Guide to Deals and Discounts on Healthy Food

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Janelle Sorensen

Monday, August 03, 2009

Whether you’re an avid coupon clipper or just getting started, this guide will be one of your new best friends for finding the greatest deals on some of the healthiest foods. Every little bit helps take the sting out of the premium price tags typically associated with organic foods and over time this list will be worth hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars for you. Bookmark it and revisit it whenever you’re making your grocery list.

Search Tools and On-line Shopping:

• Retail Me Not: Enter key words or store names to search over 90,000 coupons.
• Ecobunga: Great guide to giveaways and deals on food and beverages, as well as many other eco-friendly products.
• Health eSavers: Has a wide variety of products (not all organic or natural) and the offers change monthly.
• Mambo Sprouts: This is a great site for organic and natural coupons, giveaways and more. You can even sign up to have a whole coupon book mailed to you.
• Drugstore.com: This isn’t a coupon finder, but an on-line store. They have a green and natural store where you can find discounted organic baby and toddler food (among other things). There’s free shipping on orders over $25 so it’s definitely worth checking out.
• Amazon.com: Yep! Amazon now has an on-line grocery store with a sizeable organic section and many sales and discounts. Use a scrutinizing eye, though, as many things appear to be discounted but don’t really end up being less than what you’d pay at a store. Also, you have to figure in shipping. They do have a membership plan where you can pay $80 for a year of free shipping, but that cost must be figured into your overall budget to calculate if you’re really saving money or not.

Specific Manufacturers
(Some of these sites have downloadable coupons and some you have to sign up for a newsletter that has special offers. Some offers are only for a limited time and change often so check back regularly.)

After the Fall
Brown Cow Farm
Coleman Natural
Country Choice Organics
Earthbound Farm
Earth's Best
Eden Foods
Hain
Health Valley Organics
Horizon Organic
Imagine Foods
Laura’s Lean Beef
Knudsen Juice
Organic Prairie
Organic Valley
Mrs. Meyer's
Pearl Soy
Seventh Generation
Simply Organics
Stonyfield Farms
Whole Foods Market

(Note: Inclusion on this list does not imply endorsement.)

Did we miss something? Add it to the comments.

Photo courtesy of Christopher Gavigan.

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Posted by Jamie Jefferson on 03/31/2011 at 03:47 PM

Thanks so much for sharing this. It can be a challenge to feed your family healthy and organic foods on a budget. I’ll be sharing this with friends!

Posted by Jennifer Miller on 03/03/2011 at 06:20 PM

Using coupon codes is a great way to save money. I like to recommend KindCoupons.org for more coupon codes.

Posted by Katie @ Healthnut Foodie on 10/18/2010 at 07:54 PM

Janelle, great list of resources! It is also helpful to note that if you cannot afford to go completely organic on dairy products, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, and even Target have pledged to use farmers that are hormone free. (Unfortunately, this does not mean that they only use pure ingredients, you still have to read labels. It it a great small change for those of you just starting out or on a tight food budget.). Hope this Helps!!!

Posted by easy saver on 08/06/2010 at 05:51 AM

Thank you for the tips, sometimes it can be really difficult to get the best deals on organic foods. All parents want what’s best for their kids and when it comes to their meals, organic is definitely the best. I have noticed though that organic foods could cost a bit more than the other ones, so it’s hard to keep up with the recession and give your child organic products only. Parents have to come up with new ideas and ways to afford that, so chasing for the best deals is a good solution for this problem.

Posted by Protein Shakes on 07/05/2010 at 10:19 AM

Check out The Good Guide. I learned about it after seeing Ecologist, Daniel Goleman (author of Ecological Intelligence) speak. It gives you ratings on all sorts of products and lets you know the Global Impact of such products. You’d be surprised that some of the Organics listed, for example Horizon Milk rates very low due to several factors including how they treat their cows.
I have discovered some great products made by a company called Vita-Spelt. All of their products are made 100% wheat free with an ancient grain called spelt.

Posted by Laura on 09/28/2009 at 10:52 AM

I have discovered some great products made by a company called Vita-Spelt. All of their products are made 100% wheat free with an ancient grain called spelt. Their products are delicious, and contain products that haven’t been engineered like most commercial grains. According to their site spelt has more fragile proteins and are easier to break down so there is less stress on the body. I’ve found this is a great alternative for me and my family.

Posted by Allie on 09/26/2009 at 02:11 PM

Check out The Good Guide. I learned about it after seeing Ecologist, Daniel Goleman (author of Ecological Intelligence) speak. It gives you ratings on all sorts of products and lets you know the Global Impact of such products. You’d be surprised that some of the Organics listed, for example Horizon Milk rates very low due to several factors including how they treat their cows and employees. I have changed to Stonyfield Farm milk due to their higher rating and comparable cost. Check out the sit, its new and neat and it includes things like where an item has to ship from, if the company donates to charity, if the food is organic, if the food process uses water or wastes resources. It gives a products full life cycle to determine its global impact.

Posted by werbeartikel shop on 08/11/2009 at 01:56 PM

I want to eat more healthy food. My family usually eat sandwiches and chips for lunch or steaks for dinner, but I’d like to add more variety with vegetables, pasta and fruit. I’m also trying to diet. Any websites or books would be helpful. Also, is Nori absolutely needed to make rice balls, or can you make them without it?

Posted by Mommy Goes Green on 08/09/2009 at 08:06 PM

I’ve written about a couple other ways to purchase organic groceries on a budget on my site (http://mommygoesgreen.com/2009/04/organic_shopping/). These include: buying in bulk, outlet grocery stores, buying from a farm and growing your own.

Posted by Serendipity is Sweet on 08/06/2009 at 05:12 AM

Wow, great resources. Thanks for sharing them. I’ll pass this on.

Posted by Stacy on 08/05/2009 at 08:48 PM

Kids Konserve offers reusable, waste-free lunch kits. The stainless steel containers are wonderful!

To get 15% off I used coupon code: healthykid
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Posted by Susan on 08/04/2009 at 07:59 AM

Natural Living Magazine has a few internet printables as well: http://offers.e-centives.com/mcp/?id=84f7a03f-e481-4081-a888-806fce193e27

I have some additional links on my site. Coupons.com has some organic coupons every once in a while too.

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