Can you use coupons & eat healthy?

Yes.

Theres lots of coupons for "junk" but theres alot for healthy foods too. I do not buy boxed meals, like hamburger helper, or kid cuisines. Not saying I never buy junk like the chips, cookies, (you fill in the blank)__________ .   I need chocolate sometimes. :)

 I do buy whole wheat pasta, whole wheat bread, organic eggs, organic milk, organic frozen vegetables & fruits, organic yogurt, organic cheese,organic chicken, juice, nuts,hummus oatmeal...I can go on and on. All these things I listed have coupons.

Ronzoni- Whole Wheat Pasta
Arnolds, Pepperidge Farm- whole wheat bread
Egglands Best- Organic eggs (Horizon is another)
Organic Valley & Stonyfield- organic milk
Cascadian Farms- organic frozen fruits & veggies (edamame)
Stonyfield-organic yogurt
Organic Valley & Horizon-organic cheese
Coleman-Organic chicken
Kashi- have granola bars, cereals, frozen pizzas
Sabra-Hummus (Yum)

This is just a small list. And an idea. Just because theres always coupons for Fruity Pebbles, GoGurt, Kids Cuisines doesn't mean theres not healthy options that have coupons to. And if you think Go Gurts are healthy because its yogurt...think again. Has more sugar per ounce than a Coke. Not to mention the dye...gotta make that pink & blue somehow.  We buy the Stonyfield Yo-Squeeze.

You just have to look & research. Heres some Target's Printable Grocery Coupons and heres more Print Coupons 

If you shop at Target you can use their store coupon, and a manufactures coupon to save more money. And some grocery stores will even take Target store coupons as a competitor.




Sometimes going to their website you can print coupons. If its something your family eats lots of like Cascadian Farms organic edamame (we do) you can look on ebay and buy 20 coupons for .99-2.00 and when it goes on sale you stock up. You may not need those 20 bags of edamame that week or even next week but you got them on sale and used a coupon. And didn't wait till you ran out and were forced to pay full price.

Shop with the sales then plan your menu. Don't make your menu then shop you will spend alot more.

Don't be brand loyal either- you may find you like another brand just as good or better. Like Mayo I remember growing up my mom bought Blue Plate. Well now theres others I like because I was willing to try it and got it free or cheap using a coupon.◦

Can you use coupons & eat healthy?

Coupons

Heres my coupon folder

I love using coupons, and saving as much money as I can.

I feel thats it my job to make our money go as far as I can.

I have always used coupons, but now I really use coupons.

Not too long ago I found a blog (can't remember which blog) that had a post about coupons being a waste of time, and she didn't use them because she doesn't buy boxed meals.

News flash I don't buy meals in a box either. My family eats pretty healthy, and thanks to coupons I can buy organic fruits, vegetables, and milk.

Yes it may be more expensive but its worth it to me. I use this list to help me figure out what is worth buying organic.

I figure if I can spend $4-8 on chips,cookies, unhealthy junk. I can spend $7.99 on organic strawberries. I would rather spend my money on healthy organic fruits & vegetables.

I shop at Publix. Before I was a WalMart shopper and always thought I couldn't afford to shop at Publix.

WRONG! I can't afford to shop at WM now.

How many of you go into WM to pick up one or two things and end up spending $80?

because you see things that you really don't need, but think oh thats cute and its only $___, I'll get two of those or no one for each kid.

Then you get to the cash register and forget what you went in there for.

I also shop at Sams Club.

Back to Publix- I love this site. She matches all coupons, shes local. She saves me tons of money & time.

I wish I had some receipts to show of how much money I save. I will have to keep the next few.

So if you aren't using coupons, you are losing and wasting so much money.

And don't say you don't have time for it. I have 4 children. You make time for it, especially if its going to save you money.

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Coupons