How to eat well on a budget | Dr Rupy Aujla and Professor Tim Spector

The cost of living has soared. Energy prices have doubled, and food costs have gone up enormously. As a result, the bill for the weekly shop can be shocking. For some, this is merely an inconvenience. But many others face the awful choice between heating their home and maintaining their usual diet. And many of us are throwing cheaper ingredients into our shopping baskets to save money. So does this mean that eating healthy is an indulgence that be dropped in favour of cheap ultra-processed food? Or is it still possible to eat healthily on a budget? In today’s episode, Jonathan speaks to Dr. Rupy Aujla and Tim Spector to better understand how to eat healthier while spending less: Dr. Rupy Aujla is a medical doctor who, since 2015, has been teaching people to cook their way to health as the founder of the doctor’s kitchen and has recently turned his efforts to doing so on a tight budget. Tim Spector is a co-founder at ZOE and one of the world's top 100 most cited scientists. If you want to uncover the right foods for your body, head to joinZOE.com/podcast and get 10% off your personalized nutrition program. Timecodes: 00:00 - Introduction 00:47 - Quickfire questions with Rupy 02:12 - Quickfire questions with Tim 02:44 - What’s one swap you can make today if you’re trying to eat well, for less? 03:53 - What has Dr. Rupy been up to? 05:58 - Do you need to give up eating healthy foods when economizing? 07:32 - Options when you’re on a budget 08:54 - Batch cooking 16:06 - Is it expensive to have healthy and good quality foods? 18:17 - Recipe adherence 20:58 - Advice for people cooking on their own 24:51 - How long does food last? 26:36 - How nutritious are canned & frozen foods? 30:05 - About protein 41:31 - What’s the one food you should spend more money on? 44:52 - Summary 45:50 - Can you have a healthier diet as a consequence of being on a budget? 46:52 - Goodbyes 45:55 - Outro Episode transcripts are available here: https://joinzoe.com/learn/category/nutrition/podcast Buy Rupy’s book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dr-Rupy-Cooks-Healthy-Flavour/dp/1529148839 Find delicious recipes to cook here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/chefs/rupy_aujla Follow Rupy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctors_kitchen Follow Tim on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tim.spector Follow ZOE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe/ Want to create your own podcast? Contact Fascinate Productions to bring it to life: https://fascinateproductions.co.uk/contact/