Childhood Obesity -- Should it be a crime?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by hooskins

As would I.

But I guess my question was about average cost. I am looking at this from an economic point of view. Ignoring work hours, preparation time, transportation costs, laziness, etc. is it on average cheaper to make your own healthy food?

Obviously all those other things I ignored matter a lot, but we have to first consider the bare costs, and if it is in fact cheaper to eat healthy then we can start looking to reasons like prep time, laziness, etc.

It's definitely more expensive to buy healthy foods and prepare meals from scratch vs. buying meals you prepare from a box.

[hooskins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

It's definitely more expensive to buy healthy foods and prepare meals from scratch vs. buying meals you prepare from a box.

Cool, that is what I thought but I was unsure because I haven't really ever had to spend for more than myself, and I still have my parents to fall back on.

I was suspicious because as a child I didn't each much that wasn't made at home. I always thought we did that because it was cheaper, but I guess I should be grateful my parents put emphasis on eating healthy food made at home.