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A problem with my diet
Hey everyone, I’m struggling to maintain a proper diet due to financial constraints and could really use some advice. I only get to work once a week, earning 60 AUD (about 40 USD) per week. Given my limited budget, I can only afford to buy 300g of mince and 300g of chicken per day for six days (1 kg of chicken breast and ground beef both cost 15 AUD). This means I can mostly afford protein, but it leaves little room for other essentials. The meals prepared at home aren't healthy either—they're loaded with seed oils and unhealthy carbs. To make matters worse, my parents insist that I eat what they make and don’t believe in supporting me with the rest of my diet as they think I have an eating disorder. Does anyone have tips or strategies for eating healthier on such a tight budget? How can I balance my diet with affordable options? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!
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Sometimes we need to adjust, our diet to life, we face challenges like the ones you mention. Try to outside the box, and focus more into the long term, this stage will pass. Nevertheless we can use this experience to increase our at nutrition knowledge, get more involved in learning foods macronutrients and you may find a lot of options. Internet can help you to understand de nutritional information of food you may find at home and could help your endeavor. In my experience you should focus on whole foods, eggs, vegetables and fruits: This foods are high nutrient dense and will help you to keep progressing. We tend to think due to social media that we need to stuff ourselves with chicken breas,t otherwise we wont grower obtain “gains”. Protein is indeed an esencial macronutrient, but we can find it in more affordable options. Not just ground beef and chicken breast. Protein intake its recommended to be about 1.5 to 2.2 grams per kilogram of body weight, so as long you can reach that total, you can hack your diet into the goal Lastly try to find options at your place, things that your family may eat, apples, bananas, rice, potatoes, eggs, yogurt, cheese etc. This will help you to keep in the right track of your fitness goals.
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