The cost of Healthy Eating?

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Its not so much the difference between healthy supermarket & take away. Its the difference between a packet of 6 frozen meat pies for around $4, a bag of b&g chips for $2-$3, which can be a cheap meal for a family of 5 or 6.

Compared to a 500gm tray of mince - $5-6 in bigger s/markets (7-8 here), a 2kg bag potatoes (almost half that for a family of 5/6) $4, a variety of fresh fruit & veg would come easily to $3 - $5 for a night, depending on what you choose.

The unhealthy options work out cheap ALOT of the time, & I'm guilty of choosing those options at least once a week. More when the budget is stretched.

Fresh fruit & veg needs to be cheaper. I can rarely afford to buy more than a bag of apples, 4 banana's, maybe a 1/4 watermelon, a bag of potatoes, 1/4 cabbage, 1/4 pumpkin. Thats my average fruit & veg shop & thats IF I have the money for the banana's, watermalon, pumpkin & cabbage. I would love to buy more!

Not everyone has the option of cheaper priced bigger supermarkets or farmers markets etc.