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The Real Cost of Real Food

10/11/2014

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"In 2012, 1,000 calories’ worth of healthy food cost approximately $12, while 1,000 calories of unhealthy food only cost an average $4."

I'd be willing to wager on two things:

1. This gap is wider now and is going to grow ever wider for the rest of our lives.

2. This study did not consider the cost of products bought directly from farmers but rather "heathy" versus "unhealthy" choices available from grocery stores.

What's interesting from my perspective is that while there has been a consistent and rapid increase in grocery store prices over the past few years, the price of feed has remained perfectly consistent for at least the past two years.

At Toy Ridge Farms, our prices are a function of our per pound feed costs so the prices we charge our customers have remained flat.  -- George


Source:  http://sorendreier.com/for-many-healthy-foods-are-getting-too-pricey/


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