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Cost of Healthy Food
Increases
Back
to 2005 Annual Report
Submitted by Dianne Oickle, MHSc,
RD
Public Health Nutritionist
According to the 2005 Nutritious Food Basket survey, the average cost of
feeding a family of four is $533.89 per month, compared to $460.67 per
month just eight years ago. This is a substantial hike of $73.22 per
month (16%) since the survey was first conducted in 1998. The Health
Unit has a number of resources on food budgeting available to
individuals and food security organizations and resources to help
residents gain access to food.
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