I think that where you live makes a big difference in how much it costs you to eat healthy and it is backwards to what I used to think. I thought for years that you could eat cheaper in rural areas. My experience now is the opposite.
I live in an urban area so I have many choices as to where I can buy food. I drive by an ALDI's everyday and find good prices on many things there. The grocery stores compete with each other and there is always Walmart.
I recently spent 2 weeks in a small town in rural Mississippi and grocery shopped for my parents and mother-in-laws home. I was so surprised at the price and quality of the fruits and vegetables at the two grocery stores in town. Walmart was a 30 minute drive away and when I made the trip was surprised that the cost of items there were higher than they are at the Walmart where I live.
My father pointed out to me that it was a little early in the summer for the road side stands. Once they are open my parents will be able to get locally grown fresh fruit and vegetables at a good price. He always gets eggs at a good price because he buys them from a friend that has hens. If you don't have a friend like that, you pay a high price at the grocery store.
It goes back to supply and demand. If there is little competition the price of healthy food will be higher than in a location where there is much competition.
However, even the small town in rural Mississippi had a McDonald's and Sonic where you could pick up greasy fast food at a relatively low price! That is until you consider the cost to your health.
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Cheryl
Goal: To lose 5 pounds - 230
Major Goal: Get out of the morbidly obese category - 218
Major Goal: Get back to my low weight of 197 and then decide the next major goal!
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