General Issues16 Feb 2006 11:42 am
Organic and Healthy Alternatives in the United States
You know, say what you will about the United States being Overweight and Unhealthy, but I really was impressed with the availablity of Organic foods in all the grocery stores in Florida. And they were essentially as cheap as the normal foods.
- Organic produce cost only 15% more on average.
- Soy ‘milk’ was $1.99/2L at the wal mart for Organic, Unsweetened. Up here, it’s impossible to find unsweetened, and the sweetened crap is about $4.50/2L.
- Regular mass-produced eggs were $1 for 18, the organic/free range eggs were $2 for 12. A dozen organic fed free range eggs up here sets you back about $6.
The long and short of this story is I’m now feeling quite raw at how the stores up here are price-inflating the organic items. I basically feel like the local organic food stores have a giant racket running with the prices I’m paying them. This leads me to the new question:
Do I continue to pay and feel ripped off, or stubbornly return to normal eating?
February 16th, 2006 at 12:29 pm
The PC brand organic items are cheaper than the others, although they are still somewhat higher than that of the states. Also in the states all the junk food is alot more cheaper than here and then any other food option down there, which probabley explains the obesity epidemic.
February 16th, 2006 at 1:49 pm
you’ve also gotta remember that there are only 3 stores to chose from - co-op, superstore, and sobeys. there’s no competition here - that’s the problem.