Healthy Eating on a Budget

You can care for your body and your bank account at the same time
健康飲食很省錢 - 你可以同時保護自己的身體和銀 行帳戶

What can you do if you can't afford healthy food? If you want to save money, are you stuck eating instant noodles and fried rice? Actually there are several ways to get food that will preserve your health - and your savings.

When eating out - Order wisely.
In general, choose grilled, baked or steamed dishes instead of fried ones. And choose vegetables as side dishes in order to fill up on healthy foods rather than fattening ones.

Know your limit
When you're full, stop eating - even if some food remains on your plate. Take the rest to go, and eat it later instead of purchasing an additional snack or meal.

Drink to your health
Fortunately, the least expensive drink is also the healthiest - water. Sodas and even fruit juices are filled with sugar and may contain dangerous chemicals. So instead of paying for a drink, enjoy free water at most restaurants.

Avoid desserts
At the end of your meal, skip the sweets. By not ordering dessert you save money and cut down on calories and sugar.

When cooking. Be prepared.
Healthy inexpensive meals require a little planning. Set a budget to determine how much you can afford to spend on food. Then make a list of what you can buy within that budget.

Once you've made your list, stick to it! To avoid impulse purchases, don't shop when you're hungry. If you can't resist certain treats stay out of the aisles where they're located.

Go natural
Artificial flavors, colors and chemicals added to processed food may contribute to various health problems. So instead of processed food, eat foods you prepare yourself from simple ingredients like fruit, vegetables, whole grains and meat without fat. These foods often cost less, too. Eat fruit and vegetables that are in season. They're cheaper, and they taste better because they're fresh and ripe.

Have fruit for dessert
Healthy eating doesn't mean you can't indulge in something sweet. Fresh fruit can be sweet and delicious -but without the processed sugar and fat of cookies or ice cream.

Following these tips will lead you to healthier - and cheaper -eating habits.

Grammar Gym:
If you want to save money, are you stuck eating instant noodles and fried rice?
'stuck eating instant noodles and fried rice '
'stuck + verb-ing' - (leave only choice)
It rained every day, and we were stuck watching TV in our hotel room the whole time.
Both brothers got the same kind of education, but one became a businessman while the other was stuck earning minimum wage.

Vocabulary Tips:
preserve -维护，保存。 ' pre' -事先，预先 'serve' -保留。 protect it to last for long time.
*Both countries are willing to do their best to preserve peace.
*The chapel was perfectly preserved even though it had been through many wars.
fatten - can cause gaining weight.使发胖的，使肥胖
*These cattle were fattened up so they could be sold at a good price.
fattening -会使人肥胖，发胖的
*Esther tries to avoid fattening food such as soda and sweets.
purchase (v) -买。购买。
*Stella purchased this ring at an auction.
*We purchased our house without any loans.
purchase (n) -购买。
*The purchase was paid for by credit card.
fortunately - good news is that..., in a good news. 幸运地。
*Fortunately, nobody was injured in the car accident.
unfortunately -很不幸地。
*Unfortunately, we missed the bus and didn't get to watch the game.
in general - usually true. 通常是。
stuck - stay with.
skip - don't do it, pass it to another.
cut down - to reduce.
stick to something - once set a goal not to change, stay with it.
impales - on impales, do something right away which you didn't plan it.
inexpensive -价格低廉，便宜的，但没有不好或品质低劣的意思。
*Justin loves to stay at expensive, fancy hotels.
aisle -走道，通道。
*You can find sugar and spices in aisle five.
*Raymond went directly to the frozen food aisle.
aisle - division, section. also use on the flight, the walk way call "aisle".飞机上的走道。's' -不发音。
*I prefer an aisle seat.
ingredient -食材。
*The restaurant only uses organic ingredients.
*The ingredients in this dish are pretty rare.
ingredient -成分，因素。
*The most essential ingredient of a good marriage is mutual trust.
indulge -enjoy what you love, not very common thing you do.满足（享受），宠爱。
indulge in something. 
*After a long day, Renee indulged in a nice long hot bath.满足（享受）
*Mark indulges his wife and kids.宠爱

Language Tips:
"comma", "hyphen" and "dash" -逗点，连字号（比破折号- 线较短），破折号。用来加强语气，强调某件事物
Jack will go skiing in Switzerland this winter, if he gets a raise. 。用逗点，不及"dash"加强语气强调某件事物。
Jack will go skiing in Switzerland this winter - if he gets a raise. 破折号表示加薪是非常重要对已决定的某事而言。。
Fortunately, the least expensive drink is also the healthiest - water.
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double negative -负负得正（数学里）英语，中文，德文语言上也有这理论。
two negative = positive.双重逻辑。负负得正。
Healthy eating doesn't mean you can't indulge in something sweet.
doesn't/can't - 不是不能，就是可以。its okay.
two positive not equal negative. only an exception: 但双重逻辑不能说正正的负。只有一钟情况：
Yeah, right! -不以为然，不相信对方说的。（对方每次都没说实话）



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