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Healthy foods are often more expensive. Here’s why
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Eating a healthier — or at least a more balanced diet — is not always as easy as it sounds, with food prices leading to large disparities between rich and poor communities in many countries.
One piece of British research in 2023, the Broken Plate report by The Food Foundation released in June, found that healthy food is usually twice as expensive as less healthy food, on a per calorie basis.
Campaigners say high prices have reduced many households’ ability to buy healthy or healthier food, pushing consumers toward less healthy, ultra-processed options.
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Josh Capon’s Beef Nachos
Ingredients:
1 bag tortilla chips
1 lb ground beef
1 TBSP cumin
1 TBSP chili powder
1 tsp dry oregano
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1/2 cup chicken stock
Salt & pepper
Pickled jalapeños for garnish
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