Currently challenging myself with trying to achieve the "30 different kinds of fruits and vegetables per week" that is widely recommended and man, day 4 and I'm having some THOUGHTS about this!
For context, while we're doing better financially today, my husband and I spent years living below the poverty line so the subject of eating healthy on a budget is close to my heart still. And honestly, I feel like this challenge is quite easy if you have a good food budget (forever grateful btw) and nearly impossible if you're in any way struggling with money?
Food prices differ regionally of course so I'm just talking Germany here. But I've been trying to come up with 30 different fruits & veggies that are cheap year-round and it's honestly super hard?
Here's my list of ideas so far:
Onions
Garlic
Ginger
Apples
Pears
Carrots
Frozen broccoli
Frozen cauliflower
Cucumber
Red cabbage
White cabbage
Bananas
Oranges
Leek
Canned peaches
Canned pineapple
Canned mushrooms
Canned tart cherries
Bell peppers (although they can be more expensive sometimes)
Iceberg lettuce
Kohlrabi (not sure if they're widely available in other countries though?)
Frozen spinach
And that's where my creativity ends, would love to hear if someone has more ideas maybe? :)
