re: When did the myth that eating unhealthy processed foods is cheaper than eating healthy?

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I’m not saying fresh produce and meat is prohibitively expensive, it isn’t......but $200 a month is absurd unless you live alone and/or eat only chicken breasts and strips of celery

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I mean if you live alone that's somewhat doable for a healthish diet I would say. I'll do a quick analysis for what I buy often

You can find chicken breasts on sale for like $2 a pound at Kroger. Buy it in bulk and you can get a month worth for like $40. Same goes for pork loin which you can get for $3-$4 a pound (we will say 7 pounds at $3 here). Let's say you can do all of that for $60 a pound for your meats. That's almost an entire pound of meat a day, which would be a lot for most people (I eat 12 oz a day)

Eggs, get 2 dozen a week and it can be less than $20. We are up to $80. That's 3-4 eggs a day

Potatoes you can get a pound for less than a dollar sweet or russet, so you can get a pound a day for $30 or so. Can use some for a hash in the morning and some for a side.

At $110.

Carrots organic are $1 a pound. Eat 2 pounds a week. You are now at $8 more dollars...$118.

Broccoli crowns are $1.69 a pound near me. Eat 2 pounds a week and you are at $15...$133.

Salad greens are like $5 for the organic with 5 servings. $20 a month...$155

Some other veggies for your salad excluding carrots: cucumbers are less than $1 each, as are onions and radishes are cheap as crap. Let's say you spend $5 a week on those...$175.

Bananas and apples are cheap as crap. can eat two a day for less than $15 a month..$190.

That won't feed you 7 days a week for 52 weeks a year as you need to buy butter/oil/condiments/dressings etc. but it's not extremely outrageous. Eat one meal out and it's $15-20 easy

Edit: you can buy some things like rice in huge bags that will be way cheaper than potatoes.

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bullshite. Or produce receipts showing that you only spend $200 on food for a month

I’m not saying fresh produce and meat is prohibitively expensive, it isn’t......but $200 a month is absurd unless you live alone and/or eat only chicken breasts and strips of celery

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I spend about $120 a month and only eat fresh food. I shop at Costco. My price per unit is dirt cheap.