Comment: The cost of US foods as related to their nutritive value
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I was in sweetbay today thinking about this. I noticed that an awful lot of foods are about $1.99 minimum (even meats) and very very few things were cheaper than $2.00 - whether fruits, vegs, meat or grains... with the exception of ENRICHED WHITE (bleached) grains, which were always much cheaper than anything else per pound in the store.
That is part of the reason why people with less money eat more poorly. The study hadn't been done since the 1800's - which blows my mind -- the thing missing from it, it seems, was the cost of meat per pound, but any trip in the supermarkets will tell you that its hard to find meats under $2.00 a pound, except for sales. -Ken, Naples, FL
P.S. the cheapest cheapest "instant food" per pound was - get this - GRITS. Grits are bleached white corn. 59 cents per pound - 75% cheaper. So if you need to fill a belly on the ultra-cheap, grits will do it. I'd add a little ground flaxseed to it or maybe some quick oatmeal to it to increase the health value, and the tiny adition of that wouldn't increase the cost per pound much. Grits may be the solution to end world hunger - so long as it gets added Fiber, Protein and Vitamins, all of which its missing.
[Review in RDF] That is part of the reason why people with less money eat more poorly. The study hadn't been done since the 1800's - which blows my mind -- the thing missing from it, it seems, was the cost of meat per pound, but any trip in the supermarkets will tell you that its hard to find meats under $2.00 a pound, except for sales. -Ken, Naples, FL
P.S. the cheapest cheapest "instant food" per pound was - get this - GRITS. Grits are bleached white corn. 59 cents per pound - 75% cheaper. So if you need to fill a belly on the ultra-cheap, grits will do it. I'd add a little ground flaxseed to it or maybe some quick oatmeal to it to increase the health value, and the tiny adition of that wouldn't increase the cost per pound much. Grits may be the solution to end world hunger - so long as it gets added Fiber, Protein and Vitamins, all of which its missing.
by Udut, Kenneth on Nov. 12 2010
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