How to eat well on a budget

ZOE Science & Nutrition

What's One Swap You Can Make Today if You're Trying to Eat Well for Less?

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Rupi and Tim answer your questions about eating well on a budget. Is it possible to have a diet that's high in plant diversity if you're on a budget? Do our listeners need to worry about getting enough protein if they're cutting back on meat because of the costs? And finally, we had a lot of questions around this from listeners.

The cost of living has soared. Energy prices have doubled, and food costs have gone up enormously. As a result, the weekly shopping bill can be shocking.

For some, this is merely an inconvenience. But many others face the awful choice between heating their home and maintaining their usual diet. The consequence is that many of us are throwing cheaper ingredients into our shopping baskets to save money.

So does this mean that eating healthy is an indulgence that be dropped in favour of cheap ultra-processed food? Or is it still possible to eat healthily on a budget?

In today’s episode, Jonathan speaks to Dr. Rupy Aujla and Tim Spector to better understand how to eat healthier while spending less:

Dr. Rupy Aujla is a medical doctor who, since 2015, has been teaching people to cook their way to health. He’s the founder of The Doctor’s Kitchen and has recently turned his efforts to healthy cooking on a tight budget.
Tim Spector is a co-founder of ZOE and one of the world's top 100 most cited scientists.

Buy Rupy’s book here.

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