Not sure why you're being down-voted for this, as shared elsewhere in the thread [0] you're right. There's also this [1][2] from a UK think-tank which annoyingl

Not sure why you're being down-voted for this, as shared elsewhere in the thread [0] you're right. There's also this [1][2] from a UK think-tank which annoyingly I couldn't find any more information on, which says to meet UK government healthy eating guidelines, the lowest income decile would have to spend 74% of their disposable income after housing on food. The 'healthy food is cheap' group seem to ignore the existence of food deserts, outcomes of research and living situations where kitchens are poorly equipped, running off a meter or other factors which mean spending up to half an hour preparing an (absolutely delicious /s) plate of boiled vegetables and rice isn't realistic. Not to mention rates of in-work poverty resulting in people with lower incomes working multiple jobs. Expending time and energy cooking a bland meal from scratch vs. buying chicken and chips with a fizzy drink for (max) £2.50? No contest in my view. I live in a city center without a car and even being within maybe the top 20% by income here I still find it far easier to get by on junk food and have to consciously expend energy or money to avoid that. If I go to the Tesco Express (3 minutes walk) vs the Tesco Extra (30-40 minutes walk) then the offers on junk food make it much cheaper than the vegetables (Express are corner stores and carry a very limited selection with larger markups). [0]: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/healthy-vs-unhealthy-diet-costs-1-50-more/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/healthy-vs-... [1]: https://www.hsj.co.uk/comment/the-bedpan-the-poor-cant-afford-to-follow-public-health-advice/7025532.article https://www.hsj.co.uk/comment/the-bedpan-the-poor-cant-affor... [2]: https://foodfoundation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/The-Broken-Plate.pdf https://foodfoundation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/The...