Eating fresh healthful food is always going to be more expensive than the mass produced, refined, processed, packaged foods. We already know that (if you didn’t and you have just started eating the Fitness Mantra way, then beware, you might see a slight increase in your grocery bills!).
But what is the true cost and benefit of such a good diet? Is it worth it?
Dr Gourmet, a website that deals with (what else!) healthy eating has a nice article titled The True Cost and Benefit of Eating Healthy. The truth, as the article says, is really deeper than simply the cost of food. The study is based on reseach published in an Australian study (read the abstract). The goal of their research was to look at how well a Mediterranean diet improved people’s health after they had suffered their first heart attack.
The article reveals that although costs increased by an average of about $700 for every Quality Adjusted Life Year, when you considered that the excess works out to just about $10 a month, it’s well worth it.
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Not always true…
The cost of drinks such as Coca-Cola/Pepsi etc are a lot more than good old water from the tap. Same goes for Alcohol, cut down on alcohol consumption and save big bucks (though I wouldn’t count alcohol as grocery)
Chocolate/crisps/cakes, all foods that don’t satisfy hunger for long but cost ££
I agree my weekly spend has gone up, mostly because of the amount of chicken I eat…. Worth every penny though.