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Healthy Food Is Privilege Of The Rich, Study Shows
Posted 8/4/2011 at 9:33 AM by Bradlee A
A pretty good article about the unfortunate reality of how eating healthy is out of the reach of so many in the U.S.

Associated Press (AP) wrote:
A healthy diet is expensive and could make it difficult for Americans to meet new U.S. nutritional guidelines, according to a study published Thursday that says the government should do more to help consumers eat healthier.

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Dawn E wrote:
I have a friend who calls the organic food store, "Whole Foods", "Whole Paycheck", because it is so expensive to shop there! lol...
posted 8/9/2011 at 6:53 AM
Jes W wrote:
That is why I love the home garden movement. Grow your own food and guarantee it is organic! The other unfortunate thing is that our standards for "organic" and "natural" in the US are not very stringent or good. Organic may not mean what we think it does.
posted 8/9/2011 at 7:32 PM
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