The Cost of Banting…

Today, as I loaded my trolley with food to last until New Year, it struck me that it would be seriously difficult to do the Banting diet on the cheap, but a good lady doctor from White River managed to do it and I applaud her. She also ate like a bird in order to do that. Unfortunately for me, I want the luxury foods so that the Banting diet never gets boring. It is so easy for non-banters to make a sandwich if they want a quick snack. For us Banters, bread means buying expensive flours like coconut, almond and flax seed in order to make our Banting Bread. Coconut oil is not cheap either. Mind you, I did find coconut oil at Checkers today and it was nearly R 40 cheaper than at Dischem.

I know that I am not eating nearly as much as I used to when I ate carbs, but take chocolate for instance. Lindt 85% dark chocolate is a rare treat these days and I make it last a l-o-n-g time. One or two squares every couple of days. I shan’t be baking with it any time soon! Cheese is a good example as well. Once upon a time I would fill up on cheese and crackers, or cheese and fruit. Now I fill up on cheese alone, and I make sure I have an assortment so that I have a choice. How fortunate I am that I can buy Camembert and Brie, Gorgonzola and Parmigiano! But not everyone is so lucky…

OK, so what now? This thought might just lead to an experiment to see how one can lessen the cost of this lifestyle. The cost of good health should not have to bankrupt anyone. I am thinking about a whole slew of people who really don’t earn a great salary and who are unhealthy enough that they seriously need to change their eating habits. So, for the next while I shall be keeping careful note of everything that I eat and totting up the costs, and looking to find alternatives. Please join me if you would like to, and any suggestions from my readers will be most welcome so do send your tips and suggestions in via the comment box below. This could be fascinating…and helpful too.

Rock on all you Banters!…