The Challenge of Budget Management
Managing a budget isn't an easy game; you might have heard this statement. And it's a fact that the inflation rate is making the middle class fall into a poor category. Instead of investing in business, people are trying to live hand to mouth. What steps can be done to minimize the budget while eating well?
Prioritizing Health with Oils and Ghee
The foremost priority is health, so don't compromise on this by purchasing low-quality oil or ghee. Low-saturated oil is called ghee in our sector, which is often used to make brown bread or sweets. But their higher quantity can disturb your cardiac health too. So buy a quality product but use it in the least quantity. Why I am saying this is because in our region people don't like gravy which isn't floating in oil. So instead of greasing your heart with oil, use it in minimal amounts.
Weekly Menu Management
So let's talk about weekly management and shuffling the menu to a healthy menu; this is my inherited menu. Lol, my mother adds all these bits into her weekly chart of cooking.
Preferring White Meat
Preferring white meat over red meat, as it has richer nutrient content. Preferably it has less health risks as they may be solid particles which can cause kidney stones later. Chicken or turkey, they can be eaten once a week no matter if you add rice or combine with veggies. Don't forget to cook them well; I restrict myself as poultry animals have less benefits due to artificial feeds.
Considering White Rice
White rice, because of its arsenic content, one must think wisely to eat them. I am not saying restrict yourself from them as they have a big following but to a minimal range.
Emphasizing Vegetables
Veggies can't be ignored as they are only healthy things which aren't banned by doctors hehe; you will listen everyone will emphasize on eating leafy vegetables. So eat as much green things as you want as these are seasonal.
Adding Desserts
Adding some desserts in the weekly menu hehe; of course your body needs that sugar content to run the glucose cycle. Again the repetition of term, anything white is toxic if it's sugar, rice or white flour. They don't have a direct impact but later they will prove lethal to some extent.
Affordability and Simple Meals
Now if you look at the affordability rate, not all of the menu can be followed; sometimes you have to live on bread and butter. In our region pickles can satisfy your hunger pangs too, so you must add something which can relieve your hunger when there is nothing available at home.
Kitchen Management Knowledge
One must have knowledge about kitchen management as once a thing bought at a low price must be saved ingeniously for later use too.
For instance, you know the hacks how you can save veggies or how you are gonna increase the shelf life of fruits. Once you are going to master this art, simply your budget will be managed. Like tomatoes can be used in a frozen state while making gravy; in the same way zip locks can save your energy and time. When meat comes into your home, divide it into 3 pieces: minced meat for patties, smaller bits of boneless for gravy, and the third one having bones for rice. Think if your milk can't be used for tea if it gets pasteurized, how you are gonna make yogurt or butter from it.
Smart Grocery Shopping
Do your work and analysis on the market if you are going for groceries; instead of filling your kitchen with expensive stuff, buy things when they are available at low price and store them. You can eat everything of your choice but remember your management can save your budget which can be later invested into something more useful. Stay healthy, as a wise mind nourishes into a healthy body.