>>>>>>I would disagree about "crap is cheap" vs "good stuff is expensive" I go shopping to BJ (local food club, like a big store). I see many people loading their carriages with soda bottles and I load my carriage with water bottles. Which one do you think is more expensive and is less healthy? <g>
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>>>>>I hope you check it really closely. Far too often, even with the big name producers, that bottled water is tap water. And that makes it way too expensive.
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>>>>>And generally speaking, unless Foxborough has really poor systems, tap water is clean and eminently drinkable. It has won top spot in many a blind taste test.
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>>>>I think you missed the point I was making.
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>>>I think I got your point, that people on public assistance should not be buying soda. Agreed. I think Alan and I have a point as well, though -- why buy water? Whoever had the idea of selling water belongs in the marketing hall of fame.
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>>My point is that to eat healthy does not cost any more (and very often much less) than to eat junk. Period.
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>>Yours and Alan's point about water bottles or portable water is just a drift from the topic.
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>Sorry for the drift. I really did misunderstand your point.
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>You have a road to hoe if you're going to make a case that eating healthy doesn't cost more. Junk food is on sale all the time. Organic food costs way more in any supermarket. I am not criticizing that healthy choice but let's not kid ourselves that it's cheaper.

Organic might be more expensive but a non organic diet with plenty of fresh vegetables and using either cheaper cuts of meat or pulses is going to be cheaper than a diet of burger coke and fries.
My rule of thumb is the less pre processing thats taken place between the food raw material and my mouth the better.