Eating Better for Less

Eating well is incredibly important for our overall health and wellness, but a complaint that is often made is that it simply costs too much. The high cost of organic food in particular makes it unaffordable for the majority of people which does seem strange when surely letting nature do its job uninhibited costs less than using machinery to cover crops in pesticides?

Anyway, organic food aside, it is still possible to eat very well even on a modest budget. Here are a few ideas on how you can feed your family the very best and ensure their health is of the very highest standard.

Cut down on expensive cuts of meat in favour of milk and eggs for protein. Milk and eggs are far cheaper and just as protein rich as any cut of meat and fish. There’s no need to enforce vegetarianism onto your family, just have fun searching for a couple of vegetarian recipes each week and increase the family’s consumption of milk and fresh eggs to retain high protein levels.

Only eat what is in season. It is so easy to load your trolley up at the supermarket with whatever fruits or veg are looking good that day, but if you only purchase those that are in season then you will save a packet. Ideally it is best to shop at farmers’ markets, as here you will automatically be buying only produce that is in season, what’s more you are contributing your community and helping the environment by eating locally sourced food.

Develop a taste for beans and pulses. These are probably the most inexpensive sources of nutrition available and they are packed with vitamins and protein. Any type of pulse or bean will load you up with vitamins, keep you feeling full for longer and reduce your monthly spend on food. Kids love them too!

Ditch the fizzy drinks. They are laden with sugar, cost a fortune when drunk in high quantities and do nothing to help your reach your daily nutritional needs. Instead you could try a supermarket’s own brand of fizzy water mixed with a splash of cordial or even fruit juice of some kind.

Invest in a high quality vitamin supplement. Just to make doubly sure than everyone is fit as a fiddle, it is a good idea to purchase a bumper pack of an all round vitamin supplement. Although there is a small price to pay up front, the long term health benefits far outweigh the cost.

There you have it, a few ideas to help keep those food bills down whilst eating very well. If anyone has any other ideas of information on how to save money whilst eating only the best, send in your comments below.

Organic Food

Organic food is grown without the use of pesticides, artificial fertilizers, human waste, sewage sludge, ionizing radiation or additives. Yuck! Who would want to eat food that contains even one of the items in that list, let alone all.

With nasties such as these lurking amongst your tomatoes, is it little wonder that since the early 1990’s, the organic food industry has seen growth rates of around 20% per year. A report by the UK’s Soil Association shows that $3.7 billion was spent on organic produce in 2006 which was a 20% growth from the year before. It now accounts for 1-2% of all food sold worldwide which is a figure that is set to continue.


Traditionally, organic food has been grown on small family run farms which perhaps explains its scarcity. With more and more people discovering the dangers and problems that can occur when our food is exposed to chemical and man-made substances, the demand has increased and even the supermarkets now carry a range of organic produce. Studies that have been carried out in the past have provided possible links between the use of pesticides in our food and cancer, obesity, Alzheimer's and some birth defects.

Here at Baldwin’s we carry the very best organic food and produce, Infinity food. With Infinity food, you can be sure you are ingesting only 100% natural food, with not a pesticide or genetically modified crop in sight.

The levels of nutrients contained within organic food are also allegedly much higher, with up to 50% more vitamins and minerals than in intensively reared produce. Logic dictates that a crop that has been sprayed extensively with a man-made substance to prevent insects or make it grow faster will not be as rich in vitamins and minerals than a crop that has been left to grow in a natural way with simple good old fashioned water and sunshine!

Why don’t you try something from our range of infinity food, and see if you don’t notice the difference. Don’t forget to come back here and tell us what you think. Can you notice the difference between an organic apple and a non-organic apple? Many people, once they’ve tried organic food cannot go back due to the sheer increase in quality and taste they experience. We want to know if this has happened to you!