The Cheapest Way to Eat Fruits and Vegetables
With gas prices climbing by the minute, many of us are considering when and where to cut corners. Fruits and vegetables are essentials to our diet but, what's the most economical way to purchase them?
The USDA compared fruits and vegetables to determine whether fresh fruits and vegetables are more expensive than processed. They compared prices for the 16 fruits and 20 vegetables . Some fruits and vegetables—
such as melons, lettuce, and celery—were excluded from this analysis
because they were only available in one form, typically fresh.
The cheapest way to buy fruit was evenly distributed between fresh, , juice , and canned . Frozen and dried fruit were never the cheapest way to buy fruit. The cheapest way
to eat fruit per serving was overwhelmingly fresh . Two-thirds of all fruits
were cheapest when eaten fresh. Canned was never the cheapest way to eat fruit. Dried
apricots and raisins were the most expensive way to buy those two fruits
(apricots and grapes), but when converted to servings they were actually the
cheapest way to eat them. This is because dried fruit has such a high per-
serving yield and the serving size is smaller, ¼ cup instead of ½ cup for
other forms of fruit.
Not all vegetables and fruits take the same bite out of your wallet. Following is a list of the most expensive fresh produce to buy, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture:
Vegetables Fruits
• Mushrooms. • Blackberries.
• Collard greens. • Raspberries.
• Cherry tomatoes. • Cherries.
• Green peas. • Blueberries.
• Okra. • Apricots.
• Turnip greens. • Strawberries.
• Asparagus. • Pineapple.
• Mustard greens. • Grapes.
• Kale. • Plums.
• Cauliflower. • Avocados.
Vegetables in their fresh form drew the highest price per pound for 11 of the 20 vegetables. For example, among the different types of carrots (fresh whole and baby carrots, canned whole and
sliced, frozen whole and sliced), fresh, baby carrots had the highest price
per pound. Frozen vegetables had the highest price per pound for 5 of the 20
vegetables. Canned vegetables were the most expensive for only three
vegetables.
However, per serving, the most expensive way of eating a particular
vegetable becomes fairly evenly divided among canned vegetables (7 of the
20 vegetables), frozen (7), and fresh (6) forms . It may seem
surprising that for so many vegetables a serving was more expensive in
canned form.
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The USDA compared fruits and vegetables to determine whether fresh fruits and vegetables are more expensive than processed. They compared prices for the 16 fruits and 20 vegetables . Some fruits and vegetables—
such as melons, lettuce, and celery—were excluded from this analysis
because they were only available in one form, typically fresh.
The cheapest way to buy fruit was evenly distributed between fresh, , juice , and canned . Frozen and dried fruit were never the cheapest way to buy fruit. The cheapest way
to eat fruit per serving was overwhelmingly fresh . Two-thirds of all fruits
were cheapest when eaten fresh. Canned was never the cheapest way to eat fruit. Dried
apricots and raisins were the most expensive way to buy those two fruits
(apricots and grapes), but when converted to servings they were actually the
cheapest way to eat them. This is because dried fruit has such a high per-
serving yield and the serving size is smaller, ¼ cup instead of ½ cup for
other forms of fruit.
Not all vegetables and fruits take the same bite out of your wallet. Following is a list of the most expensive fresh produce to buy, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture:
Vegetables Fruits
• Mushrooms. • Blackberries.
• Collard greens. • Raspberries.
• Cherry tomatoes. • Cherries.
• Green peas. • Blueberries.
• Okra. • Apricots.
• Turnip greens. • Strawberries.
• Asparagus. • Pineapple.
• Mustard greens. • Grapes.
• Kale. • Plums.
• Cauliflower. • Avocados.
Vegetables in their fresh form drew the highest price per pound for 11 of the 20 vegetables. For example, among the different types of carrots (fresh whole and baby carrots, canned whole and
sliced, frozen whole and sliced), fresh, baby carrots had the highest price
per pound. Frozen vegetables had the highest price per pound for 5 of the 20
vegetables. Canned vegetables were the most expensive for only three
vegetables.
However, per serving, the most expensive way of eating a particular
vegetable becomes fairly evenly divided among canned vegetables (7 of the
20 vegetables), frozen (7), and fresh (6) forms . It may seem
surprising that for so many vegetables a serving was more expensive in
canned form.
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