Majestic Garlic and Budgeting

I promised my friend, Erika, that I would write about this product-- http://www.majesticgarlic.com/index.php . On one of my shopping trips to Whole Foods I discovered this dip. I have a rule to buy two “experimental” products when I go to Whole Foods. It keeps me from buying up the store and keeps me within budget. Of the two products, this was the find (I will not recommend the other: it was a gluten free, candida free bread recipe that ended up being hard as a rock!.) Back to Majestic Garlic. It only has a few ingredients—garlic, cold-pressed safflower oil, flax seed oil (Omega-3s) and lemon juice (non-concentrate). So besides being really good for you—it was really yummy. I used it as a dip for raw veggies, a spread over steamed veggies and potatoes and over salad. It was good every time. If you get a chance, pick it up—I think you will be surprised that it is a great alternative to ranch dip.
I mentioned budgeting above. I can not say how important that is when you begin to eat healthier. For some reason eating healthy, organic is just more expensive. Therefore, it is important to create a budget and stick to it. One of the things I had to implement was the cash envelope system. Each week I take the food money for the week out of the ATM and keep it in an envelope. I then use it when I go to the store. Knowing what I have keeps me from buying frivolous items are too many “experimental” items that I may not like and therefore will end up wasting if it is really bad.