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May 18th, 2012 | Published in Health News, Reports and Studies
You can save money with a better4you diet, reveals a new government report, which finds that healthier foods – such as grains, vegetables, fruit and dairy – typically cost less than items high in saturated fat and added sugars. Researchers from the USDA compared the prices of 4,439 “healthy” and “less healthy” foods commonly available in supermarkets around the country, examining price of edible weight, price per average portion, and price per calorie. RD Eliza Zied reports on MSNBC.com that it can be cheaper to eat a healthier cereal than a more sugary one. The researchers found healthy foods like toasted oat cereal (a grain), vegetables, fruits, and low-fat milk and plain, low-fat yogurt (dairy) were more affordable than most protein foods (lean roast beef, chicken breast, or canned tuna ) and other less healthful ‘moderation foods’ — foods that typically pack in an excess amount of saturated fat, added sugar, and/or sodium.
