Health Food: Are there any health foodprogram available for people with low income to be able to afford health food

Are there any health foodprogram available for people with low income to be able to afford health food?
Such as vegetarian foods, vegan, raw and whole foods. So on thank you :)
Vegetarian & Vegan - 8 Answers
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1 :
yes, its called learning how to garden and grow your own
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Its much cheaper to be veg. just stop buying meat and you'll save a ton! You could join a co-op. they usually have working memberships where you get discounts for helping at the store a few hours a month. I was a piss-poor single mom student and ate a splendid vegan diet. (still do, just not so poor;-) Bulk legumes, peas beans and rice are a super way to be cheapskate veggie.
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Yeah, lots of them. I'm not a vegetarian, and I haven't got much money, but vegetarian foods are much cheaper than animal products. I deliberately include lots of veggies in my family's diet both for health and money saving reasons. The only thing you need to watch is to make sure you get plenty of B vitamins, especially B12 (cyanocobalamin), and to get all the amino acids you need, by including pulses like peas and beans and cereals in the same meal, and eat plenty of greens, because meat iron is more readily digested than the iron in veggies.
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if you can afford meat with a low income then you'll more than be able to afford health food. meat costs way more than veggie products
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Britain has a healthy food grant if you are a pregnant woman. Other than that, I haven't heard of much. As others have said, vegetarian diets tend to be quite a bit cheaper than omni. A pound of dry beans, which is a good eight servings when cooked, costs less than a dollar at my local grocery. My boyfriend's weekly chicken costs at least ten times that, if not more.
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hey if you are into raw foods and veggies maybe some tofu, even beans rice tortillas-all of that is pretty low income.........raw foods- you mostly get seeds and grow youre own sprouts instead of buy sprouts. what you spend on a package of sprouts, could buy enough seeds for at least a couple of weeks or more of that same sprout. Check out "Ann Wigmore" and her program on internet. i had an opportunity to study with her a very long time ago, and would recommend her programs to any one. (Especially if you grow all your own.) As far as the beans & rice again (learn to ) cook your own. purchasing bulk beans and rice, torts are roughly 2 dozen for a buck. for veggies try to find a local Frmer's Market - always a better price when from grower. well good luck :)
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All you do is stop buying the junk food and buy healthier foods. They are cheaper than junk food, dairy, meats, processed foods, etc. Raw fruits, veggies, nuts, seeds, grains. You can also grow your own and save even more.
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I don't know about special programs, but I think you can do it on your own really cheaply. If you stop buying processed foods or prepared foods, you save right away. Cut back on white rice, white potatoes, regular pastas, etc. I'd suggest farmer's markets for veggies - they keep the cost down and lets you have variety. Regular grocery store for cans of beans, lentils, brown rice & tofu . . . which are all really cheap. Mostly, though I think eating whole grains and vegetables and raw fruits keeps you more full . . . so even if brown rice costs more than white or sweet potatoes cost more than white potatoes, you're going to stay full longer and have more nutrition. Part of the reason they say low income families are more apt to have poorer nutrition or weight issues is not because there isn't enough to eat, but just that they're not eating the right things - and that the things they're eating because they're cheap and available don't keep you full and prompt you to eat too much . . . it's a vicious cycle

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Are there any health foodprogram available for people with low income to be able to afford health food