Cancer Protective Diet

Budget Friendly Main Meals

Cancer treatment is expensive, so if you want to eat healthy but need menu ideas that are within your weekly budget, look no further. We’ve put together a slideshow of our favorite wallet and taste bud-friendly main meals. Here are a few tips:

If you can’t afford organic fruits and vegetables, don’t forego them completely. The most important thing is to get enough fresh produce into your diet. According... to the Environmental Working Group, some produce tends to be pesticide riddled and should be bought organic, but there are others, like bananas, that can safely be bought conventionally to save you some dough. You can find the list by clicking here.

Reduce your spending and maintain a healthy intake by limiting your meat servings to the recommended size of three ounces.
Beans, tofu, whole grains, eggs, cabbage and squash are all inexpensive ways of getting important nutrients.