A familiar comment heard at nutrition programs is “I can’t afford to eat healthy.” While healthier diets do cost more, the difference is smaller than many people might expect. On average, a day’s healthy diet pattern costs about $1.50 more per day than an unhealthy one. That $1.50/day would increase food costs for one […]
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WRITTEN BY: Donna Green, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Erie County, Erie Basin EERA
REVIEWED BY: Melissa Welker, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Fulton County, Maumee Valley EERA
PHOTO CREDITS:
- http://morguefile.com/
SOURCES:
- http://web.extension.illinois.edu/mg/eb247/entry_6347/
- http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/nhp/documents/costfv.pdf
- http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20110804/study-healthy-eating-costs-more?page=3
- https://www.healthcarebluebook.com/