Raw Food Lifestyle-twenty-two Ways to Save Money

Who doesn’t like Saving More Money? If you’ve recently gotten interested in the raw food diet and lifestyle and are trying to find more ways to save money doing it, here is a collection of money saving tips for you.Finding a way to make this diet sustainable for you and your wallet is probably one of the most important factors in making it work for you. The other two factors are that you have to make it fun and healthy/balanced!

Invest in a dehydrator and make your own chips,crackers,cookies,dehydrated nuts, etc.A good idea would be to copy down the ingredients of packaged raw food snacks and make your own version of them at home.It can be more fun this way and you can make enough for some friends too.

Additional Book Options : You can organize a book exchange with some other health-conscious friends. Or you can buy those books you know you want for your personal collection from an online bookstore.Buy your supplements online and preferably in bulk, if possible.If you don’t need or want that much product, create co-ops with your friends, buy in bulk, and split the shipping.Make your own beauty products out of the foods you now have in your kitchen.

Make and Exchange Food with friends in order to try out new recipes and Save on Money and Time : Either make raw food recipes in big batches and share among friends, or organize your own potluck and invite some friends. To make it easy on them, you can give them some easy recipes to choose from or direct them to one of the many raw food recipe websites online.

Buy Used Kitchen Equipment : Check online, at local health food stores on the notice board, or ask your friends and family if they have a food processor, blender, or juicer they don’t use that you could borrow.

Always search several websites online for the best possible price before buying online (especially supplements). It’s usually the same product online versus at a raw food restaurant or health food store.Make your own Rejuvelac and/or Kombucha if you can. Do a search online for ingredients and instructions. It’s very easy and economical to do. It could save you money on Probiotic supplements as well.Sprout your own sprouts. Each tray of sprouts will only cost you about .20-.30 cents each and $4-5 dollars at the store.

Shop where the Organic Food is most Affordable First : Buy whatever good organic food is available at the farmers market or smaller produce stores before going to the big chain natural food store. Then figure out your menu or recipe ideas for the week, based on what you have to work with in your fridge.

Buy all your spices and nuts, seeds, grain, and dried fruit in the bulk section of your big chain natural food store. Because you’re not paying for the packaging, it’s a lot less expensive.If available, buy mint, basil, rosemary and other fresh herbs in the bulk section of the natural foods grocery store for substantial savings.