Can you give me advice about my new diet?!


Question: Can you give me advice about my new diet?
Here are a few items so far that I've been eating and drinking for almost 5 months. Old fashion oats, greek yogurt, raisins, wheat germ, cinnamon, sunflower seeds, maple syrup, organic coconut milk, almond milk, green tea and water. I know the fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, herbs, spices and oils are important, but I do not have money for them right now. I will as soon as I get a job. Besides that, is my diet right now healthy?

Answers:

Buy your fruits and veggies in season. Brown rice is also very cheap, and so are beans. You could probably forgo the maple syrup and the coconut milk as they are the least necessary. Oils aren't really that important. You definitely need veggies though.
Good luck on getting a job.



Aside the fruit and veggie need, yes, your diet is doing well.
I'm low on cash, too, so what I do is go to Cos-co and buy a big, cheap bag of mixed fruits and frozen veggies. Cos-co you can get more for around the same price as a regular store, but either way buying bags of frozen fruits and veggies is much cheaper, even those 78cent cans if veggies.



i say overall it is healthy if the maple syrup is organic or has NO high fructose corn syrup in it.



I'd only add oranges or apples- they are cheap, you need vitamin C too. Maybe get some potatoes, because they have more Vitamin C than many fruits...



sounds pretty healthy.
try growing herbs by the windows in your home to save money
or grow a garden
but im sure you have already thought of this.



No-eat meat.



A banana is 19 cents. Buy one:)



You have some good foods in there - a few of the so-called "super-foods" in fact. Green tea is good for just about everything, from preventing cancer to diabetes, tooth decay, you name it. Wheatgerm is high in protein, minerals and B-group vitamins and vitamin E. Oats are a good source of protein, complex carbohydrates and fibre, and they cut cholesterol, and are filling. Sunflower seeds are a good source of protein and some good fats (not too good with omega-3:6 ratio however). Raisins are a concentrated source of minerals.

The only thing I can suggest, seeing you have limited funds, is to reduce your spending on a few of those items (maple syrup, cinnamon, coconut milk and almond milk) so that you can afford some of the other foods you're missing out on. For instance, coconut milk isn't exactly the healthiest of foods (saturated fat). It should be an occasional food, not a stock food. Same with maple syrup - where I live, it's one of the most expensive sweeteners. Molasses would be cheaper and probably more nutritious (good source of iron). Where I live, almond milk is THE most expensive milk alternative. It might taste nice, but it's still double the price of the others (soy, rice, oat). Luxury item.

From your description "a few items so far" I get the impression you do eat other things besides those. I'd say your diet does sound reasonably healthy, but just lacks variety, and I hope you do get a job very soon so you can go grocery shopping. :)




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