Food and Diet

I've made some changes to my diet over the last year.  I've reduced my soda intake from 2 cans a day to  2-3 cans a month.  I've drastically reduced the amount of fast food and eating out done, and I've tried to cook more at home.  I've noticed that my grocery shopping habits are very cyclical.  One month I might only buy the cheapest brand of certain items and only buy things on sale, and then some months I'll decide that I shouldn't stop buying healthy foods because of the price.  For example, bagged salads.  In this household, I'm the only veggie eater so buying a whole head of lettuce for salad is wasteful, so I opt to buy bags of salad.  This is a "I'll pay regular price for salad" month.  I think it's because I had a meat overload from my Christmas trip.  I'm hoping to keep this mentality throughout the year.  I'd rather cook extra meals at dinner than grab a cheap lean cuisine/healthy choice for lunches.  It's better for me, but maybe not so good for my wallet.  It's a trade I'm hoping I am willing to make throughout the year and hopefully become a life change.