Income to fat ratio

I hear all the time that is cheaper to eat unhealthy. Well that’s more true than you might think. Did you know (and yes here come more numbers):

Obesity prevalence as it compares to income:

Income Obesity Rate
$25,000 and under 32.5 percent
$25,000-$39,999 31.3
$60,000 and up 26.8 percent


So is it the more you make the less you eat? No those with higher incomes just tend to pick better foods. As a society, we general eat what we can afford, and that is usually the worst things in a box that happen to be on sale that week.

Let me help you out with a few things I have learned about health grocery shopping.

First, did you know grocery stores run sales in 4 – 6 week cycles? For example, if boneless skinless chicken breasts are on sale at Kroger this week they will be back on sale again in 4 – 6 weeks. So get enough to last you until they go on sale again (this holds true for ALL grocery stores). Check out the sale adds online before you make a trip to the grocery store. Most stores now displays there weekly sale adds online so you know who has the best deal before you leave your house. I have a local store that runs boneless skinless chicken breast for $1.00 a pound every 4 weeks so I grab 10 pounds and freeze them up.

Remember it’s not how much you spend, it's when you spend it that makes the most difference. Be thrifty and think ahead. You may actually save a little bit of money on your diet.