Jen Smiley argues that eating real food costs less than you think. People overspend on snacks and coffee because processed food leaves them hungry all day. Choosing clean foods reduces what you eat, cuts medical bills, and means fewer sick days at work.
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It costs money to be healthy, but it's expensive to be sick. So what most people don't realize they are spending a lot of money on food and it's because they are starving all day, meaning they're waking up, they're having their morning ritual coffee, tea, protein shake, and they can't even make it to lunch because A, they're either tired and they need another cup of coffee or they need a snack because they're starving or maybe they feel like they're going to pass out, they're feeling flu, like they don't feel good. So right there, they've had three meals or drinks and it's only lunchtime. Well, then you get to lunchtime, you want another snack, maybe you're craving something sweet. And then you get to dinner when you eat clean and you choose real foods, you actually eat less food. You take less time off of work because you're not dealing with aches, pains, going to the doctor, you're taking less medication and you're happier. And so you are achieving and a more optimal life.