Tight Wallet? Fatten It Up A Little With MyPlate!

Hello everyone...

I was just looking at some news sites about MyPlate, and I saw a few reader comments which really got me thinking.  They said things such as, "America can't afford to eat healthy" and "poor people shouldn't be expected to buy expensive healthy foods."  Wow.  That  kind of ticks me off.  The effect I've noticed MyPlate having on my wallet is the exact opposite.

I go shopping and spend about $35 for 2 weeks worth of groceries for myself on the MyPlate diet.  Granted, I'm a single college student.  If you were buying for yourself and another person, I'm guessing it'd be about $55-60 every two weeks, because to buy a gallon of milk versus a half gallon would save money, etc.  Fruit doesn't have to be fresh fruit, and I do drink orange juice!  If you have a serving of orange juice once a day, that jug will last you a long time!

So for people to be ignorant and say that to eat healthy, they'll have to spend loads more money is crap.  I'm saving money not buying potato chips and McDonald's burgers and soda.  And Funyuns.  That was my downfall before MyPlate.  I'm not buying all these unhealthy foods that drain my wallet, and am in turn buying foods that cost far less and seem to really fill me up more.  (A big bag of frozen peas is only $0.89 for crying out loud, and they taste like fresh peas when uncooked!) 

End of rant.  I hope you understand that I am saving money as a result of this experiment.  As a college student, every bit helps.  If you want to get healthy and save money in these tough economic times, I'd suggest MyPlate.

Still yours (and still ticked off at the ignorami!),
Rachel