I often hear “Eating healthy is SO expensive” &
“I can’t afford to eat healthy”. Let’s look into some food comparisons both
individual sizes & in bulk amounts to give you some examples:
Snacks
Food Choice
|
Cost
|
Alternative
|
Cost
|
Difference
|
Mars Bar 53 g
|
$1.74
|
Banana (200g)
|
$0.79
|
Banana = $0.95 cheaper & 175g more in weight
|
Smiths Chips Individual Packs Salt & Vinegar 45g
|
$1.45
|
Almonds (50g)
|
$0.75
|
Almonds are half the price for 5 g more
|
Allens Jellies Party Mix Classic 500g
|
$4.99
|
Apple Granny Smith 1kg
|
$3.92
|
Apples are double the weight & $1.07 cheaper
|
Four N Twenty Sausage Roll Jumbo 6pk 700g
|
$7.15
|
Avocado (300g)
Arnotts Vita Wheat Crispbread 9 Grain 250g |
$1.99
$3.66
=$5.65 |
Avocado & crackers = $1.50 cheaper for the same amount of serves
|
Breakfast Options
Food Choice
|
Cost
|
Alternative
|
Cost
|
Difference
|
Kelloggs Coco Pops Original 650g
|
$7.51
|
Lowan Oats Quick Wholegrain 1kg
|
$4.07
|
Oats = $3.44 cheaper with 350g more in a packet
|
Croissant (50g)
Ham (100g)
Cheese (40g) |
$1.00
$1.99
$0.35
=$3.34
|
Jalna Premium Yoghurt Vanilla 200g
Carmans Muesli Natural (45g)
1 x pear (150g)
|
$1.36
$0.57
$0.74
=$2.67
|
Fruit, muesli & yogurt is $0.67 cheaper & is higher in
quantity
|
Dinner
Food Choice
|
Cost
|
Alternative
|
Cost
|
Difference
|
Regular big mac meal
Big Mac
Regular Fries
Drink |
$8.40
|
Fish & Vegetables
Barramundi (150g)
Broccoli (150g)
Carrot (150g)
Sweet Potato (200g)
Bottle of water (600mL) |
$4.79
$0.65
$0.19
$0.99
$1.06
= $7.68
|
Fish & vegetables were $0.72 cheaper & a bigger serve
|
Red Rooster Family
Meal 2 (4 people)
A whole roast chicken with a family-sized famous chips, large gravy,
four corn cobs, garlic bread and a 1.25L Coke.
|
=$29.95
|
Stir fry for 4
Stir fry beef (600g)
Birds Eye Thai Stir Fry Mix Corn, Bamboo, Brco, Bean, Car 500g
Fantastic Hokkien Fresh 450g
Masterfoods Marinade Honey Garlic Soy 375g
Mount Franklin Lemon Mineral Water Bottle 1.25l
|
$8.90
$3.54
$2.78
$3.21
$2.45
=$20.88
|
Stir fry was $9 cheaper.
|
What I found very interesting is I couldn’t find prices for the
fast food items & physically had to call the stores themselves, whereas all
the other prices were very easily found on the Woollies website.
I know what I would be choosing not only for my health but also
for my wallet!
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