Eating healthier and more frugally 🍏 🥦

Turning forty this past year, inflation and my general desire in being healthier has made me think a lot more about what I have in my pantry and what I ultimately put in my mouth.

• Try to maintain a free, essentially unlimited supply of fruits and vegetables at home and in my office
• Have no restrictions on the amount of fruit and vegetables that I eat but avoid eating much calorie heavy foods
• No more second helpings but instead freeze food
• Eat more rice, lentils and oatmeal – fiber heavy foods that make you feel fuller quicker
• Eliminate apple juice from my diet, drink less milk, eat less cheese and meat, eliminating then from as many meals as possible
• Avoid candy and cake, even if they are offered to me for free
• Buy food in bulk, maximize my food dollars on things like bulk frozen fruits and vegetables that come with minimal and burnable waste

My goal is multi faceted:

• Loose some weight and be healthier as I’m heading into my forties so I can live a better life
• Reduce expenses with inflation taking an increasing bite out of my budget
• Reduce the amount of garbage I’m producing so I’m burning less plastic and other trash