date:May 18, 2012
iry foods are less expensive than most protein foods and foods high in saturated fat, added sugars and/or sodium when measured on the basis of edible weight or average portion size.
It costs less to meet the grains, dairy and fruit recommendations than those for vegetables or protein foods when following the food group recommendations at ChooseMyPlate.gov.
The ERS study used three price metrics to compare the prices of healthy and less healthy foods: The price per calorie, per edible gram a