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Not everyone has the funds to pay for a healthy lifestyle.  Albeit they could always exercise, what kind of food you eat/what job you have could affect any free time you may have or may be willing to put towards exercising.

We're lazy.  Now shut the fuck up and go back to the gym.  Fucking right wingers trying to impose their healthy shit on us.  Mind your own business fruit cake.

There are also genetic factors. But yea, I agree in a way. But, as Tyler said, healthy food is usually more expensive than unhealthy food (which is fucking retarded).

you always act like you hate the world. I think you need some therapy. So angry all the time. Is it so bad to just question why people don't care about their health? No yet you get pissed and start throwing around insults for no reason.
Anyway I think it's pretty easy to eat healthy. And it's more satisfying to me. Like said people just don't want to give up their addictions. I've given up wanting candy and anything that I really can easily do without.

im gonna be on a tight budget at uni next year, suggestion on how to eat healthily/cheaply?

im thinking rice/tuna/fruit/oatmeal/milk/chicken(kinda expensive)/vegtables

also, i need recipes that i can make with the stuff or ideas on how to cook them, i don't want to eat boring/crap food all year.

Complete BS people saying they can't afford a healthy lifestyle. Eating healthy is FAR cheaper then eating junk food. It is simply not easier.

On a $20 budget I would be able to pick up enough fresh fruit and vegetables to create about 3/4 of all my daily meals for a week.

For $10 I'd be able to pick up enough lean meat to get me through the week (Could have fresh cut turkey, chicken, tuna etc)

Another $20 I'd be able to buy a ton of grains/nuts to have as snacks and to compliment the other stuff I bought. Some juices, breads etc. also.

Really for less then $50 ($$AUD) I'd be able to buy enough fresh, healthy food to last me for a week. I wouldn't be skimping on any meals either.

Compare that $50 to eating fast food:
$5 every morning for breakfast ($35 a week)
$5 every day for lunch ($35 a week)
$5 every day for dinner ($35 a week)

Throw ontop of that maybe a soda/soft drink a day ($15 a week) snacks like chips/pretzels or candy bars ($15 a week)

That alone adds up to around $140 a week. Compare that to the $50 and you can see that it's a fuck load cheaper to be eating fresh and healthy. I personally don't do it, though I probably should start to do so (I feel like shit at the moment eating all this fast food). I think a popular misconception a lot of people have is that they think they need to be drinking protein shakes and taking costly vitamin supplements every day to actually be "healthy" It's complete bullshit and unless, like Synthetic, you're do intense physical conditioning there is no reason to take it as all the fruit/veg/nuts/meats you eat are more then plenty.

@ Rai: Be creative with that food you get. My favourite breakfast is mixing oats (not boiled, just raw) with dried fruit mixes, some nuts (almonds, cashews) and then pouring it over a bowl of vanilla yogurt.  Put some sliced banana or mashed strawberries on top and eat that bad boy. So good for you (Y). A lot of people would think this sort of thing is heaps expensive, but if you've bought the items in bulk previously it's very very cheap.

Let me revise what I wrote: You need to shop with common sense also. Don't buy premium cuts of meat, don't buy fruit which is out of season and thus highly expensive etc.

I was talking about deli cut meats for lunches and the like. If you want a chicken breast or fillet however then just increase the budget

Canned Tuna is fucking loaded with protein. Tuna + Potatoes, def the making of a meal there.

Which was beautifully explained by fat bastard

Last edited by Brick Tamland (11-08-2009 12:23:50)

rofl sounds like tyler