Healthy food is too expensive, or how I became a shitlord while saving money Healthy food is great but our recent obsession with gluten-free, organic, grass fed whatevers are missing the big picture. Namely, you're eating too much and over-fixating on food.  I used to be a health conscious foodie. I live in NYC and it's a strong part of the culture among certain groups. I'm talking organic vegetable smoothies, fruits and vegetables every meal, lots of spices and herbs, quinoa bowls, $15 salads, dining at fine restaurants. Literally everything I ate was "healthy", e.g. I always did low fat dressing on the side for salads. I wasn't a fool about it. But I still ate too damn much. It turned me into a chubster. 5'10" and 175 lbs. Today I am 140 lbs and 8% body fat.  I spend a quarter of what I did on food. How did I get here?  I woke up one day and realized all I need to do is eat a little less. Now I typically live on snacks for most of the day. A little bit of greek yogurt, some tortilla chips, graham crackers, even grocery store apple juice. I even drink soda (gasp). For dinner, I have a healthy meal.  Even though I eat "less healthy" (debatable), my good cholesterol is up, my bad cholesterol is down, and I have way more energy than I used to. What makes you unhealthy isn't purely the foods you eat. It's the extra fat. It causes inflammation throughout your entire body and affects your social life/mood negatively. If I can put a fatty on a diet of Big Macs but keep their calories low enough for them to lose weight, they'll be 500% healthier after a few months.