Easy Healthy Eating on a Budget

by DeAnna from Ms Air Max N Heels

Alot of people that want to begin eating healthy often times dont know where to start and complain about the price of healthy and orgainc food.

But healthy eating can be easy and inexpensive, all you have to do is start small and build up from there. Theres no need to run out and buy protein shakes and vegan burgers in your first week of eating healthy....or your second week for that matter.

Taking food you already like and then making a few simple product substitutes can jump start any diet or healthy living kick.

Below we have put together a fast five minute meal for those who are just starting to get in shape, need a lean meal to go with their work out routine or are just hungry for some good food =)

Shrimp Caesar Salad

What you will need:
-Dole Caesar salad kit (or any other packaged caesar salad brand)
-Pre cooked shrimp from your supermarket (seasoned or unseasoned)
-Salad plate
Total cost: 6 bucks for about 2 to 3 salads

What to do:

1) Take out your salad plate (we are using a salad plate not because of the name but because of the portion size it holds) and put about two hand fulls of lettuce from the kit onto it.

-We are only using two handfuls because most kits hold three serving sizes, this is where people get into trouble they dump all of the salad out of the bag onto the plate and wind up eating 3 servings in one sitting. Two hand fulls should be enough for a middle of the day meal or a "snack" before bed.

2) Heat your shrimp up in the microwave for 45 seconds just to get it warm (remember its already cooked)

3) Add about five shrimp to the salad.

-The reason we are using shrimp and not chicken is because shrimp has less calories and is leaner than chicken and when you start a diet if you dont plan to work off a whole bunch of calories there is no need to eat a whole bunch in one sitting. BUT REMEMBER to eat the daily recommended amount of calories. I just feel its nice to be able to eat more meals than just one. To put it in perspective you could eat this meal three times and still be eating less calories than a mean from Mcdonalds.

4) Cover the salad with a light layer of croutons, Parmesan cheese and Caesar salad dressing.

-You can even add some grapes too if you want to spice it up a bit =)

5) Enjoy =)

YUM! Sure looks good to us =)