I am slowly... ever so slowly... attempting an experiment in my grocery spending. I am trying to increase the meat/protein consumption of my family in an effort to feed them more nutritious food that will sustain them longer, thereby decreasing the AMOUNT and FREQUENCY of their eating.
Hypoglycemia is an issue with some of my family members, and this means that any type of sugar - even natural sugars - seems to increase their metabolism and they become hungry much more quickly. This means carbs are not necessarily a cost-effective way to keep them fed. Breads, pastas, muffins, etc. might be cheap for me to make, but in the long run, is it STILL cheaper? Not to mention, is it nutritious enough?
I got this idea from this post. I'll be sure to let you know how it's going.
I seriously hope this works for you as well as it has worked for my kids and myself.
ReplyDeleteMeat for breakfast, NO breads/pastas/cereals (in the morning), maybe a veggie or fruit. Then the rest of the day goes so much better. Note that there is a transition period. I love baby carrots so that helped me with the need I felt to have a carb.
Good luck to you! Would love to hear how it goes.
P.S. I save SO much time now because I'm not constantly making homemade goodies (with the whole wheat that was supposedly so good for me) so we could eat every couple hours. I can go 4-5 hours now without the "OH MY GOODNESS GIVE ME FOOD NOW" symptoms.