Doesn’t healthful eating cost more?

healthful eating cost  - Questions and Answers ABOUT FOODS AND CANCER PREVENTION AND SURVIVAL

QUESTION: Doesn’t healthful eating cost more?

ANSWER: Surprisingly, choosing health-promoting foods over high-fat and
processed foods is a much more economical way to eat. Below are the costs
comparing a chicken and cheese tortilla to a vegetarian tortilla. As you can
see, the more healthful vegetarian version costs about 40 percent less.

CHICKEN AND CHEESE TORTILLA (SERVES 4)

Nutrition facts: 690 calories, 56 grams protein, 44 grams fat, 17 grams carbohydrate
(per serving)
8 small corn tortillas: $1.29
1 pound Kraft shredded cheddar cheese: $3.29
1 pound chicken breast: $3.48
1 (4-ounce) jar salsa: $1.50
Total cost of chicken and cheese tortilla meal: $9.56 ($2.39 per serving)

VEGETARIAN TORTILLA (SERVES 4)

Nutrition facts: 485 calories, 12 grams protein, 7.6 grams fat, 93 grams carbohydrate
(per serving)
8 small corn tortillas: $1.29
1 pound brown rice: $1.19
1 (15-ounce) can vegetarian refried beans: $0.69
1 (4-ounce) jar salsa: $1.50
1⁄2 head shredded lettuce: $0.99
Total cost of vegetarian tortilla: $5.66 ($1.42 per serving)