The Low Cost of Eating Right

Nick Gillespie | February 22, 2005

How much does it cost to comply with new government dietary guidelines?

About $5.00 a day, says Wash Post writer Sally Squires.

So what's the bottom line? A little more than $5 for a full day's worth of modestly priced nutritious food (including oatmeal, milk, fresh fruit; beans and rice; whole grain and white bread, a hearty salad and a cup of peas). That's about the cost of one average fast-food meal.

Whole thing here.

Jacob Sullum noted the low cost of healthy snacks in a great Reason story about the War of Fat. Grab a sack of chips carrot strips and read it online here.

And enjoy some fat jokes here.