It's a myth that healthy food needs to be more expensive than unhealthy processed food. By purchasing in large bulk and custom packaging, it costs us about 30 cents to provide food for a healthy, balanced meal .
667 Calories for 30 cents
Fruits and Vegetables
$ 0.12
200
1 cup
81 %
4 %
15 %
100
$ 0.06
Whole Grains
$ 0.44
1600
1/4 cup
80 %
8 %
12 %
200
$ 0.06
Beans
$ 0.60
2000
1/4 cup
72 %
3 %
25 %
250
$ 0.08
Peanuts / Almonds
$ 2.50
2600
1 Tbsp
15 %
71 %
14 %
81
$ 0.08
Healthy Oil
$ 1.00
4000
1 Tbsp
0 %
100 %
0 %
125
$ 0.03
Total
$ 0.36
931
57 %
27 %
15 %
756
$ 0.30
US Dept of Health & Human Services Guideline
45-65%
20-35%
10-35%