Why is Healthy Food more expensive then Junk Food?

Posted by: theblues

17th May 2011 08:57am

Am I the only one that has noticed that it is cheaper to buy junk food or fast food for your family then it is to buy healthy foods?
I want my children eating healthy fresh fruit, vegetables, meats and fish, but the costs keep getting higher and higher that it is harder everyday to cook healthy meals. To help I have turned my garden into a vegetable garden but that isn't the solution for all of us.

Captain Slog

28th Jun 2013 06:50am

Supplimentary.
I forgot to mention, yes, the prices of Healthy Foods really are expensive. I mean, we ALL know what they are, don't we? Meat, Veges, Bread, Butter, Milk, Cheese, EVERYTHING we all rely on every day.
Dairy products are especially expensive. Just recently, I noticed that BUTTER has taken a HUGE hike in price again and returned to what it once was before Xmas. TARARUA Butter is now $6.99 per 500g. and ANCHOR, MAINLAND and Rolling Meadows are very close behind.
Milk is also very expensive with ANCHOR and its "Flash" new "Sun Proof' Bottle" is $4. for 2 Litres, whereas, BUDGET Milk is $2.98 per 2 Litres. I don't know if they still do it, but Congratulations to COLES for keeping their Milk prices at a permanent LOW Price of $2. per 2 Litres. I haven't had a Mail from them for ages, either.
Yesterday I noticed that Fresh Tomatoes had leapt from $3.50 per kilo to just under $10. per kilo. NZ Garlic is $24. per kilo, and Chinese Garlic of unknown quality, $2. per mesh tube of ten bulbs. It was reported that their garlic comes from many sources and some are even "cleaned" in Formaldehyde, sewerage, etc. I avoid it. It is recognised by the root end being cleanly scooped out with no roots at all, and the bulbs looking all nice and clean and uniform. DON'T TRUST it!
BREAD!!! Boy, are WE being taken for a ride!! The Bakery in New World and others. They charge like wounded bulls. Some loaves, like a simple Vienna are $3.99 each. They're very light and fluffy. Nothing really to them and they cost THAT much? Crikey, You could eat a WHOLE one as a Sub Sandwich and share it with a mate. Even worse are the "GlutenFree" Breads. They're the size of a brick and cost around $10. each! I really feel sorry for the people who have no choice but to eat those kinds of foods. They're being taken advantage of because of their Helath condition.
Be VERY CAREFUL of what you buy!! Sometimes you are actually paying for just THE NAME or Brand of a product. Read Rolls. $2. for Six. Same thing with a French Name, $6 for SIX. etc. Don't be fooled!! Shop carefully and avoid GIMMICKS and fancy names.

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