How to eat cheaply but healthily

Here are some simple steps on how to be healthy whilst in Melbourne and its all for cheap. You don't need a lot of money to be healthy.
Plan ahead: Do a big cook up on Sunday afternoon for the week. It can be soups, curries, cakes, museli, bakes etc.

Do all of your shopping on Saturday at one of Melbourne's markets. Here you can find plenty of things for cheap. If you can't and you live near or in Brunswick, try out La Manna Grocers on Sydney Rd. Here they have $1.90 bags of fruit and vegetables as well heaps of things for cheap.
RMIT city campus is close to the Victoria Market.

And there is also Preston Market for those that study at Bundoora campus. Preston market has heaps of things on special as well as Asian foods

If you can't then try going to your local supermarket on their discount days or times. Sunday afternoon is where most places discount their vegetables and fruits.
Sometimes on a Friday afternoon Realfoods might discount or give it away for free some leftover food. Every semester there are always free cooking demonstrations that you can attend free of charge.

Every month Gourmet traveller and Super food ideas come out and it is worth buying. You can even download it as an app. In the supermarket Super food ideas is $3.50 but sometimes they sell it at $3. You can also subscribe to it and it is about $30 a year.
Some blogs worth looking at:

http://www.healthyeatingaustralia.com/blog/

http://www.healthydivaeats.com/divas-recipes

http://blog.foodnetwork.com/healthyeats/

http://cheaphealthygood.blogspot.com.au/2004/02/master-recipe-list.html

My Brunswick trek part 1

I went out to RMIT Brunswick campus and found that they have quite a few good things nearby and a bake sale every Thursday. I bought a lovely brownie from the bake sale for $2.50.

$1 magazines- wow what a bargain

Look at the fine food we have here

This is where I got my $3.20 organic apple juice from. This is someone else trying to answer their texts 

Realfoods also has these

Oriental teahouse in Melbourne Central

This place in Melbourne Central just opened a few days ago, so in my lunch break I went to check out the place. This place not only sells dim sims and tea, they also sell tea leaves, tea bags, tea cups and other crockery. it has a bamboo courtyard, where people can sit and watch the world go by. Unfortunately there were not that many people when I arrived, but give it some time and there'll be more people. I got to sample some teas and found them to be pretty watery and nothing like T2's teas. I have yet to try the dim sum but I saw that they are pretty expensive ($6-$17 per basket, depending on what you order).
The manager there was pretty friendly. I would go back there just to try their food with a friend.

Visit: 12/6/2012
I went in there for their afternoon special of one dumpling (or drumpling as Melbourne Central like to call it), drink and egg tart. It has been about a year since they opened at Melbourne Central and already they are receiving a few dislikes on Urbanspoon.
I had the vegetarian dumpling and it was a bit spicy. It fared really well except for the spiciness and stringiness.
It took about five minutes to come after I ordered it.
The egg tart was the worst. It was overcooked and really flaky. I mean really. I wouldn't order this again.
But the white chocolate dumplings ($5.90 for three) were nothing to write home about.
The tea was really good... it was served in an authentic mug. It is normally $3.50 but it came as a part of the deal.
It was good that I came when there was not people around. At least  I got the full attention of the wait staff. I didn't mind the Australian blonde lady serving me as she was friendly. But for some people it might just be a turn off.
Now I know why I don't come here that often.