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After the article More expensive to eat healthy? That's a big fat lie! was published two days ago, there was a comment from a reader that read:
I think that more of the "more expensive" comes from when you eat out. Compare a grilled chicken sandwich to a burger at fast food restaurant and there is a huge discrepancy. Arby's $5-$7 meal (semi healthy if you are careful) vs a $3-$4 meal at McD. Add that up across multiple family members and it grows quickly.
Eating healthy on a budget at home takes more planning and effort, and likely more trips to the store in order to have fresh produce. Not sure most people are up to either commitment.
The gauntlet was thrown and I was thrilled to try and prove them wrong. I chose to compare two different entrees at the same restaurant that were equal in size. Since the reader brought up Arby's and McDonalds, obviously those were included in my not-so-scientific approach to solve the dispute.
Wendy's Mandarin Chicken Salad $4.99 with 370 calories & 13 grams of fat versus Southwest Taco Salad $4.99 with 550 calories and 30 grams of fat. Same price, but a dramatic difference in caloric and fat intake.
Arby's Ham & Swiss Melt $2.09 has 300 calories & 8 fat grams versus the Regular Roast Beef $3.01at 350 calories and 13 fat grams. Here, the fattier sandwich costs more money.
McDonalds Premium Grilled Chicken Sandwich $3.69 with 370 calories and 4.5 fat grams versus the Quarter Pounder with Cheese $2.99 at 220 calories and 16 fat grams. On the upside, the chicken sandwich is one ounce bigger than the quarter pounder and you save 11.5 g of fat, but it costs $.68 more and has 150 more calories.
Burger King Fish sandwich $3.05 has 640 calories and 32 fat grams but their regular Hamburger has 260 calories and 11 g of fat and costs $.89. That means if you ate TWO hamburgers, you would still save in fat, calories AND money!
My conclusion remains that you do not have to sacrifice healthy eating, in or out of your home, to save money.
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