Report shows fruit & veg actually cheaper than junk food
The study, titled, "Cheap as Chips: Is a healthy diet affordable?" uses data from Tesco and Asda to compare the prices of 78 common food and drink products.
When measured by edible weight, the cheapest ready-meals, pizzas, burgers and sugary breakfast cereals cost more than £2 per kilogram, whereas typical fruit and vegetables cost less than that.
“A diet of muesli, rice, white meat, fruit and vegetables is much cheaper than a diet of Coco Pops, ready-meals, red meat, sugary drinks and fast food. A wide range of healthy alternatives are available at the same price as the less healthy options.” Christopher Snowden, director of lifestyle economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs said.
source: inews.co.uk
