Eating Well for Less

Eating healthy can be expensive. Use these smart shopping tips to save money at the grocery store.

Shop at larger grocery stores and fresh produce markets. Smaller convenience stores are usually more expensive.
Try to shop only once a week. Extra trips to the store usually mean you will spend more money.
Check supplies at home to see what needs to be used up.
Check the supermarket flyer for items that are on special, particularly foods in the meat and alternatives group.
Plan a few meatless meals per week using eggs, tofu, beans, chickpeas, lentils or peanut butter.
Buy the foods on your shopping list first. If you have money left over, use it to stock up on sale items that you can use later.
Instead of buying instant, flavoured foods like pasta and rice, buy plain versions and flavour them yourself.
Buy only what you need and can use up. Food in large packages is sometimes a cheaper buy but you will not save money if you end up throwing food away.

For more information on eating well for less, view the following factsheet.