A cornucopia of fruit and veg. Photo via Wikimedia
Get the VICE App on iOS and AndroidEating well is a struggle for everyone, and when you're on a budget, it's damn near impossible. Walk into the grocery store with dreams of stocking your fridge with organic, free-range, and locally sourced foods, and after finding out that a bag of organic spinach costs $8, you'll walk out with 19 boxes of mac 'n' cheese.That's the sad truth of living in a country that's not-so-secretly run by the sugar lobby: Processed box meals and fast foods are cheaper and easier to find than the good stuff. But that doesn't mean that you can't eat well on a budget—here's how young people just like you are making it work.