sweet budget banting beef stew

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and often less expensive than beef.

red wine

🥗Healthier: grape juice

💰Cheaper: beef broth

Grape juice provides sweetness without alcohol.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier while canola is often cheaper.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and can be made from scraps.

Chop 2 onions and throw in some garlic cloves and chopped ginger to make the stock.

Put the pot on the stove and add the chopped onions, garlic, and ginger to tenderize and soften.

Chop the rest of the vegetables and blend them to add to the stew for thickening.

Cook the beef on the stove until tender, checking until cooked through.

Remove the beef and fry it in a clean pot with quarter cup of coconut oil until browned on the outside.

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