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To: Ilaine who wrote (81640)	10/18/2011 8:22:32 PM
From: Tommaso	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218118

>>> Seems impossible that an American who is willing to eat a healthy Chinese diet cannot afford it. Rice, vegetables, pork, are so cheap. Seems more likely that Americans don't know how to cook healthy meals.<<< I agree completely. Even fast food and not so healthy: I can get a sausage biscuit and coffee at McDonalds, all the protein I really need for a day, for $1.67

To: Ilaine who wrote (81640)	10/18/2011 10:14:31 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218118

and not for lack of recipe books and cooking tv shows ;0( am eating healthy these days fish n veggies, lean port and chicken w/o skin, organic this, free range that, omega 3 whatever else no coffee, but just broke down and downed two jugs of chocolate milk w/i 3 days ;0/ flex seeds by the spoonful - yum

To: Ilaine who wrote (81640)	10/19/2011 12:35:42 AM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Respond to of 218118

I agree... processed stuff is way up.. but things like fresh vegetable have not changed much that I notice.. especially in the summer growing season.. and I do 70% of the food shopping.. Chicken and beef are regularly on sale cheap... pork less so lately but just loaded up on half price bacon :O) If you don't buy a lot of junk... food prices are not bad at all...

To: Ilaine who wrote (81640)	10/19/2011 7:07:40 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218118

Bad news for people on a budget... Peanut Butter Price Jumps After Worst Peanut Harvest In 30 Years (10/10/11) huffingtonpost.com If you thought living on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches could get you through the recession, think again. The sandwich spread is seeing a major price hike. Thanks to a failing peanut crop due to last summer's scorching hot weather, there's a shortage of peanuts in supply. Big brands like Peter Pan, Jif and Smucker's are left with little choice but to raise prices, reports the Wall Street Journal. The price jumps range from 24 to 40 percent, with Jif planning to raise prices by 30 percent in November and Peter Pan by up to 24 percent in the coming weeks, reports MarketWatch Radio.