According to a study in Food Nutrition,, when a person is low on cash they tend to buy cheaper food, where the cheapest food is also the most heavily-processed. Examples of such foods are chips, cookies, crackers. The most heavily-processed are packed with fat and sugar which greatly lack fiber or other nutrients. The body of a person burns only about half as many calories upon digesting the processed foods.

But even a person's money is tight, not every slim-down plan requires expensive gym membership, a personal nutritionist, or a $70-a-day juice cleanse. There are secret weight loss tricks that will save a person money and burn calories.

Drinking more green tea can save about 11 cents per serving. A new study from the University of Florida found out that, the more belly fat a person has, the harder it is to control their appetite. With only 11 cents per serving, drinking green tea can help a person attack belly fat. If a person drinks 4-5 cups of green tea each day for 12 weeks, that person will lose an average of two more pounds than those who did not drink.

Teacher Jeannine Arenas, 31, from Miami, stated, "I followed the plan for 7 days and lost 9 pounds!"

Changing box cereals for oats can save about 13 cents per serving. The fact that most breakfast cereals are costly, they also are sky-high in sugar and basement-low in protein. A 12-ounce box can cost up to $6 for a dozen servings, while the Old Fashioned Quaker Oats with 30 servings in a two-pound container cost under $4 or just 13 cents a bowl.

The terrific choices of nutritious foods that won't bottom-out a person's budget are pumpkin, popcorn and peanut butter. A spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Angela Lemond, R.D.N., said that a person shouldn't discriminate foods like pumpkin, popcorn and peanut butter because each kind offers great health benefits, that includes high levels of potassium and vitamin C.

Angela Lemond stated, "In my opinion, potatoes give you the most nutrient-rich bang for your buck in the supermarket," says Lemond. Keep your peeler in the drawer, too. "Only 20 percent of the nutrition is in the skin, but most of the fiber is there."