One of the major reasons why people don't eat healthier food is due to the price. Mark Hyman, MD shares a few reasons why you don't necessarily have to have lots of time or money on your hands to incorporate healthier foods in your daily diet:

1. Healthy food doesn't have to cost more. Research has shown that eating healthy, whole, real food isn't necessarily more expensive than eating junk food, fast food, processed foods, or convenience foods. (i), (ii) In fact, the top four things purchased in supermarkets are ALL drugs: sugar, caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol! If you give up those "drugs," your grocery bill will go down dramatically.

2. Healthy food isn't hard to find. You don't have to shop in a gourmet food store, a health-food store, or farmer's market or eat only organic to eat well. There are plenty of healthy foods right in your local supermarket. Just shop around the outside aisles of the store.

3. Healthy food doesn't take lots of time to prepare. You don't have to spend hours cooking complex meals to eat well. Good quality, fresh food is easy to prepare and enjoy once you learn how.

Now that you're in on those secrets, you're ready to start eating well! Here are a few ideas based on how to save time and money AND create better health for yourself:

• Search out cheaper sources of fresh, whole foods in your neighborhood. My top choices are stores like Trader Joe's and shopping clubs like Costco or Sam's Club, where you can buy vegetables, fruits, nuts, canned beans, sardines, and salmon at much lower costs than regular supermarkets or other retail chains.

• Think about joining your local food co-op. Co-ops are community-based organizations that support local farmers and businesses and allow you to order foods and products in bulk at just slightly over the wholesale price. This takes a bit of advance planning but will save you money.

• Develop repertoire of a few cheap, easy-to-prepare meals. Have the ingredients available at home at all times so you don't get stuck eating food that doesn't make you feel well or help you create the health you want. This takes a bit of advance planning but is well worth it.