Eating Healthy Cost More?

In a recent article I have come across, the idea of eating healthy has a price. No pun intended. Studies are finding that eating healthy costs more than buying junk food and eating unhealthy. One study conducted how much it would add up to have more potassium in one’s daily diet.  Being that potassium is of the more expensive nutrients one could consume, it added up to a mere $380 on a yearly basis according to the article published on Health Affairs. Putting the amount of money an average American spends on food each year puts into perspective the notion of whether or not to buy and consume junk food vs. healthy food.

Buying junk food or healthy food depends on each person’s social economic status, gender, race, and how much income they receive on a month’s basis. It also reflects on one’s education and lack of ignorance in the healthy food vs. non-healthy food aspect. It is also an identity in which each individual carries, making you, you. Your views and practices determine whether or not you a healthy individual.

It is unfortunate to know that there are many times where junk food costs more than healthy food. Just because someone does not have that certain amount of money, it should not mean they should have an unequal access of healthy foods in comparison to those who do have money. There should be some type of easy way where low-income individuals can consume fruits and vegetables at a low cost just like higher-income individuals do.

www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/04/us-food-costs-idUSTRE7734L620110804