Healthy Food Too Pricey
As many as 120,000 Nova Scotians do not have the money for healthy foods on a regular basis, according to a new study.
I am not surprised about it.. because food is really expensive here. We have been really blessed and am able to buy as healthy as we want.. but not everyone. And for those who can .. but don’t care.. like giving pizza and pop to their kids are young as 3 yrs old.. i sure feel bad for them.
The 2007 food costing report, released Tuesday, puts the average monthly cost of a nutritious, no-frills diet for a family of four at $648.33, up 13 per cent since 2002.
Food is one of the most costliest things we spend on.. on a monthly basis. We are only a family of 3 .. yet .. we spend as much or more than the above. A mother helping out in the research had said.. that it was cheaper for her to buy a roll of bologna and french fries instead of a roast, potatoes and carrots. Bologna is the cheap steak of the south enders.
