When my family and I started out buying organic food we started by building our meals around using the least expensive organic foods. For example, we avoided buying expensive grains for baking like buckwheat, kamut or rice. Instead we bought organic whole wheat flour. Once we had extra money in our budget we moved back and forth between buying whole wheat and other types of organic grains.

Other ideas we use includes buying plain organic yogurt and adding our own fruit or some honey for extra flavour when we wanted a change. In our experience Organic Fruit yogurts tend to be at least 15 percent more expensive than plain yogurt and they typically have sugar added to the fruit content.

Meal Planning is very important if you want to eat healthy and it has been something my family and I have worked on for years. It inspired a large section of my healthy living habits seminars and a book called Simplify Healthy Eating Habits.

Your friend on the journey,

David

P.S. If you enjoy my tips on how to eat organic food inexpensively you will really benefit from my inexpensive e book on how to buy organic food inexpensively : )

And if you are looking for another sample tip Save on the Cost of Organic Food by Being Prepared

If I was to go all the way down the food chain of organic food I think I would bump into algae but I am not suggesting you eat algae for dinner (even though some people do).

Once I met the algae and turned around I would start to bump into organic plants on land and sea that are typically the least expensive of the organic foods to buy. If you buy organic brown rice or organic whole wheat flour you are typically getting the least expensive items that you can cook in a variety of ways.

Soon enough on my journey up the food chain I will encounter all the wonderful world of fruits, vegetables and legumes (or would I encounter them before the grains?)

Regardless, I am sure you already know that once you enter into buying any organic foods that are sourced from animals the price is more expensive to create meals. It is a rare experience to find inexpensive organic yogurt but I have found some ways.

So just like the title suggests  if you want to save money on organic food eat lower on the organic food chain or in the alternative check out some of the book on this site that show you how to save money when you buy most organic foods.

Till next time,

David

By the way, I just found out from a reader that I had my work on how to buy organic food inexpensively quoted in a new book by Robin Wheeler. Thank you Robin – check out Robin’s book Food Security for the Faint of Heart

Looking for another tip on how to buy organic food inexpensively? read Smart Organic Food Meal Planning

I am one of the unusual people who actually likes numbers and doing math so I tend to memorize prices easily which makes it easier for me to spot a deal on organic foods. However, noticing the hot prices is not always as easy when I have all my children with me at the shops because they always want to point out extra items to me.

As a result I do recommend that when you start out shopping for organic foods inexpensively go shopping on your own if it is at all possible. Then once you know what is a good deal for you and where to get it in the store you can bring everyone along for the trips since you already have a built in shopping plan in mind.

By the way, when you start out shopping for organic food on a budget this idea of solo shopping also applies even if you don’t have children since trying to read labels, check pricing and make decisions can be difficult if you have a friend or spouse with you saying ‘What about this one, or this one…’

All the best to you,

David

By the way if you are interested you can read about the two e-books I wrote on how to buy organic food inexpensively here

Or if you wish go to the next sample tip How to Recognize Organic Food