Anyone who says eating healthy is expensive....

I just bought 17 bananas for one pound at the market. Wander past when they're closing up on the weekend and they have the best deals EVER

Ive two local grocery stores, Hmart and Fiesta, I dont get ads for but dont need to - theyve always amazingly low specials on varying produce.  Recent ones have been $1 for 5-6 small apples, 4 medium grapefruits, 3 small pears, 1 cantaloupe or a pint of grape tomatoes and $2 for cauliflower heads or tubs of strawberries. 

Even more comman chain stores have good deals so it helps being aware of usual pricing because some sales are better than others.  Also being adaptable to take advantage of the good and great deals can be significant with budgeting.

I agree. The idea that eating healthy is expensive comes from all the diet products people believe they have to buy. Low-fat this, sugar-free that. When really you can get by with seasonal produce, beans, whole-grains, etc. mixed with some packaged things if you need them.

I don't know how it is by you, but produce in my regular grocery store chains is totally inflated. I cut my produce bill by almost 75% by buying at a produce stand/ethnic market. Bananas are $.07 per pound there. We eat a LOT of bananas.

The majority of shoppers at the market are ethnic minorities in Seattle. My neighborhood is pretty "crunchy." I bet most of the people in my neighborhood are spending a lot on produce, especially organic produce, whether that's at a chain market or a co-op.

Also, whole grain breads here are much more expensive than wonderbread. I can only speak for Seattle, but a good whole grain bread is 3x the cost of generic bread.

I also buy my bread at the ethnic market, but man. Most people don't.

It's not just diet products, you know? I could buy a box of frozen pizza for less than I would spend on the ingredients.

I did an "experiment" last year to see if we could "survive" only buying local. I ended up spending less, but it was quite an adjustment. The produce & products at the farmers market cost more than their supermarket equivalents, but since there are no convenience foods or discretions available I saved the amount I would spend on them.

It also meant, though, that we consumed less all around, to the point we felt deprived. When you pay $7 for a dozen eggs, $10 for a lamb shank and $5 for a loaf of bread, you don't exactly want to eat through it.

Regardless I'm tempted to retry the experiement in a different ratio (maybe 50% local) now that we're already used to "going without" discretions. Those eggs are the best eggs I've ever had, but um... we go through a lot of eggs.

Ya i'd like to know why these foods cost more when they are shorting you of things?

Because the quality is better.