Lazygirl Eats

Lazygirl Eats Healthy and perhaps cheaply.

How do you eat good healthy food on a regular basis when you have limited time and budget? I love to eat out (I am going to do so much brunch the next time I visit family and friends in Portland) but that gets expensive fast.

I do all my shopping either on foot or by bicycle, so massive grocery runs are out of the question unless I get out my rickety old trailer (that I want to turn into an art project.... let's talk about this later).

There's a Vietnamese market down the street from my house, so it's my go-to for fresh veggies, canned goods chow mein, noodles, and tofu. Since there's several brands of tofu at the same price, I specifically purchase the brand labeled no GMO.

There's a Whole Foods in the same complex as the bike shop I spend many of my waking hours at, but they don't have much in the way of vegan ready-to-eat foods and that stuff gets expensive fast. But their bulk bins are decent, the grapefruit juice is reasonably priced, I can find things like vegan cheese, nooch, and Bragg Liquid Aminos. Plus vegan gummy stars.

There's a Trader Joes down the street from work; I don't like how much packaging they use, but it's great for a lunch run for work. I typically go on Saturdays and stock my locker with bananas, soda made with cane sugar, and shelf-safe items that can be kept for a few days (usually some variation of canned dolmas, indian food, soups, or microwavable noodle dishes... I buy one fresh item for that day, and allow one freshly-made lunch a week).

On my days off, I'll walk to Grocery Outlet and check things out there, which means hummus and pita, dairy-free milks, random vegan and organic products, and too many snacks.  Too many snacks.