Cheap & Healthy Meals for Kids

Every parent wants their child to be healthy. However organic food is often more expensive and many parents complain that finding cheap & healthy meals for kids seems impossible. But the good news is feeding your children nutritious food is cheaper, easier, and more delicious than you think. With a little planning you can feed your family healthy meals that cost less than the price of fast food!

Achieving great health for you and your family doesn’t have to be expensive! In 2014, the USDA issued an official food plan stating that in order to feed a 13 year old boy at a low-cost, a parent would need to spend at least $55.20 a week. This budget averages out to approximately $8.00 a day for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. The meal plan below is perfect for a growing teenager, or a health-conscious adult. It costs less than $8 a day, and has ingredients which can be found at your local grocery store or delivered to your door.

Breakfast: Sweet Banana Almond Oatmeal
Ingredients include:

½ cup Rolled Oats
- Buy: Nature’s Promise Organic Oatmeal (40 cents per serving)
1 cup Almond Milk
- Buy: Nature’s Promise Almond Milk (50 cents per serving)
1 Small Banana
- Buy Organic! (58 cents per serving)
1 Tbsp Honey
- Buy Local & Raw (18 cents per serving)
1 Tsp. Almond Extract
- Use Organic Vanilla Extract (33 cents per serving)
¼ Tsp Cinnamon & Pinch of Salt
- Ground is fine (5 cents per serving)
TOTAL = $2.04 (Cheaper than a McDonald’s Egg McMuffin!)

Lunch: Rice Bowl with Fried Egg & Avocado
Ingredients include:

1 Scallion
- Buy Organic! (10 cents per serving)
½ cup Brown Rice
- Buy Nature’s Promise Organic Brown Rice (11 cents per serving)
¼ Tsp. Red Wine Vinegar
- Store Brand is fine (5 cents per serving)
1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
- Buy Extra Virgin (13 cents per serving)
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
- Ground is fine (5 cents per serving)
1 egg
- Buy Organic! (37 cents per serving)
¼ Avocado
- Buy Organic! (46 cents per serving)
Hot sauce
- Choose desired spice level (15 cents per serving)

TOTAL = $1.42 (Cheaper than a Lunchable!)

Snack: Fresh Fruit
Ingredients include:

1 Orange
- Buy Organic! ($1.25 per serving)
TOTAL = $1.25

Dinner: Black Bean Quesadillas
Ingredients include:

½ cup Black Beans
- Buy Nature’s Promise Organic Canned Black Beans (25 cents per serving)
1 ounce shredded cheese
- Choose your favorite organic kind (62 cents per serving)
1/4 cup prepared salsa
- Choose freshly made (53 cents per serving)
1 whole-wheat tortillas
- Buy Nature’s Promise Whole Wheat Tortillas (23 cents per serving)
1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
- Buy Extra Virgin (13 cents per serving)
¼ Avocado
- Buy Organic! (46 cents per serving)
TOTAL = $2.22 (Cheaper than 2 slices of Pizza Hut Pizza!)

DAILY TOTAL = $6.93

This meal plan came in $1.07 cheaper than the low-cost price of $8.00 a day. As you can see, finding cheap & healthy meals for kids is easier than you think!