Healthy food

Is it me or healthy food is a lot more expensive than non
healthy food?

"Hugo" <nadaspam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2l8iodFa4ga7U1@uni-berlin.de...
> Is it me or healthy food is a lot more expensive than non
> healthy food?
>
Healthy convenience food is more expensive, but if you have
the time to cook you are likely to save money when adopting
a more healthy diet.

"\"El Paisano\"" <matthewvenhaus@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<10eu88cbppf3882@corp.supernews.com>...
> "Hugo" <nadaspam@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:2l8iodFa4ga7U1@uni-
> berlin.de...
> > Is it me or healthy food is a lot more expensive than
> > non healthy food?
> >
> Healthy convenience food is more expensive, but if you
> have the time to cook you are likely to save money when
> adopting a more healthy diet.

I've found just the opposite to be true. Even when
unprocessed foods happen to be cheaper, which is almost
NEVER, they spoil faster and I end up throwing out more.

Hugo wrote:
> Is it me or healthy food is a lot more expensive than non
> healthy food?

What do you mean by healthy food? Not junk food? Not fast
food? Not fried? A balanced diet? Less refined food? No
meats? No feedlot meats? Range fed only? Organic? Organic
fed only? Macrobiotic? Japanese? Korean? Mexican? Other
ethnic? Vegan? Low fat? Low Trans fatty acids? Low saturated
fat? Ovo-Lacto Vegan? Mediterranean? Raw foods? Weight loss,
Atkins, or other ...?

How about rephrasing? How much more should I be willing to
pay for healthy food?

"Is it me or ...?" Yes, you are what you eat. How much do
you value yourself?

If you become very well informed, you can eat extremely
healthy food without paying a premium. Here, if I drive for
an extra 15-20 miles, I can find food for 30-50% off. So,
with adequate refrigeration and storage you can stock up
with better food at a savings. Within a quarter mile I can
buy bananas for 99, 59 or 39 cents a pound. Further out,
they are 33 cents and most food costs 33/59 as much. For the
same price, $3-4.00/lb., you can buy wild salmon instead of
farmed salmon, Jumbo eggs for $1.20 a dozen vs. $2.20 a
dozen or whatever, Tofu in the Korean market for 40 cents a
brick instead of $1.20 or even $2.20.

In article <abcc5b97.0407091810.a1dbf1a@posting.google.com>,
danglingdingleberrys@hotmail.com (Dangling) wrote:

> "\"El Paisano\"" <matthewvenhaus@hotmail.com> wrote in
> message news:<10eu88cbppf3882@corp.supernews.com>...
> > "Hugo" <nadaspam@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:2l8iodFa4ga7U1@uni-
> > berlin.de...
> > > Is it me or healthy food is a lot more expensive than
> > > non healthy food?
> > >
> > Healthy convenience food is more expensive, but if you
> > have the time to cook you are likely to save money when
> > adopting a more healthy diet.
>
> I've found just the opposite to be true. Even when
> unprocessed foods happen to be cheaper, which is almost
> NEVER, they spoil faster and I end up throwing out more.

the trick there is to buy a bit at a time, as you need it. i
learned my lesson on that. i used to buy about two weeks's
worth of groceries, or as close to that as possible, because
i hated the trips to the store, but it would never get all
eaten up in time. so i'd chuck stuff, and have to head to
the store again.

i hated the extra trips to the store, but i found good
markets and grocery stores within walking distance and along
the route home from work, so it became less of a chore.
eventually, i found myself popping into those places for
fresh fruit and veg every few days. always fresh and i get
just enough to last a few days or so. problem solved.

if you can manage to do it this way, it DOES become much
less expensive. i pay a little more for certain things... i
eat lots of almonds, all natural peanut butter, and some pre-
packaged soy products (for convenience), but for the most
part, i can find bargains. and market prices are far better
than the big chain supermarkets.

eat up,

Cam

"onemarathon" <cam_wilson@NOSPAMsympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:cam_wilson-3DF427.2257190907200...bellnexxia.net...
> In article
> <abcc5b97.0407091810.a1dbf1a@posting.google.com>,
> danglingdingleberrys@hotmail.com (Dangling) wrote:
>
> > "\"El Paisano\"" <matthewvenhaus@hotmail.com> wrote in
> > message news:<10eu88cbppf3882@corp.supernews.com>...
> > > "Hugo" <nadaspam@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:2l8iodFa4ga7U1@uni-
> > > berlin.de...
> > > > Is it me or healthy food is a lot more expensive
> > > > than non healthy
food?
> > > >
> > > Healthy convenience food is more expensive, but if you
> > > have the time
to
> > > cook you are likely to save money when adopting a more
> > > healthy diet.
> >
> > I've found just the opposite to be true. Even when
> > unprocessed foods happen to be cheaper, which is almost
> > NEVER, they spoil faster and I end up throwing out more.
>
> the trick there is to buy a bit at a time, as you need it.
> i learned my lesson on that. i used to buy about two
> weeks's worth of groceries, or as close to that as
> possible, because i hated the trips to the store, but it
> would never get all eaten up in time. so i'd chuck stuff,
> and have to head to the store again.
>
> i hated the extra trips to the store, but i found good
> markets and grocery stores within walking distance and
> along the route home from work, so it became less of a
> chore. eventually, i found myself popping into those
> places for fresh fruit and veg every few days. always
> fresh and i get just enough to last a few days or so.
> problem solved.
>
> if you can manage to do it this way, it DOES become much
> less expensive. i pay a little more for certain things...
> i eat lots of almonds, all natural peanut butter, and some
> pre-packaged soy products (for convenience), but for the
> most part, i can find bargains. and market prices are far
> better than the big chain supermarkets.
>
> eat up,
>
> Cam

I could have written much of this post word-for-word, Cam. I
usually go to the Farmer's Market I'm lucky to have beside
my gym. There's a crappy No Frills supermarket practically
beside my house, but I never use it except for stuff like
bottled water, toiletries, some cleaning stuff, and whatnot.

I find it's cheaper to eat "by the day" at little various
stores than to buy a huge whack of groceries. Whenever I've
done that in the past I tend to overeat because there's a
huge abundance of carbs sitting there staring me in the
face. It's much better to buy something fresh, eat it, and
then go out and repeat the process again, keeping only
essentials and spices around permanently.

cheers,
--
David (in Hamilton, ON) www.allfalldown.org
www.absolutelyaccurate.com