How Affordable is Healthy Eating in Simcoe and Muskoka?

How Affordable is Healthy Eating in Simcoe and Muskoka?

To find an answer to this question, a Nutritious Food Basket survey was carried out in May 2011. Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit staff visited a sample of eight grocery stores from different parts of Simcoe and Muskoka during a single one-week period to record the price of the same 67 foods in each store. The results of this annual survey give us an up-to-date idea of how much it actually costs residents of Simcoe and Muskoka to eat a nutritious diet when that diet is based on meals and snacks prepared at home.

Link connects to PDF of full report