Healthy Eating on a Budget (2)

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.

Info Cloud

Double negatives are when two forms of negation are used in the same sentence, like in the first sentence of the last paragraph.

Grammarians say we should avoid double negatives - that they're bad English. Well, don't believe them. When used properly, double negatives can be a very effective tool in your language tool box.

Interestingly, not all languages have double negatives. And the ones that do, the double negatives may function in different ways.

In French and Spanish for example, two negatives in the same sentence intensive each other, making the object in the discussion very very negative.

But in other languages like German, Chinese and English, two negatives cancel each other out, and so create an affirmative sense.

For example, saying something is "not bad", means "it's good". Or, at the very least, okay.

Saying, "I'm not opposed to going" means, "I'm willing to go".

On rare occasions, you might encounter a sentence with triple or quadruple negatives, but try to avoid using these as they'll do nothing but puzzle people.

So, in English, two negatives equal a positive. But Steve, did you know there is an instance were the opposite is also true.

You mean two positives equal a negative? Yeah, right!

Exactly!

Language Lab
inexpensive adj. 便宜的, 價格低廉的 (沒有指不好或沒水準的意思)
- There are many good but inexpensive restaurants in this area.
expensive adj.
- Justin loves to stay at expensive, fancy hotels.

aisle n. 走道, 通道 (s不發音)
- You can find sugar and spices in aisle five.
你可以在通道第五號找到香料
- Raymond went directly to the frozen food aisle.
aisle 飛機上的走道
- I prefer an aisle seat.
我比較喜歡走道的位置

ingredient n.
one of the things that are used to make a food, product, etc.;
- The ingredients in this dish are pretty rare.
- The restaurant only uses organic ingredients.
a quality or characteristic that makes something possible
- The most essential ingredient of a good marriage is mutual trust.

indulge v.
/ɪnˈdʌlʤ/
to let yourself do or have something that you enjoy, especially something that is considered bad for you
to let someone have or do whatever they want, even if it is bad for them;
indulge in
- After a long day, Renee indulged in a nice long hot bath.
- Mark indulges his wife and kids.


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