
This Popular Trend Is Really Expensive In Wyoming
If you're like me, you nearly faint from the prices every time you head to the grocery store. You probably wish you had taken the time to plant a garden earlier in the year.
Food prices around the Cowboy State are wildly high.
I'm a creature of habit when it comes to grocery shopping. I'm not one to stray from my list, which is usually the same. If I stray from my set plans, I always feel I'll leave the store with food items I don't need or can't afford.
If normal grocery store prices aren't crazy enough, have you looked at healthy food? Plush Care crunched some numbers, and we're getting punished for trying to eat healthy.
Holy Moly.
If healthy food prices increase any further, stores may need to start offering payday loans at the front door.
Healthy eating is even more expensive in Wyoming than in other states. We are #5 on the list of states that pay the most for healthy foods, 6.94% higher than the national average.
If that doesn't blow your mind, this will.
The researchers classified 7,200 food items at Target into two groups: Nutritious and Junk. Nutritious foods are 3.12 times more expensive than junk foods in Wyoming. That's #4 in the country.
It's crazy that if you're trying to take care of yourself and eat healthy foods, it's going to cost you WAY more money than eating like crap. Sure, if you eat crap food all the time, health issues may be in your future. That may mean more medical expenses and cost you more in the long run, but I'm a live-in-the-moment type of person.
Here's the final number I'll give you. Then you can go puke at the thought of how much of your hard-earned money is being spent at the grocery store.
$11,221.
If you eat only nutritious, wholesome, healthy foods in Wyoming, you will spend $11,221 annually.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025, suggests several small changes you can make to improve your diet, including:
- Saving half your plate for fruit and vegetables.
- Eating whole fruits and varying vegetable choices.
- Opting for whole grains as at least half of your grain intake.
- Limiting foods and drinks high in added sugars, saturated fat, and sodium.
- Paying attention to portion size.
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