Learning to maintain a healthy diet despite lean times

The most nutrient-rich foods that were also wallet-friendly included: eggs, milk, beans, lean ground beef, potatoes and soup. Many of these are already staples of our diets, but they may have fallen out of favor. Eggs have been eschewed due to cholesterol, potatoes have become a verboten carb, soup was maligned for its sodium.

But often overlooked is the nutritional wallop that such foods do have -- especially for the price. A complete shopping list is available at http://NutrientRichFoods.org. Do not to be lured into buying a bargain without checking the label first.