, but it requires a little more attention than an omnivorous one. Knowing which nutrients need watching, and where to find them cheaply, is the difference between thriving and simply getting by.
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The supplement industry is worth billions of dollars. It is built largely on the idea that modern diets are nutritionally incomplete. In reality, the average Canadian can get most vitamins and minerals from inexpensive whole foods.
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Pairing legumes with grains is one of the simplest ways to make affordable, satisfying meals with plenty of protein, fibre, and flavour
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