The Cost of Eating Healthy

I think it is very possible to eat healthily on a limited income. Sometimes it is very easy to get cheap fast food that isn't good for you but if you shop around you can get healthy food just as cheap. I buy a lot of frozen vegetables and they are cheap and have, in some instances, more nutrients than fresh veg. Fresh veg can sit in the shop for some time whereas frozen is often frozen very quickly after harvest so it keeps its nutrients. Things like brown rice and pearl barley are good for you and quite cheap In dishes that you'd normally use minced beef in replace it with minced turkey, better for you and cheaper..

That's a problem in the US, too. McDonald's sells their 1,500-calorie supersized Big Mac for two dollars, and a salad for six dollars. Grocery stores also charge more for things that are free of "problem" additives. That always puzzles me: those ingredients cost money for the manufacturer, so you'd think something with fewer ingredients wouldn't cost as much.

We all want to eat healthy but knowing how expensive fruits and vegetables here in our country makes us settle for foods which are cheaper and compromises our health.

Cheap food is often bad food, that's for sure.

As someone who tries eating healthy, it costs much more to buy and prepare healthy food. Plus to get fresh veggies you are constantly going to the market which means more gas expenditure trips. There is no argument: it's costs more plain and simple.

I only spend $2 a day for all of my meals. I buy food from the canteen downstairs. I have rice, veggies with meat. It's cheap. I get to save a lot notwithstanding the fact that I buy my meals outside.