Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk View Post
Healthy food is not expensive (getting the best, freshest stuff might be). No one is so poor they have to pack on the weight
Since I've recently had to move to more expensive accomodation and thus had to tighten my spending, I've actually started eating much more healthily. My main criteria for what I buy now is $/kg and my the best way to get that was, to my suprise by buying fresh fruit and veggies. On a $/kg basis fast food just can't compete. Things like chips and biscuits start at about $10+/kg, decent meat also usually starts at about $10+/kg. Compare that to food like carrots, onions, oranges, apples which are all about $2 or $3/kg. The only thing cheaper is pasta at $1/kg or bulk buying potatoes at about $0.60/kg.

Buying ONE meal from McDonalds (which leaves you hungry again in about half an hour) will cost me about $7 or so which could easily feed me for a day or two if I eat fresh veggies and pasta.