The Most and Least Expensive Ways to Buy Fruits and Vegetables

Ok, so by now we all should know how important it is to incorporate more fresh fruits and vegetables into our diets. But what about what this does to our wallets? We all want to be healthier, but with the cost of produce it's seems more reasonable to spend our money on processed foods, right?

The USDA conducted a research study in which the cost of 16 fruits and 20 vegetables was analyzed based on the form in which it was distributed (fresh, frozen, canned, dried, and juiced). It may surprise you to learn that, when converted to servings, the cheapest way to eat fruit was overwhelmingly fresh. And while most of us are under the impression that buying canned vegetables is cheaper than fresh, this study acctually found that, when taking the actual servings in a can (minus the packaging liquid), 7 out of 20 or the studied vegetables were found most expensive in canned form. For more than half of the vegetables studied, a serving was cheapest in fresh form.

Buying fresh is always the best choice for your health, and apparently for your wallet as well. Also, the more local the better. Fresh produce doesn't contain the preservatives (sodium, sugars, etc) that processed produce does. The farther produce has to travel to reach the market, the less nutrients it contains. So reach for fresh, local produce, and you'll be getting the most for your money!

(see the attached link for details on the above-mentioned study)

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The Most and Least Expensive Ways to Buy Fruits and Vegetables